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Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman has been awarded this year’s “Jewish Nobel” for his accomplishments as a musician, teacher and advocate for the disabled, organizers of the USD1 million prize announced
A Chinese billionaire arrested in a United Nations bribery scandal needs a speedy trial because his businesses are being damaged, his lawyer told a judge last week. Attorney Benjamin Brafman demanded
CHILE A helicopter working for an MTV reality show crashed in western Argentina on Saturday and both people on board were killed, local authorities said. RUSSIA A fire swept through a
Nearly 200 nations adopted the first global pact to fight climate change on Saturday, calling on the world to collectively cut and then eliminate greenhouse gas pollution but imposing no
The ousted President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, is under arrest after he was captured by US soldiers.”Ladies and gentlemen, we got him,” US administrator Paul Bremer told journalists in Baghdad.
Israel’s first canine is in the doghouse after biting two guests at the Prime Minister’s Hanukkah candle lighting ceremony. Benjamin Netanyahu posted a family portrait — including his wife, two sons
The world is about to go on a carbon diet. It won’t be easy — or cheap. Nearly 200 nations across the world on Saturday approved a first-of-its-kind universal agreement to
More than 1,300 Russians are reading Leo Tolstoy’s notoriously lengthy novel “War and Peace” aloud in a 60-hour marathon on national television. The public readings, pre-recorded at locations all over Russia,
A new exhibition focusing on the architecture of the Forbidden City is being hosted by the Macau Museum of Art in partnership with the Palace Museum in Beijing. The exhibition
AUSTRALIA Thailand’s highest-ranking police investigator in charge of human trafficking has fled to Australia, telling Australian media yesterday that he feared for his life after his findings implicated “influential people”
After 12 years of often divisive rule and heavy spending on social welfare programs, Argentina’s president-elect promises to usher in an era of more civil discourse and roll back much of the
Mexican health authorities approved the first vaccine to gain official acceptance for use against the dengue virus, which sickens about 100 million people every year, mostly in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The
Sleep-deprived and increasingly tense, diplomats and climate negotiators outside Paris struggled yesterday to narrow down a 29-page draft of an unprecedented deal to tackle climate change— but countries remained at
The company previously said it was to launch a £1.2bn cost-cutting package but today’s news was the first indication of the scale of the jobs affected. Consignia’s Chief Executive John Roberts
As part of their campaign to bring Wi-Fi to crowded public spots in the Russian capital, Moscow authorities are connecting up an unlikely new location: cemeteries. The Moscow city hall said
French photographer, author and director, Jean-Yves Bardin is opening a photography exhibition at the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) today, from 6 p.m. Bardin received recognition in 2014 for
FIFA signed its first major new sponsor yesterday after a gap of more than two scandal-filled years. Soccer’s governing body announced an eight-year partnership deal with Alibaba E-Auto for the Club
INDONESIA Millions of Indonesians vote in nationwide elections for regional leaders in the sprawling archipelago. INDONESIA A strong earthquake strikes off the coast of eastern Indonesia, but officials say there is
Led by Choir Director Dr. Geoffrey Webber, the choir is one of the United Kingdom’s leading collegiate choirs, and students will perform a wide range of sacred and secular choral
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