NATO chief trumpets new ‘momentum’ with EU military ties

NATO and the European Union are moving forward on deepening cooperation, the alliance's chief said yesterday, as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump insists European allies start pulling their own military

Putin’s Russia seeks to project power with modern military

With an aircraft carrier deployed off Syria's shores and hundreds of new jets, missiles and tanks entering service each year, President Vladimir Putin can project Russian military power on

Offbeat | Police nab suspects, fowl accomplice in break-in

Two suspects in a weekend break-in at a Massachusetts convenience store had a fowl accomplice. Northampton officers investigating a robbery in progress at a store quickly found two men

This Day in History | 1993 – Activists lose battle over chestnut tree

Dozens of people have been injured at the end of a 20-year battle to save a 250-year-old chestnut tree in east London. Twenty protesters were arrested after they

Golf | More time needed before Tiger Woods is judged by his scores

A flop shot that required feel. A wedge to a back pin that he had to trust. Tiger Woods followed those two birdies with a perfect 6-iron that he

World briefs

CHINA-SOUTH SUDAN The first 120 troops of a 700-member Chinese U.N. peacekeeping force depart for South Sudan, deepening China's commitment to the troubled East African nation, where two of

The Buzz | Court rejects Hou Chio Meng’s appeal, trial starts Friday

The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) rejected the request filed by former prosecutor general, Hou Chio Meng, contesting the participation of the court’s president, Sam Hou Fai, in the

Poland’s top court upholds refusal to extradite Polanski

Poland's Supreme Court yesterday confirmed that the country would refuse to detain and extradite filmmaker Roman Polanski to the U.S. The ruling upholds the decision of a lower court

Macau Matters | Coin Concerns

Everybody in the developed world is very familiar with the problems posed by coins. When you buy stuff with cash you pay mostly with notes and get change mostly

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 – edition no. 2700

* PISA TEST | Macau students are getting smarter * Rueibin Chen | The Pianist * Its the Housing, Stupid * IFFAM Names attending directors and producers * Uber

Repossessed lands to be back in the market in public tender

The Secretary Raimundo do Rosário has announced that several lands reclaimed by the government will be put out for public tenders next year. Raimundo’s statements

Policy Address – Raimundo do Rosário | Public transportation and waste separation heavily discussed

The major concern raised by lawmakers yesterday was over the city’s problematic transportation system. The inefficiencies of the system have been evident in traffic jams, traffic

Reports lead to prosecutions of drug consumption

Two reports, one from a shopping mall and another from the public hospital (CHCSJ) have led to separate accounts of the prosecution of two Macau residents on

CCM opens application for children’s choir

The Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) is looking for young voices to join its Children’s Choir in the coming year. Applications are now open to children, aged 8 to

Sands China to extend its eco-friendly products and services

Sands China Ltd. held its 2016 Sands Supplier Excellence Awards at The Venetian last week in a bid to recognize the partnerships with its major suppliers. Held

James Wong represents Macau at the Venice Art Biennale

Macau artist, James Wong Cheng Pou, has been chosen (through a judging panel arranged by the Macao Museum of Art (MAM)) to represent the region in

Local resident scammed over investments in US real estate

A local teacher, aged 45, was involved in a case over alleged investments in U.S. Real Estate. The resident claims to have lost a total of USD60,000 (around

Briefs | Governments expects to build tunnels at Guia Hill

The Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) revealed that it would be possible to build tunnels close to Guia Hill in order to allow pedestrians to

Xi’s policy assertiveness a success – so far, says scholar

China has the means to convince many countries, particularly its neighbors, to establish asymmetrical win-win partnerships with itself – referred to as a “good neighbor policy,” according to

Corporate bits | MGM hosts recruitment fair for residents with disabilities

MGM hosted an interview day for local candidates with disabilities last week, which is one of the on-going campaigns included in the series of Mass Recruitment Fairs

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