Offbeat | Italy cartoon depicting EU as Nazi camp sparks outcry

A cartoonist in Rome has sparked a heated controversy in Italy and abroad after depicting the European Union as the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz and British Prime Minister Boris

Murakami holds rare public reading to mark debut anniversary

A monkey that confesses he steals women’s identity cards, causing them to temporarily forget who they are, starred this week as author Haruki Murakami marked 40 years since his debut

Raphael show with famous Madonna paintings opens in Berlin

Berlin is opening the first of three Raphael exhibitions this week as the art world celebrates the 500th anniversary of the Renaissance master’s death next year. Five paintings of the Virgin

Olympics | Latest Tokyo ticket lottery: 1m offered; 23m sought

Tokyo’s Olympic tickets continue to be very hard to find — particularly in Japan. Organizers yesterday said there were 23 million tickets requested in the latest lottery for Japan residents only.

The Buzz | Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot sign deal for 50-50 merger

The boards of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Peugeot yesterday signed a binding merger deal creating the world’s fourth-largest automaker with the scale to confront the challenges of stricter emissions

Finland offers crash course in artificial intelligence to EU

Finland is offering a techy Christmas gift to all European Union citizens — a free-of-charge online course in artificial intelligence in their own language, officials said. The tech-savvy Nordic nation, led

World Briefs

HONG KONG The violent crash of a double-decker bus in Hong Kong killed six people and injured more than 30 others yesterday, police said. The crash in the New Territories

The Stranger | We can do better than that

The celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Macau SAR this week on December 20 is a good opportunity to remind the incoming government about certain women’s rights, which have

Thursday, December 19, 2019 – edition no. 3440

  * Xi lands in ‘beautiful’ Macau * University of Macau to require all students learn Basic Law * Youngest member of new ExCo proposes that the government prepare housing policies specifically for

Fuel and cash rumors cause long queues in town

Online rumors about cash and fuel withdrawal restrictions in the coming days led to long queues in town this week at banks and gas stations, as

MEMORY LANE

The Chapel of São Miguel is found in São Miguel Arcanjo Cemetery, a Catholic cemetery located in the center of the city, close to Tap Seac Square. The

Aviation | Taiwan’s Starlux to run three daily flights to Macau in January

Six flights in and out of Macau will be added to the schedule from January 23, Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines announced yesterday at an event in Macau.

Gaming Mid-month checks show December GGR faring poorly

Mid-month channel checks indicate that pressure on Macau’s gambling sector will persist this December, with the data supporting predictions of a double-digit drop in gross gaming

Briefs | Three new judges step into office

Three new judges took oaths and stepped into office yesterday. José Maria Dias Azedo, who was previously a judge at the Court of Second Instance (TSI), will replace

Macau wins bronze at esports football tournament

Macau won a bronze medal at a high-profile international esports championship in Seoul last weekend, losing only one match to the eventual champion from Iran.

Rua da Barca kiosk to be replaced with automatic machine

The last operating post kiosk, which is located on Rua da Barca, will be replaced by an automatic postal machine after 2019, the Post and Communication Bureau has

CCTV Sports kicks off Macau television broadcasts

China television channel CCTV Sports was made available to viewers in Macau beginning yesterday. The launch of the new channel represents an increase in coverage of

HK insists detention of traveler to Macau ‘legal and justified’

Hong Kong’s acting Chief Executive Matthew Cheung has urged the public not to read too much into the arrest of a Hong Kong man by Zhuhai police, arguing

Macau-bound visitors ditch ferry travel for HZMB

Six out of every 10 visitors from Hong Kong say they are dropping ferry travel to Macau in favor of the land route made possible by the delta-spanning

Briefs | Intercity railway connects Guangzhou, Dongguan, Shenzhen

The Guangzhou-Shenzhen Intercity Railway began its official operation on Sunday, joining the cities of Guangzhou, Dongguan and Shenzhen in a “one-hour economic circle”. Designed with a speed of

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