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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will resign Feb. 7, nine months early
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will resign nine months before the end of her term, a move that opens the way for European ... -
UN holds annual vote on condemning US embargo on Cuba as tensions spill into public
The United Nations is set to vote today [Macau time] on a resolution condemning the decades-long U.S. economic embargo on Cuba as President Donald ... -
US futures and Asian stocks advance following a rally on Wall Street
Asian stocks were mostly higher Tuesday after an AI-led rally on Wall Street ahead of major corporate earnings and central-bank decisions. U.S. futures edged ... -
Uganda tightens Ebola border controls and requires returnees from Congo to pay for quarantine
Uganda is reinforcing border controls to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus and now requires citizens returning from neighboring Congo to spend ... -
New York’s archdiocese and survivors of clergy abuse agree to $800 million legal settlement
The Archdiocese of New York and attorneys for about 1,300 parishioners who said they were sexually abused by clergy have agreed to an $800 ... -
Africa CDC calls an Ebola crisis summit as Nigeria records its first case
African health ministers were invited yesterday [Macau time] to an “extraordinary virtual meeting” to discuss the spread of Ebola after Nigeria reported its first ... -
Trump envoy Witkoff meets Putin in St. Petersburg for Ukraine war talks
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Wednesday about Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as U.S. ... -
After years of backlash, Apu returns to ‘The Simpsons’ with a South Asian voice
Across 38 seasons of “The Simpsons,” the Halloween-themed “Treehouse of Horror” episodes have always been a treat of spooky stand-alone storylines. On Sunday, the ... -
Japan and the US kick off joint drills around islands as regional tensions rise
Japanese and U.S. troops on Monday kicked off one of their largest joint exercises focusing on the defense of Japan’s southwestern islands and showcasing ... -
Saudi Arabia says it thwarted a missile strike on Medina, Houthis deny responsibility
The Saudi -led coalition fighting the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels said Thursday it has thwarted a missile attack on the holy city of Medina as ... -
Pope Leo spent ‘a tranquil night’ in the hospital after cancer surgery, Vatican says
Pope Leo XIV spent a tranquil night in Rome’s Gemelli hospital following an operation to remove the lower lobe of his right lung and ... -
UK prime minister say it is ‘clear’ Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit referendum
U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham says it is clear that Russia interfered with Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, adding it was important ... -
A tiger kills a man who entered the big cat enclosure at an English wildlife park
A man died Saturday after he entered the tiger enclosure at a wildlife park in northern England and was attacked by one of the ... -
Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson who combines the classical and the modern wins Nobel Prize in Literature. The Nobel Prize in literature was ... -
Interpol crackdown on illegal mining, logging and wildlife trafficking leads to 233 arrests
An international crackdown on environmental crime across Latin America and the Caribbean led to 233 arrests and uncovered links between large-scale Amazon deforestation and ... -
Rising electricity demand deepens Southeast Asia’s energy security concerns, IEA reports says
Risks to Southeast Asia’s energy supplies are multiplying faster than nations are coming up with solutions to meet rapidly rising demand for electricity, according ... -
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel win Nobel Prize in medicine
The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their research into light-gated ion channels and ... -
Burundi says it will accept migrant deportees from the United States but details are vague
Burundi has agreed to accept people deported by the United States who have no previous connection to the East African country, a spokesperson for ... -
Pope Leo wraps up France trip by urging Europe to blunt ‘desire for domination’ driving today’s wars
METZ — Pope Leo XIV urged Europe on Monday to draw from its Christian roots and tradition of dialogue to blunt the “desire for ... -
Displays from Portugal and Korea to light up Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival weekend will also feature two more fireworks presentations as part of the 34th Macau International Fireworks Competition (CIFAM). This evening (at ... -
European Union strikes a new free trade deal with the Philippines
BRUSSELS — The European Union and the Philippines announced a new free trade deal on Tuesday in the latest bilateral agreement struck by Brussels ... -
Converse apologizes and pulls sneaker ad that critics said included racist imagery
The sneaker company Converse has removed a social media ad that sparked outrage among critics who viewed it as evoking the Ku Klux Klan ... -
Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi says Iranians are paying price for war, repression
Iranians are suffering as economic misery and internal repression leave “no room for people to breathe” after 1½ years of wars, Iran’s most prominent human ... -
Bank of England expected to keep interest rates unchanged despite rising inflation
The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates unchanged today [Macau time] even though inflation in the United Kingdom has risen to ... -
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen proposes social media ban for kids under 13
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed banning children under 13 from accessing social media, online games and chatbots on Wednesday during her ... -
‘Widow’s Bay’ breaks Emmys record with 14 wins including best comedy series, ‘Pitt’ wins best drama
A “Widow’s Bay” wave slammed into the Emmy Awards on Monday night (yesterday, Macau time) as the Apple TV show set a single-season record ... -
‘Widow’s Bay’ breaks record with 14 wins including best comedy series, ‘Pitt’ wins best drama
LOS ANGELES – A “Widow’s Bay” wave slammed into the Emmy Awards on Monday night (today, Macau time) as the Apple TV show set ... -
More than 30 missing from ferry that sank in Vanuatu
A search in waters off the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu continued Monday for more than 30 people who officials said were missing after ... -
An Iranian commercial ship is struck near Strait of Hormuz with 1 dead, Iranian media say
An Iranian commercial vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed and four wounded, Iranian state media said, ... -
Yemen risks a return to civil war as Iran-backed rebels target a crucial shipping route
CAIRO — Yemen is moving closer to a return to civil war. The escalating events in the Arab world’s poorest country are closely linked ... -
Renoir paintings are worth a fortune, but not when they’re stolen
Two Renoir paintings stolen from a small French museum have yet to be recovered but if the thieves are hoping to cash in on ... -
Singapore ministers, among world’s highest paid government officials, get first raise in 15 years
Singapore’s ministers, already among the world’s highest paid, are getting a raise for the first time in 15 years, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said, ... -
Jamaica takes its case for reparations for Britain’s role in slavery to King Charles III
Jamaica is taking its campaign for Britain to pay reparations for the ravages of the trans-Atlantic slave trade to King Charles III. Using legal ... -
Competitors dig deep in Hungarian grave-digging contest
Like death itself, this was no joke. A grave-digging contest in a Hungarian cemetery may sound like the opening line of a comedy sketch. ... -
With a wary eye on Russia, Finland runs Europe’s largest civil defense exercise since WWII
In a civil defense shelter hewn into rock, behind doors designed to withstand a nuclear or biological attack, two Finnish conscripts wearing hazmat suits ...
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