Australia | Court rejects British painkiller firm’s appeal

Australia’s highest court yesterday rejected British company Reckitt Benckiser’s appeal of a 6 million Australian dollar (USD4.5 million) fine for misleading consumers about the effectiveness of a

Analysis | Tillerson’s terse words seen as tactical change

The response of America’s chief diplomat to North Korea’s latest missile launch was an abrupt departure from the usual — which may be a turning point,

Armament | North Korea may have tested new technology in latest missile

The missile in North Korea’s latest launch didn’t fly very far, but it may have been the second test of a technology that worries experts. The

Terrorism | Russia: Six arrested for terrorism in wake of St. Petersburg bombing

As the residents of Russia’s second-largest city try to regain their nerve in the wake of a fatal subway bombing, officials announced yesterday that six people have

Greece | Officials say a deal on unfreezing the bailout is close

Top Greek and European officials indicated yesterday that it’s possible to reach a breakthrough in the country’s difficult bailout talks over the next two days. Greece’s prime minister

This Day in History  | 1997 – Fault cuts short space shuttle mission

The US space agency, Nasa, has aborted the latest space shuttle flight and ordered its crew to return to Earth because of a defective fuel cell.

Offbeat | Steal of the year: Shoplifter trapped in store after closing calls 911

Ohio police say a suspected shoplifter called 911 for help after she hid in a fitting room at closing time and got locked inside a department store. Brimfield

Football | UEFA President Ceferin criticizes Europe’s top leagues

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin accused Europe’s top leagues of attempting to “blackmail” the governing body yesterday. The European Professional Football Leagues, which represents leagues from 25

Coach, players detained as Spain police probe match-fixing

Spanish police investigating match-fixing said this week they have detained the coach and two players of a third-division club that lost 12-0 to Barcelona’s “B’’ team

LA Olympics campaign gets lots of likes – from Pakistan 

More than a million Facebook users like the idea of hosting the 2024 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Many of them, oddly enough, from Pakistan. A

EPL | Late equalizer provides little solace for Man United

Winning the Europa League is looking increasingly like Manchester United’s best chance of getting back in the Champions League for next season. It’s 20 Premier League games without defeat

World briefs

IRAQ Islamic militants unleashed multiple suicide attacks in the city of Tikrit, north of Baghdad, killing at least 22 people, a provincial official said yesterday. Five suicide bombers

Booze & Women | Portugal official was in frame for top eurozone job, PM says

Portugal’s prime minister said this week the country’s finance minister was recently asked whether he would be available to become the eurozone’s top official, replacing Jeroen Dijsselbloem.

The Buzz | Netflix looking for a thumbs-up as star ratings fade away

Netflix’s  video-streaming service is officially scrapping its familiar star-rating system, hoping to make it easier for its 94 million subscribers to signal whether they liked a movie or

Thursday, April 6, 2017 – edition no. 2778

• Government takes back 4 idle plots * Hong Kong auction | Pink diamond bought by Chow Tai Fook fetches record USD71.2m * Five to seven typhoons * Activist’s wife to begin beijing

Made in Macao | Personal Shoppers Without Borders

We often hear comments that there is not much opportunity for career diversity in Macao. While anyone can find a job in this city where the number of unfilled

CE ‘strongly rejects’ Land Law amendment

The Chief Executive (CE) is against any attempt by lawmakers to change the Land Law to accommodate the interests of private developers who claim that the non-development

Russia | Blast on St. Petersburg subway kills 10, injures 50

An explosion yesterday ripped through a subway train in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, killing at least 10 people and injuring 50 others, the spokesman

Commission created to supervise public administration reform

The government has taken a step forward to advance the reform of Macau’s public administration by creating the Commission for the Coordination of Public Administration Reform.

AF marks 30th anniversary with Marion Sila show

Alliance Française de Macao (AF) is set to present a concert featuring a French accordionist at Albergue SCM this Sunday to kick off the association’s 30th

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