Chinese officials contest Dalai Lama’s Milan visit

The Chinese Embassy in Rome has strongly protested plans by Milan city council to bestow honorary citizenship on the Dalai Lama, saying it would have a negative impact on bilateral

Philippines | In drug war, a family struggles to stay safe

The bodies terrified Betchie Salvador, because she always knew her husband could be next. They had begun turning up all over the Philippines ever since President Rodrigo Duterte launched a controversial

Analysis | Trump needed debate reset, instead riles GOP

Donald Trump needed a game changer. Instead, he landed a jaw dropper. When the Republican nominee for president refused to say he would accept the results of the election, he rattled

European Central Bank keeps door ajar for more stimulus

The European Central Bank has left the door open to an extension of its stimulus program at its next meeting in December, when it will be armed with new forecasts

Offbeat | Fisherman reels in whopper of a lobster in Bermuda

Charter boat captain Matthew Jones tells The Associated Press he and one of his workers, Tristan Loescher, were fishing off the shoreline on Friday, the day after the storm blew

This Day in History | 1982 – Sinn Fein triumph in elections

Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Provisional IRA, has won its first seats in the elections to the new Ulster Assembly. Gerry Adams, vice president of Sinn Fein, took the

Conrad raises MOP91,000 for The Pink Revolution campaign

Conrad Macao has supported the Pink Revolution campaign, an annual event that raises awareness and funds for breast cancer research, again this year, making it the fifth year in a

Barcelona beats City 4-0 | Guardiola is no match for Messi

After all the hype about Pep Guardiola returning to face his former club, Lionel Messi made sure it was no contest. Messi scored a hat trick to deal a humbling defeat

World briefs

US-KOREA The United States warned that any attack on American allies or use of nuclear weapons by North Korea would be met with an “overwhelming” U.S. response as it sought

USD165,000 spent on trip | Australian officials fly to Paris to discuss saving money

Australia’s foreign department, searching for ways to shrink its spending, flew 23 bureaucrats business class from Canberra to Paris to attend a three-day conference and discuss ways to save money,

Bizcuits | Crowned rogue

Australians have a fondness for rogues. Tomes have been written about the Aussie finger-flick at authority. Our naughtiness is generally transparent, with a wink and a nod, even bared bottoms,

Friday, October 21, 2016 – edition no. 2668

* Library-abundant Macau questions need for new project * MIF kicks off emphasizing China-PSC cooperation * European film fest brings new perspective * Crown downplays China’s VIP gamblers   DOWNLOAD

SOS Brazil

* Movies: The Joneses * Books: The Tourist by Robert Dickinson * Music: Day Breaks by Norah Jones * Wine: The Revolutionary Precursor * Food & beverage: Why tomatoes lose flavor in fridge: their

‘The Joneses’ is another studio comedy misfire

The modern studio comedy increasingly feels limp, suffocated by the financial imperatives of high-concept plots and desperately in search of signs of life. Greg Mottola’s “Keeping Up With the Joneses”

Readers will feel lost in ‘The Tourist’ by Robert Dickinson

Robert Dickinson's latest novel, "The Tourist," is billed as a conspiracy thriller, but it's a sci-fi novel that explores various ramifications of time travel. In a future that appears bleak, people

Norah Jones returns to her roots

Fourteen years later, we're still a deeply polarized nation. Those who loved Norah Jones' breakout debut album, "Come Away With Me," will enjoy "Day Breaks." It's music for the coffeehouse

News of the World | Where Zika struck hardest, Brazil moms say more help needed

As the sun dyes the early morning sky a reddish hue, Angelica Pereira carries her 1-year-old daughter out of the tiny white house sitting on a dirt road where piles

The Revolutionary Precursor

Without any national unity to speak of until its unification in 1861, Italy began to have its own national wine legislation – modelled after the French appellation system – only

Food & Beverage | Why tomatoes lose flavor in fridge: their genes chill out

If you buy tomatoes from John Banscher at his farmstand in New Jersey, he'll recommend keeping them out of the fridge or they'll lose some of their taste. Now scientists have

2016/2017 Judicial Year | CE vows to safeguard courts’ independence

The Chief Executive (CE) has said that a comprehensive judicial system is indispensable to law-based governance. Chui Sai On made the remarks this afternoon during a ceremony – held at

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