Middle East | Iraqi forces enter Mosul city limits, main urban fight ahead

Iraq’s special forces entered the outskirts of Mosul yesterday and were advancing toward its more urban center despite fierce resistance by Islamic State group fighters who hold the city, an

USA Elections | Democrats say Trump, GOP are intimidating voters in four states

Democrats are accusing Republicans and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign of conspiring to intimidate voters in at least four states just days ahead of the election. In each lawsuit, the state’s Democratic

This Day in History | 1986 – US hostage freed in Beirut

An American held hostage in Beirut by Muslim fundamentalists has been released. David Jacobsen was set free in the west of the Lebanese capital after 17 months of captivity at the

Emirati police find strange fruit covered in writing, nails

Police in one of the sheikhdoms of the United Arab Emirates say they found and determined a strange fruit covered in writing and nails was not dangerous. Police in Sharjah, a

Airshow China ongoing in Zhuhai

The China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow China) is being held between November 1 and 6 in the neighboring city of Zhuhai. Airshow China is the international aerospace trade show

Football – Champions League Preview | Ronaldo two goals shy of 100 in European competitions

Thursday, 3:45am Legia W v Real M H 29, D 12, A 1.13 Unless Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly decides to add mercy to his list of virtues, the Real Madrid forward will have a

Tennis | Zhang, Svitolina win opening matches at Zhuhai’s Elite Trophy

Chinese wild-card entry Zhang Shuai opened the WTA Elite Trophy tournament with a 6-1, 6-1 win over sixth-seeded Timea Bacsinzky yesterday. The tournament in Zhuhai features the leading players on

World briefs

IRAQ’s special forces entered the outskirts of Mosul yesterday, taking the state television building and advancing despite fierce resistance by Islamic State group fighters who hold the city, an Iraqi

Rescuers try to find 15 still trapped by mine blast in Chongqing

Hundreds of rescuers were struggling yesterday to find 15 coal miners still trapped a day after a gas explosion killed 18 of their colleagues in western China. Whether the 15 are

Sports Views | F1’s buffoonery ruins a perfectly good product

You wouldn’t trust Formula One with a loaded gun, because it would be sure to shoot itself in the foot. The drivers’ derring-do, the adrenaline, the speed, the glitz and

Wednesday, November 2, 2016 – edition no. 2676

* Central hospital accredited by Australian health care organization * Construction wages down * Mixed views on junket investment verdict * Xi in talks with taiwan opposition   DOWNLOAD

Vegas gives Macau a lesson in family values

Macau gambling junket operator U Io Hung used to spend his days making travel arrangements for a handful of VIP customers. The gamblers, typically from Shanghai or Beijing, were flown

South Korea | Woman in scandal roiling says she ‘deserves death’

Telling reporters yesterday that she “deserves death,” the woman at the center of a scandal roiling South Korea met prosecutors examining whether she used her close ties to President Park Geun-hye to pull government strings

Participating stores increase for upcoming charity bazaar

The 47th Caritas Macau Charity Bazaar themed “Build up character to nurture spirit. Gather aspirations for a meaningful life” will be held this weekend at the Nautical Centre at Nam

Crime | Uber motorist working without a valid driver’s license

The Public Security Police Force (PSP) have found a resident working as an Uber driver while he was not qualified to drive as he did not possess a valid driver’s

Health | Hospital accused of delayed treatment during delivery

Conde de São Januário Central Hospital (CHCSJ) responded to a recent controversy in town, concerning the institution, that states the hospital did not provide appropriate treatment to a baby who

Tourism | Tour groups decline 20 percent in September

Visitors to Macau on package tours decreased by 20 percent year-on-year to 596,000 in September 2016, according to a statement recently released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). In that

Briefs | UM to hold 14th Portuguese Speech Contest today

University of Macau’s (UM) Department of Portuguese, under the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, will hold the 14th Portuguese Speech Contest today at 9:00 a.m. at UM. The contest aims

Q&A – Charles Landry | Urban planner: ‘Green buildings have a higher value, so financially it can work’

Charles Landry, a British urban planning expert and author of several books, among them “The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators,” was the keynote speaker of Sunday’s “Lectures by

Labor | New study sheds light on plight of HK domestic workers

A new study released in Hong Kong on the plight of Filipino domestic workers in the nearby city has brought to the surface further evidence of the systematic and illegal

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