This Day in History | 1961 – Russian dancer in freedom dash

Principal dancer of the Kirov Ballet, Rudolf Nureyev, has broken free from Russian embassy guards at a Paris airport and requested asylum in France. The 23-year-old Russian

Olympic rowing venue open in heart of Tokyo Bay

Organizers opened the rowing venue for next year’s Tokyo Olympics yesterday, highlighted by a race between alumni crews from Oxford and Cambridge — the two English universities that

Motorsports | Márquez wins Catalonia GP after crash takes out challengers

Marc Márquez won the Catalonia Grand Prix to strengthen his lead of the MotoGP points race after his top challengers crashed out yesterday. Márquez sped

World briefs

CHINA The U.N. counterterrorism chief visited Xinjiang last week  INDIA’s recent national election delivered a historic victory to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party,

The Buzz | Football teams protest ‘Sri Lanka decision’ with 21–18 score

Two football teams playing in a Macau Cup tournament match yesterday deliberately conceded goals to one another in what appeared to be a protest against the decision of

Aging grand hotel highlights the ethnic division in Cyprus

With Italian chandeliers still hanging in the lobby, the Ledra Palace Hotel in Cyprus still manages to hold onto a flicker of its old majesty despite the shell craters

World Views | We are living in historic times. Or are we?

If we are living through historic events, would we know? In 1965, Arthur Danto, a philosopher at Columbia University, argued that it is impossible to tell, when

Monday, June 17, 2019 – edition no. 3312

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The latest: Hong Kong protest activists reject apology

HONG KONG (AP) — The Latest on protests in Hong Kong against an extradition bill (all timesMacau/HK time): 11:15 p.m. Pro-democracy activists helping to drive mass protests in Hong Kong over a

IAM repainting to complete by year-end

The repainting of the Municipal Affairs Bureau’s (IAM) external wall is expected to be completed by the end of this year, according to José Maria da Fonseca Tavares,

Two Pearl River Delta ‘gastronomy cities’ sign memorandum

Macau has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Creative City of Gastronomy of Shunde, also in southern China’s Pearl River Delta area, to cooperate in

MGTO pledges to further promote Greater Bay tourism

Macau has pledged to encourage tourism development across the Greater Bay Area this year, with measures including expediting tourism integration with Hengqin and promoting multi-destination travel

Waterfront casinos prepare for peak typhoon season

Two waterfront casinos in Macau have fitted floodgates to their properties and introduced other protective measures to guard against typhoon-induced damage. The news, first reported by

Gaming | Wynn receives key approvals for Boston casino opening

Massachusetts gambling regulators have given Wynn Resorts key approvals for opening its nearly USD3 billion Boston-area casino. The state’s Gaming Commission authorized Wynn to conduct three

Macau airport adopts new landing procedure

Macau’s Civil Aviation Authority has adopted a procedure approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization that allows aircraft to continue their approach to the airport’s southward runway

Courts | TUI rules occasional technical support not illegal

The Court of Final Instance (TUI) has ruled that it is not illegal for non-local residents to provide occasional technical support in Macau under agreements between local and

Civil Servants Association | Secretary Alexis Tam urged to improve health, education

The Macau Civil Servants Association had a meeting with Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam to discuss several social affairs issues, including health, education

São João Festival: A growing ‘street party for all communities’

Scheduled for next weekend, the São João Festival promises to continue to bring the same traditional flavors, sounds, fun, and liveliness to the streets of the

Art Macao | Artists pleased their work ‘pushing people to think’

The two big heads on show at the Jorge Álvares Garden, as part of the Macao Art Festival, have provoked mixed reactions from the public.

Art Macao | SJM’s exhibition opens at Grand Lisboa

The Art Macao festival is now in full swing, with all casino-based exhibitions having been officially opened. Gaming operator SJM’s contribution, “ART. Appreciation. Legacy”, launched at

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