Mexico | ‘Nature was good to us’: Megastorm Patricia inflicts little damage

Just a day after menacing Mexico as one of history’s strongest storms, Hurricane Patricia left surprisingly little damage in its wake Saturday and quickly dissipated into a low-pressure system that posed little

Briefs | Tanzania – Voting starts in tight general elections

Tanzanians are voting in general elections in which the ruling party faces a strong challenge from a united opposition. In the presidential race, the ruling party’s candidate, John Magufuli, is

This Day in History | 1979 – South Korean President killed

Five other people, including the president’s bodyguard, were also killed. The incident took place at the Korean Central Intelligence Agency’s headquarters during a dinner being held by Kim in honour

Offbeat | China to supply gasoline to fuel-starved Nepal

China will provide Nepal with 1.3 million liters of gasoline to help it cope with severe fuel shortages as a result of restricted supplies from neighboring India, officials said yesterday. The

Australia into Rugby World Cup final, posts 4 tries v Pumas

Adam Ashley-Cooper’s third try set up by a brilliant run from Drew Mitchell secured Australia’s 29-15 win over Argentina and its spot in the Rugby World Cup final against archrival New Zealand

Golf | Rose holds off Bjerregaard to win Hong Kong Open

Justin Rose won his first European Tour title in 15 months Sunday, warding off a stubborn challenge from Lucas Bjerregaard of Denmark to win the Hong Kong Open by one shot. The Englishman,

Rear Window | 400 blows

Macau Special Administrative Region maverick lawmaker, José Pereira Coutinho, was around 400 votes short of landing a seat in the Portuguese parliament.  With few expectations, Coutinho dared to run as

ASK THE VET | Your First Pet Terrapin

What are they? Terrapins are a branch of small, freshwater turtles and of the 350 species of turtle that exist in the world, only one of those is the terrapin, which

NATURE | VW CEO will join Merkel on trip to China amid emissions scandal

Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Officer Matthias Mueller plans to update German Chancellor Angela Merkel about the manufacturer’s probe into diesel-emissions manipulation next week during a trip to China, according to people

Myanmar jade rush muddies promise of change, fuels conflict 

Villagers in the jungles of Myanmar’s northern Kachin state stand upon staggering wealth: Jade worth tens of billions of dollars. Yet they see almost none of that money, even as

Monday, October 26, 2015 – edition no. 2425

* MIF registers slight increase in trade visitors, exhibitors disappointed * Crackdown on Uber’s ride sharing service * Chinese dissidents protest * RWC final Australia vs New Zealand   DOWNLOAD PDF   * Spain: Recovery position   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Stuart Braga launches book on ‘remarkable journey’ of Macau people

The International Institute of Macau, with the support of the Macau Foundation, has published a book titled “Making Impressions: a Portuguese family in Macau and Hong Kong, 1700 to 1945”.

Formula 3 | Double R faces eviction from UK HQ, Juncadella back at Guia

The Double R Racing Team, established by the Formula 1 racer Kimi Raikkonen, recruits school and college graduates who go on to work for Formula 1 teams at Woking -

World Briefs

PAKISTAN says airstrikes have killed 21 “terrorists” in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border. INDIA One of the world’s most polluted capitals, New Delhi, closed a major stretch of

MIF | ‘One-belt-one-road’ oriented trade and investment fair kicks off

The Macau government has diversified the 20th Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) based on the central government’s much-touted strategy of regional cooperation, reinforcing a wide range of offerings

Disgraced businessman Ng’s Hengqin venture unaffected by graft

Local businessman Ng Lap Seng’s alleged case of bribery in the United States will not deter his ongoing investment project in the Zhuhai island of Hengqin, confirmed Niu Jing, the

Uber launches taxi platform service in the city

After more than a year of waiting, Uber, the international transportation network company, has undertaken a soft- launch of its services  in Macau, making the SAR the 343rd city in which

Tourist agency to work to mitigate possible fallout from tourist death in Hong Kong

The director of the Tourist Office, Maria Fernandes, believes that the death of a mainland Chinese tourist that was linked to forced shopping in Hong Kong early this week might

Graft buster finds municipal regulations outdated and obsolete

According to the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC), the organization has completed an investigation report on municipal ordinances and municipal regulations. The motive for the report came about earlier this year

Chui to deliver 2016 Policy Address on November 17

A total of 121 eateries will be present at the 15th edition of the Macau Food Festival, to be held from the 13th to the 29th of next month. 42

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