Monthly Archives: October 2021
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to journalists Ressa and Muratov
Journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their fight for freedom of expression ... -
Tennis | Top-seeds Medvedev, Pliskova roll to wins at Indian Wells
Top seeds Daniil Medvedev and Karolina Pliskova rolled to straight-set victories at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday, when several lower-seeded players were knocked out. Medvedev ... -
The Buzz | Congo confirms new case of Ebola in country’s east
A case of Ebola has been confirmed in eastern Congo, according to the country’s Health Ministry and the National Institute of Biomedical Research, about five months ... -
Iraqis vote for new parliament hoping for change
Iraq closed its airspace and scrambled its air force yesterday as voters headed to the polls to elect a parliament that, despite widespread skepticism, some Iraqis ... -
China Daily | Taiwan’s future lies in reunification
On Saturday President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at a gathering to mark the 110th anniversary of the Revolution of 1911. One hundred and ten years ... -
Monday, October 11, 2021 – edition no. 3873
* City at a standstill — Macau saw its longest T8 over the weekend, which was hoisted for 20 hours, putting the city to a standstill ... -
THE CONVERSATION | Facebook’s scandals and outage test users’ frenemy relationship
When Facebook was down for most of the day on Oct. 4, 2021, did you miss it, were you relieved or some of both? Social scientists ... -
Covid-19 | New inbound flight policy for Macau will not affect quarantine time
Firmer requirements introduced by local health authorities yesterday for those intending to fly into Macau will not result in any changes to the length of the ... -
LVS to bring in David Green as key witness in multi-billion dollar case
Another hearing of the Las Vegas Sands (LVS) lawsuit regarding a potential USD12 billion damages payout will be held today at the Court of First Instance. ... -
MICE receipts tumble 54%
With a decline of over 70% in MICE events amid the pandemic, receipts of conference and exhibition organising services shrank 53.7% year-on-year to MOP288 million, according ... -
Briefs | CTM, China Telecom to provide free data to stranded students
Local telecom service providers CTM and China Telecom have each announced that they will provide 30GB of free cellular data to every cross-border student stranded ... -
Covid-19 | PSP to follow up on potential illegalities by patients 74 and 75
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) will follow up on suspicions of illegal activity related to patients number 74 and 75, chief of PSP’s Department of ... -
Covid-19 | Zhuhai’s Doumen identifies Macau as high-risk region
A public notice by Zhuhai’s Doumen District government announced that Macau has been categorized as a region with mid-to-high Covid-19 risk. At Tuesday’s regular health press ... -
Online classes to resume next week
Starting from next week, according to the actual school-based situations, schools can launch the home learning programme gradually in accordance with the relevant guidelines on teaching ... -
Macau Pass suspends payment functions of unregistered cards
Macau Pass yesterday suspended some passengers’ cards in order to identify those who had possibly boarded the same buses as confirmed Covid-19 patients, due to ... -
Lawyers find proposed gambling law’s dividend restriction impractical
Two lawyers from a local law firm have said they find the government’s proposal to restrict distribution of dividends “difficult to harmonize with Macau’s legal framework.” ... -
ZURICH MEETING | Xi, Biden expected to meet virtually by year’s end
With tensions rising between the global powers, President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to hold a virtual meeting before year’s end, according ... -
CIA creates working group on China as threats keep rising
The CIA said yesterday it will create a top-level working group on China as part of a broad U.S. government effort focused on countering Beijing’s influence. ... -
This day in history | 2003 The Terminator takes on California
The film star Arnold Schwarzenegger has been elected governor of California, ousting the incumbent, Gray Davis, three years before his term was due to end. It ... -
Nobel Prize | Tanzanian Abdulrazak Gurnah awarded literature prize
U.K.-based Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah, whose work explores the profound impact of migration on uprooted people and the places they make their new homes, won the ... -
Personnel Finance | How to invest in cryptocurrency without buying any
Cryptocurrencies are inherently cryptic — it’s right there in the name. And if you follow Warren Buffett’s advice to never invest in businesses you can’t understand, ... -
Drive In | ‘The Sopranos’ prequel is made for the TV fans
When “The Sopranos” is brought up these days, it’s usually for the nebulous way it ended: That now-famous cut-to-black in a crowded diner while Journey’s “Don’t ... -
TASTE OF EDESIA | The unspoken onion
Krug has always lived up to its reputation as the first and still unique champagne house to create only prestige champagne every year since its foundation. ... -
The Buzz | WHO starts shipping COVID-19 medical supplies to North Korea
The World Health Organization has started shipping COVID-19 medical supplies into North Korea, a possible sign that the North is easing one of the world’s strictest ... -
USA | North Carolina charter school under fire for teacher’s comments
A teacher has resigned from a North Carolina charter school after telling Black students in her class that if not for the Constitution, they would be ... -
World Views | US-China challenge: Easing tensions despite differences
In a relationship as fraught as America’s and China’s, just an agreement that talks were productive was a sign of progress. Nine months into Joe Biden’s ... -
Friday, October 8, 2021 – edition no. 3872
* Face time — Xi, Biden expected to meet virtually by year’s end after envoys of the two superpowers met successfully in Zurich * On arrival ... -
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 ...
