Kiribati – New Zealand | Seven rescued from life raft in Pacific Ocean after ferry sank

Six adults and an unconscious baby were rescued yesterday from a life raft in the Pacific Ocean after drifting for four days in the blazing sun without

UK ‘old boys’ club rocked by sexual misconduct accusations

Britain’s financial “old boys” club was rocked by its own sexual harassment scandal last week after a Financial Times investigation found that female hostesses were groped

Holocaust remembered as warning amid far-right resurgence

Holocaust survivors wearing striped scarves that recalled their uniforms as prisoners of Nazi Germany placed candles on the train tracks carried people to their deaths at Auschwitz

This Day in History | 1996 – France halts nuclear testing

The French President, Jacques Chirac, has said France will no longer test nuclear weapons. The announcement comes a day after France exploded its sixth and biggest

Tennis | Federer beats Cilic; wins 20th major title

Roger Federer has won his 20th Grand Slam singles title yesterday with a 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 victory over Marin Cilic in the Australian

Venezuela | Former pitcher dies amid lack of medication

A former Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins pitcher died in his native Venezuela of pneumonia that baseball colleagues say was made worse by medicine shortages in the

World briefs

BANGLADESH Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is in Bangladesh on a visit to sprawling refugee camps for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled Myanmar.

The Buzz | French towns swim in floodwaters that are rising in Paris

Floodwaters have transformed the streets of scenic French towns into murky canals, swallowed up picturesque parks and drained the demand for riverboat cruises through Paris. And the waters

US calls for release of missing Chinese bookseller

President Donald Trump’s administration has joined European governments in urging China to release a Swedish citizen who sold gossipy books about Chinese leaders. A U.S. State Department

Rear Window | What about Scott Chiang?

It looks like the Sulu Sou “affair” has come to a standstill! The Court of First Instance adjourned the trial (aggravated disobedience Sulu Sou/Scott Chiang) sine die pending a

Monday, January 29, 2018 – edition no. 2975

* Putin opponents mount protests across Russia ahead of vote * Local groups visit Delta Bridge * Gov’t urges vaccination after fatal case * Federer wins 20th major title   DOWNLOAD

Wynn Resorts shaken by misconduct claims against founder

DAMIAN J. TROISE, NEW YORK (AP) Wynn Resorts is denying multiple allegations of sexual harassment and assault by founder Steve Wynn detailed in a Wall Street Journal report that sent shares

Gaming | Las Vegas Sands profit surges on continuing Macau rebound

Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s big bet on Macau continues to pay off. The world’s largest casino operator, which opened the USD2.9 billion Parisian in

Q&A: Gemma Hoi | Macau fashion designer to debut at NYFW

In Nei Hoi, better known as Gemma Hoi, is a Macau-born fashion designer who recently established her own label in New York City, USA. Gemma is

Fire services says growing demand for special operations

The Commissioner of the Fire Services Bureau (CB), Leong Iok Sam, reported yesterday that last year’s operational data showed the number of cases related to

Briefs | Taxi driver accused of driving over man’s foot

A 20-year-old man lodged a case with the Public Security Police Force (PSP) at 5 a.m. yesterday, after reportedly being injured by a taxi driver. The young man

Environment | Guangdong governor addresses difficulties with air quality improvement

According to Chinese reports, Ma Xingrui, Governor of Guangdong province, has said that it will be difficult for Guangdong to improve the province’s air quality, which

MGM delays Cotai opening to February

MGM China Holdings postponed the opening of MGM Cotai for the fifth time yesterday, implying that the “administrative approval process” by the Macau government is taking longer than

4-year-old dies from flu virus

A 4-year-old girl died from type A influenza virus yesterday at Kiang Wu Hospital, the Health Bureau (SSM) reported in a press conference. The girl’s death marks the first

The right to privacy | Press association calls for mechanism to oversee CARIC

The Macau Portuguese and English Press Association (AIPIM) has called on the government to set up an independent mechanism to oversee and supervise the Cybersecurity Incident

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