Briefs | France – Paris police: 18 freed, gunmen at large after store robbery

A group of gunmen broke into a discount clothing store near Paris yesterday, trapping 18 people inside for hours before fleeing and prompting a manhunt throughout the area, police said.

This Day in History | 1989 – Paris in 200-year-old revolutionary fervour

Hundreds of thousands of revellers took to the streets of the French capital last night to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille. Most people enjoyed the carnival

Offbeat | US vet finds 62 hair bands, 8 pairs of underwear inside dog

This hungry U.S. Labrador has some unusual taste buds. A Pennsylvania veterinarian retrieved 62 hair bands, eight pairs of underwear and a bandage from the dog’s stomach during exploratory surgery. The head

Cycling Tour leader | Froome confident heading to Pyrenees mountains

Race leader Chris Froome heads to the first mountain stages of the Tour de France in confident mood — and with an unexpected main rival. The British rider, seeking his second

Football | New Zealand to appeal disqualification from Oly qualifier

New Zealand Football says it will appeal the decision of the Oceania Football Confederation to disqualify its under-23 team from the regional Olympic qualifying tournament for fielding an ineligible player. The

World Views | Greece blinks

After months of deadlines that turned out not to matter and final demands that weren’t met, the threat of a one-way ticket from the euro seems to have finally persuaded

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Who’s Trump? | Miss Oklahoma wins Miss USA contest

Olivia Jordan of Oklahoma was crowned Miss USA yesterday (Macau time), wearing a hot pink strapless dress as she deftly fielded the interview portion of the competition by saying the

The Buzz | Cairo explosion destroys parts of Italian consulate

A blast rocked central Cairo on Saturday, destroyed parts of the Italian consulate, said Gamal Halawa, deputy head of Cairo’s Civil Defense. The blast was caused by a car bomb,

David Chow’s Cape Verde project green lighted

The Minister of Tourism, Investment and Business Development of Cape Verde is due to visit China later this month to sign a contract for tourism investment with Macau businessman David

World Briefs

CHINA  A fire at a residential building in central China killed seven people and injured 12 others, a local government said yesterday. The fire broke out late Saturday night in

AL plenary | Casino full smoking ban approved, detailed discussion follows

The full ban on smoking in casinos was approved on Friday at the Legislative Assembly (AL). However, some lawmakers argued that operators should be allowed to keep smoking lounges. Two

Report | Smoking in casinos ‘makes financial sense’

Allowing customers to smoke in casinos “makes financial sense,” according to a report published on Saturday by the website CalvinAyre.com, which specializes in gambling news. Following the approval of Macau’s smoking

10 years after UNESCO listing | Ung Vai Meng praises heritage conservation efforts

Ung Vai Meng expressed his satisfaction with the authorities’ efforts to preserve the legacy of local culture over the years. The Cultural Affairs Bureau’s president spoke yesterday at the opening

MUSIC | Kayhan Kalhor to stage exotic Sept concert

The Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) will stage an Indo-Persian concert that promises to transport the audience to the cradles of ancient civilizations, to the exotic melodies of Persia’s dastgah and

GAMING | T. Rowe cuts Wynn Resorts stake, leaving founder top holder

T. Rowe Price Group Inc. cut its stake in Wynn Resorts Ltd. by more than half to 4.7 million shares, according to a regulatory filing Friday, leaving founder Stephen Wynn

Macau GP | Stephane Ratel assists in GT Cup coordination

In a statement issued yesterday, the Macau Grand Prix Committee said that the format of the SJM Macau GT Cup - FIA GT World Cup will include two free practice

Corporate Bits | Dynasty 8 awarded ‘Two wine glasses’ at china wine list awards

The Wine List of the Year Awards were originally established by Tucker Seabrook in Australia in 1994 and are now the premier national awards for wine lists in that country. The

Hong Kong hostage to China rout makes stocks too cheap to ignore

As China’s efforts to tame its stock market cause turbulence in Hong Kong, some investors are focusing on the markets’ differences. After tumbling the most since the financial crisis on July

Int’l tender for Bissau port management

The Guinea-Bissau government  has launched an international tender to transfer management of the port of Bissau to private entities, the Secretary of State for Transport and Communications said last week. João

Angola increases beef production

The Directed Program for Beef Production, approved by presidential decree, which includes the import of 340,500 animals for breeding and 1 million for fattening of the Bonsmara, Simmentaller and Brahma

After evading lawsuits, counterfeiter gets US green card 

The Chinese woman has a history of selling counterfeit luxury goods. She has been sued in the U.S. by eight luxury brands. She owes Chanel Inc. USD6.9 million for selling

Typhoon pounds Shanghai with heavy rains; 1.1 million evacuated 

A typhoon pounded the Chinese coast south of Shanghai on Saturday with strong winds and heavy rainfall, submerging roads, felling trees and forcing the evacuation of 1.1 million people. Typhoon Chan-hom

Uighurs deported from Thailand wanted to join jihad, Xinhua says

China’s official news agency said that 109 ethnic Uighurs who Thailand deported to China amid international criticism that the refugees could face persecution had been on their way to Turkey, Syria or Iraq

Beijing city gov’t to move part of its functions to a suburb 

Beijing’s city government said yesterday that it is going to move part of its administrative functions out of the city center as part of a plan to better integrate the

Myanmar | Suu Kyi’s opposition party to run in November polls despite doubts

The Myanmar opposition party led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi announced Saturday it will contest the general election on Nov. 8 despite misgivings about transparency, in an effort to challenge

Indonesia | Volcano eruption sparks travel chaos

Ash spewing from a volcano on Indonesia’s main island of Java sparked chaos for holidaymakers as airports closed and international airlines canceled flights to tourist hotspot Bali, stranding thousands. Bali’s Ngurah Rai airport

North Korea | As habitats vanish, migratory birds flock to Pyongyang’s shores

To the untrained eye, it’s just a lot of birds on an otherwise deserted stretch of muddy, flat coastline. But for ornithologists, North Korea’s west coast is a little piece of paradise

Greece | Disagreements emerge among creditors as EU summit cancelled

Skeptical European creditors raced yesterday to narrow differences both among themselves and with Athens, aiming to come up with a tentative agreement to stave off an immediate financial collapse in

Mexico | Top drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman escapes

Top drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has done what Mexican authorities promised would not happen again after his re-capture last year — escaped for a second time from a

Bosnia | Srebrenica ceremonies marred by attack on Serbia’s premier

A crowd of furious Bosnian Muslims jumped over fences and attacked Serbia’s prime minister with stones and water bottles on Saturday, marring the 20th anniversary commemorations of the Srebrenica massacre. Aleksandar

This Day in History | 1971 Death for Moroccan rebel leaders

Four generals, five colonels and one major faced a firing squad without trial or court martial less than 72 hours after they had led a surprise attack. About 250 rebels -

Offbeat | ‘Ghostbusters’ cameraman helps ID shove suspect; woman dies

Authorities say a 72-year-old woman who was knocked to the ground in Boston has died soon after a cameraman working on the new “Ghostbusters” movie helped them track down the

Tennis | Djokovic defeats Federer for 3rd Wimbledon title

Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer for a second year in a row to win his third Wimbledon title. The top-seeded Serb overcame Federer - and a Centre Court crowd cheering

Williams defeats Muguruza to complete ‘Serena slam’ of majors

Serena Williams beat Garbine Muguruza in the Wimbledon final, making her the first player since 2003 to hold all four major tennis titles at once. Her 6-4, 6-4 victory over the

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