Aviation | Solar Impulse plane to land in Japan due to bad weather

A solar plane attempting to fly around the world without a drop of fuel was planning to make an unscheduled stop yesterday night in Nagoya, Japan, because of bad weather. Swiss

Gov’t spying | NSA surveillance powers lapse after no deal in US Senate 

The National Security Agency lost its authority at midnight to collect Americans’ phone records in bulk, after Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul stood in the way of extending the

FRANCE | Not eternal: Paris removes ‘love locks’ from famed bridge

Lovers in Paris, beware: City authorities are taking down thousands of padlocks affixed to the famed Pont des Arts bridge. The city says the locks, usually hung by couples to

This Day in History | 1953 Queen Elizabeth takes coronation oath

In front of more than 8,000 guests, including prime ministers and heads of state from around the Commonwealth, she took the Coronation Oath and is now bound to serve her

Offbeat | German police alerted to armed mob, find asparagus pickers

Police in rural northeastern Germany rushed out to track down a reported mob of up to 15 people armed with knives and sticks. Instead, they found a group of asparagus

Nascar | Johnson makes history with 10th win at Dover

Jimmie Johnson took the congratulatory call from his boss, then flipped the phone for a selfie. The six-time series champ and crew chief Chad Knaus sandwiched the 60-pound trophy and smiled

Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon | Keflezighi runs fastest masters half marathon of 1:02:29

The race, part of the Suja Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon, was the first competition as a master for Keflezighi, who lives in San Diego. Keflezighi, best known for his stirring

World Views | Stop calling China a currency manipulator

Christine Lagarde’s people say China’s currency is no longer undervalued. Jacob Lew’s argue it still is. There’s a lot at stake in the debate: The yuan can’t gain status as a

The Buzz | Farmer who killed alleged truffle thief gets 8 years

A court in southeast France has sentenced a farmer to eight years in prison for the shooting death of a suspected truffle thief. Laurent Rambaud was convicted Friday in the

Wealthy Chinese heading abroad to buy diamonds

Wealthy Chinese who made their country into the world’s second-biggest market for diamonds are now increasingly traveling abroad to buy the stones, at a time when ostentatious purchases are frowned

World Briefs

HONG KONG  Malaysian authorities denied entry to a radical Hong Kong lawmaker at Kuala Lumpur’s airport on Friday, the second time this week they have barred one of the city’s

Health | MERS scare reaches Macau

Macau has been on alert for the potentially deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus, since at least five of the passengers coming into close contact with a newly confirmed

Consultation on medical staff certification to be launched

The government is launching a public consultation on the legal regime governing the healthcare professionals’ certification and qualifications scheme this coming September, the head of the Health Bureau (SSM) told

New construction workers protest over ‘payment inequality’

The central government’s liaison office in Macau was once again besieged last Saturday by mainland construction workers unsatisfied with their employers over unjust salaries and compensation arrangements. Roughly 200 workmen

Statistics | Visitors on package tours down by 6.8 pct

The number of visitors on package tours reached 806,000 in April, down by 6.8 percent year-on-year, according to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). The average occupancy rate of hotels

Chui says UM promotes city’s image abroad

Macau’s chief executive Chui Sai On praised the University of Macau (UM)’s growing international influence, which helped enhance the city’s profile abroad at the 2015 congregation ceremony last Saturday afternoon

Health Bureau condemns violent behavior against inspectors

On 28th and 29th of last week respectively, two smoking-control inspectors and one trainee from the bureau were sent to the hospital after being assaulted by people who were given

Flash mob | Breastfeeding increasingly popular

A group of local breastfeeding moms and advocates are determined to keep up their annual flash mob campaign, with the purpose of continuously promoting society’s acceptance of breastfeeding in public

Taiwanese low cost V-Air cancels Macau operations

Taiwanese low-cost airline V-Air has announced it will drop all flights between Macau and Taipei in the next month. The company currently operates three weekly flights between Macau and Taipei, which

‘A Useless Fiction’ screened at 2015 Cannes Film Festival

The movie made its debut at the world-renowned film competition’s Short Film Corner, which is an event where talented filmmakers come together to share mutual insights into each other’s works.

Lusophone painters’ artwork on display at Military Club

Macau’s Military Club is commemorating its 145th anniversary and the 20 years since its renovation with a painting exhibition by artists from several Portuguese-speaking countries; namely Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde,

Silk Road founder gets life for creating online drug site

A San Francisco man who created the underground drug-selling website Silk Road was sentenced Friday to life in prison by a judge who cited six deaths from drugs bought on

Corporate Bits | Paradise Entertainment deploys additional terminals at Galaxy

“We are proud to have our LMG terminals be a part of the gaming product offerings at Galaxy Macau Phase 2 on its launch day. Our LMG solution not only

South China Sea | Impasse over island building shows no sign of easing

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and other officials sharply condemned the artificial island building, but provided no details on what steps the U.S. may take to press China into diplomatic talks. Carter said China’s land

Hong Kong | Hundreds march ahead of June 4 anniversary

Hundreds of people took to the streets and marched downtown yesterday to mark the 26th anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on Tiananmen Square on June 4, ahead of a much

Beijing about to roll out harshest smoking ban ever

Starting today in Beijing a blanket ban will be imposed on smoking in public places, after the city’s Municipal People’s Congress passed the tough new law in November. Affected will

Nepal | Schools reopen in areas worst hit by quakes

Thousands of schools across the districts worst hit by two major earthquakes in Nepal reopened yesterday. With most school buildings damaged or unsafe, the Education Ministry ordered that classes be held

Aviation | Solo flight in solar plane sets off on longest leg to Hawaii

A Swiss pilot of a solar plane yesterday embarked on the longest leg of the first attempt to fly around the world without a drop of fuel. André Borschberg took off

India | Rain of little relief as heat toll nears 2,200

Despite hopes that weekend thundershowers would help end a raging heat wave in southern India, the rain brought only limited relief as the death toll since mid-April approached 2,200. Officials said

Japan | 12 hurt in quake as life returns to normal

Twelve people suffered minor injuries and businesses returned to normal yesterday after a powerful earthquake near remote Japanese islands shook most of the country the previous night, but it was

Switzerland | Kerry breaks leg in bike crash; ends overseas trip early

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry broke his leg in bike crash yesterday, apparently after hitting a curb, and scrapped the rest of a four-nation trip that included an international

Russia | EU says Putin bans 89 officials from entry

Russia has disclosed the names of 89 people from the European Union who are prohibited from entering the country, according to the EU, which criticized the travel ban. “We don’t have

Cuba | Washington removes Havana from US list of terrorism sponsors

The Obama administration formally removed Cuba from the U.S. terrorism blacklist Friday (Saturday, Macau time), a decision hailed in Cuba as the healing of a decades-old wound and an important

Beau Biden, Vice President’s election-winning son, dies at 46

Beau Biden, the son of Vice President Joseph Biden, whose election as Delaware attorney general at age 37 made him an ascending star in the Democratic Party, has died of

This Day in History | 2001 – Nepal royal family massacred

King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and Prince Niranjan were among the victims of the tragedy at the royal palace in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu.The other victims included three of the King’s children,

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