This Day in History | 1971 Britain’s oldest tabloid closes

Enclosed in today’s souvenir issue was a copy of its sister paper the Daily Mail to which owners Harmsworth Publications hope former Sketch readers will now switch. However, production of the

Offbeat | US: Leaping sturgeon knocks boater unconscious on Florida river

Wildlife officials say a Florida man was knocked unconscious by a sturgeon that leapt into his boat on the Suwannee River during a fishing tournament. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation

Football | Transfers: Bayern starts rebuilding squad with Sanches, Hummels

Bayern Munich has started to rebuild its squad as coach Pep Guardiola prepares to leave after three seasons. Bayern brought in Borussia Dortmund captain Mats Hummels yesterday and signed 18-year-old rising Portuguese star

Berlusconi dealing with Chinese investors for AC Milan sale

Silvio Berlusconi’s holding company Fininvest has agreed to negotiate exclusively with a group of Chinese investors for the possible sale of a stake in AC Milan. Without naming the Chinese investors,

Rugby | No new caps or Halfpenny in Wales tour squad to New Zealand

Leaving out Leigh Halfpenny was the hardest decision, Wales coach Warren Gatland said yesterday in naming his squad for the rugby tour of New Zealand next month. It was easier not

Made In Macao | The Age of Impatience

Everywhere we go these days we seem to hear two words: 快啲…快啲…快啲 “Fai Di… Fai Di… Fai Di” (meaning faster, faster, faster). From lining up at the supermarket cashier, to

Wednesday, May 11, 2016 – edition no. 2555

* DSEJ cancels classes on mild weather day * Managing ‘In reactive mode’ * 60 percent vote in Macau * Privacy probes slightly decrease   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Lucky seven: Indie bookstores rise for seventh straight year

Independent bookselling remains on a roll. The American Booksellers Association has grown for the seventh consecutive year. Core membership increased to 1,775, up by 63 over the previous year and by

Organized crime | Mexico drug lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman moved to Juarez prison

Convicted drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who twice pulled off brazen jailbreaks and is fighting to avoid extradition to the United States, was abruptly transferred to a prison in

World Briefs

CHINA 34 bodies have been found and four people were still missing following a landslide at the site of a hydropower project after days of heavy rain in southern China,

Degas exhibition officially inaugurated

The opening ceremony of “Edgar Degas: Figures in Motion” was held at MGM Art Space yesterday, with an attendance of over 100 guests from many sectors of Macau society. The exhibition

Heritage | Lai Chi Vun shipyard to be rebuilt as tourist spot

Authorities have retaken ownership of three properties in the Lai Chi Vun area, close to Coloane village, a district that previously held traditional shipyards. The Cultural Affairs Bureau president Ung

Science | Nobel laureate Mario Capecchi to give talk at UM

The University of Macau (UM) on 23 May will confer the Doctor of Science honoris causa degree on Prof Mario Capecchi, a co- recipient of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology

Nose and eyes are most popular cosmetic surgery procedures

Plastic surgeries are becoming increasingly popular, both in Macau and elsewhere. To give one of many possible examples, in March a competition took place in Chengdu to choose the model

Vegas is an ace in the hole for Macau casino operators

It’s great having a hand full of aces if that’s the highest card in the deck. If the rules change and it reverts to being the lowest, you’re in trouble. That’s

Health | HK women to face greater risk of cancer

Women in Hong Kong will be more at risk to developing cancer over the next decade than their male counterparts, according to a report from the South China Morning Post

Europe Day celebrated with event at Portuguese School

To celebrate Europe Day, the European Union Academic Program in Macau (EUAP-M) and the Portuguese School of Macau (EPM) have jointly organized a creative writing competition under the theme “The

Mountain of construction waste rises in Cotai

A mountain of construction materials has reportedly been growing on a plot near the Macau East Asian Games Dome, with neighboring residents stating that it started to show up about

Jinan University donation | Gov’t reacts to ‘speculation and baseless accusations’

The New Macau Association has announced that they will be holding a demonstration on Sunday to protest the RMB100 million that the Macau Foundation has donated to Jinan University. The association

Transportation | Pearl River Delta aviation authorities sign agreement

The Civil Aviation Authority of Macau (AACM) signed an agreement yesterday concerning the enhancement of air traffic management cooperation in the Pearl River Delta Region with aeronautical authorities from mainland

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