Tuesday, June 23, 2015 – edition no. 2340

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The Buzz | Portugal pilots warned of 70,000 homing pigeons

Airplane pilots in Portugal have been advised to fly with special care after 70,000 homing pigeons were released in Spain to participate in a race back to their homes in

World briefs

CHINA  Heavy storms that swept through several southern Chinese provinces this past week killed 18 people and left four more missing. The storms have dumped more than 20 centimeters of

Live music marathon marks third World Music Day

A live music marathon spanning from high noon to late evening in downtown Macau marked the arrival of the summer solstice last Saturday, as the Alliance Française of Macao (AF)

Zonta Club inaugurated to address women and children’s affairs

The Zonta Club of Macau, a local branch of the global non-profit organization Zonta International, was inaugurated last Friday at MGM Macau in order to advance the status of women

Anti-drug activities launched to fight juvenile abuse

With the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking one week away, the Social Affairs Bureau last week rolled out a package comprising of anti-drug activities aimed at local

Caritas expat helpline needs at least 10 more volunteers

As the expat-oriented Life Hope emotional aid hotline launches today, the secretary-general of Caritas Macau, Paul Pun has stressed that the team needs ten more volunteers to work during additional

CE highlights ‘social harmony’ on Father’s Day

Chief Executive Chui Sai On has highlighted the role of harmony within the family in the context of social progress. In a message delivered to mark Father’s Day yesterday, Mr

Disabled player dies upon arrival in Poland

A local athlete passed away last Wednesday upon arrival in Poland for the Boccia World Open, according to a government statement released last Friday. The family of the late bocce

Briefs | Advantage Austria launches group for Macau and HK

Advantage Austria, the country’s official trade promotion organization, has created the “Advantage Austria Business Circle in Hong Kong & Macao” LinkedIn Group. The organization said that around 70 Austrians in

Six injured in Reservoir pile-up

The six injured individuals, aged between 29 and 74, were discharged from the hospital and all three drivers passed a breathalyzer test. The accident, which took place at around 1p.m.,

LABOR RIGHTS | ‘New Trade Union Law Alliance’ formed

17 local groups chiefly from the gaming and architectural sectors united in a newly founded group known as the “New Trade Union Law Alliance”, with the unanimous aim of making

Korean casinos plunge after report China arrests promoters

Korea casino operators Paradise Co. and Grand Korea Leisure Co. plunged in Seoul trading after a report that China arrested 14 South Koreans including the companies’ employees for allegedly marketing

Public bid opening for 200 taxi licenses tomorrow

With 230 licenses expected to expire after next year, the government launched a public tender on the 20th of last month, offering 200 grants for taxi-driving licenses valid for eight

Game of chicken over Greece risks slipping out of control 

OK, guys. You can swerve now. In the game of chicken between Greece and its creditors over whether the troubled country gets more bailout cash, each side has played its part, refusing to

Corporate Bits | MGM introduces first ‘Junior Lion Dance Training Program’

The participants will be trained by Mr. Mak Chi Leong, a top and well respected Dragon and Lion Dance coach, who is also the Chairman of Macau Hong Wai Sports

Italian prosecutors seek to indict Bank of China, 297 people

Italian prosecutors are seeking to indict 297 people and the Bank of China in connection with a massive money-laundering investigation reported by The Associated Press earlier this month. The suspects, mostly Chinese migrants

Cybertheft adds to Sino-US tensions ahead of upcoming talks 

Tensions between the U.S. and China are growing over its island-building in the South China Sea and over suspicions that Beijing was behind a massive hack into a federal government server that resulted

Mainland shocked at enduring racism, gun violence in US

Often the target of U.S. human rights accusations, China wasted little time returning such charges following the shooting at a historic black church in South Carolina that left nine people

13 people arrested after local government attacked

Police in a southern Chinese township arrested 13 people who illegally detained officials and police officers and stormed a police station and a government building in a dispute over a

India | Millions of people bend and twist their bodies for Yoga Day

Millions of yoga enthusiasts across the world bent and twisted their bodies in complex postures yesterday to mark International Yoga Day. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spread his mat among rows

Death toll from tainted liquor in Mumbai reaches 92

Eight more people died in Mumbai from drinking tainted liquor, raising the death toll to 92 in the worst such incident in India in more than a decade, police said

Myanmar | Suu Kyi warns instability could delay elections

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi told her party’s senior members Saturday that this year’s general election could be delayed if there is any instability in the country. The former

South Korea | Gov’t reports another MERS death, sees signs outbreak easing

South Korea reported one more fatality from Middle East respiratory syndrome, raising the death toll to 25 as of yesterday, amid signs the viral outbreak may be easing. The Ministry of

USA | Black church to hold first service since shootings

Members of a historic black church in the U.S. were to return to their sanctuary yesterday and worship less than a week after a white gunman killed nine people there,

Briefs | Italy Pope pauses in silent prayer before Shroud of Turin

This Day in History | 1985 – Air India jet crashes killing 329

Airline officials said they do not know the cause of the crash, but suspected it was caused by a bomb planted by Sikh extremists. The Boeing 747 plunged into the

Offbeat | Mexican artisan launches Donald Trump pinata

After Donald Trump’s Mexico-bashing comments last week, Mexicans are engaging in a little Trump-bashing of their own. Call it revenge, Mexican style. Artisan Dalton Avalos Ramirez launched a Trump pinata

Football | Serbia beats Brazil 2-1 in Under-20 World Cup final

Nemanja Maksimovic scored late in extra time to give Serbia a surprise 2-1 win over Brazil on Saturday in the final of the Under-20 World Cup. The match seemed headed

F1 | Rosberg wins Austrian GP ahead of Hamilton

The German driver, runner-up to his Mercedes teammate in last year’s Formula One championship, took an aggressive inside line to shoot past Hamilton heading into the first turn in an

Photo Shop | Indonesian and Chinese teams dominate dragon boat regattas

After enjoying a four year winning streak since 2008, China NanHai Jiujiang lost its first place position to the Indonesia National Team in 2012. The Indonesians secured this year’s top

Rear Window | Typhoon season

High summer in Macau comes with unbearable humidity, gales and tropical showers, and a series of typhoons. But daily news and public affairs do not have a so-called ‘silly season’.

Ask the Vet | 3 Treatment Options for Feline Kidney Disease

Feline renal disease cannot be treated but can be managed to delay kidney failure. 1. Injecting Fluids To make the task of the kidneys easier, fluids may be injected under the skin

Ton of ivory crushed in Times Square to highlight poaching

Over a ton of confiscated ivory tumbled off a conveyor belt into a rock crusher in Times Square on Friday in a symbolic display highlighting an illegal trade that activists

Health | Religion – Ramadan fast imposes difficult choice on diabetic Muslims

  For years, diabetic Shawkat al-Khalili ignored his doctor’s orders not to fast during the holy month of Ramadan when most of the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims abstain from food and

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