S. Korea offers talks on tension, family reunions with North

South Korea yesterday offered talks with North Korea to ease animosities along their tense border and resume reunions of families separated by their war in the

Afghanistan | UN reports rise in war deaths, blames insurgents

Afghanistan’s protracted war killed a record number of civilians during the first six months of this year, according to a U.N. report released yesterday, which blamed

Venezuela | Maduro foes: Over 7 million vote in referendum

Foes of President Nicolas Maduro said more than 7 million Venezuelans cast symbolic votes rejecting his plan to retool the constitution in a strong but

Brexit talks begin in earnest with citizens’ rights in focus 

Talks to extricate Britain from the European Union began yesterday with both sides still seemingly far apart on citizens’ rights after Brexit officially takes place in less than

Offbeat | Saudi girl’s online post in miniskirt draws conservative ire

A young Saudi woman has sparked a sensation online by posting a video of herself in a miniskirt and crop top walking around in public, with some Saudis

This Day in History | 1981 – Violence erupts at Irish hunger strike protest

Nearly 200 people are in hospital in Dublin after a hunger strike demonstration turned violent. The march through the Irish capital began peacefully as 10,000 took

Tennis | What we learned at Wimbledon: Never count out Federer

Never count out Roger Federer. Seems obvious, right? Especially after he won his record-breaking eighth Wimbledon championship and second Grand Slam title of this resurgent season.

Formula E | With engines whirring, electric car racing comes to Brooklyn

The roar of the engine was replaced by a furious whirring as the future of motorsports came to Brooklyn. Formula E took over part

IAAF provisionally suspends Fredericks in payment probe

Four-time Olympic medalist Frank Fredericks has been suspended from duty by track and field’s governing body, the IAAF, while he is investigated for alleged corruption suspected of

World briefs

SINGAPORE home sales fell 21 percent in June from the previous month as fewer new projects were launched in the city-state. Developers sold 820 units last month,

The Buzz | ‘Curious’ baboon knocks out power to Zambian tourist town 

A baboon in Zambia has interfered with machinery at a power station in a tourist town near Victoria Falls, knocking out power to tens of thousands of people

Tuesday, July 18, 2017 – edition no. 2846

* Aged Portuguese mansion a window into India colonial history * Macao Orchestra new season * Group appeals for greyhound adoption * Indonesia renames part of South China Sea   DOWNLOAD

Obituary | George Romero, father of the zombie film, dies

George Romero, whose classic “Night of the Living Dead” and other horror films turned zombie movies into social commentaries and who saw his flesh-devouring undead

World Views | Uber’s Napoleon moment might not be its last retreat

He probably wouldn’t agree, but it’s fortunate in one way for Travis Kalanick that he’s no longer in charge of Uber Technologies Inc. At least he won’t have

Ho Chio Meng says 21 years in jail is unfair

Who would imagine some years ago that the region’s former top prosecutor, Ho Chio Meng, would be convicted and sentenced to 21 years in jail,

Family scatters Chinese Nobel laureate’s ashes into the sea

Family members of Liu Xiaobo scattered the Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s ashes into the sea on Saturday in funeral proceedings closely orchestrated by the Chinese government

Italy wins Macau FIVB Championship

Italy is taking home USD80,000 after winning first place in the 2017 Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) World Grand Prix Macau. The Italian team bested China,

Arts | Second ‘Y Show’ concludes

The second “Y Show,” the Macau Art Graduates Joint Exhibition, took place  place at the  Regency Art Hotel between July 13 and yesterday. The four-day exhibition included student works

Tourism price index slightly up

The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) reported that the tourist price index (TPI) for the second quarter of this year went up by 0.92 percent year-on-year to MOP126.35,

Int’l Salon of Photography sees rise in participants

The 19th Macao International Salon of Photography 2017 was inaugurated yesterday at Lou Lim Ieoc Garden, awarding 50 photographers from around the globe. Organized by the

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