Yearly Archives: 2020
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Covid-19 | Can AI flag disease outbreaks faster than humans? Not quite
Did an artificial-intelligence system beat human doctors in warning the world of a severe coronavirus outbreak in China? In a narrow sense, yes. But what the ... -
Covid-19 | South Korea reports first virus death as 2.5m urged to stay home
Yonhap news agency says South Korea has reported its first death from a new coronavirus. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not immediately ... -
This Day in History | 1972 – Nixon makes historic visit to China
The American President Richard Nixon has arrived in China at the start of a week-long summit aimed at ending 20 years of frosty relations between the ... -
Germany | Nine killed in suspected far-right attack
A 43-year-old German man shot and killed nine people at several locations in a Frankfurt suburb overnight in attacks that appear to have been motivated by ... -
Job offers delayed in Asia’s financial hubs in virus fallout
Financial firms operating in Singapore and Hong Kong are delaying hiring as the coronavirus outbreak disrupts their businesses. Both domestic and foreign institutions have slowed recruitment, ... -
Football | Champions League: Hateboer scores two as Atalanta routs Valencia 4-1
With roughly a third of the population of Bergamo packed into Milan’s San Siro stadium, Atalanta made the journey well worth it for the club’s travelling ... -
The Buzz | Weather and protests hamper Ukraine quarantine efforts
Ukraine’s effort to evacuate more than 70 people from China over the outbreak of a new virus faced setbacks yesterday as weather conditions delayed the return ... -
Macau’s fight against virus embraces tech
The Macau government and the central government in Beijing have relied on a variety of measures to halt the Covid-19 outbreak. But whereas the Macau authorities ... -
World Briefs
JAPAN Two elderly passengers taken off the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess because they were infected with the new virus have died, Japan’s Health Ministry said ... -
World Views | Gaming out a contested convention
The final question at last night’s Democratic debate in Nevada, as Dave Hopkins and Ed Kilgore pointed out, was about what should happen in a contested convention — and five of the ... -
Friday, February 21, 2020 – edition no. 3477
* Seven hotels resume operation as casinos open * School closures provide opportunity to rethink the education system: scholar * A Macau student who breached ... -
Covid-19: New threats emerge in outbreak while China voices optimism
Chinese health officials expressed new optimism over a deadly virus outbreak while authorities in South Korea’s fourth-largest city urged residents to hunker down as fears nagged ... -
Immigration checks tighten as parks reopen
From today, visitors coming into Macau from places with a “severe infection” of the Covid-19 coronavirus and Macau residents who cross the border many times on ... -
Falling acid injures 66-year-old woman
A 66-year-old woman was injured by falling nitric acid while she was walking by a building, the Fire Services Bureau reported yesterday. The accident occurred at ... -
Sports and Health chiefs reappointed
The president of the Sports Bureau (ID), Pun Weng Kun, and the director of the Health Bureau (SSM), Lei Chin Ion, have been reappointed to their ... -
Vietnamese Consulate in contact with community during Covid-19 outbreak
Some Vietnamese non-resident workers returned to Macau after the Chinese Lunar New Year break to discover they had lost their jobs, according to the Consulate General ... -
Tutoring centers want multiple subsidies
Tutoring centers are asking the local government to provide them with multiple subsidies amid the disruption and financial impact caused by the coronavirus. Earlier this week, ... -
Scholar proposes gov’t study feasibility of unpaid leave
A scholar from the University of Macau has proposed that the city further study the possibility of offering unpaid leave, particularly for small businesses in the ... -
Gaming workers call for extension of casino shutdown
The city’s casino workers were yesterday urging the local government to suspend its decision to reopen casinos and instead asking it to extend the shutdown. Yesterday, ... -
Briefs | Locals complain about lack of work
A group of around 10 local Macau construction workers have complained about not being assigned to resume working. Yesterday, the group of local workers gathered ... -
Sands China clarifies video circulating online was filmed during typhoon
Sands China has clarified that a video circulating on social media that shows an improvised employee accommodation situation was taken during a typhoon in the past ... -
Casinos undergo cleaning ahead of reopening
The 29 casinos that reopened to the public today underwent a cleansing and sanitation process supervised by the Health Bureau and the Gaming Inspection and Coordination ... -
Virus center vows no patient unchecked as cases fall
Protective suit-clad inspectors in the epicenter of China’s viral outbreak went door-to-door yesterday to find every infected person in the central city suffering most from an ... -
JAPAN | Passengers begin leaving after ship’s virus quarantine ends
Hundreds of passengers began leaving the Diamond Princess cruise ship yesterday after the end of a much-criticized, two-week quarantine that failed to stop the spread of ... -
UK | Cabinet unveils immigration overhaul for 2021 focused on skills
Britain announced new post-Brexit immigration rules yesterday [Macau time] that will make it tougher for European Union citizens, but easier for people from many other nations, ... -
This Day in History | 1983 – Hundreds die in Assam poll violence
Hundreds of people have died in Assam as fierce fighting rages in the run-up to the election. Villages have been set on fire and bridges and ... -
The Art of Giving | MODERN PHILANTHROPY: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND COMPASSION
When it comes to the very essence of philanthropy and its many definitions, associations (altruism, charitableness, bountifulness, kindness, humanitarianism, etc.) and manifestations (giving money, possessions, time, ... -
Virus cuts China’s carbon emissions by 100 million metric tons
One of the deadliest epidemics in decades has dented energy demand and industrial output in China, cutting carbon dioxide emissions by about 100 million metric ... -
Thai hotel developer says bookings starting to recover
The hotel development unit of Thailand’s richest man said room bookings have started to recover from the disruption caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak. The spread ... -
MGM China donates 500,000 surgical masks
MGM China has donated 500,000 surgical masks to the Macau SAR government to support their anti- epidemic initiatives, the gaming operator announced in a statement. The company said ... -
Virologist: Olympics could not be held now; hopeful for July
A respected Japanese virologist yesterday said if the Tokyo Olympics were tomorrow, the games probably couldn’t be held because of the fast-spreading coronavirus from Wuhan, China. ... -
The Buzz | Fugitive Jho Low was active in Wuhan, Malaysia police say
Fugitive financier Jho Low may have been in Wuhan, with Malaysian authorities now on the lookout for his return in light of the coronavirus outbreak. “Previously, ... -
China turns to internet for food supplies amid virus fears
Wang Feng, house-bound by China’s virus outbreak, counts on the parka-clad delivery drivers of e-commerce giant JD.com to keep her kitchen stocked. Demand for online food ... -
World Briefs
IRAN The new virus has killed two elderly Iranian citizens, the state-run IRNA news agency reported early today. IRNA quoted Alireza Vahabzadeh, an adviser to the ... -
World Views | The economic hit from coronavirus is all in your mind
Hindsight can be an asset during an epidemic: Lessons from the past help steer public decision-making and avoid repeating mistakes. Unfortunately, rearview mirrors appear to be ...
