Yearly Archives: 2026
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Despite proposal from Iran, ceasefire negotiations with US are in flux
Iran’s foreign minister continued his shuttle diplomacy, landing in St. Petersburg for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday after a weekend in Pakistan and Oman. ... -
1945 Italian partisans kill Mussolini
Benito Mussolini, dictator of Italy until his downfall in 1943, has been killed by partisans along with his mistress, Clara Petacci, and some close associates. Their ... -
Macau Rugby Festival – A favourite with China and Hong Kong teams
The Macau Bats hosted their annual Rugby Festival last Saturday at The International School (TIS) field in Taipa. Forty teams entered the tournament, coming from China, ... -
Arsenal capitalizes on Lyon blunders to win 2-1 in Women’s Champions League semifinals
Arsenal benefited from two defensive blunders to rally for a 2-1 win over Lyon in the first leg of the Women’s Champions League semifinals on Sunday, ... -
Full-strength PSG raring to go against Bayern in semifinal
Wednesday, 03:00 PSG v Bayern Munich H 2.38, D 4, A 2.87 Thursday, 03:00 Atletico Madrid v Arsenal H 2.9, D 3.25, A 2.7 Oddschecker.com Paris ... -
Congo creates paramilitary mining guard backed by US, UAE
Congo yesterday announced the creation of a paramilitary guard to secure its vast mining operations, backed by U.S. and Emirati investments, as Washington tries to lock ... -
Gunmen attack orphanage in northern Nigeria and abduct 23 pupils
Gunmen raided an orphanage in north-central Nigeria and abducted 23 pupils, authorities said yesterday. Fifteen have since been rescued. The attack took place in an “isolated ... -
Attack threatening Trump reflects rising political violence in US
For the third time in three years, Donald Trump has come under threat by an attacker. Many facts remain unclear after a gunman stormed the Washington ... -
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 – edition no. 4939
* Holiday surge — Macau braces for May Day influx as visitor numbers are expected to match or exceed pre-pandemic levels, with hotels near full occupancy ... -
Pedestrian jaywalking drops but red-light violations by vehicles surge
Traffic accidents and pedestrian jaywalking cases dropped year-on-year in the first quarter, but red-light violations by vehicles surged by 1.1 times, resulting in 177,000 prosecutions and ... -
Pedestrian zones make May Day comeback in Taipa and Macau peninsula
Taipa Village, along with Rua dos Ervanários and Rua de Nossa Senhora do Amparo on the Macau peninsula, will once again be designated as pedestrian zones ... -
Hoteliers brace for tepid Golden Week as room rates slip 10%
With Golden Week days away, the hotel industry faces an uncomfortable reality: rooms are filling, but rates aren’t keeping up. Average daily rates have softened by ... -
Tap Seac Craft Market draws strong turnout as vendors point to business opportunities
Vendors at the Tap Seac Craft Market say strong crowds, repeat customers, and growing business opportunities are key highlights of this year’s spring edition, which opened ... -
ANZAC Day celebrated in Macau
An important commemorative event for Australia and New Zealand was marked in Macau over the weekend, as the community gathered to observe ANZAC Day on April ... -
Visitor arrivals rise 13.7% in Q1
Macau recorded 11,213,904 visitor arrivals in the first quarter of 2026, an increase of 13.7% year on year, according to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). ... -
CE wraps Europe tour, touts deeper ties in trade, tourism and high-tech sectors
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai returned to Macau yesterday after leading a delegation of government officials and business representatives on visits to Portugal and Spain, followed ... -
Unemployment rate falls slightly to 2.1% in Q1
The city’s unemployment rate for local residents stood at 2.1% in January–March 2026, down 0.1 percentage point from the previous rolling period, according to the Statistics ... -
March inflation rises 1.06% y-o-y
Composite Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.06% year on year in March 2026 but fell 0.18% month on month, according to the Statistics and Census Service ... -
Man caught smuggling 51kg of cooked meals at Hengqin checkpoint
A 35-year-old Macau man was intercepted by customs on April 22 at the Hengqin Port inbound vehicle lane while attempting to smuggle cooked meal boxes into ... -
Macau to see unstable weather midweek
The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau said Macau will be affected by easterly airflow, bringing generally fine daytime weather today. It added that a trough of low ... -
DSAT to review bus network and services amid changing demand
The Transport Bureau said it will adjust and optimize bus routes and stop names in line with social development and changing passenger travel habits. It added ... -
LVS beats Q1 forecasts, targets USD700 million Macau EBITDA
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) showcased strong first-quarter 2026 results, fueled by robust growth in its Macau and Singapore operations. The casino operator reported revenue of ... -
DeepSeek rolls out a long-anticipated update of its AI model
DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that shook world markets last year, launched preview versions of its latest major update Friday as the AI rivalry between ... -
US imposes sanctions on a China-based oil refinery and 40 shippers over Iranian oil
President Donald Trump’s administration is placing economic sanctions on a major China-based oil refinery and roughly 40 shipping companies and tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil. ... -
1961 Sierra Leone wins independence
Sierra Leone has become the latest West African state to win independence, after more than 150 years of British colonial rule. The new nation was born ... -
Vikings go big on defense in the NFL draft, particularly up front
The Minnesota Vikings might not know for some time whether this rookie class will get them back on track with the NFL draft, after recent years have not yielded ... -
EU considers helping with Mideast energy infrastructure to bypass conflict zones
A painful fuel crunch and soaring oil and gas prices triggered by the Iran war have nudged the European Union to look hard into funding alternative ... -
US launches sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asia cyberscams and sanctions Cambodian senator
U.S. officials have announced a sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asian cyberscam operations as part of what U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro characterized Friday as a “new theater of war” ... -
Why the Southeast is burning – extreme drought is only part of the reason
Large parts of the southeastern U.S. are in the midst of an exceptional drought, and it is fueling dozens of wildfires in Florida and Georgia. One of those wildfires, in southeastern Georgia’s ... -
Monday, April 27, 2026 – edition no. 4938
* Rules go red — Red-light violations surge despite drop in traffic accidents and jaywalking in Q1 * Society | Pedestrian zones make May Day ... -
Shots fired as gunman charges toward ballroom at White House correspondents’ dinner. Trump unharmed
A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday night (today, ... -
48 tourism agreements lift Macau-Spain ties to new level, CE says in Madrid
Having concluded his Portugal visit on Tuesday afternoon local time, Chief Executive (CE) Sam Hou Fai arrived in Madrid, Spain, and reported that the one-day visit ... -
Macau expects visitor growth, but legislators push for tourism upgrades
Macau is forecasting continued growth in visitor arrivals, supported by rising international tourist numbers, but lawmakers are pressing the government to enhance the city’s tourism offerings ... -
Grand Bombana Feast
Last week, to celebrate Italian cuisine as UNESCO heritage – in a rare convergence of culinary mastery, Chef Umberto Bombana gathers his protégés—now helming Michelin-starred kitchens ... -
South Shore Green Promenade Zone 2 opens to public
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has opened Zone 2 of the second phase of the South Shore Waterfront Green Promenade to the public, marking another milestone ...
