US men’s basketball enters a new world without its stars

The jerseys say USA, though that’s about all that will be recognizable. When the U.S. men’s basketball team returns to action later this month, fans might

World briefs

SPAIN A white van jumped the sidewalk yesterday in Barcelona’s historic Las Ramblas district, crashing into a summer crowd of residents and tourists, killing at least 13 people

The Buzz | New Southampton owner said to get China-backed bank funding

Southampton Football Club’s new owner funded his 200 million-pound takeover of the EPL team with a loan from a Chinese gov’t-backed bank in Hong Kong. A Chinese investor group led

Earthquake rocks Lisbon waking people with ‘terrifying shakes’

The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) confirmed the quake at 7:44 a.m. (6:44 a.m. GMT) which was felt in the capital Lisbon. It

Kapok | The letter versus the spirit

A lot has been said already regarding the so-called “clarifications” issued on August 3 by the Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEAL) in relation to the forbidding of so-called “political propaganda”

Friday, August 18, 2017 – edition 2869

* Hong Kong | Umbrella Movement leaders jailed as court overturns ruling * 700 violations of animal protection bill * ‘Macau is sitting on a heritage gold mine’ * Xi looking to cement

BONNIE & CLYDE TURNS 50 | The scent of the ‘60s

  * Movies: the Hitman's Bodyguard * Books: Seeing Red by Sandra Brown * Music: Rainbow by Kesha * Wine: The Patriarch of Germany

Kesha, free at last, shines brighter than ever on ‘Rainbow’

There’s a beautiful way that Kesha delivers the screeching high note near the end of “Praying,” the first single from her first album in five years, “Rainbow.”

News of the world | Warren Beatty on ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ at 50

The film, starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as the fatalistic outlaws, would become a cultural sensation, one of the biggest box office hits up until that

The Patriarch of Germany

With 3,200ha under vine, Rheingau constitutes merely 3 percent of all vineyards in Germany, but reputation-wise, it is arguably primus inter pares (first amongst equals) and the spiritual

KitchenWise | Tomato, Mozzarella and Basil Tart

There are very few things more delicious than tomatoes in season. Sure you can buy them year-round, but these imports tend to be mealy and flavorless,

‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ a fun, action-packed escape

There’s not a whole lot that’s new about “The Hitman’s Bodyguard .” Its mismatched-pals premise is the stuff of classic buddy comedies. Stars Ryan Reynolds and Samuel

‘Seeing Red’ has strong characters, emotional narrative

A man’s heroic act in the past has ramifications in the present in “Seeing Red,” Sandra Brown’s latest collision of suspense and romance. Kerra Bailey, a television journalist,

Commission records 36 election complaints

The Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEAL) has reported it received a total of 36 complaints concerning unfair election activities during the pre-campaign blackout period, which began on

Taiwan | Mishap triggers blackout as power policies draw scrutiny

A blackout caused by a blunder at Taiwan’s biggest gas-fired plant is the latest challenge to an electricity grid recently pushed to its limit and to President

Double-plated car owners can pay mainland tolls with Macau Pass

The China Guangfa Bank Macau Branch, together with Macau Pass and E-Serve launched a rechargeable card which allows Macau’s double- plated vehicles to pay mainland tolls and

Festival promotes region’s maritime history

The first Macau Ocean Culture Festival, which will be running until September, will feature 11 events including short tours at the Sai Van Lake highlighting the

Briefs | IACM says there are no eggs imported from Korea

Eggs produced in Korea were reportedly contaminated with the insecticide fipronil. The Civil and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) released a statement clarifying that Macau has not yet imported

Education | IPM welcomes 900 new students this academic year

The Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM) is welcoming 900 new students this academic year. Over 6,600 students applied  for admission to IPM in the 2017/2018 academic year

Former Uber drivers reportedly operating again

Former Uber drivers have reportedly united and returned to work by using a social network to provide taxi services, according to a report by a local Chinese newspaper.

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