This Day in History | 1976 – Funeral of Mafia boss held in NY

The funeral of Carlo Gambino, the ‘boss of the bosses’ in the Mafia, has taken place in New York. Mr Gambino, considered the most powerful of

Golf | Woods cleared for sport activities with no restrictions

Tiger Woods is swinging a driver without pain, and his agent says doctors have cleared the former world No. 1 to practice without limitations. Still

Cycling | Tour champion Froome could face Dumoulin test on 2018 route

Defending champion Chris Froome can expect a stern challenge from Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin in next year’s Tour de France. Froome is chasing a record-equaling fifth

Gymnastics | Olympic champion Simone Biles returns to gym with new coach

Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is ready to get serious about her comeback. Biles, who won four gold medals and five total during the 2016

Russia 2018 | Italy to face Sweden in World Cup playoffs

Italy will face Sweden in the European playoffs next month to qualify for the World Cup. The four-time World Cup champions were drawn yesterday to play

World briefs

SYRIA U.S.-backed Syrian forces liberated the city of Raqqa yesterday from Islamic State militants, a senior commander said, in a major defeat for the collapsing extremist group that

The Buzz | Solange, Bruno Mars lead Soul Train Awards nominations

Solange is the most nominated artist for this year’s edition of BET’s Soul Train Awards. The younger sister of Beyonce has seven nominations, including best R&B/soul female

Michelle Yeoh: Weinstein a ‘bully,’ ‘not always honorable’

Actress Michelle Yeoh said yesterday that she was aware of Harvey Weinstein’s reputation and would have unleashed “years of martial arts training” on the fallen Hollywood

Views on China | Actually, a strongman won’t make China stronger

Who will rise and fall at this week’s Communist Party congress in Beijing remains shrouded in the usual thick mist of Chinese politics. But the outcome of the

Wednesday, October 18, 2017 – edition no. 2908

* Co-working | New work trend reaches Macau * Firemen kept busy * Talks to open macau shop * Rohingya keep fleeing into Bangladesh   DOWNLOAD

Gongbei: Man escapes alive from brutal accident

A falling crane hit a car in the vicinity of the Gongbei port, in Zhuhai. The car’s driver seat got flattened, the sunroof went off and the doors were deformed

Legislative Assembly | Ho Iat Seng almost uncontested

The newly inaugurated Macau Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary session re-elected president Ho Iat Seng, to a new mandate, the second after his election in 2013.

Q&A | Taleb Rifai – World Tourism Organization: China benefits from ‘serious’ attitute to tourism

Based in the Spanish capital Madrid, Taleb Rifai is the current Secretary General of the United Nations’ World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), having been unanimously elected to

Portuguese pavement ‘a way to transmit values through the stone’

The Portuguese-style cobblestone pavement, seen in cities around the world, was the topic of a series of events last week, including a book launch and an exhibition

Global Tourism Economy Forum | Pansy Ho: Macau must develop own brands to mature tourism

The Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF) 2017 kicked off yesterday at Grand Hyatt Macau with secretary general Pansy Ho saying it was necessary for Macau

Raimundo do Rosário | No decision on different bus fares for residents and ‘blue card’ holders

The Traffic Committee’s proposal to establish different fares for the use of public buses for residents and non-residents might not move forward, Secretary for Transport and

British official optimistic on HK, Macau investors

The UK still remains Europe’s top destination for inward investment projects even after the 2016 “Brexit” referendum, and will likely remain so in the long term, contrary

Chui Sai Cheong elected as AL vice-president, sees no nepotism

As the Times revealed last week, indirectly elected lawmaker Chui Sai Cheong was elected as the vice-president of the AL yesterday with 29 out of 33 possible

Environment | More factories go dark as China’s expansion hangs in the balance

In pockets of China’s industrial heartland, a government push to clean up the environment and cut excess output is starting to bite: Furnaces have gone cold,

Corporate bits | MGM extends Oktoberfest for a day

MGM announced yesterday that it has extended its annual event “Oktoberfest Macau at MGM 2017” until Monday, October 23. This year’s event also includes the Family-Friendly DayTime Oktoberfest, which will run

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