This Day in History | 1989 Football fans crushed at Hillsborough

They were crushed to death at Hillsborough stadium in Sheffield during the FA Cup semi-final between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool. The crush is said to have resulted from too many Liverpool

Offbeat | NZ: So long, suckers! Inky the octopus makes an amazing escape

He squeezed and pushed his way through a tiny gap in the mesh at the top of his tank and slithered 2 meters to the floor. Then he made a

Football | Champions League | Benfica, Barcelona out of semis; Bayern, Atletico in

Bayern Munich advanced to the semifinals of the Champions League despite being held to a 2-2 draw at Benfica yesterday. The draw in the return leg of their quarterfinal meant Bayern

Bizcuits | Forms of expat capital

For those move to Macau from somewhere else, those first few weeks bring an incredible array of responses – excitement and awe but also frustration and bewilderment. Most telling are

Friday, April 15, 2016 – edition no. 2538

* US annual human rights report says city’s problems persist * Junkets: Gov’t weighs stricter rules * Expert analyzes terrorist threat * Strong quake hurts 45 in south Japan   DOWNLOAD

The Character of the Marathon

* Movies: Green Room' * Books: Bucky F------ Dent by David Duchovny * Music: Super by Pet Shop Boys * Wine: The Grand Duchy * Food: Legend of the Orient DOWNLOAD

In ‘Green Room’ a punk band faces the truly hardcore

Play your early stuff,” is the advice given to the punk band The Ain’t Rights when their dirt-broke, gas-siphoning tour lands a last-minute gig at an Oregon backwoods roadhouse in

Duchovny hits home run with new novel

Actor David Duchovny, recently seen as Fox Mulder on "The X-Files" TV revival, follows his humorous New York Times best-seller "Holy Cow" with another funny and heartfelt story, "Bucky F------

Pet Shop Boys stay danceable and electric on ‘Super’

Pet Shop Boys take another drink from the fountain of youth on "Super," offering more dance than pop 13 studio albums and more than 30 years after "West End Girls." Written

NEWS OF THE WORLD | At Disney, running a race is all about the costume

Disney has races to honor classic Disney and Pixar characters (January and September), princesses (February), Tinker Bell (May) and superheroes from Disney’s Marvel comic books (November). There’s also one at

The Grand Duchy

With a population of ca. 560,000 and covering just under 2,600 sq km, Luxembourg – officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg – is the 7th smallest country in Europe by

Legend of the Orient

MDT, Bangkok It’s three o’clock in the afternoon and I have just arrived at the Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok following a short flight from Macau. While the temperature in this city is

The Buzz | US troops, Philippine police in bar brawl face sanctions

American troops involved in a bar brawl with Filipino policemen face possible disciplinary sanctions in an incident earlier this month that the Philippine military says has no bearing on ongoing

Out of India | British royal couple goes on wildlife safari

After a night of traditional music and dance, The Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge, headed out in a jeep yesterday into the wilds of remote northeast India for a

World Briefs

TAIWAN A Mormon missionary from North Ogden has died after he was hit by a car in Taiwan while riding a bike. Mormon church officials said yesterday in a news

Report | CCAC probes mostly relate to civil servants infractions

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) received a total of 793 complaints and reports in 2015, including 262 allegations of criminal corruption and 482 administrative complaints which have been pursued. Of

Kick off meeting for the 2016 Sands China Macau Eco TrailHiker

Hiker. This year’s event will take place on Saturday October 29 and will  include a 10km “Family & Fun Event” and a 30km “Corporate Challenge.” The Macau TrailHiker press conference

CRIME | Mother accused of sexually abusing three-year-old son

A local 27-year-old woman was arrested yesterday by the Judiciary Police (PJ), under suspicion of sexually assaulting her three-year- old son. According to the PJ, the woman, unemployed, recorded the assault and

Mike Leven | Former Las Vegas Sands number two steps down

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) announced yesterday that longtime board member and former president, Michael Leven has decided to retire from the company’s board of directors. According to the Las Vegas

Indoor pollution worse than outdoor, HK study reveals

Pollutant levels in Hong Kong have soared to 1,250 percent higher indoors than outdoors, and indoor levels of small-particle pollution, known as PM2.5, are worse than outdoor levels next to

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