Prosecutors to seek death penalty in Chinese scholar case

U.S. prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a former physics student charged with the kidnapping and killing of a University of Illinois scholar from China,

Afghanistan | Taliban attack on Afghan hotel ends after 13 hours, 18 dead

A Taliban assault on the Intercontinental Hotel in Afghanistan’s capital killed at least 18 people, including a foreigner, and pinned security forces down for more than 13 hours

Island volcano in Papua New Guinea erupts with ash, steam

An island volcano in Papua New Guinea erupted again yesterday, sending plumes of steam and ash into the air. Thousands of people have been evacuated from

Sports diplomacy | Head of popular girl band leads N. Korean team to S. Korea

The head of a hugely popular North Korean girl band crossed the heavily fortified border into South Korea yesterday to check preparations for rare performances by an

Myanmar | Soldiers jailed for killing civilians in rare trial

A Myanmar military tribunal has sentenced six soldiers to 10 years in prison with hard labor for killing three civilians in war-torn Kachin state, officials said, in

Syria | Turkish troops attack Kurdish enclave in northern Syria

Turkish troops and Syrian opposition forces attacked a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria yesterday in their bid to drive a U.S.-allied Kurdish militia from the region.

Offbeat | In a while… Russian police face the unexpected: crocodile in basement

Russian police had an unexpected encounter while searching a house in St. Petersburg — a crocodile in the basement. The Fontanka.ru news portal said the incident

This Day in History | 2001 – MMR triple vaccine declared safe

The government is launching a £3m campaign to convince parents the controversial MMR triple vaccine is safe. Fears have been raised the vaccine against measles, mumps

Rugby Academy | Macau Bats U9, U10 teams promoted to Hong Kong top division

The Macau Bats participated last week in the Valley Fort rugby festival held at Sandy Bay in Hong Kong. A glorious sunny day was the backdrop

Boxing | Spence stops Peterson in first welterweight title defense

Errol Spence Jr. was even more dazzling in defending his title than he was while winning it. Spence battered Lamont Peterson until the fight was

World briefs

SOUTH CHINA SEA The Philippines said yesterday that it won’t get embroiled in a fresh spat between the U.S. and China involving Beijing’s protest of an American warship passing

The Buzz | PJ expresses sorrow over the death of former director

The Judiciary Police (PJ) in a statement expressed its sadness and sorrow for the death of its former director António Francisco Marques Baptista, who passed away in Lisbon on

Film shown in IFFAM 2017 | ‘The Shape of Water’ wins top Producers Guild Award

Women and inclusivity continued to dominate the awards season conversation yesterday at the Producers Guild Awards, where Guillermo del Toro’s fantastical romance “The Shape of Water”

Views on China | Big news from China is its implosion didn’t happen

China’s economic performance is all about what hasn’t happened. That’s huge. The world’s No. 2 economy didn’t implode under a mountain of debt, nor did trade tensions

Monday, January 22, 2018 – edition no. 2970

* Todi’s women of steel * Imperial Palace hotel gets hefty fine * Decorations 2017: the faces of honor and merit * Girl band leader heads N. Korean team   DOWNLOAD

Anima victim to third cyber attack in two months

Local animals rights group Anima (Macau) said it was this week victim to the third cyber attack in two months, suspecting that the Macau (Yat

English in Macau | Transportation signage in need of improvement, says public

Throughout the world, the English language is considered one of the most valuable spoken languages when it comes to multicultural areas, as well as

Delta Bridge to open on 24-hour basis

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZMB), also informally known as the Delta Bridge, should in principle be open on a 24-hour basis, a Hong Kong

Briefs | Red Market to undergo refurbishment in Sep

The refurbishment of Red Market will be carried out in September, José Tavares, President of the Civic and Municipal Affairs bureau (IACM), announced yesterday. The refurbishment process will

Consultation on Lai Chi Vun shipyards starts Monday

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will conclude a report on the evaluation of the Lai Chi Vun shipyards within 12 months. This was the announcement of

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