Daily Archives: Tuesday, October 19, 2021
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THE CONVERSATION | What happens to your life stories if you delete your Facebook account?
If the latest deluge of Facebook controversies has you ready to kick the app to the digital curb, you are not alone. There are plenty of ... -
Not yet the right time for schools to reopen
Macau has not yet reached a level of safety that would prompt the government to reopen schools and other educational facilities, Wong Ka Ki, head of ... -
Border-crossing restrictions to ease if no more cases by noon
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center announced yesterday that a 24 hour period ending at noon today will be crucial for the implementation of the ... -
Briefs | Cargo ship beached in Taipa waterway repaired
A cargo ship that berthed west of the Taipa waterway right before Typhoon Kompasu has been repaired, the Marine and Water Bureau announced. The 50-meter-long ... -
CRIME REPORT | Unlicensed woman apprehended for administering beauty surgery
A woman has been arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) for performing beauty treatments and surgery without a license, the authority announced at yesterday’s regular press ... -
Sinopharm vaccine rolling out for youngsters
The Sinopharm inactivated virus vaccine has been officially authorized for 12-to-18-year-olds, the government announced yesterday. According to health authorities, the decision was finally made after evaluation ... -
MUST to run China’s first external National Field Science Station
The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) has obtained national approval to run the country’s first external national-level field science observation station, the university announced ... -
Education Bureau issues Squid Game warning
A drama series which has recently become popular around the world involves a “multitude of bloody and horrifying elements, which are not suitable for younger audiences,” ... -
Prosperity index estimated to rise in Q4
Although remaining below mid-range, the Prosperity Indices for the last three months of the year are expected to rise slightly, the Macau Economic Association announced in ... -
Economic growth weakens amid construction slowdown
China’s economic growth is sinking under pressure from a construction slowdown and power shortages, prompting warnings about a possible shock to its trading partners and global ... -
Vaccines, masks? Japan puzzling over sudden virus success
Almost overnight, Japan has become a stunning, and somewhat mysterious, coronavirus success story. Daily new COVID-19 cases have plummeted from a mid-August peak of nearly 6,000 ... -
This day in history | 1987 Shares plunge after Wall Street crash
The world’s stock market has collapsed after shares on Wall Street suffered a wave of panic selling. The Dow Jones industrial average plummeted by a record ... -
USA | Bill Clinton back home after hospitalization from infection
Bill Clinton arrived yesterday [Macau time] at his home in New York to continue recovering from an infection that left him in treatment for six days ... -
AUKUS | Indonesia, Malaysia concerned about Australia’s nuclear subs
The foreign ministers of Malaysia and Indonesia expressed concern yesterday that Australia’s plan to obtain nuclear-powered submarines may increase the rivalry of major powers in Southeast ... -
MGM inaugurates second edition of High School Diploma Program
MGM has launched the second edition of its High School Diploma Program for 65 “spirited learners,” the company announced in a press release yesterday. In the ... -
Cryptocurrency | Bitcoin-mining power plant raises ire of environmentalists
An obstacle to large-scale bitcoin mining is finding enough cheap energy to run the huge, power-gobbling computer arrays that create and transact cryptocurrency. One mining operation ... -
Gymnastics | Uchimura, five new Olympic champs headline worlds
Kohei Uchimura will be aiming for a measure of redemption when the world championships begin in his hometown this week in what could be a competition ... -
The Buzz | Colin Powell dies, exemplary general stained by Iraq claims
Colin Powell, who served Democratic and Republican presidents in war and peace but whose sterling reputation was forever stained by his faulty claims to justify the ... -
Celebrities join Prince William for Earthshot Prize award
Celebrities joined Prince William in London yesterday [Macau time] for the inaugural awards ceremony of his Earthshot Prize, an ambitious environmental program that aims to find ... -
World Views | How many lives have coronavirus vaccines saved? Many
More than 200 million U.S. residents have gotten at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine with the expectation that the vaccines slow virus transmission and ... -
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 – edition no. 3876
* Borderline — Prospects of normalization of cross-border traffic between Macau and Zhuhai cause borderline sense of hope in a stressed city * Sinopharm vaccine rolling ...
