Aeromexico crash | Stronger planes can mean fewer fatalities

Passengers in plane crashes like yesterday’s Aeromexico accident — in which no one died — have better chances of survival due to better aircraft construction and

Brexit | UK foreign secretary warns against messy EU divorce

Britain’s foreign secretary warned anew against a “messy divorce” with the European Union that could poison future relations as he visited Austria yesterday, bringing his message

Offbeat | Two drivers cited for going too slow under new law

Idaho police are starting to enforce a new law targeting slow drivers using the passing lanes of highways. Two drivers have been cited as of July 27

This Day in History | 1965 – Riviera fires force campers to flee

Thousands of British campers on holiday in the south of France have been forced to abandon their tents when forest fires threatened to engulf them. At

Baseball Davis hits 29th home run, A’s beat Blue Jays 6-2

Unable to land a starter at the trade deadline, the Oakland Athletics got a big lift from one they already had and gave manager Bob Melvin

Athletics | Travel chaos as athletes stranded, African champs delayed

The start of the African track and field championships in Nigeria was delayed yesterday after hundreds of athletes were stranded at an airport, some for three days when

World briefs

SOUTH CHINA SEA Southeast Asian nations are expected to welcome an initial negotiating draft of a nonaggression pact with China on the South China Sea, but critics warn

The Buzz | Germany: number of people with immigrant roots rises

Official data show that the number of people in Germany with immigrant roots increased 4.4 percent last year to nearly 19.3 million. The Federal Statistical Office said

Daring Heist | Thieves steal Swedish royal jewels, escape by speedboat

Thieves in Sweden walked into a small town’s medieval cathedral in broad daylight and made off with priceless crown jewels dating back to the early 1600s before

Girl About Globe | Is baijiu the new Aperol spritz?

World Baijiu Day is coming up soon. If you’re reading this outside China, baijiu is a powerful spirit. The name means ‘white liquor’. It’s a unit through which

Thursday, August 2, 2018 – edition no. 3102

* New digital mental health service helps migrants cope with stress * Revenue climbs 10 percent in July * Protestors demand better pay * All survive crash of jetliner   DOWNLOAD

Over 7,400 sign petition against hazardous materials warehouses

Representatives of Seac Pai Van residents, along with a few lawmakers, have delivered a petition with some 7,426 signatures requesting that the draft plan of building

Biggest Macau health center opens, expected to serve 100,000

A new health care center was inaugurated yesterday at the Public Housing Building, Cheng I, in Ilha Verde district. The new unit, the eighth of its kind in

SJM gaming profits surge 56.8 percent

SJM Holdings yesterday announced that its unaudited consolidated interim results for the six-month period ending June 30 showed  that the group’s net gaming revenue

Greater Bay | Guangdong open to leasing new towns to HK residents

GUANGDONG authorities are open to leasing new towns on the mainland for the purpose of housing Hong Kong residents, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) has

Over 80,000 passengers fly between Beijing, Lisbon

Beijing Capital Airlines has announced that the thrice-weekly direct flight between Beijing and Lisbon has transported over 80,000 passengers during its first year of operation, which it

Canidrome and Anima submit domestic foster plan

The Macau (Yat Yeun) Canidrome and Anima – Society for the Protection of Animals have jointly proposed a plan of establishing a domestic foster plan.

OECD tax information exchange into force from September

THE government announced that Macau is set to comply with the application of the “Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters” in the MSAR, the Office of the

Briefs | Meeting to debate Lai Chi Vun conservation

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will organize a meeting on Saturday about the revamp and preservation of the Lai Chi Vun shipyards area. Several heritage conservation experts will

Survey | HK residents positive towards Macau citizens but not gov’t

A poll conducted by the University of Hong Kong Public Opinion Programme showed that its residents regarded Macau citizens positively, but not its government. The university’s

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