This Day in History | 1990 – Outrage at Iraqi TV hostage show

Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has appeared on state television with western hostages, provoking a storm of outrage. Saddam told the group of more than a dozen mainly British people they had

Offbeat | Alaska: Homeless awareness campaign breaks fist-bumping record

Three hundred people in Alaska looking to raise awareness of homelessness are the new world record holders in fist-bumping. KTVA-TV reports (bit.ly/2bVGmVv) a Guinness World Records representative verified each of the

Samba, reflections and pride in final Rio Olympics party

Shaking to samba and expressing a sense of longing with uniquely Brazilian words, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games with one last big bash that was both

Rio Games – Basketball | Carmelo Anthony caps Olympic odyssey with third gold medal

Carmelo Anthony had one last thing to teach his young teammates. On the podium wearing his third Olympic gold medal, Anthony, who led this inexperienced U.S. team from the moment it

The Buzz | Groups urge states to keep pledges on UN arms trade treaty

Advocacy groups are urging countries behind a U.N. treaty aimed to track and limit trade in conventional weapons to keep their commitments, especially when it comes to sending arms to

World briefs

CHINA’s coast guard launched live-firing exercises in the Tonkin Gulf yesterday, the latest in a series of military drills that come amid renewed tensions among disputants to territory in the

Mindulle storm delays Tokyo flights

One flight from Macau to Tokyo and another from Tokyo to Macau were delayed yesterday due to typhoon Mindulle, which is currently bearing down on Japan, as announced by Air

Our Desk | Portuguese… And other languages

A couple of days ago there was apparently a proposal at the Legislative Assembly (AL) follow-up committee on land affairs aiming to “give more importance” to the use of the

Tuesday, August 23, 2016 – edition no. 2627

* Wynn Palace opens in Cotai on mass market momentum * One ride too many * Debut of a children’s show * Japanese premier Abe wows Rio finale as Super Mario   DOWNLOAD

UN bribery scandal | US prosecutors scrutinize Ng Lap Seng’s mysterious business affiliate believed to be a Chinese spy

Officials in the U.S. are investigating a Beijing businessman who they suspect might be operating as a Chinese intelligence agent linked to Macau billionaire Ng Lap Seng. The latest information

Clinton’s 1995 foray in Beijing

Flying across the Pacific on an Air Force jet bound for Beijing, first lady Hillary Clinton huddled deep into the night with a few aides and advisers, honing her speech

Groups call for ban on tour buses around St Paul’s Ruins

Local scholar and civil group leader Agnes Lam has stated her belief that tour coaches should be prevented from dropping off or picking up passengers in the area around St.

Gov’t to recommend more projects for Hengqin’s Industrial Park

The Macau government is currently preparing to recommend a second group of projects to be implemented at the Guangdong-Macau Industrial Cooperation Park located on Hengqin Island, Macauhub reported citing a

Terrorism | Young suicide bomber attacks Turkey wedding party; 51 dead

An Islamic State group suicide bomber as young as 12 years old attacked an outdoor Kurdish wedding party in southeastern Turkey, killing at least 51 people and wounding dozens of others, the

Survey respondents read on average 6.6 books in 2015

The University of Macau released the results of a survey conducted during the months of November and December last year, which enquired about the reading habits of local residents in

Tourism-related spending falls by 4.5 percent in Q2

Spending by tourists decreased by 4.5 percent during the second quarter of this year when compared year-on-year with the same period of last year, as reported by the Statistics and

GAMING | Gloomy outlook for struggling Studio City

Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s Financial Services has issued a negative outlook for Studio City Casino Macau bonds and warned that the project could soon default on its loan. Studio City’s

M&A | The gold medal for buying up Brazilian assets goes to China inc.

China may be lagging behind in the medal count during this year’s Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, but it’s winning the competition for Brazilian assets. No country has done more

Corporate bits | Alan Tam holds concert at the Venetian

Cantopop legend Alan Tam held his latest “Alan Tam 40th Anniversary Concert Tour – Macau” at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Arena Saturday, delighting fans with his compositions, according to a

Chinese ships, planes hold war games in Sea of Japan

Chinese planes and ships held war games in the Sea of Japan last week, the military said, during which Beijing displayed its latest-generation frigate at a time of bitter territorial

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