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The Buzz: Maccabi Tel Aviv coach quits for safety reasons
Maccabi Tel Aviv coach Oscar Garcia has quit his job, with the club saying yesterday it was because of the “current security situation” in Israel. The ... -
Amid poverty, US surgeons saving lives in Uganda
The American neurosurgeon leaned in to take a selfie with his patient, chuckling with excitement when she raised her hands. That was a good sign the ... -
world briefs
CHINA The Chinese anti-corruption agency said yesterday it is investigating one current and one former manager at Volkswagen’s main joint venture in China. A former deputy ... -
world views: Keep China honest in Hong Kong’s election
How many times does China’s ruling Communist Party have to say that it opposes “genuine choice” in Hong Kong elections before the local democracy movement considers ... -
DSAT vows to wrap up major road projects soon
The Transport Bureau (DSAT) has said that it is striving to finish more than 30 major road projects before August 30. It has also claimed that ... -
Portuguese architect Siza Vieira to work on local hotel renovation project
Renowned Portuguese architect Siza Vieira will be in Macau on Monday, after his visit to China, where he is set to inaugurate his latest project: an ... -
Referendum detentions “hard to justify,” UM scholar says
The unofficial referendum on universal suffrage launched by three pro-democratic associations continues to draw residents’ attention, with 6,863 people having voted as of press time yesterday. ... -
THE SOLE CANDIDATE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL | Chui: Free medical cover should be maintained
The Chief Executive candidate Chui Sai On deems the existing system of sending local patients outside of Macau for medical treatment to be an essential healthcare ... -
School year starts first three days of September
The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) director, Leong Lai, has said that local schools will conduct their student orientations on different days after being reminded ... -
Macau Orchestra opens season with world-class pianist
Entering its 12th season, the Macau Orchestra will open its 2014–2015 concert season with the show “Kovacevich and Macau Orchestra,” which is to be held at ... -
MGTO director briefs APEC meeting preparation in Beijing
The director of the Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO), Helena de Senna Fernandes, yesterday took part in a press conference in Beijing yesterday which was organized ... -
CRIME | Taxi driver allegedly robs passenger of MOP360,000
A taxi driver has been detained after he allegedly stole the luggage of a mainland female tourist last Saturday. Police information suggests that the victim took ... -
briefs: Result to be released on election day
The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Chief Executive (CAECE) has estimated that it will take between 1.5 to two hours to count the votes on the ... -
Locals pick up Ice Bucket Challenge
Numerous individuals all over the world have taken up the so-called Ice Bucket Challenge, which has gone viral in recent weeks. This chilly trend has finally ... -
A ‘trumpet evolution’: Arturo Sandoval brings the flavors of Cuban jazz to town
Growing up in a small village in the colorful Cuban countryside, Arturo Sandoval seized every chance he could to play music. He soon embarked on a ... -
Angola prepares management plans for river basins
A study is being carried out to draw up management plans for management of the Kubango, Kuvelai and Zambeza River basins, Angola’s Minister for Energy and ... -
Mozambique | Macau delegation attends opening of the 50th Maputo International Fair
The opening of the 50th edition of the Maputo International Fair (Facim), on Monday, was attended by around thirty businesspeople from Macau, who visited the exhibition ... -
Vanke offers Alibaba shoppers up to USD325,000 in discounts
China Vanke Co., the country’s biggest real estate developer, teamed up with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. to offer discounts of as much as USD325,000 to home ... -
Luk Fook to expand jewelry stores as landlords slow rent demands
Luk Fook, the second-largest jeweler in Hong Kong by market value, plans to expand in the city’s prime shopping districts as landlords hold back on raising ... -
Corporate Bits | Airasia announces usd13 flights with “megasale” fares
AirAsia says it is “leading the charge in the global airfare war” with its “Megasale” fares. The Malaysian airline is presenting flights from as little as ... -
Gov’t courts documentaries as it limits expression
China is wooing filmmakers at the same time as it’s cracking down on them. Authorities are handing more slots to documentaries, giving even independent filmmakers a chance ... -
HONG KONG | Judicial independence not undermined, Neuberger says
Hong Kong’s judicial independence hasn’t been undermined by China’s recent policy statement about the territory, Britain’s top judge David Neuberger said. “Judges here are as independent ... -
Beijing deploys armed drone to multinational drills
China’s air force said it deployed an armed drone to multinational anti-terrorism drills yesterday, underscoring the country’s rapid progress in developing unmanned aerial vehicles. The drone, which ... -
13 killed in bus-truck collision
China’s state news agency says a bus has collided head- on with a truck in the country’s northwest, killing 13 people and injuring many others. The Xinhua News Agency says ... -
PAKISTAN | Karachi thirsts for water supply
On the outskirts of the slums of Pakistan’s biggest city, protesters burning tires and throwing stones have what sounds like a simple demand: They want water at least ... -
INDIA | ‘Untouchables’ still forced to clean human excrement
Hundreds of thousands of impoverished, low-caste Indians are still working with their bare hands to clean human excrement from open roads and millions of dry pit ... -
AUSTRALIA | Tycoon lawmaker apologizes to China for racist tirade
Australian mining magnate turned lawmaker Clive Palmer has apologized to China over an extraordinary tirade on national television in which he called the Chinese “bastards” and “mongrels” ... -
INDIA | Jewish center reopens 6 years after Mumbai attacks
Rabbis from across Asia yesterday celebrated the reopening of a Jewish center targeted by rampaging Pakistani gunmen who stormed through Mumbai on a 60-hour killing spree ... -
GAZA CRISIS| Israel, Hamas accept Gaza war cease-fire
Israel and Hamas announced yesterday that they agreed to an open-ended cease-fire in the Gaza war after seven weeks of fighting that killed more than 2,200 ... -
HEALTH | UN: E-cigarettes must be regulated
The U.N. health agency recommended yesterday that nations regulate electronic cigarettes and ban them from use indoors until the exhaled vapor is proven not to harm ... -
USA | Ferguson mourns black teen shot by police
Mourners gathered to remember Michael Brown in an emotional service that consecrated the killing of the black 18-year-old by a white police officer as another in ... -
this day in history: 1967 Beatles’ manager Epstein dies
The Beatles’ manager, Brian Epstein, has been found dead at his Belgravia home in London. It is not yet clear how he died. Friends found his ... -
Offbeat | Moose shows up at German office canteen
Maybe he got hungry? A moose on the loose in the eastern German city of Dresden evaded capture before getting stuck inside an office building, tantalizingly ... -
EPL | Jovetic double helps City beat Liverpool 3-1
Sitting in the executive seats high up at Etihad Stadium, Mario Balotelli began life at Liverpool by watching his new team ruthlessly dismantled by the club ... -
FOOTBALL | ITALY Changes in Serie A after Allegri replaces Conte
There is plenty of change in Serie A this season after a difficult and tumultuous period for Italian football. The pain in Italy began with the ...
