Taiwan’s pro-China KMT stakes future on young new leader

Taiwan’s Kuomintang selected a reform-minded chairman to rebuild the beleaguered opposition party, a decision that could upend Beijing’s decades-old framework for building ties with Taipei.

This Day in History | 1970 – Rabies ban on British pet imports

The British Government has announced an indefinite ban on the importation of domestic pets. It follows the death from rabies of a dog called Sessan in Newmarket a week ago. The

USA | Virus death toll hits 11; feds investigate nursing home

Federal authorities announced an investigation of the Seattle-area nursing home at the center of an outbreak of the new coronavirus as the U.S. death toll climbed to 11, including the

The Buzz | Anima co-leads petition for Portuguese gov’t to ban greyhound racing

Animal rights groups – including Anima Macau – are calling on the Portuguese government to ban greyhound racing in Portugal. In an online petition with Italy’s Pet Levrieri Onlus and GREY2K

UK airline Flybe collapses as virus hits weakened company

The struggling British airline Flybe collapsed yesterday amid drops in demand caused by the new coronavirus, leaving passengers stranded and threatening the viability of regional airports across the country. Flybe’s fall

World Briefs

  CHINA To keep his 40 employees indoors and away from China’s virus outbreak, the manager of an electronics factory in Dongguan, near Hong Kong, says he hired a cook and

USA | Biden’s stunning turnabout remakes democratic race

Less than a month ago, Joe Biden’s campaign was in free fall. Even after he mounted a comeback in South Carolina, he confronted the reality of

This Day in History | 1953 – Soviet leader ‘on brink of death’

Rumours are circulating in Moscow that Joseph Stalin, the long-time leader of the Soviet Union, is near death. The first official news of Mr Stalin’s illness came

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TRAVEL Amazon and other big companies are trying to keep their employees healthy by banning business trips, but they’ve dealt a gut punch to a travel industry

What’s Happening: Virus closes schools, Bond postponed

These are some of the latest developments early today (Macau time): NO TIME TO DIE The release of the James Bond film "No Time To Die" has been pushed back several months

USA | What to watch as 14 states vote in Super Tuesday primaries

The Democratic presidential candidates are racing toward the biggest day in the primary calendar, when 14 states vote on Super Tuesday (today, Macau time). It’s the day

This Day in History | 1975 – Comic genius Chaplin is knighted

Silent film legend Charlie Chaplin has become Sir Charles after a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. The star of such films as The Kid and The Great Dictator

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INDONESIA’s most active volcano erupted yesterday, spewing sand and pyroclastic material and sending a massive column of smoke and ash as high as 6,000 meters into the

The Buzz | US Lawmakers close in on $7.5B measure to battle coronavirus

Lawmakers are finalizing a $7.5 billion emergency bill to fund the government’s response to  Sen. Chuck Schumer, a caustic critic of President Donald Trump’s handling of the

iPhone maker expects return to normal in China by end-March

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Apple Inc.’s most important manufacturing partner, expects its Chinese plants to begin operating normally by the end of March after resolving severe

Iran’s military on alert as virus kills 77, sickens leaders

Iran put its armed forces on alert today (Macau time) to assist health officials in battling the new coronavirus that's killed at least 77 people, an outbreak that has sickened

Iran | Virus kills member of council advising Iran’s supreme leader

A member of a council that advises Iran’s supreme leader died yesterday after falling sick from the new coronavirus, state radio reported, becoming the first top official

This Day in History | 1966 – BBC tunes in to colour

The BBC has announced plans to begin broadcasting television programmes in colour from next year. Britain will be the first country in Europe to offer regular programming

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PORTUGAL registered its first two cases of the new coronavirus, both in people who had recently returned from abroad, Health Minister Marta Temido told a news conference

Child dies as migrants rush to cross Greek-Turkish border

Greek police fired tear gas at migrants trying to push into Greece from Turkey through the land border yesterday, and a child died when a dinghy boat

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