Russian balloon more than halfway to circumnavigating globe

A 65-year-old Russian adventurer was battling sleep deprivation, freezing temperatures and ice in his oxygen mask but was ahead of schedule for his record attempt to fly solo in a

India | Lawmakers in uproar over attacks on lower castes

India’s Parliament was in an uproar yesterday after four men belonging to the low-caste Dalit community were beaten while trying to skin a dead cow in western India. Lawmakers from the

Trump formally seals Republican presidential nomination

Donald Trump, a real-estate developer, TV personality, and political novice, was formally nominated as the 2016 Republican presidential candidate yesterday in Cleveland after his campaign and party officials quashed

Turkey | Erdogan convenes security chiefs as purges widen

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is convening a meeting of his top security officials for the first time since Friday night’s thwarted coup, and has vowed to make an “important” announcement

This Day in History | 1994 – Labour chooses Blair

The MP for Sedgefield, Tony Blair, has been confirmed as the new leader of the Labour Party. The results of the Labour Party ballot - announced just after 1200 BST at

Offbeat | Indonesia’s presidential palace bans playing of ‘Pokemon Go’

Indonesian officials have banned the playing of “Pokemon Go” from the presidential palace. Hastily printed warnings that say “Playing or hunting Pokemon prohibited in the palace area” were put up around

Football | English Premier League says players’ bad behavior damaging its image

Finger-jabbing players aggressively challenging referees. Rival teams in mass brawls. Touchline confrontations between managers. They all feature in a show-reel of shame produced by English soccer authorities. And the video is

Tennis – Citi Open | Stephens upset, Querrey advances

Sam Querrey advanced despite not having his giant-slaying best. Sloane Stephens didn’t have any of her best and is going home. The eighth-seeded Querrey beat Bjorn Fratangelo 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4

Doping | Skier Johnsrud Sundby loses titles after infringement

Norwegian cross-country skier Martin Johnsrud Sundby is losing his 2015 overall World Cup and Tour de Ski titles over a doping infringement. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said yesterday it

The Buzz | Venezuela: UN rights chief airs worry about food shortages

The U.N. human rights office is expressing concern about deteriorating human rights, growing violence and “severe shortages” of food, medicine and basic goods in Venezuela. The office of human rights chief

World briefs

CHINA Nationalists are protesting at KFC outlets and calling for a boycott, spurred by government accusations that Washington encouraged Manila to oppose Beijing’s claims to vast tracts of ocean. Photos

IC announces winners of 32nd Collective Exhibition

The 32nd Collective Exhibition of Macau Artists, organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has received 260 works, which includes 78 Chinese paintings, 84 Western paintings and 98 pieces of

Girl About Globe | If the shoe fits

A high-heeled fight is on the horizon. Between Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan. At stake: becoming THE destination for female tourists in Asia. Get it on. The fight, the shoe, the

Thursday, July 21, 2016 – edition no. 2604

* Animal welfare | Abandonment of dogs leading to stray problem in Coloane * Escalator project concluded * Wang Zhimin is new liaison office head * Trump formally seals presidential nomination   DOWNLOAD

Human resources | Delays on processing residence requests are creating ‘instability, fear’

In the first half of 2016 there were less requests for residency in the territory from Portuguese citizens, according to data released by the Public Security Police Force (PSP). The number

Transportation | Asia embraces bullet trains as Singapore, Malaysia sign deal

Asia is embracing bullet trains like never before. Singapore and Malaysia signed an agreement yesterday that will bring a high-speed rail link to Kuala Lumpur by 2026. The long-envisioned plan,

CE to visit Beijing to discuss region’s five-year plan

The Chief Executive (CE), Chui Sai On, will lead an official delegation to Beijing from today until Friday for the advancement of the Beijing-Macau partnership and for discussions on the

Q&A – Darren Clarke Golfer, Venetian Macao Open contestant: ‘Scott Hend is the man to beat’

Northern Ireland’s golfer Darren Clarke will play in the 2016 edition of the Venetian Macao Golf Open, raising the bar of this year’s lineup. The 48-year-old will be one of the

Briefs | Nomura: July GGR disappointing

Japanese financial services company, Nomura Group, has estimated that the average daily Macau gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the last week amounted to MOP550 million; an improvement over the MOP525

World Congress of Political Science | Scholar: Xi underestimating the influence of Russia in the region

A visiting professor at the Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) has been invited to chair a panel session at the 24th World Congress of Political Science, titled “China at the crossroads

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