This Day in History | 1997 – Princess Diana dies in Paris crash

She was taken to hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning where surgeons tried for two hours to save her life but she died at 0300 BST. In a statement

Offbeat | USD210 lobster bought from fish market, set free is found dead

A lobster bought from a Massachusetts fish market for USD210 and set free by twin brothers who didn’t want it to become someone’s dinner has apparently died. Chris and David Schmidt,

Football | Rooney remains captain, back as forward for England

Wayne Rooney will remain as England captain but his midfield experiment with the national team is over, with the Manchester United veteran set to revert to playing as a deep-lying

South Sudan supporter of Infantino to run in FIFA Council vote

The only African voter to publicly support FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s election campaign is competing for a seat on FIFA’s ruling council. South Sudan soccer federation president Chabur Goc is among

The Buzz | Lawyer: Don’t punish client for buying car from drug dealer

A lawyer for a Massachusetts man found with 95 packets of heroin in his car says his client shouldn’t be punished for unknowingly buying a vehicle from a drug dealer. The

World briefs

MYANMAR Peace talks aimed at ending more than half a century of conflict between Myanmar’s army and an array of armed ethnic rebel groups are due to start in the

UN Diplomat: Portugal’s Guterres tops third poll for UN chief

Portugal’s former prime minister Antonio Guterres topped the third successive poll of candidates seeking to succeed Ban Ki-moon as the next U.N. secretary-general, making him the clear front-runner for the

Obituary | Appreciation: In Gene Wilder’s madcap roles, a magical mania

Gene Wilder was terrific when he was calm and collected. But when he lost it, he was transcendent. Often playing opposite enormous, big performers like Zero Mostel and Richard Pryor, Wilder

Wednesday, August 31, 2016 – edition no. 2633

* Unexpected | Olympians share stories of pain and overcoming hardship * Recession easing * Wynn palace is seen off to slow start * Beijing-vegas flyover   DOWNLOAD

MGM confident in its mass market development strategies

As the region’s gaming operators shift their focus toward mass-market recreational gamblers, and away from their previous VIP targets, MGM is confident that its property can shoulder the continuous decline

Women scammed in high interest deposit scheme

A local resident found herself in trouble after hoping to see significant returns in an alleged high-interest deposit scheme she saw advertised on Wechat app, the Judiciary Police (PJ) informed

STOMPing its way to Macau, percussion piece embodies gov’t vision for local art scene

World-renowned theatrical sensation, STOMP, an eight-person performance group that uses everyday items such as lighters, bin lids, plastic bags and brooms to hammer out a percussionist rhythm, is coming to

Police target non-drivers in driving offence crackdown

The police have caught two suspects of serious driving offences. Although the cases are separate and unrelated, both men were intercepted and charged with the driving offences despite the fact

Briefs | Boat sinks in the surroundings of Outer Harbor, ferries halted

A vessel used during construction work sank yesterday morning in the Outer Harbor channel, Radio Macau reported. Five workers that were on board the vessel at the time were rescued

Macau stopover | First homebuilt aircraft in Hong Kong takes off for a journey around the world

Hong Kong’s first homebuilt and locally registered aircraft took off on Sunday to complete a three-month ‘Around the World Journey’. At 8:30 a.m., the aircraft revved up at the Hong

Culture | New exhibition seeks to encourage art and design graduates

A new exhibition opened yesterday at the Regency Art Hotel seeks, not only to showcase the works of recently graduated, local art and design students, but also to demonstrate the

Yuan trades near five-week low as Fed signals renewed pressure

China’s yuan traded near a five-week low, with the Federal Reserve’s signals of a potential interest-rate increase putting renewed pressure on Asian currencies. China’s exchange rate fell as much as 0.24

Gaming alert | Packer cuts Crown Resorts stake in USD338 million sale

Billionaire James Packer sold a AUD448 million (USD338 million) stake in Crown Resorts, reducing his ownership of the Australian casino operator to less than 50 percent. Packer’s privately held investment vehicle,

Corporate bits | The Parisian conducts fire drill

The Parisian Macao completed a fire drill yesterday in preparation for its Sept. 13 opening. Around 600 Parisian team members participated in the 11 a.m. drill, demonstrating the emergency-response readiness

Stock traders feel heat with 774 probes in two months

China’s regulators are intensifying scrutiny of unusual movements in stocks as they seek to damp speculation in the nation’s financial markets. Exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen have opened 774 investigations into

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