Ronaldo handled, now Iceland and Austria focus on 1st win

Already peppered by shots from Cristiano Ronaldo, both Iceland and Austria hope to do more of their own attacking when they play each other in Group F on Wednesday . A

Ireland needs victory over Italy to advance

To stay in the European Championship, Ireland must do something it hasn’t done in more than two decades — beat Italy in a competitive match. Any other result in Wednesday’s

The Buzz | More drones for hire coming to U.S. skies

The Obama administration is opening U.S. skies to more commercial drones with long-­awaited regulations that the government hopes will spawn new businesses inspecting bridges, monitoring crops and taking aerial photography. In

Led Zeppelin lawyers ask judge to toss ‘Stairway’ case

Led Zeppelin’s lawyers asked a judge to throw out a case accusing the band’s songwriters of ripping off a riff for “Stairway to Heaven.” The estate of Randy Wolfe, founder of

Made in Macao | Law and Order

Whenever I look at the messy traffic at the crossroad from my window, I recall a scene from one of my favorite TV shows long, long ago. In that episode,

World Briefs

CHINA The city of Yulin went ahead with its annual dog-meat eating festival despite protests from animal rights activists. Vendors slaughtered dogs and cooked their meat in dozens of restaurants

Wednesday, June 22, 2016 – edition no. 2583

* Non-mandatory pension fund approved despite criticism * Macau and Guangdong enhance cooperation * Inflation rate slows down * More young people diagnosed with diabetes   DOWNLOAD

AL Plenary | Non-mandatory pension scheme fails to convince

The government’s “Non-mandatory Central Provident Fund System” sent to the Legislative Assembly (AL) for debate and voting yesterday seems to have left both employers and employees unconvinced. In fact, several lawmakers

Premiere screening in Beijing | ‘Now You See Me 2’ director confident of China success

Chinese media and social blogger fans became fanatical yesterday at the press conference that preceded the red carpet and Chinese premiere of action thriller “Now You See Me 2.” The

Culture | Lawyer film series opens tonight

A series of six films will be screened at Casa Garden over the next month, all chosen to adhere to the theme of lawyers and the contribution that they make

‘Happy Family Month’ raises awareness of domestic violence

The final series of events which were included in the “Happy Family Month” took place on Sunday. The event seeks to promote harmony within families in addition to raising awareness

On the lawmakers’ agenda

ABUSE OF POWER ON PUBLIC SERVICES Pereira Coutinho, said that “seniority, merit, professional experience and competence were all almost replaced by family relations and friendship” as requisites to assessing the

Arts | Two additional shows for ‘ARTmusing Summer’

The Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) will stage additional shows of “Hup” and “Spot” due to high demand for performances during the Centre’s “ARTmusing Summer.” Coming from Scotland and the Netherlands, the

IFT organizes Cambodian tourism program

The Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) has organized a week-long professional training program for Cambodian heritage and preservation officials, which concludes today. IFT’s first-ever program for Cambodian tourism studies ran from

Finance | Cardholders to get limited Taiwan withdrawals

Macau and Hong Kong clients of JETCO, the largest network of automatic teller machines (ATMs) in the two SARs, will now be able to withdraw money in Taiwan, thanks to

Residents can now use Aussie automated clearance

The Identification Department, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) and the Public Security Forces Affairs Bureau have been cooperating closely with relevant counterpart authorities in Australia to expedite a new

LG ponders home appliance deals to speed up global expansion

LG Electronics Inc., with businesses spanning TVs to washing machines, is looking at home appliance acquisitions to fuel its global expansion and withstand a slowing smartphone market. The company will probably

Gaming | Macau remains attractive for investment

Macau’s casino table games generate nearly double the revenue of their Las Vegas counterparts despite the gaming slump that has afflicted the city, according to a report from financial services

UniCredit said to accelerate search for CEO

UniCredit SpA is accelerating its search for a successor to departing Chief Executive Officer Federico Ghizzoni and may draw up a short list as soon as this week, people with

China tops global supercomputer speed list for seventh year

A Chinese supercomputer has topped a list of the world's fastest computers for the seventh straight year — and for the first time the winner uses only Chinese-designed processors instead

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