This Day in History | 1991 Iraqi Scud missiles hit Israel

Israel’s largest city, Tel Aviv, and Haifa, its main seaport, were hit in the attacks, which began at 0300 local time (0100 GMT), when most residents were asleep. Reports from Tel

Offbeat | Man walked USD1.6m in pills across border on sled

Authorities say a Canadian man was arrested while pulling a sled carrying more than 180 pounds of prescription pills across the border into the United States. The U.S. attorney’s office says

Motorsport | Peterhansel wins 12th Dakar Rally title, biker Price his first

Stephane Peterhansel won the Dakar Rally for the 12th time - sixth in a car - after a conservative drive on the 13th and final stage on Saturday. Peterhansel took control

FIFA | Sheikh Salman contests FIFA rival’s complaint about conduct

FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al Khalifa dismissed a rival’s complaint about his election conduct as “entirely inaccurate” and warned on Saturday against public squabbling. Prince Ali bin al-Hussein

EPL | Dramatic draw for Chelsea as title-chasing Leicester held

In an English Premier League campaign about restoring pride at Chelsea, the fallen champions still ensure their games cannot be ignored. It’s not just fascination with watching a wealthy team

Spanish La Liga | Villarreal draws to pull level with Real Madrid in Liga

Villarreal’s scoreless draw with Real Betis was good enough for it to provisionally pull level on points with third-place Real Madrid in the Spanish league on Saturday. Villarreal’s best scoring opportunity

Insight | Fake international

It’s common to find in mainland China examples of what I deem the “fake international” model. To give a familiar example, in a newly developed area in Hengqin there is

Ask the Vet | Aspirin: The Most Common Poisoner of Dogs

Symptoms of Aspirin Toxicity in Dogs Administered correctly, aspirin may indeed reduce pain and inflammation, making dogs feel more comfortable. However, toxic quantities of aspirin may adversely affect all systems of

Nine more Indiana turkey farms infected with bird flu

Turkeys tested positive for bird flu at nine more Indiana farms near the location where authorities first confirmed a strain different from the one that ravaged the U.S. poultry industry

China faces nuclear energy choice: reprocess or not?

China is coming to a crossroads as it hurriedly increases nuclear power production to cope with rising electricity demand and cut carbon emissions: Should it reprocess its nuclear waste or store

Monday, January 18, 2016 – edition no. 2479

* Sinulog Festival and ‘World Day of Migrants and Refugees’ celebrated in Macau * Macau flea market debuts outdoors * Alan ho allegedly picked sex workers for Lisboa * Woman pleads guilty in

Macau Bishop José Lai tenders resignation, bishop from HK appointed

Pope Francis, to meet this legitimate desire of Bishop Lai, has accepted his resignation and, at the same time, has appointed Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang who is at present Auxiliary

We Correct: MGM Macau says no decision made yet on salary increase for 2016

The Macau Daily Times erroneously reported today (Friday) that MGM Macau has announced a salary increase, in our newspaper edition, on page 7. "We would like to clarify that MGM has

USD1.6 billion Powerball jackpot goes to 3 winners in 3 states

MUNFORD, Tennessee (AP) — An unprecedented USD1.6 billion Powerball jackpot that became a national fascination will be split three ways, by mystery winners in Florida, Tennessee and California. The winners did

The Buzz | UK lawmakers say authorities ‘failing’ transgender people

A group of lawmakers say British authorities are failing transgender people, who suffer routine discrimination and are disproportionately likely to attempt suicide. The House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee says

Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena wins Pritzker Prize

The Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena has won the 2016 Pritzker Architecture Prize for work that “epitomizes the revival of a more socially engaged architect.” The award was announced yesterday by Tom

World Briefs

CHINA Authorities in central China say five people have been killed and seven injured in an explosion at a fireworks factory, just weeks ahead of the Chinese New Year. The

Arts | Exhibition focuses on human invasion of animal habitats

A new painting exhibition opened at Creative Macau this week, featuring the works of Macau-based artist Grace Yeu. The collection, known as “Fantasy,” depicts a world in which animals of

Portuguese School holds ‘Open Day’ tomorrow

president of the school, Zélia Mieiro, told the Times. The event is being held to show all of the interested parties the types of activities that are being developed by

Tourist prices decline for first time since records began

The TPI reflects the changes in the prices of goods and services purchased by visitors, which are separated into a number of popular categories including “Food, Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco”,

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