October auto sales stall as sedan demand shrinks

China’s auto sales growth fell below 1 percent in October as demand for sedans contracted, an industry group said yesterday. Sales rose 0.4 percent

Thailand | Bangkok firefighters on front line of city’s snake scourge

When the latest distress call came into Phinyo Pukphinyo’s fire station in Bangkok, it was not about a burning home or office building. Instead, the caller needed

INDIA | Hundreds of New Delhi students march to demand cleaner air

Hundreds of students marched yesterday in India’s capital to demand action to improve the city’s toxic air. New Delhi has been wrapped in a choking haze

Australians endorse gay marriage, ensuring Parliament bill

Nearly two-thirds of Australians supported gay marriage in a postal survey that ensures Parliament will consider legalizing same-sex weddings this year, although the form any law would

US considers individual sanctions for Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said yesterday that his country was deeply concerned by “credible reports” of atrocities committed by Myanmar’s security forces and called for

Science | Health: US scientists try 1st gene editing in the body

Scientists for the first time have tried editing a gene inside the body in a bold attempt to permanently change a person’s DNA to try to cure

Zimbabwe | Army has Mugabe, wife in custody, controls capital

Zimbabwe’s army said yesterday it has President Robert Mugabe and his wife in custody and is securing government offices and patrolling the capital’s streets following a night of unrest

Offbeat | Pope auctions Lamborghini to rebuild Christian Iraq

Pope Francis got the keys to a fancy new Lamborghini yesterday — but he won’t be tooling around the Vatican gardens in it. Instead, the special

This Day in History | 1983 – England fans rampage in Luxembourg

The fans are being held for drunkenness, fighting and stealing after England was knocked out of the European Championship in spite of beating Luxembourg.

Football | Jedinak stars as Australia qualifies for 2018 World Cup

Mile Jedinak stepped up when it counted most, propelling Australia into next year’s World Cup with a hat trick yesterday in a 3-1 victory over Honduras that secured

Football | Ex-marketing executive: Fox Sports involved in bribes

Fox Sports partnered with a South American marketing firm to make millions of dollars in bribes to high-ranking soccer officials in exchange for lucrative broadcasting rights

World briefs

ANGOLA The Portuguese news agency Lusa is reporting that recently elected President Joao Lourenco yesterday removed Isabel dos Santos (pictured), the daughter of former President Jose Eduardo

The Buzz | Singapore’s home sales rose in October after a slowdown

Singapore’s home sales rose in October after a slowdown in September caused by the ‘Hungry Ghost’ period that’s considered inauspicious by Chinese homebuyers. Developers sold 758 units last month,

India | City rounds up beggars ahead of Ivanka’s visit

Authorities in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad are rounding up beggars ahead of a visit by Ivanka Trump for an international conference. Over the past

Girl About Globe | Women, let’s get walked all over

Meet me on Jane Austen Street. At the tea room, beside the cake shop. No, don’t get the smelling salts, I’m not having a turn.

Thursday, November 16, 2017 – edition no. 2928

* Macau GP | Drivers showcase football skills in lead up to racing weekend * Suspension of employment certificate * eSports thrive * Army has Mugabe, wife in custody   DOWNLOAD PDF     MDT MACAU GRAND PRIX

Preview | F3 Back to the ‘Old days’ with a twist

After one unusual edition that marked the start of a new competition in Macau with the creation by the International Federation of the FIA F3 World

Q&A | Tom Coronel, WTCC Race Driver: ‘Macau is magical’

Known for many things, including his sympathy and irreverent style that led to some of the most unusual ideas for car liveries such as the

Photographer presents a ‘different visual experience’ of the Grand Prix

Speedy & Color is the latest project from veteran Portuguese photographer and longtime Macau resident António Mil-Homens. This time, Mil-Homens brings Macau a new visual experience

Social measures highlighted in 2018 Policy Address

The Chief Executive (CE), Chui Sai On, went yesterday to the Legislative Assembly (AL) to present the government’s Policy Address for 2018. There he extracted and highlighted specific social

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