Offbeat | Nielsen: 29.6 million viewers for Oscars, up from 2018

The Oscars ended its four-year streak of dwindling viewership, reaching 29.6 million to beat last year’s audience by 12 percent, but it still represents the second-smallest audience

This Day in History | 1999 – Nigerians vote to break with military

Voters have been thronging to polling booths in Nigeria to elect a civilian president and end 15 years of military rule. Queues formed at polling stations

World briefs

HUAWEI The U.S. gov’t fight to ban Chinese tech giant Huawei from next-generation internet networks appears to be flagging. The two sides faced off yesterday at the

Hungary stepping up campaign against EU leaders on migration

The Hungarian government is stepping up its campaign against the leadership of the European Union, repeating its accusations that it seeks to promote mass immigration into the continent.

Suburbia | Mother and daughter are charged in deaths of five relatives

Police found a Pennsylvania woman and her adult daughter in an apartment with the bodies of five relatives they had killed, including three children, authorities said

Bangladesh | Police identify suspect in failed plane hijacking

A man who was killed while trying to hijack a commercial flight in Bangladesh was a 24-year-old passenger from a village near the capital who had been previously arrested

UK | Setback for USD1.3b Uber tax suit as court denies costs bid

A British lawyer faces a setback in his plan to take on Uber Technologies Inc. over its tax payments after losing a court bid to limit his costs

US border security officials to oppose emergency declaration

A group of former U.S. national security officials is set to release a statement arguing there is no justification for President Donald Trump to use a national emergency declaration

UK | May under mounting pressure to delay Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May is under pressure to delay the country’s departure from the European Union, after she postponed a vote in Parliament on her

This Day in History | 1987 Synod says ‘yes’ to women priests

The Church of England’s General Synod has voted by a huge majority to clear the way for the ordination of women priests. The Church of

Offbeat | Animal saved from icy Estonian river turns out to be a wolf

Estonian construction workers got the shock of their lives when they found out the animal they saved from an icy river was not a dog but

The Buzz | Trump goes after Spike Lee after Oscars speech

President Donald Trump is going after director Spike Lee, who used his Oscar acceptance speech to urge mobilization for the 2020 election. Trump tweeted yesterday that Lee

Hanoi Postcard: Children hope to give Kim comradely welcome

Children at a kindergarten in Hanoi, some in Korean traditional “Hanbok” dress, have been practicing singing and dancing, hoping to show off their talents to

World Briefs

CHINA The Shanghai Composite index jumped 5.5 percent after President Donald Trump announced he was extending a deadline for escalating tariffs on Chinese imports. CHINA

USA | R. Kelly met underage girl while on trial for child porn

While on trial for child pornography in 2008, R. Kelly still found time to talk to fans, give autographs and to meet an underage girl he later

Iran | President faces calls to resign over economic crisis

As Iran marked the 40th anniversary of its Islamic Revolution, a white-turbaned Shiite cleric at one commemoration targeted President Hassan Rouhani, a fellow clergyman, with this

This Day in History | 1982 Parents can stop school beatings

Corporal punishment in Britain’s schools has been dealt a blow by the European Court of Human Rights. It has ruled that beating schoolchildren against their parents’ wishes

Offbeat | Oscars: US Latinas rally around ‘Roma’ actress Yalitza Aparicio

Yalitza Aparicio, the Oscar-nominated, first-time actress in “Roma,” is finding strong support among Mexican-American women who identify with her indigenous roots despite backlash she is receiving in Mexico.

The Buzz | Okada released ‘unconditionally’ by HK anti-corruption agency, Azure says

Kazuo Okada has been released unconditionally by Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency after being arrested for unspecified offences, the media reported over the weekend. The reports were based

Documentary about 1939 Nazi rally in New York up for Oscar

A crowd of 20,000 gives the Nazi salute while swastikas flank a giant portrait of George Washington. Unimaginable to most Americans, the pro-Hitler rally that took place 80

WP2Social Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com
MACAU DAILY TIMES