Iran | Supreme leader: Nuclear deal won’t change policy to US 

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday a landmark nuclear deal won’t change his country’s policy toward the “arrogant” U.S., making his first public speech since the Islamic Republic’s historic

This Day in History | 1960 – Ceylon chooses world’s first woman PM

Mrs Bandaranaike only entered politics after her husband was shot by an extremist Buddhist on 26 September 1959. She has become known as the “weeping widow” for frequently bursting into

Offbeat | Spanish ‘ghost airport’ gets 1 meager bid at auction

One of Spain’s “ghost airports” — expensive projects that were virtually unused — received just one bid in a bankruptcy auction after costing some 1.1 billion euros (USD1.2 billion) to

Platini wants to stop top teams signing all the best players

UEFA President Michel Platini wants to stop top teams stockpiling the best players to ensure football remains competitive. The European football chief wants to force clubs to use more homegrown players.

Insight | Is Macau also built on greed?

I’m not a big fan of the public consultation concept, at least the way it is done in Macau. It seems that the local obsession with public consultations is linked

Ask the Vet | 10 Dog illness symptoms that require emergency care

1. Loss of Consciousness A change in consciousness can manifest as sudden collapse, tremors, staggering, sudden withdrawal or lack of responsiveness, coma, convulsions or sudden blindness. A dog may also exhibit

Nature | Analysis: The freakish year in broken climate records

The annual State of the Climate report is out, and it’s ugly. Record heat, record sea levels, more hot days and fewer cool nights, surging cyclones, unprecedented pollution, and rapidly

Housing | Luxury-home lottos rethought in Boston affordability squeeze

Carolyn Lane, on a salary of less than USD50,000 a year, moved in May into one of Boston’s most luxurious new rental complexes. She has access to a rooftop pool,

Monday, July 20, 2015 – edition no. 2359

* Ancient riverside foundations found under Sun Yat-Sen’s historic pharmacy * Hacking team’s ‘opaque operations’ * Cuenca beats Yang to win world title * Nuclear deal won’t change policy to us   DOWNLOAD PDF   * Brazil:

The Buzz | FIFA ethics panel wants to lift strict secrecy rules

FIFA’s ethics committee wants to lift secrecy rules that protect accused officials from being identified and keep case details private. FIFA prosecutor Cornel Borbely and judge Joachim Eckert say more openness

Gaming alert | MGM to build USD100M venue to lure artists to Vegas

MGM Resorts International plans to build a USD100 million, 5,300-seat theater at its Monte Carlo casino-hotel to attract top musicians for weeks at a time. The project will be built next

World Briefs

AUSTRALIA Johnny Depp’s wife, Amber Heard, is charged with illegally bringing the couple’s dogs to Australia — an incident that captured global attention after the nation’s agriculture minister angrily ordered

Wikileaks Macau emails | CCAC says investigations comply with the law

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has made assurances that all of its investigations comply with the law following reports that Macau’s anti-graft agency had shown interest in acquiring cyber-surveillance software. Emails

10 years after unesco listing | Report grills gov’t over heritage neglect

As Macau celebrates the tenth anniversary of its cultural heritage being listed as UNESCO World Heritage, the association has criticized the government for its “limited representations” of the historic buildings’

Tam visits Portugal to discuss educational partnerships

Alexis Tam is visiting Portugal and has met with the Portuguese Minister of Education, Nuno Crato, to discuss partnership projects between Macau and Portugal, particularly in the fields of special

Gaming | Mega casino in Vietnam hopes to attract Chinese gamblers

One of the largest real estate firms in Vietnam has announced plans to construct a mega-casino resort in Haiphong. The resort island project will cater exclusively to tourists visiting Haiphong

RETAIL | Luk Fook sales drop in Macau, HK

Luk Fook’s gem-set jewelry dropped 18 percent during the quarter, with branches in Hong Kong and Macau specifically down 19 percent. In contrast, same-store sales in mainland China surged 23

Architects advocate for Hotel Estoril façade preservation

Representatives of the architecture, urban planning and heritage conservation sector advocated yesterday for the preservation of Hotel Estoril’s façade, which will be revamped and turned into a youth recreational and

Tigerair partners with MGTO

Tigerair Taiwan, a budget carrier joint venture between Taiwan’s China Airlines and Singapore’s Tiger Airways, said yesterday that it has partnered with the Macau Government Tourist Office on a two-month

Netflix delivers strong 2Q with 3.3 million more customers 

Netflix’s second-quarter performance followed a familiar script of accelerating subscriber growth that has turned the Internet video service into a stock market sensation. The company added 3.3 million worldwide subscribers during the

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