Hurricane Maria hits Puerto Rico after slamming Dominica

One of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit Puerto Rico pummeled the island yesterday, tearing off roofs and sending doors flying from hinges as officials warned Hurricane

Offbeat | Michigan lottery tickets with four zeroes are worth USD5,000

When are four zeroes worth USD5,000? When four zeroes are the winning numbers in a Michigan lottery drawing. Officials say 1,079 players had winning tickets in Michigan’s

This Day in History | 1998 – Clinton’s Grand Jury testimony released

Bill Clinton’s testimony about his relationship with a young female assistant has been released to the United States public. The video of the American president’s 17

Briefs | James Rodriguez stars for Bayern Munich

James Rodriguez starred on his first Bundesliga start for Bayern Munich, scoring one goal and playing a role in the others for a 3-0 win at Schalke on

Football | Klopp angry as Liverpool eliminated from League Cup

Liverpool failed to finish off a slew of chances and conceded a sloppy goal in a 2-0 loss at Leicester in the English League Cup, arousing the

Phelps has ‘no desire’ to return to swimming

Michael Phelps wondered if watching others compete at the world championships would pique his desire for another comeback. Nope. Phelps said Tuesday he has “no

Romario seeks senate probe into Rio Olympic organizer Nuzman

Brazilian Senator Romario de Souza Faria, the star of Brazil’s 1994 World Cup winning team, hopes to open a congressional investigation into Carlos Nuzman, who headed the

World briefs

SPAIN Police arrested at least 12 people yesterday in raids on Catalan government offices, news reports said, as national authorities intensified a crackdown on the region’s preparations for

The Buzz | Boxer LaMotta, immortalized in ‘Raging Bull,’ dies at 95

Jake LaMotta, the former middleweight champion whose life in and out of the ring was depicted in the film “Raging Bull,” for which Robert De Niro won an

Bangladesh | Pelting rain, relocation add to woes in Rohingya Muslim camp

Weary and uncertain, they carried whatever they could on their backs, trudging through monsoon rains and enduring relocations and extortion attempts as they struggle to find

Girl About Globe | Braids? Beware the doublecrossing Dutch

Strategies to avoid heatstroke during Hong Kong’s summer are much discussed. But there’s another issue: how to dodge heatwaves. You know, the kind that hair crinkles into when

Thursday, September 21, 2017 – edition no. 2892

* Mexico: At least 225 killed in quake * Short-film tackles addiction effects * Basketball action in Macau * BNU marks anniversary   DOWNLOAD

Hong Kong | Patten warns against calls for former British colony independence

Hong Kong’s last British governor, Chris Patten, said yesterday that calls for the city’s independence from China dilute support for democracy, and residents should engage in dialogue

13,000 SMEs applied for gov’t short-term aid

A total of 13,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have filled applications in order to request aid, provided under a government plan to alleviate the effects of Typhoon Hato

Tourism | Hotel operators need revenue management strategy

Despite the steady growth of the region’s hotel occupancy rates, an expert has highlighted that local gaming operators and hotels still need to learn strategies to manage

DSEC: Hotel industry recovers in 2016

Revenues in the hotel sector increased by 9.3 percent year-on-year to MOP28.47 billion in 2016, recovering from the decline in 2015. According to Statistics and Census Service

Benjamin Chan and Chu Un I become new heads of gov’t financial sector

Benjamin Chan and Chu Un I were sworn in yesterday as the new president of the Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) and the new coordinator of the

Cooperation | Institutions discuss Sino-Portuguese platform development

Representatives from the Macau delegation of the Portugal-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCILC) recently met with the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) to discuss

Angela Leong purchases USD338 million London office

Angela Leong has bought a historic building in London’s Aldwych district for about 250 million pounds (USD338 million), people with knowledge of the deal said. The

Crime | Woman scammed over ‘moon cake’ order

A local woman, aged 34, has filed a complaint to the Judiciary Police (PJ) claiming to have been swindled in the amount of RMB19,000, the PJ spokesperson

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