Mexico | Supreme Court takes step toward recreational pot use

Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday (early yesterday, Macau time) that growing, possessing and smoking marijuana for recreation is legal under the right to freedom. The measure was approved in 4-1 vote on

This Day in History | 1968 – Nixon wins close contest for president

It was not until midday EST (1800 BST)) that Democrat Vice-President Hubert Humphrey conceded victory to the Republican candidate. The announcement came after a full 24 hours of waiting when at

Offbeat | South African student steals bus to get to final year exam

South African media say a high school student stole a bus in a desperate effort to get to his final year mathematics exams. Broadcaster eNCA reported yesterday that Le-Aan Adonis got

Golf | Scott says caddie’s book won’t be a distraction

Adam Scott hasn’t read caddie Steve Williams’ book about Tiger Woods and doesn’t expect it to be a distraction when Williams is working for him. “I haven’t been lucky enough to

Football | Belgium moves to No. 1 in FIFA rankings for 1st time

Belgium has moved up to No. 1 in the FIFA rankings for the first time. Despite only reaching the World Cup quarterfinals last year, Belgium rose two places after two wins

Football | Chelsea and Roma score late, stay alive in Champions League

GROUP E With Messi watching from the Camp Nou stands, Neymar converted a penalty on the half-hour mark, then set up Suarez’s strike in the 60th and scored his second goal

Kapok | Money matters

In any polity of the world, public spending does matter. In fact, public finance is at the crux of public policy making and constitutes a necessary reality check on the

NATO exercise in Southern Europe | Cool War Games

  * Movies: Spectre * Books: The Comedians by Kliph Nesteroff * Movies: Spectre Books: The Comedians by Kliph Nesteroff * Music: Def Leppard* Wine: The Irish Spirit II * Food: White Truffle Gala

‘Spectre’ stirs, doesn’t shake old Bond formulas

Where to go when 53 years of action-scene set pieces have exhausted seemingly every exotic corner of the Earth? How much globe can a globe-trotter trot? The answer kicking off the

‘The Comedians’ details history of comedy stage by stage

Written by former stand-­up comic Kliph Nesteroff, "The Comedians" follows the meandering history of everything funny. Beginning in the always smoky, often dilapidated vaudeville theaters of the early 20th century

Def Leppard return with strong, diverse album

With a diverse set of songs that range from potential arena anthems to driving rock ballads, it seems pretty obvious that Def Leppard wasn't taking any chances on their eponymously

News of the World | NATO tests its capabilities – and wants Russia to take note

The U.S.-led alliance's aim is to train and exercise, but it is also "sending a very clear message to our nations and to any potential adversary," NATO Jen Stoltenberg told

The Irish Spirit II

(Continued from “The Irish Spirit” on 1 October 2015) The Irish diaspora is unique that an overwhelming majority of people claiming to have Irish ancestry live not on the Emerald Isle

Food | WHITE TRUFFLE GALA DINNER

Last night I had dinner at Galaxy Macau’s 8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana, which just received a one star rating from The Michelin Guide Hong Kong Macau 2016. I must

Friday, November 6, 2015 – edition no. 2433

* Customs chief receives distinguished funeral service * Hengqin tennis center opens with top players * USJ campus subcontractor claims huge debt * Ma wants Xi to ease Taiwan’s isolation   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Climate: Drought in South Africa affects town’s drinking water

Residents of a South African coastal town say their drinking water “tastes like the sea” as a worsening drought affects fresh water sources, according to a local newspaper. Citizens of Port

World briefs

N KOREA blocks two South Korean officials from entering a jointly run factory park in the North over what it describes as a conflict between the countries’ management committees overseeing

Hong Kong second most at risk of housing bubble

Hong Kong ranks second in a list of cities most at risk of a property bubble, according to a report released by investment bank UBS. The report entitled “UBS Global

Singapore | Young Australian jockey dies in high-rise fall

An up-and-coming Australian jockey died after falling 12 floors to the ground from his Singapore apartment, police said yesterday. Tim Bell, 22, “was found lying motionless at the foot of the

Report | ‘One in three cigarettes illegal’ findings questioned by experts

A report published last month, which found that one in three cigarettes in Macau SAR are illegal, has continued to come under scrutiny after experts and regional organizations questioned its

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