Sweden | Leftist gov’t reintroduces military draft for first time in 7 years

Sweden’s left-leaning government yesterday reintroduced a military draft for both men and women because of what Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist called a deteriorating security environment in Europe

She Decides | Donors pledge nearly USD200 million for family planning

Nations and philanthropists pledged close to USD200 million yesterday for family planning at an international conference that aimed to make up for the gap left by President

Football weekend | Luis Enrique says he’s leaving Barcelona at end of season

The Luis Enrique era at Barcelona will end this season. The coach said he will leave the Spanish champions to get some rest after

This Day in History | 1995 – MPs move to outlaw hunting

A bill which would ban hunting with hounds in England and Wales has become the first such proposal to get a second reading in parliament.

Offbeat | Eek! Mouse delays London-to-San Francisco flight for 4 hours

How he squeaked through security is anyone’s guess. A little mouse made for a big delay on a British Airways flight from London to San Francisco.

Golf | Michelle Wie opens with 66, takes 1-stroke lead at Singapore

Michelle Wie rolled in several clutch putts yesterday and had six birdies in a 10-hole stretch to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the

World briefs

JAPAN-VIETNAM Japan’s emperor expressed sympathy to the Vietnamese families abandoned by Japanese soldiers after World War II during his landmark visit to the Communist country. Akihito met

Ex-CIA agent freed in Europe thanks Trump administration

A  former American CIA agent released from prison in Portugal hours before her planned extradition to Italy is thanking President Donald Trump for what she

The Buzz | Elvis Presley’s Graceland opening new entertainment complex

A USD45 million entertainment complex featuring exhibits and restaurants focused on the life and career of Elvis Presley is scheduled to open at Graceland in Memphis. Priscilla

Bizcuits | Dragons Abreast

Ideas have their own time, I’ve been told. In late 2013, I was stopped by a gentleman while overseas who notices my Macau-emblazoned sports slicker. He

Friday, March 3, 2017 – edition no. 2755

* Authorities sued for not getting rid of smog * Gaming stocks post price gains * Hearing health knowledge is ‘insufficient’ * Sessions spoke with russian ambassador in 2016   DOWNLOAD

License to be killed

* Movies: The Great Wall * Books: The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing * Music: The Breaker

Monsters intrude on a culture clash in ‘Great Wall’

Tell the world what you have seen,” a character exclaims in “The Great Wall,” “and what is coming!” The warning is about the mythical mass

A bear. A bat. A butterfly.

Images seen in Rorschach inkblots reveal the viewer’s unconscious mind, including any serious mental disorders. Or do they? Is the Rorschach test a brilliant diagnostic tool, or

Little Big Town return to roots, but stay in neutral

Regular scheduled programming has resumed for Little Big Town. The quartet gets back to their country roots on “The Breaker” after exploring an electronic side with Pharrell

News of the world | The mysterious life and death of a North Korean exile

The heavy-set man got out of a taxi one night last September and headed for the lobby bar of the swank Wynn Macau — a quiet place, where women

The Ampelographic Paradox

On a per capita basis, Portugal is probably the most ampelographically diverse wine-producing country in the world. Home to numerous indigenous varieties, each going by various synonyms in

Food & Beverage | Meatballs are a hearty dish for a late-winter dinner

After the Mona Lisa, Italy’s most beloved and enduring gift to world culture might be the meatball. But talk to any two Italian cooks about which

17.8 percent growth | Gaming revenue hits two-year high

Gross gaming revenue (GGR) last month reached MOP23 billion (USD2.9 billion),  marking a two-year high since February 2015, when some MOP19.5 billion was recorded. In

St Lawrence’s Church launches souvenir store

A small, discreet center at the back entrance of St Lawrence’s Church has turned into a souvenir store with an aim of promoting Catholicism, making it

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