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‘Tangerine’ a vital peek into unseen LA street lives

Caitlyn Jenner and her glamorous Vanity Fair cover brought unprecedented visibility to transgender women. Laverne Cox, the first transgender actress to win an Emmy Award, fronted Time magazine, an image

‘The Assassins’ has fast pace, many twists

The duplicity begins as six master assassins rob a Baghdad museum to recover money owed to them by Saddam Hussein. Judd Ryder has given up the spy game, but that

Joy Williams goes solo and bares soul

Nearly 20 minutes into “Venus,” an acoustic guitar emerges from the computer clamor that fills most of the album. The refreshing sound of an actual musical instrument nudges Joy Williams

News of the World | Julianne Moore, Kristen Stewart play at Chanel’s casino

But the real gasps came when Kristen Stewart and a diamond- encrusted Julianne Moore walked out through an arch — both wearing bespoke Chanel couture — to take a seat around

The Sindhu Revival II

(Continued from “The Sindhu Revival” on 24 June 2015) Lying between 6th parallel north (on a par with Central Africa) and 37th parallel north (on a par with Sicily), mainland India

Food | Southern French Passion

Recently, Sofitel welcomed Chef Jean-François Nulli to join the culinary team at Privé, who has 15 years of experience working in multiple Michelin stared restaurants in France and Monaco. His

SPA | Learn your way to wellness

Guests will learn techniques such as stretching, relaxing hand massage, self-lifting face massage, how to apply products, and keeping a skin care daily beauty routine. This workshop will show guests

The Buzz | USA: Teen catches math error in golden ratio at Boston museum

A 15-year-old student visiting Boston’s Museum of Science has uncovered a math error in the golden ratio at a 34-year-old exhibit. Virginia resident Joseph Rosenfeld was visiting the museum on a

Golf | McIlroy’s absence dominates talk at Scottish Open

  All the talk at the Scottish Open is about a player who isn’t even here this week. Rory McIlroy was supposed to be the main attraction at the tune-up to next

World Briefs

PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN  One-day peace talks between Afghan officials and Taliban representatives ended with both sides agreeing to meet again after the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says. More

MGM Lion Dance Championship to be held in Beijing for the first time

Beijing will welcome a group of guests from Macau to bear witness to the MGM Lion Dance Championship being held in mainland China for the first time. Ten top lion

528 fire incidents in first half of the year

The latest statistics from the Fire Service indicate that the region has seen a decline in the number of blazes in the first half of this year, compared with the

Merrill Lynch cuts 2015 revenue forecast to 32pct drop year-on-year

Noting that the performance of Macau gaming stocks was disappointing in the first half of 2015, the Bank of America Merrill Lynch has reduced its forecast for Macau’s GGR from

Faulty regulations fail to penalize tardy public housing occupants

The president of the Follow-up Committee for Public Finance Affairs has acknowledged that flawed regulation is hampering the government’s efforts to penalize public housing unit grantees who delay moving into

Survey | Local consumers’ economic confidence continues to drop

Macau consumers’ overall confidence in spending money grew slightly during the second quarter of this year, as they saw better prospects in commodity prices, living standards, property purchasing and stock

Assembly votes on casino full smoking ban today

  Lawmakers will vote today on an amendment to Macau’s Tobacco Prevention and Control Law that would completely ban smoking in casinos – including the VIP rooms and the recently created

Health Bureau argues for tobacco tax rise

The bureau cited the WHO report to support its statement that tobacco use is currently responsible for the death of six million people across the world each year, with a

Officials downplay concerns over reclaimed zone high-rises

Public sentiment continues to escalate over the government’s possible intention to allow 100-meter high-rises to be constructed on Reclamation Zone B. The Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do

IC suggests preserving Coloane archaeological site

The IC has carried out two phases of archaeological excavation at the site located in Rua do Estaleiro over the past year. After digging into a parking lot, a football

Greece races against clock to submit reform proposals 

Greece made a request for aid from Europe’s bailout fund yesterday as it rushed to deliver details of its proposed economic reforms in time to secure the country’s future in the

Corporate Bits | MGM China named ‘most honored company’ by institutional investor

MGM China and its executives were also recognized in four categories: MGM China: Best Investor Relations Company – 1st Place Nominated by the Sell side, 3rd Place by the Buy side Grant

Angola and Italy sign cooperation agreements

The governments of Angola and Italy signed three bilateral cooperation instruments, notably for the development of agriculture, during a visit that ended Tuesday by the Angolan President, José Eduardo dos

Cape Verde compiles 40 years of statistical data

Cape Verde’s National Statistics Institute (INE) has compiled a publication that reveals the evolution of Cape Verdean society over its 40 years of independence, INE said. Called “40 years of reporting

NPC mulls privacy protection, further curbs on Internet 

Chinese authorities have proposed a sweeping but vaguely worded Internet security law that would strengthen protection of private information, ban hacking activities and also allow authorities to restrict Internet access

Typhoon season | Tropical threats stretch from Shanghai to Hawaii as storms develop

The tropical Pacific has come alive, and the threats extend from China to Hawaii. Typhoon Chan-hom is forecast to sweep China’s coast south of Shanghai on Saturday as a Category 1

Gov’t unveils new measures to prop up stocks 

In a flurry of new moves to halt a stock market slide, China›s government yesterday told state companies and corporate executives to buy shares, raised the amount of equities insurance companies can hold

North Korea | German attempts to break down barriers for deaf

In a country with zero kindergartens specifically for the deaf, Robert Grund wants to help establish the first — just a small suite of rooms for perhaps a couple dozen

Thailand | Trial opens for 2 accused of killing British tourists

Ten months after two British tourists were killed on a resort island in Thailand, prosecutors called their first witnesses yesterday in a case marked by claims that the accused —

Myanmar | Rights group condemns bill on interfaith marriage

Myanmar’s parliament is “playing with fire” by passing a bill regulating the right of women from the country’s Buddhist majority to marry men from outside their religion, an international human rights

Afghanistan | Peace talks between Kabul, Taliban end, plan to meet again

One-day peace talks between Afghan officials and Taliban representatives ended with both sides agreeing to meet again after the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said yesterday. The ministry

Islamic State | Secret to success: Shock troops who fight to the death

They are the Islamic State group’s elite shock troops. Fanatical and disciplined, they infiltrate cities of Iraq and Syria, unleash mayhem and fight to the death, wearing explosives belts to

This Day in History | 1991 Bank collapse costs taxpayers millions

BCCI was forced to shut its doors by the Bank of England last week amid fraud allegations. Councillors from Scotland to the south-west of England fear that poll taxes will have

Offbeat | Police: Man breaks into Berlin restaurant, drinks Tabasco

A man is in hot water after allegedly stealing a bicycle, pitching it through a Berlin restaurant window, then entering and quaffing half a bottle of Tabasco sauce — telling

Baseball | Royals double up against Rays, Cubs do double on Cardinals

  Paulo Orlando belted a game-ending grand slam for Kansas City to beat Tampa Bay 9-5 in the opener of a doubleheader, and Alcides Escobar’s bases-clearing double helped them to a

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