Macau Matters | Tassie and MONA

While recently visiting family and friends in Australia, a weekend visit to Tasmania (Tassie) and the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) was highly recommended. Fortunately, friends and I

The Buzz | Microsoft to launch Windows 10 on July 29

The upgraded operating system will allow users to switch seamlessly between personal computers, tablets, smartphones and other gadgets. Windows 10 is intended to give apps a similar feel on all

World Briefs

CHINA’s top disciplinary watchdog is investigating Xi Xiaoming, a vice president of the country’s top court, as the ruling Communist Party presses ahead with a nationwide graft crackdown now in

Iran nuclear agreement | Talks hit final stage but deal remains elusive

Disputes over attempts to probe Tehran’s alleged work on nuclear weapons unexpectedly persisted at Iran nuclear talks yesterday, diplomats said, threatening plans to wrap up a deal by midnight — the latest

Mexico | Escape by top drug lord a strong blow to government

The capture of drug lord Joaquin Guzman was the crowning achievement of President Enrique Pena Nieto’s government in its war against drug cartels, a beacon of success amid domestic woes.

Briefs | France – Paris police: 18 freed, gunmen at large after store robbery

A group of gunmen broke into a discount clothing store near Paris yesterday, trapping 18 people inside for hours before fleeing and prompting a manhunt throughout the area, police said.

Offbeat | US vet finds 62 hair bands, 8 pairs of underwear inside dog

This hungry U.S. Labrador has some unusual taste buds. A Pennsylvania veterinarian retrieved 62 hair bands, eight pairs of underwear and a bandage from the dog’s stomach during exploratory surgery. The head

Who’s Trump? | Miss Oklahoma wins Miss USA contest

Olivia Jordan of Oklahoma was crowned Miss USA yesterday (Macau time), wearing a hot pink strapless dress as she deftly fielded the interview portion of the competition by saying the

The Buzz | Cairo explosion destroys parts of Italian consulate

A blast rocked central Cairo on Saturday, destroyed parts of the Italian consulate, said Gamal Halawa, deputy head of Cairo’s Civil Defense. The blast was caused by a car bomb,

World Briefs

CHINA  A fire at a residential building in central China killed seven people and injured 12 others, a local government said yesterday. The fire broke out late Saturday night in

Greece | Disagreements emerge among creditors as EU summit cancelled

Skeptical European creditors raced yesterday to narrow differences both among themselves and with Athens, aiming to come up with a tentative agreement to stave off an immediate financial collapse in

Mexico | Top drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman escapes

Top drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has done what Mexican authorities promised would not happen again after his re-capture last year — escaped for a second time from a

Bosnia | Srebrenica ceremonies marred by attack on Serbia’s premier

A crowd of furious Bosnian Muslims jumped over fences and attacked Serbia’s prime minister with stones and water bottles on Saturday, marring the 20th anniversary commemorations of the Srebrenica massacre. Aleksandar

This Day in History | 1971 Death for Moroccan rebel leaders

Four generals, five colonels and one major faced a firing squad without trial or court martial less than 72 hours after they had led a surprise attack. About 250 rebels -

Offbeat | ‘Ghostbusters’ cameraman helps ID shove suspect; woman dies

Authorities say a 72-year-old woman who was knocked to the ground in Boston has died soon after a cameraman working on the new “Ghostbusters” movie helped them track down the

Politics | In Los Angeles, voting is getting the Silicon Valley treatment

Last year, a bipartisan commission established by President Obama declared that the U.S. faces an “impending crisis in voting technology.” After the 2000 Florida recount showed the world that the

The Buzz | Italy seizes wealth of Sicilian builders linked to Mafia

Italian authorities have seized 1.6 billion euros (USD1.76 billion) in wealth from Sicilian construction company officials with alleged ties to Mafia crime families in Corleone, a longtime Cosa Nostra stronghold. Carabinieri police

Mass transit chaos | London’s commuters make do as strike shuts subway system

The choices yesterday in London: take a hike, ride a bike, try to find a bus you like. Millions of commuters jammed buses, rented bicycles or simply walked for miles as

World Briefs

HONG KONG issued its third-highest storm signal for the first time this year as Severe Tropical Storm Linfa approached the financial center. The Hong Kong Observatory hoisted the No. 8

Greece | Gov’t rushing to finalize reforms and remain in euro

Greece’s government was racing yesterday to finalize a plan of reforms for its third bailout, hoping this time the proposal will meet with approval from its European partners and stave

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