French president, rocker honor 2015 attack victims

French President Francois Hollande and other dignitaries held a special ceremony yesterday to honor all those killed in Islamic extremist violence around Paris in 2015 - a year when the

This Day in History | 1962 Thousands killed in Peru landslide

Last night millions of tons of snow, rocks, mud and debris tumbled down the extinct volcano of Huascaran, Peru’s highest mountain in the Andes range. The village of Ranrahirca and its

Offbeat | Record-breaking ‘Star Wars’ movie opens in China

The record-breaking “Star Wars” opened Saturday in China, where it is far from certain to draw in enough moviegoers to knock off “Avatar” as the world’s all-time biggest grossing movie. “Star

Tennis | Injury, illness hit top six women players before Australian Open

It’s been an injury and illness-filled start to 2016 for the top six women in tennis, and just a week from the start of the Australian Open. Defending Sydney International champion

FIFA ethics judges send written verdict to Blatter

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini can now launch appeals against their eight-year bans from football after FIFA’s ethics committee judges sent them full written reasons for the verdicts. Lawyers for Blatter

Spanish league | Real Madrid wins in Zidane’s debut as head coach

  Zinedine Zidane’s head-coaching career got off to a winning start as Real Madrid defeated Deportivo La Coruna 5-0 in the Spanish league on Saturday. Gareth Bale had a hat trick and

EPL | Arsenal joined in 4th round by Man United, Man City

Arsenal began its FA Cup defense with a 3-1 comeback victory against Sunderland and was joined in the fourth round by Manchester United and Manchester City on Saturday. United labored past

Rear Window | Iceberg

In the aftermath of the so-called Dore heist, the Secretary for Economy and Finance and the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau imposed stricter accounting rules on junket operators in a

Ask the Vet | Canine Dry Eye Explained: All About Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca

Canine dry eye, or keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS), is a common eye ailment in dogs. Dry eye is a reduction in natural tear production causing drying and inflammation of the cornea.

Mozambique park sees wildlife numbers grow in wake of war

Lions are getting pregnant and the waterbuck population is soaring at one of Mozambique’s main national parks, once the scene of fighting during a civil war which virtually wiped out

The ghosts of Baha Mar: How a USD3.5b paradise went bust

Beyond the tropical waters, across palm- fringed sands and behind locked gates, looms Baha Mar - the largest and, at USD3.5 billion, priciest resort in the Caribbean. Here, no one frolics

Monday, January 11, 2016 – edition no. 2474

* Alan Ho goes on trial, lawyer claims his innocence * Libraries to open longer * Arts fair presents local creations * Chow Tai Fook’s Macau, HK sales plunge   DOWNLOAD PDF   Technology | Artificial intelligence

The Buzz | UK Treasury chief warns of global threats to economy

Britain’s Treasury chief is set to warn of a dangerous cocktail of new threats to the economy, insisting that the country is not immune to troubles from abroad. George Osborne will

Yahoo pulls plug on video hub as CEO refocuses company

Yahoo pulled the plug on an online video hub that had once been envisioned as the beleaguered company’s answer to Netflix and YouTube. The end of the Yahoo Screen is part

World Briefs

GHANA Two men who were captured in Afghanistan and held at the U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for nearly 14 years without charge have been released and sent to

Briefs | Trial starts for Alan Ho

After waiting for one year, the trial of the former executive director of Hotel Lisboa Alan Ho is scheduled to start today at the Court of First Instance, Lusa reported.

Health Bureau claims it is ‘unnecessary’ to treat girl with cancer in US

The statement issued on January 6 follows a fundraising campaign organized by a group of local citizens, which aimed to collect money for the child’s treatment in the U.S. The

Taiwanese protest outside Grand Lisboa

A man setting up a banner outside the casino resort told the Times that a demonstration was due to be held on Saturday night to protest a recent investment scandal

Tourism | Hilton to collaborate with Clark Sunvalley

Hilton Worldwide and Hilton Hotels & Resorts signed an agreement last month with Clark Sunvalley Resort to collaborate on a new project in the Philippines called “Hilton Clark Sunvalley Resort,”

Melco Crown hits historic high in market share

The opening of Studio City in October appears to be a glimmer of hope for Melco Crown Entertainment in the otherwise gloomy backdrop of Macau gaming’s dismal 2015 revenues. The entertainment

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