This Day in History: 1955 Fleet Street papers back after strike

The stoppage was called off following an agreement on Tuesday night between electricians’ and engineers’ unions and the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association. The 700 maintenance men, who take care of the newspaper

Offbeat: Bosnians hope to break world record for biggest chicken stew

Some 100 cooks and volunteers used 1,000 kilograms of chicken meat and about 300 kilograms of vegetables to prepare the traditional dish, known as Bey’s soup, in the center of

Football | Champions League preview: Madrid rivals clash again

Defending champion Real Madrid faces familiar foe Atletico Madrid for a place in the Champions League semifinals while Barcelona appears to have its place already booked. The Madrid rivals produced a stalemate

ACL Preview | Laudrup, Cannavaro eye coaching success in Asia

Today, 6:30pm FC Seoul v Guangzhou FC H 3, D 3.4, A 2.52 Michael Laudrup and Fabio Cannavaro were giants of the global game as players and can take a big step toward

Our Desk: A tale of two border crossings

Living across two separated territories has trained me to be border-crossing savvy. I try to avoid the crowded checkpoints and congested traffic as much as I can, and learn my

Tuesday, April 21, 2015 – edition no. 2295

* Mediterranean | The migrants’ Titanic * Chui announces more reshuffles for top posts * Dafen embraces the art of ‘faking it’ * Manila, us start s China sea war games   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Kids of Cold War crocs going to Cuba

Cuba’s efforts to sustain the critically endangered Cuban crocodile are getting a boost from Sweden, home to a pair of reptiles that Fidel Castro gave to a Soviet cosmonaut four

World briefs

CHINA’s Central Bank said yesterday that it will cut its bank reserve requirement ratio by 1 percentage point to stimulate more lending into a slowing economy. AFGHANISTAN  An Afghan police chief

Auto industry | Mercedes shrinks SUV coupe to compact

Mercedes-Benz, which is introducing four sport-utility vehicles this year, is looking at bringing out an all-new compact coupe version as early as 2016 as buyers continue to favor the sporty

Anglican School art exhibition | Local students’ paintings sent to Cambridge

The student works from the latest annual art exhibition organized by the Macau Anglican School (MAC) have been sent off to England’s Cambridge University for assessment. The paintings showcased at the

Judge says FBI ruse violated rights of Vegas hotel guest

The FBI violated the rights of a wealthy Malaysian businessman when agents posed as Internet repairmen to get into his Las Vegas suite to search for evidence of wrongdoing during

Statistics | Telecommunications – 159,900 households connected, more smartphone users

The data indicated that the percentage of households using mobile broadband to access the Internet increased by 7.2 percentage points year-on-year to 87.1%, driven by the popularity of smart-phones. Meanwhile,

Arts | Leong Wai Man wins ‘48 Rush Hours’

The topic, “Journey”, was announced last Friday to 57 applicants who had to produce and deliver a video before Saturday at 10 a.m. Twenty nine productions were submitted and the

Thousands of local passengers affected by bad weather

A total of 16 Macau-bound flights have been diverted to airports in Shenzhen or Hong Kong, while around 12 flights ready to take off were called off or delayed over

Briefs | Property developer allegedly sues New Macau

Several New Macau Association (ANM) members have been summoned by the Judiciary Police, allegedly for assisting an investigation into a libel lawsuit, according to a post on the association’s Facebook

Policy Address | Transport and Public Works Secretary prioritizes public works and vehicle control in long task list

The Legislative Assembly (AL) concluded its plenary meeting debates on the government’s 2015 policy objectives regarding transport and public works last Friday, where lawmakers put forth concerns and suggestions over

Zhou says China has room for monetary easing; may not use it

China’s central bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan said the world’s second-largest economy has scope compared with other nations to ease its monetary policies though won’t necessarily take advantage of it. “We have

Nissan’s Infiniti to expand mainland dealer network

Nissan Motor Co.’s Infiniti premium brand plans to increase the number of dealerships it has in China by about 40 percent this year, with room to add more outlets in

Corporate Bits | CEM holds lunch gathering for senior citizens for the 11th consecutive year

Shi Yulin, CEM Executive Director, said in his speech that as respecting the elderly is a virtue in Chinese tradition, CEM has been actively extending care to the community and

Mozambique | World Bank may revise economic growth forecast

The World Bank may revise its growth forecast for Mozambique’s economy downwards from 7 percent to 6.5 percent due to natural disasters this year and to contained public spending.The World

Angola | Company signs investment agreement worth USD5b

Angolan company Organizações Ribeirinho has become the largest investor in Angola to sign a contract with the National Agency for Private Investment (ANIP) for an investment of USD5 billion, Angolan

AP Exclusive | Activist more determined after lockup 

The most prominent of five recently released Chinese women’s rights activists feels her dedication to the cause has grown stronger after spending 37 days in detention with interrogators who blew smoke

Central Bank to cut bank reserve requirement

China has cut the amount of cash the country’s lenders must set aside as reserves in the second such move in three months, stepping up stimulus after Premier Li Keqiang

Veteran journalist Gao Yu sentenced to 7 years

A Beijing court sentenced a veteran Chinese journalist to seven years in prison Friday on charges of leaking a document detailing the Communist Party leadership’s resolve to aggressively target civil

Report says Beijing building airstrip on reclaimed island 

China is building an airstrip on an artificially created island in a disputed section of the South China Sea, according to independent analysts, a move the U.S. has warned could raise tensions

South Korea | Police question dozens after violent ferry protest

South Korean police said yesterday that they were questioning dozens of protesters after violence broke out at a rally denouncing the government’s handling of a ferry disaster that killed more

Australia | Authorities arrest 5 for alleged IS-inspired terror plot 

Five Australian teenagers were arrested Saturday on suspicion of plotting an Islamic State group-inspired terrorist attack at a Veterans’ Day ceremony that included targeting police officers, officials said. The suspects included

India | 2 policemen arrested in killing of Kashmiri youth

Two Indian policemen have been arrested in the killing of a teenage boy during weekend protests in the disputed region of Kashmir, police said. Towns across the Himalayan territory were mostly

Afghanistan | Islamic State blamed for suicide bombing killing 35

A motorcycle-riding suicide bomber attacked a line of people waiting outside a bank Saturday in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 35 and wounding 125 in an assault the country’s president

Italy | 24 dead, 28 safe, hundreds missing as Med migrant boat sinks

A boat believed to be crowded with 700 migrants capsized in the waters north of Libya overnight, leaving at least 24 confirmed dead and sparking fears for what could become

Islamic State | Video purports to show killing of Ethiopians in Libya

A video released by the Islamic State group yesterday appears to show the killing of two different groups of captured Ethiopian Christians by the extremist group’s Libyan affiliates. The 29-minute online

South Africa | Immigrants describe threats following mob attacks

Fearful immigrants in South Africa who fled their homes because of threats and deadly attacks by South Africans said yesterday they were targeted in some cases by longtime neighbors and

This Day in History | 1974 – ‘Troubles’ death toll hits 1,000

The conflict in Northern Ireland has claimed its 1,000th victim. The milestone has been reached amid a spate of killings and shootings over the past two days. They culminated in the

Offbeat | Ringo Starr, Green Day rock their way into Rock Hall

The mop-topped drummer who kept the beat for the Beatles, Starr was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist on Saturday night during a

The Venetian Macao hosts China Music Awards for fourth consecutive year

Co-sponsored by The Venetian Macao, the 19th Channel China Music Awards and Asian Influential Power Grand Ceremony returned to The Venetian Macao for the fourth high-profile year. Following the

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