In Gaza protests, Israeli troops aim for the legs

Israeli forces deployed along the volatile border with the Gaza Strip have fired live rounds at rock-throwing Palestinian protesters ever since demonstrations against Israel’s long-running blockade of

France | Paris cleans up after latest riot as pressure builds on Macron

Paris tourist sites reopened, workers cleaned up broken glass and shop owners tried to put the city on its feet again yesterday, a day after

This Day in History | 1990: Iraq frees British hostages

The first of the hostages held in the Gulf for four-and-a-half months have arrived in Britain after their release by Saddam Hussein. A total of 100 British hostages

Offbeat | California teacher arrested for forcibly cutting boy’s hair

A high school teacher in central California was arrested on suspicion of felony child endangerment after forcibly cutting the hair of one of her students while singing the

Baseball | Ex-major leaguers Valbuena, Castillo die in Venezuela crash

Former major league players Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo were killed in a car crash in Venezuela caused by highway bandits who then robbed them, officials said Friday.

Man City’s Raheem Sterling says media coverage fuels racism

British newspapers are helping to “fuel racism” with their portrayal of black footballers, Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling said Sunday as police investigate whether he was racially abused

Figure Skating | Teenage Japanese star Rika Kihira wins Grand Prix Final

Teenage Japanese star Rika Kihira won the Grand Prix Final women’s title Saturday. The 16-year-old had a combined score of 233.12, despite stumbling on a jump in

Football | PSG’s Qatari owners enlist Neymar’s help to promote biggest bank

Paris Saint Germain’s Qatari owner is enlisting the club’s hottest star to help promote the country’s biggest bank. After advertising products from razors and headphones

Ship saves British sailor after storm in Southern Ocean

A cargo ship on Friday rescued a British sailor after a violent storm ripped off her mast and flung her yacht end over end in the Southern Ocean

The Buzz | Fosun Tourism is said to raise USD426 million in Hong Kong IPO

Fosun Tourism Group, a unit of billionaire Guo Guangchang’s drugs-to-insurance conglomerate, raised HK$3.34 billion ($426 million) after pricing its Hong Kong initial public offering at the bottom of

World Briefs

  CHINA’s export growth sank in November as global demand weakened, adding to pressure on Beijing ahead of trade talks with Washington. Exports rose 5.4 percent over a

Rear Window | Macau reinventing itself…again

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Lisbon, ending in a tour that took him to the G-20 in Argentina, to Panama and Spain, would necessarily be followed

Monday, December 10, 2018 – edition no. 3188

* Japan | Divisive bill allowing more foreign workers approved * Fifteen int’l choirs join lively festival * Detention of Huawei top exec ‘vile in nature’ * Paris cleans up after latest riot   DOWNLOAD

Education | Confucius Institute holds first graduation ceremony

The University of Macau (UM) Confucius Institute recently held the first graduation ceremony in the 2018/2019 academic year for students from its Chinese language courses and an inauguration ceremony

18th Fringe Festival launches next month

The 18th Macao City Fringe Festival will be held from January 11 to 27, featuring a total of 18 programs and 10 outreach activities, including workshops,

HKZMB Macau port shops to be on public tender

The government has approved the opening of a public tender for shops at the Macau checkpoint of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, according to a Chief Executive

New agreement supports Macau’s Belt and Road role

The MSAR government signed an agreement with the National Development and Reform Commission yesterday, aimed at advancing Macau’s participation in the Belt and Road initiative.

Airport to launch development of south extension in early 2019

The Macau International Airport Company has announced plans to launch the Passenger Terminal Building South Extension Design & Build Project in early 2019. According to a press

Policy Address | Traffic and parking spaces concern lawmakers

Traffic-related matters, housing and the lack of parking spaces were topics that generated recurrent questions addressed to the Secretary for Transport and Public Works. Raimundo do

Wong responds to Alexis Tam’s statement on illegal guesthouses

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak says that it is normal for different government officials to have different opinions. Wong’s remark was made regarding a statement

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