Daily Archives: Thursday, October 7, 2021
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THE CONVERSATION | Why improvisation is the future in an AI-dominated world
Rich Pellegrin University of Florida In his autobiography, Miles Davis complained that classical musicians were like robots. He spoke from experience – he’d studied classical music ... -
Import-related Covid-19 infections are local infections: SSM
Neurosurgeon Tai Wa Hou, medical director of the public Conde de São Januário Hospital, admitted for the first time yesterday that import-related Covid-19 infections are actually ... -
Briefs | First round of NATs at elderly home all negative
The first round of nucleic acid tests (NATs) for the elderly and staff at the elderly home Asilo Vila Madalena were negative. The Social Welfare ... -
Over 500 cross-border students still stranded after border changes
More than 500 students and their parents who do not have a living place in Macau have been arranged to stay in youth hostels and school ... -
MGM refutes idea that central gov’t is tightening control on gaming sector
MGM Resorts International brushed off concerns relating to China tightening its control on Macau’s gaming sector, which scared investors away when the proposed gaming law amendment ... -
JETCO to launch cardless cash withdrawal service in the city
Joint Electronic Teller Services Limited (JETCO) yesterday announced the launch of the cross-bank cardless cash withdrawal service in Macau, with an expectation to integrate the ... -
Jai Alai building, hotel remain open
The gaming areas in the Jai Alai building and Hotel Jai Alai remain open, while Casino Oceanus is temporarily closed for disinfection works, SJM Resorts, S.A. ... -
Briefs | HK to test cross-border fintech applications
Hong Kong will facilitate financial institutions, and information and technology companies from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, to test cross-border fintech applications, Hong Kong’s Chief ... -
Diplomacy | Biden dispatches Sullivan to meet China diplomat in Zurich
President Joe Biden is dispatching White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan for talks with senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Yang Jiechi in Switzerland as the ... -
Hong Kong | Facing social unrest, Carrie Lam looks to build more housing
Land-starved Hong Kong plans to build more affordable housing in response to public demands that have fueled social unrest. Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced a major ... -
Taiwan | French senators arrive in Taipei amid tensions with Beijing
A group of French senators arrived in Taiwan for a five-day visit yesterday following a large Chinese show of force with fighter jets near the self-ruled ... -
Philippines | Dictator son’s presidential run triggers protests
The son and namesake of Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, who was toppled in a 1986 pro-democracy uprising, registered his candidacy yesterday for next year’s presidential elections, ... -
Indonesia | US woman in Bali ‘suitcase murder’ to be released Oct. 29
A Chicago woman convicted of assisting her boyfriend in her mother’s murder and stuffing the body in a suitcase on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali in ... -
This day in history | 2001 US launches air strikes against Taleban
The United States has begun its military campaign, Operation Enduring Freedom, against al-Qaeda and the Taleban in Afghanistan. Cruise missiles and bombers have targeted the airports ... -
Czech Republic | Pandora Papers a worry for Czech PM Babis ahead of election
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis is heading into a parliamentary election this week hit by yet another scandal that links him and hundreds of other wealthy ... -
Sands China Fully Supports NAT Drive
In support of Macao’s two consecutive community-wide mandatory nucleic acid testing drives, Sands China Ltd. again made available The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo Halls A, B ... -
Football preview | Denmark on brink, Kane on streak in WCup qualifying
JAMES ELLINGWORTH & STEVE DOUGLAS European countries resume their qualifying campaigns for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar this week. Here are some things to look ... -
The Buzz | Nobel in chemistry honors ‘greener’ way to build molecules
Two scientists won the Nobel Prize for chemistry yesterday for finding an “ingenious” new way to build molecules that can be used to make everything from medicines to ... -
Show me the way… | Zimbabwe reopens bars, but only for vaccinated drinkers
Zimbabwe is allowing bars to reopen for the first time in more than a year, but only fully vaccinated people will be allowed to take a ... -
Animal Farm | Diversification into vanity
Beauty products, make-up and skin care work their little miracles. Or to rephrase, when vanity helps this economy. Exports of goods as a contribution to GDP ... -
Thursday, October 7, 2021 – edition no. 3871
* Local contagion — In a ‘lecture’ on Macau’s pandemic situation, the head of the public hospital finally admitted that import-related cases are local infections, and ...
