Researchers say they’re closing in on Captain Cook’s ship

Researchers believe the ship that legendary explorer Captain James Cook used to sail around the world is still submerged somewhere in Rhode Island’s Newport Harbor. The Endeavour was part of a

Philippines | Muslim militants threaten to kill more hostages

Muslim militants have threatened to kill three more hostages in their jungle base in the southern Philippines more than a week after beheading a Canadian man when their multi-million dollar

EY474 | Severe turbulence injures 32 on Etihad flight to Indonesia

Several passengers aboard an Etihad Airways flight were injured yesterday when their plane ran into sudden turbulence as it prepared to land in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. The United Arab Emirates’

USA Elections | Trump, Clinton all but certain to face off in fall campaign

Once dismissed as a fringe contender, businessman Donald Trump now is all but certain to lead the Republican Party into the fall presidential campaign against Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton —

This Day in History | 1955 Dr Salk promotes polio vaccine in UK

Margaret Jenkins, aged 21, of Bromley in Kent became the 500,000th person in London to receive the polio vaccine in the first of two injections at the special lunchtime clinic

Offbeat | Cross-bearing ‘Jesus’ arrested at Apple store for trespass

A man who calls himself “Philly Jesus” has a new cross to bear: He was arrested at a Philadelphia Apple store on a trespassing charge. Philly Jesus’ real name is Michael

New Sports | Meet the next competition of the modern age: Drone racing

Decked out in high-tech goggles, pilot Steve Zoumas dives low and sees the final gate zooming toward him: a 20-foot-tall metal-framed box ringed with neon. Boom! His sight goes black.

Football | Champions League: Atletico Madrid reaches final on away goals, Oblak

A goal from Antoine Griezmann sent Atletico Madrid to the Champions League final for the second time in three seasons despite a 2-1 defeat at Bayern Munich yesterday. Atletico, which lost

HK Observer | Panama plague. Who’s losing?

The Panama papers, a la Wikileaks and Snowden bombshells, are not only embarrassing the powerful the world over but highlight the injustice and the rot that dirty money brings. It

Thursday, May 5, 2016 – edition no. 2551

* Documentaries enjoy spotlight moment in Macau * Packer sells down Macau stake * Filipino militants threaten three hostages * Trump-Clinton likely to clash for White House   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Atlantic City pays interests as mayor averts a default

Atlantic City made USD1.8 million in interest payments, averting what would have been New Jersey’s first municipal default since the Great Depression as state lawmakers bicker over how to assist

Solar plane arrives in Arizona on latest leg of global trip

An airplane powered only by sunlight has arrived in a Phoenix suburb after completing the latest leg of its global trip. The Swiss-made Solar Impulse 2 landed shortly before 9 p.m.

World Briefs

IRAQ The Turkish military says its warplanes have pounded Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq, killing 18 militants. The airstrikes targeted Qandil, the mountainous stronghold of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party,

Transmac buys 25 new buses

The University of Macau (UM) is commemorating the 97th anniversary of the Chinese May Fourth Movement with a series of events, which will end tomorrow, according to a report by

Environment | Study finds residents have ‘positive attitude’ toward recycling

A recent study exploring local residents’ attitudes toward solid waste management has found that a significant majority of Macau locals have a robust awareness of good environmental practices, a positive

Graham Colclough: City planning specialist | Macau ‘could be capital for autonomous cars’

Graham Colclough is a British city planning specialist and city transformation expert, who was invited last week by the Macau government to be the keynote speaker at the Smart City

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge | Officials reveal serious artificial island drift

The Hong Kong Highways Department admitted on Friday that the huge 22 steel cells used to fix seawalls around an artificial island created for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge facilities have

Historic junk boat available for private cruises

Macau Sailing has announced that its historic sailing junk is now available for bookings for private cruises departing Macau. The boat is the one of the oldest, and the last

Animal Welfare | Macau: Anima slams Canidrome management for avoiding debate

The Society for the Protection of Animals (Anima) criticized the Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome, for failing to respond to Anima’s call for a televised public debate over the closure of

Animal welfare | World trends: Last dance: Final performance for Ringling Bros. elephants

The curtain fell a final time for elephants performing at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus as the circus ended a practice that enthralled audiences for two centuries but became caught

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