Thailand | Court sentences three to prison over smuggling of rhino horns

A Thai court yesterday sentenced three people to prison over the smuggling of nearly two dozen rhinoceros horns from Ethiopia worth USD1.5 million. The bags carrying the 21

Korean War | Remains of US soldier killed in action identified

“Nope, he’s going in the plot with his mom,” Tamaris Martin Dolton said yesterday y, when the Pentagon announced Martin’s remains were identified nearly seven decades

Brexit | May gets rebellion reprieve, but faces warning from allies

British Prime Minister Theresa May got a reprieve in one of her Brexit battles yesterday as party rebels said they did not yet have the strength for

North America | Judge bars Washington from enforcing Trump asylum ban

A federal judge barred the Trump administration from refusing asylum to immigrants who cross the southern border illegally. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on Nov.

This Day in History | 1995 Balkan leaders agree to peace

A peace settlement for war-torn Bosnia-Herzegovina has been brokered in the United States. US President Bill Clinton announced the deal after 21 days of seemingly deadlocked negotiation

Offbeat | Treasure hunter flip flops on returning missing gold coins

A treasure hunter has taken back a pledge to turn over 500 missing coins minted from gold found in a shipwreck off the South Carolina coast. The Columbus

Basketball | Walker new NBA scoring leader, Hornets top Celtics 117-112

The NBA’s new scoring leader was determined his latest big night wouldn’t go to waste. Kemba Walker scored 43 points, giving him 103 in

Football | Portugal unaware of joint World Cup bid with Spain, Morocco

A Portuguese official says Spain has made no approach about the possibility of presenting a three-way bid to host the 2030 World Cup with Morocco. Education Minister Tiago

The Buzz | Lift horror: Six survive 84-floor drop drama in Chicago

People trapped in a falling lift in the U.S. city of Chicago thought they were going to die as they plummeted 84 floors to the ground, BBC reported.

Scorsese feted at MoMA by friends De Niro, DiCaprio, Hill

Many young boys grow up with superheroes adorning their walls. Jonah Hill grew up with a picture of Martin Scorsese on his. The actor related the

World Briefs

HONG KONG China is allowing a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and its battle group to make a port call in Hong Kong after it earlier turned

World Views | Russian leadership would spell the end of Interpol

Imagine an alternative history of New York City in which John Gotti becomes police commissioner and obtains arrest warrants for the U.S. attorneys who prosecuted the Gambino crime

Wednesday, November 21, 2018 – edition no. 3175

* Flora bear dies old | The strange story of BoBo * Student film festival starts Sunday * Money exchange gangs a danger * Xi visits Philippines to deepen ties   DOWNLOAD

Gaming | Crown sees shares plunge 20pct on weak VIP sentiment

An almost 20 percent plunge in the value of Crown Resorts shares has wiped more than USD824 million from the wealth of casino mogul James Packer since mid-August, as

Sou questions gov’t on status of youth public housing

Lawmaker Sulu Sou has asked the government whether it can complete its research on an apartment project for local youth. “Over the years, the

Education | UM holds 16th Portuguese Speech Contest

The Department of Portuguese of the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) last week held its 16th Portuguese Speech Contest. Students

Briefs | 28 fires triggered by cigarette butts

As of yesterday, the city had recorded 28 fire alarms triggered by cigarette butts, according to a statement by the Judiciary Police (PJ). Six of these cases were

Macau GP | Flörsch shows signs of motion improvement after long surgery

Local doctors are hopeful that teenage driver Sophia Flörsch will be able to recover from her injuries, although it is too soon to know if she

Visitor spending rises 15 percent

Visitor spending in the third quarter of 2018 amounted to MOP18.35 billion, according to the latest data from the Statistics and Census Service, up by

‘Boa Vida Weekend Market’ next month

Grand Lapa Macau and the Macau Flea Market Culture Association will hold the Boa Vida Weekend Market on December 8 and 9, featuring “boa vida”

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