Monetary Authority reminds about illegality of credit card surcharges

Vendors are not supposed to charge their clients any surcharge based on the choice to settle the bill by credit card, the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) said in a

Crime | Counterfeit jewelry and take-away food

A local woman has made an unusual report to the PJ in relation to the online acquisition of a piece of jewelry. According to the report, the woman saw the item

Afghanistan | Taliban press on, take another provincial capital

The Taliban yesterday took control of another provincial capital in Afghanistan, an official said. The city’s fall was the latest in a weekslong, relentless Taliban offensive as American and NATO

Indonesia | Volcano churns out fresh clouds of ash, lava

A volcanic eruption on Indonesia’s turbulent Mount Merapi churned and boiled yesterday, sending renewed flows of lava and ash down its slopes for a second day. Pyroclastic flows — avalanches of

Covid-19 | Beijing punishes 30 officials for pandemic failing

More than 30 Chinese officials have been fired or received other punishments over accusations they failed to respond properly to the latest surge of the coronavirus in the country. Among those

Diplomacy | Australia flags democracies’ trade swing from China to India

Australian special envoy and former Prime Minister Tony Abbott said a free trade agreement between his nation and India would signal the “democratic world’s tilt away from China.” Abbott visited New

This day in history | 2003 Britain swelters in record heat

Britain has recorded its hottest day ever as the temperature soared to 38.1C (100.6F) in Gravesend, Kent. The record has actually been broken twice today. The first place to beat the

Contractors who powered US war in Afghanistan stuck in Dubai

Some of the foreign contractors who powered the logistics of America’s “forever war” in Afghanistan now find themselves stranded on an unending layover in Dubai without a way to get

Sands China hosts Guangdong medical team during mass testing

Sands China provided service arrangements for the medical team from Guangdong province at one of its integrated resorts during their stay in the city. Guangdong province recently organised a group of

Aviation | Russia resumes flights to Egyptian resorts after six years

Russia resumed flights to Egyptian Red Sea resorts yesterday, ending a ban that had lasted almost six years following the bombing of a Russian airliner that killed all 224 people

Tokyo2020 | Japan’s PM thanks people for safe Olympics during pandemic

Japan’s prime minister thanked people for helping the country safely hold the Olympics despite the difficulties of the coronavirus pandemic. He noted the Games were delayed by a year and held

Motorsport | Formula 2 Championship driver Lundgaard making IndyCar debut

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing will field a car for Formula 2 Championship driver Christian Lundgaard in Saturday’s IndyCar road course race in Indianapolis. The Danish driver recently tested an Indy car

The Buzz | Australia to get first Moderna doses next month

The Australian government says Moderna next month will become the third COVID-19 vaccine available in Australia. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Australian vaccine regulator approved the Moderna shot yesterday for

World Views | Why more intense storms and flooding are expected

  The world watched in July 2021 as extreme rainfall became floods that washed away centuries-old homes in Europe, triggered landslides in Asia and inundated subways in China. More than 900

Tuesday, August 10, 2021 – edition no. 3832

— UN report says global warming nears limits leading to even more extreme climate episodes * Anima | Desperately seeking MOP4 million to survive * Delta variant cases | Environment samples at

Breaking News | ‘Nowhere to run’: UN report says global warming nears limits

Earth's climate is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a

Covid-19 | Foreign ID discrepancies cause of absent test results, says SSM

The explanation was given yesterday at the regular health press briefing by Dr Tai Wa Hou, coordinator of Vaccination Operation of the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center, as over

Vaccination plan resumes following mass testing

  The local Covid-19 vaccination plan resumed yesterday after a four-day suspension due to the mass testing of nucleic acid tests (NAT) for the whole population. According to information from Dr. Tai

Pandemic situation unlikely to affect restart of universities; exception for UM

The current Covid-19 pandemic situation in Macau is unlikely to affect the start of the new school year for the large majority of institutions. The only exception seems to be

Mass testing | Second round ‘inevitable’ once positive case is found

The decision to perform a second round of citywide mass Covid-19 testing would not be necessary if no one currently quarantined in relation to the four newest patients test positive,

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