2nd Uber office under investigation

Chinese police have visited Uber offices in a second city in a widening investigation into the company’s operations in China. An official at Chengdu’s city transportation commission said the visit yesterday

Carnival raises mainland cruise bet with plan to add 5th ship

The Miami-based company said that the new Princess Cruises ship will be the first under the Princess brand to be based in China year round. It will also be the

Hong Kong | Bossini heiress Queenie Law kidnap suspect in court

A man has appeared in court in Hong Kong in connection with the kidnapping for ransom of a wealthy heiress, the BBC reported yesterday. According to the British broadcaster, Queenie Law,

HK chief executive visits Boston, exchanges views on IT sector

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying began his official visit to Boston with tours to top-notch research institutions to see the latest innovation and technology developments in the United States,

Police fatally shoot man seeking aid for family

Police fatally shot a man in northern China who was on his way to Beijing to ask the central government to help house and take care of his children and elderly mother,

Afghanistan | Judge sentences 4 to death in mob killing of woman 

An Afghan court yesterday convicted and sentenced four men to death for their role in the brutal mob killing of a woman in Kabul in March — a slaying that

India | Bollywood star Salman Khan sentenced to 5 years for hit-and-run

One of India’s biggest and most popular movie stars, Salman Khan, was sentenced to five years in jail yesterday on charges of running over five men sleeping on a sidewalk

Italy | Moments from safety, migrants die trying to reach Europe 

Young men piled over each other, some shimmying up ropes dangling from the towering rescue ship and others falling into the churning sea. Women and children were the last off

Germanwings crash | Co-pilot Lubitz practiced descent on previous flight

The co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 4525 appeared to practice a controlled descent on his previous flight, two hours before he crashed the A320 jet into a mountainside in March, French

Freedom of speech | Charlie Hebdo receives PEN award at literary gala in NYC 

Under armed security and a cloud of conflicted opinions and emotions, the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo was presented a freedom of expression award on Tuesday night (yesterday, Macau time)

UK election | Britain’s UKIP drops candidate for saying he’d shoot rival 

As Britain’s political leaders spent a final day campaigning Wednesday, the election race drew to a bumpy close for the U.K. Independence Party, which suspended a candidate for saying he

This Day in History: 1965 Huge Rhodesia election win for Smith

Mr Smith’s party took all 50 parliamentary seats reserved for whites and now has more than the two thirds majority necessary to change Rhodesia’s constitution. The main casualty was the Opposition

Offbeat: Koala pays late night visit to Australian hospital

The marsupial casually strolled through the automatic doors of Hamilton Base Hospital in Victoria state at 3:30 a.m. on April 20, said Brigid Kelly, spokeswoman for the Western District Health

Football | Champions League: Juve beats champions Real 2-1, Ronaldo scores 54th goal of season

Former Real Madrid forward Alvaro Morata came back to haunt his old club as he sent Juventus on its way to a 2-1 victory over the holders in the first

Football | Jeonbuk beats Luneng to advance in Asian Champions League

Korean club Jeonbuk Motors advanced to the knockout stage of the Asian Champions League yesterday with a 4-1 win over Shandong Luneng. Lee Jae-sung was on target in the first half

Football | FIFA candidate Van Praag seeks support in South Korea

Former South Africa international and Champions League winner Benni McCarthy was robbed at gunpoint at a barber shop in South Africa. McCarthy's agent told local radio that the 2004 Champions

Vox Parva: Life education in Macau has a long way to go

Topics related to ‘life education’ in Macau have been under discussion since the very beginning of the curriculum reform process in non-tertiary education. Universities, institutions and various associations have also

Thursday, May 7, 2015 – edition no. 2307

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The Buzz | French far-right party founder urges daughter to change name

The founder of France’s far-right National Front, Jean-Marie Le Pen, has decried the decision to suspend his membership in the party and the attempts to take away his title of

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CHINA Education officials admonish a grade school teacher for letting a pupil hold a parasol for her. NEPAL Climbers who stayed in villages close to the Everest base camp have started

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