Report | Climate outlook improves as fewer coal plants built

Led by cutbacks in China and India, construction of new coal-fired power plants is falling worldwide, improving chances climate goals can be met despite earlier pessimism, three

Chinese premier visits Australia to expand bilateral ties

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in the Australian capital Canberra yesterday on a mission to expand bilateral ties as President Donald Trump proposes an “America First” overhaul

South China Sea | Beijing says no monitoring station on disputed island

China is not building an environmental monitoring station on a disputed South China Sea shoal, the foreign ministry said yesterday, apparently denying remarks made by a local official last

Australia couple are first foreigners to own US radio stations

An Australian couple with roots in Alaska has bought more than two dozen radio stations in three states, marking the first time federal regulators have allowed full

US, South Korea say North Korea’s latest missile test fails

North Korea’s latest missile launch ended in failure yesterday as the United States sent a supersonic bomber streaking over ally South Korea in a show of force against

Airplane Security | New measure could cause travelers to reroute trips

A new security measure banning many electronic devices on flights from 10 mostly Muslim countries is leading travelers to reconsider their plans to fly through some airports in

Middle East | Dozens dead or missing from airstrike in IS-held north Syria

Syrian activists said yesterday that dozens of people were killed or missing after an airstrike the day before leveled a school near the Islamic State-held city

Naan starter | UK curry restaurants feel betrayed by Brexit

Mohammed-Faizul Haque makes it all look so easy. To a pan full of sizzling chicken he adds a ladle of orangey base sauce and then lemon,

This Day in History | 1983 – Reagan launches Cold War into space

President Reagan has unveiled plans to combat nuclear war in space. The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) proposes a defensive shield, using laser or particle beam

Offbeat | That’s not carry-on: Loose snake slumbers on Alaska flight

Anna McConnaughy was flying to Alaska’s largest city when the announcement came over the intercom: a passenger on a previous flight had brought a pet snake on

Football | China must beat South Korea to keep World Cup hopes alive

Thursday, 19:35am China v South Korea H 3.8, D 3.2, A 2.2 Marcello Lippi faces his biggest challenge as China coach, needing a win against South Korea to

Football | AFC says East Timor passports for nine Brazilians are invalid

The East Timor passports of nine Brazilian soccer players who represented the tiny Pacific island nation have been declared invalid, the Asian Football Confederation said yesterday.

World briefs

USA Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort (pictured), secretly worked for a Russian billionaire to advance the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin a decade

The Buzz | Ukraine: Documents ready to ban Russia’s Eurovision entry

Ukraine’s security service says it has prepared documents to ban Russia’s contestant from this year’s Eurovision song contest, but that a final decision has not been made.

Made in Macao | Addicted to sleep or staying up late?

These days, I seem to hear more young people saying that their hobby is sleeping. For some, sleeping is not just a hobby, but a ‘talent’. Could it

Thursday, March 23, 2017 – edition no. 2769

* Britain | Shots fired in Westminster and people mowed down in terror attack * Group wants shipyards listing * Former president’s take on Macau * 1st foreign club to open cChina office   DOWNLOAD

Taiwan resident disappears after landing in Macau

A Taiwanese community college manager and member of Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party has allegedly disappeared – possibly in Macau - while en route to Guangdong Province, according

Airplane security | No electronics on some US-bound jets from Mideast, Africa

The U.S. government is ordering passengers on nonstop, U.S.-bound flights from a handful of mostly Middle Eastern and North African countries to pack electronic devices other than

Survey | Decrease in casino dealers’ confidence and satisfaction index

An index measuring the confidence of casino dealers marked a decrease from 2.84 to 2.74 while another index measuring satisfaction in employment showed a 1.6 percent decrease

Environment | IPIM announces keynote speaker for MIECF’s ‘Green Forum’

The Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) announced that Achim Steiner, a former executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), will be the

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