Taiwan-Hong Kong spat raises doubts about murder suspect’s surrender

The man at the center of a Taiwan murder case that sparked months of violent protests in Hong Kong wants to turn himself in. But first

Australian papers redact front pages to expose gov’t secrecy

Australia’s major newspapers published redacted front pages yesterday in a coordinated campaign to highlight government secrecy that is often justified on national security grounds. Rival

Politics | South Korean prosecutors seek arrest of ex-minister’s wife

Prosecutors said yesterday they are seeking to arrest the wife of South Korea’s former justice minister, who resigned last week amid allegations of financial crimes and

Two Indian states hold elections; Modi’s party expected to win

Voters cast ballots yesterday in two Indian states where Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party is seeking a second consecutive term. The Bharatiya Janata

Russia’s new focus on Africa takes advantage of US drift

Russian President Vladimir Putin is following China’s lead and making a splashy bid for influence in Africa, hosting the continent’s leaders this week in the first-ever Russia-Africa

Offbeat | ‘The Casagrandes’ extols Mexican American life via animation

“The Casagrandes,” Nickelodeon’s new original animated series that centers around an 11-year-old girl trying to survive a big city, is one of the first cartoons in the U.S.

This Day in History | 1966 – Double-agent breaks out of jail

One of Britain’s most notorious double-agents, George Blake, has escaped from prison in London after a daring break-out believed to have been masterminded by the Soviet Union. Wardens

Life & Style | Jane Fonda returns to civil disobedience for climate change

Inspired by the climate activism of a Swedish teenager, Jane Fonda says she’s returning to civil disobedience nearly a half-century after she was last arrested

Golf | Jason Day beats Tiger in Japan Skins – and also with quips

Not only did Jason Day win the inaugural “The Challenge: Japan Skins” game yesterday, beating Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Hideki Matsuyama, he also won the needling

Rugby World Cup | Referee under scrutiny as Welsh play on in Japan

A group of Wales fans laughed and smiled broadly while posing for a photo with South African referee Jaco Peyper after their team scraped into the Rugby

World briefs

The Buzz | Four suspects indicted in case of slain Slovak journalist

Slovakia prosecutors have indicted four suspects in the slaying of an investigative reporter and his fiancee, a case that brought down the government. The four include the

WikiLeaks founder Assange in UK court to fight extradition

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in court yesterday to fight extradition to the United States on charges of espionage, saying he needed more time to

Our Desk | A taxi ride and the driver’s gesture ‘in the name of love’

Earlier this month, I took a taxi from the San Ma Lou BCM taxi stand to the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST). On that

Tuesday, October 22, 2019 – edition no. 3399

* Sands announces brand partnership with star golfer * HK mosque inadvertently hit in water cannon crackdown * The University of Macau professor behind controversial remarks last week came out to deny

American ambassador defends rules for Chinese diplomats

The U.S. ambassador to China defended plans to require Beijing’s diplomats to report contacts with some Americans and said yesterday that Washington is considering additional rules

Five sent to hospital due to Areia Preta residence fire

An apartment at the Edifício Jardim Kong Fok Cheong in Areia Preta went ablaze yesterday afternoon, causing one male and four females to be sent to

Urban renewal | Sonia Chan: Rosário kept in the loop

Speaking on the sidelines of a public event, Secretary for Administration and Justice, Sonia Chan, said that her team and Raimundo do Rosário’s team had been in constant communication

Ask the Vet | Canine congestive heart failure

The heart is one of the most important organs in a dog’s body. It ensures oxygen in the blood reaches all areas of the body. When it

Economic growth expected to return only by 2024

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecasted that the Macau SAR’s economic growth is slated to return only in 2024, as the earliest year for which it

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