More than 100,000 Ethiopians yesterday protested the killing of Ethiopian Christians in Libya and their own government’s failure to raise living standards of the poor, with poverty fueling the flow
A former Auschwitz guard was taking the stand for a second day yesterday to answer judges’ questions about his role at the death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. SS Sgt. Oskar Groening
Russia acknowledged the surging cost for its takeover of Crimea from Ukraine, with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev blaming the standoff and sanctions that followed for helping push the economy into
Jane Andrews, 34, denies murdering businessman Thomas Cressman, 39, at their home in Fulham, West London, in September last year. But Bruce Houlder QC, for the prosecution, told the Old Bailey
The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from a salon owner challenging a decision by local regulators to stop her from offering pedicures using fish that nibble dead skin
Bayern Munich outclassed Porto 6-1 yesterday to reach its fourth consecutive Champions League semifinal and give coach Pep Guardiola an emphatic victory in his 100th match in charge of the
UEFA has published Champions League regulations for next season confirming a seeding change to reward national league winners. Top-seeded teams in eight groups will be the defending Champions League winner plus
It was a year ago when I received an English copy of the book “500 years of Italians in Hong Kong and Macau” from one of its authors, Gianni Criveller.
* Forecast: Casino revenue to drop over 30 pct in April * Gaming operators rethink business model * GT World Cup is major addition to Grand Prix * Residents’ show lack of green
European lawmakers are likely to urge FIFA to re-vote on awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe says it will discuss the issue
CHINA At least seven coal miners were killed and 13 left trapped after a shaft flooded at a mine in northern China, state media reported yesterday. More than 600 rescue
South Korea has become one of Asia’s fastest growing casino markets with gaming companies lured by a 42 percent jump in the number of Chinese tourists to a record 6
According to CCAC, the two employees allegedly committed active and passive bribery as well as document forgery offenses — all regarded as illicit acts in Macau’s Criminal Code. These crimes
Jonathan Litt, who’s pushing MGM Resorts International to put its properties into a real estate investment trust, stepped up his criticism of the casino company and accused a director of
China has set up new free trade zones in Guangdong, Fujian and Tianjin yesterday, expecting them to boost economic reform, promote trade and facilitate investment in new areas in the
Sponsored by the Macau Foundation, the platform “Fontes Macau-China” (“Sources Macau-China”) has made available the digitalized versions of many old books. The resources will be introduced gradually, with an intended
Macau-born Rogério ‘Roger’ Lobo, a former Hong Kong lawmaker and one of the most esteemed members of the neighboring city’s Macanese community, died of cancer at the age of 91
The Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) professor told the audience last Monday during a Rui Cunha Foundation seminar on Macau gaming law that the disappearance of Huang Shan — a major
Citi Research has reported that according to its industry sources, Macau’s table GGR (Gross Gaming Revenue) for the first 19 days in April reached MOP11.5bn (or MOP12.1bn, if one includes
BNU announced its financial results for 2014. Besides increasing cash flow by 20.5 pct and net profit by 10.1 pct, the bank registered a 29.9 pct increase in credit granted
Hong Kong led Asian stocks higher yesterday as investors shook off initial pessimism over new measures by China’s market regulator. KEEPING SCORE: Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 2.1 percent to 27,666.06
China Resources Enterprise Ltd. rose the most in more than two decades after announcing it will sell businesses including its main money-losing retail venture with Tesco Plc, and focus on
To encourage visitors to provide feedback on the Tour, a lucky draw was launched, with an electrical appliances cash coupon of MOP2,000 to be offered to one lucky winner every
The Orient Museum in Lisbon yesterday launched the Chinese version of the website at ceremony attended by Vice-Prime Minister Paulo Portas, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in
China and Angola have maintained good cooperation in many areas but there is still much to be done together, said Monday in Jakarta the Angolan Minister of Foreign Affairs. “China has
China picked a dam project in northern Pakistan for its first investment by a USD40 billion Silk Road infrastructure fund as President Xi Jinping looks to expand the country’s influence
The American Chamber of Commerce in China called yesterday for more government transparency and fairness as the confidence of U.S. companies in the country’s investment climate deteriorates. The chamber said in its annual
Henan, Hubei, Hunan and Sichuan were among the 10 worst-polluted provinces in the three months ended March 31, Greenpeace said in an e-mailed statement. The provinces are areas of the country
All around Chow Tak-yee’s neighborhood in the working-class edges of Hong Kong, the 26-year-old can feel the spreading influence of nearby mainland China on the prosperous, open-minded city she›s always called home. The
Rudd faces up to seven years in prison on the threatening to kill charge, although his lawyer Craig Tuck said the prosecution case boils down to an angry phone call,
South Korea’s prime minister has offered to resign amid a bribery scandal just two months after he took up the country’s No. 2 post, officials said yesterday, in the latest political crisis
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent religious offerings yesterday to a Tokyo shrine that honors convicted World War II leaders among its war dead, a likely signal that he won’t
An Egyptian criminal court yesterday sentenced ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to 20 years in prison on charges linked to the killing of protesters in 2012, the first verdict to
Worried about their safety, hundreds of African immigrants headed out of South Africa in buses on Monday following deadly attacks on foreign-owned shops. South Africa’s anti-immigrant attacks, in which seven people have been killed this month,
Italian prosecutors yesterday began building their case against the traffickers responsible for the drowning of as many as 950 migrants in the Mediterranean, as European Union leaders mulled a new plan to
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