Indonesia | Mob kills hundreds of crocodiles after man dies

A mob slaughtered nearly 300 crocodiles at a breeding ground in Indonesia’s West Papua province in retaliation for the death of a local man, officials said yesterday.

US | Billionaires fuel powerful Washington state charter groups

Dollar for dollar, the beleaguered movement to bring charter schools to Washington state has had no bigger champion than billionaire Bill Gates. The Microsoft co-founder

US-Russia Summit | Trump, Putin sit down a bit late for closely watched meeting

President Donald Trump opened a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday by predicting that their countries will end up having “an extraordinary relationship” but without mentioning Moscow’s

Helsinki protests Human rights for all – and save the planet

One sign in Helsinki read: “Build saunas not war!” Activists used yesterday’s summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold two

Offbeat | Rhode Island governor to hold office hours at the beach

 Rhode Island’s governor says she’s holding summer office hours at the beach. Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo will hold the first event today at Scarborough State

This Day in History | 1979 – Sandinista rebels take Nicaraguan capital

Fighters of the left-wing Sandinista National Liberation Front have overthrown the regime in the central American republic of Nicaragua and taken the capital, Managua. The notorious US-trained

Cycling – Tour de France | Creamy cheese in ‘Venice of the Alps’

At long last, it’s time to climb. But while the Tour de France’s cyclists face the first of a triple-header of mountain stages in the Alps,

Boxing | Joshua to fight Povetkin in London in September

Anthony Joshua will defend his WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles against Alexander Povetkin of Russia in London on Sept. 22. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed

World Cup 2018 | Vive la France! And a lot of other nations, too

Antoine Griezmann’s father emigrated from Germany, and the France forward’s mother is of Portuguese descent. Paul Pogba’s parents arrived from Guinea. Kylian Mbappe’s dad

World briefs

US-RUSSIA Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin opened their long-awaited summit yesterday with a one on one talk behind closed doors before the American leader declared their meeting was

The Buzz | Royalty, the pope, and now Trump – Putin makes everyone wait

Famous for his tardiness at official talks, President Vladimir Putin did it again — to U.S. President Donald Trump. Putin long has sought to meet with Trump,

Food sent to migrants off Sicily as Italy awaits EU offers

Another day’s worth of food and beverages was sent to a pair of military ships off Sicily as Italy waited for more European nations to

World Views | Breaking up Facebook would do more harm than good

Facebook Inc. bestrides the Earth. It attracts nearly 1.5 billion users a day, commands a fifth of global online advertising revenue, and has a market capitalization that exceeds

Tuesday, July 17, 2018 – edition no. 3090

* Former AFP chief in Macau | Media literacy needed to counter fake news, should be taught in school * Shortcomings in flood response * Economic growth cools amid trade tensions * Vive

Flooding returns to Inner Harbor after heavy rain

Several areas of the Inner Harbor district were flooded yesterday morning after the rainfall which occurred around 10 a.m. According to reports on site, the

France wins 2nd World Cup title, beats Croatia 4-2

Kylian Mbappe and France put on a thrilling show in winning the World Cup title. All Russian President Vladimir Putin might remember is the Pussy Riot

Roundtable calls on public support to save downtown building

A roundtable was held yesterday to discuss the future of the “Rainha Dona Leonor” housing block in downtown Macau (besides Hotel Sintra), which opponents of the government’s proposal to

Unfinished housing project victims ask for compensation

Approximately 50 people who claimed to have purchased properties in the Hon Fok Garden building, whose development was never finished, gathered at said building’s land plot on

Ask the Vet| Kitten care essentials

A kitten needs to be with his mother for the first eight weeks of his life, however if this is not possible, you need to be

Paul Chan announces departure from New Macau

Paul Chan Wai Chi  has announced his departure from the New Macau Association (ANM), explaining that he intends to make space for the group’s youthful

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