This Day in History: 2004 Many die as bombs destroy Madrid trains

Early reports say that two bombs exploded on one intercity train as it pulled into Atocha station at 0730 local time. Blasts were also believed to have taken place on

Offbeat | California care home operators face abuse charges

Owners of a Northern California care home accused of abandoning patients in a case that garnered national attention were charged Monday with elder abuse. California Attorney General Kamala Harris charged owner

Ex-Arsenal striker Park Chu-young returning to South Korea

Former Arsenal striker Park Chu-young is returning to his native South Korea to rejoin his former team, FC Seoul, in a move that could rejuvenate his career and boost the

Tennis | Davis Cup : Reports of racism mar Argentina’s Davis Cup win over Brazil

Argentina won the decisive singles match against Brazil on Monday to close out a dramatic Davis Cup encounter marred by reports of racist taunts by spectators during the longest singles

French sports world mourns athletes who died in crash

Olympic gold medalist Camille Muffat had retired from swimming to focus on her personal life, boxer Alexis Vastine had some unfinished business after two disappointing Olympics, and the beloved sailor

Cricket | India beats Ireland by 8 wickets to top World Cup Pool B

  India beat Ireland by eight wickets at the Cricket World Cup yesterday, remaining unbeaten after five matches to clinch its place atop Pool B while stalling Ireland’s celebrated push for

World Views: Asian airlines are beginning to run out of pilots

Asia’s aviation market is booming, but the supply of pilots isn’t nearly keeping pace with the demand for flights. Airlines are already struggling with shortages in staff. Two Japanese carriers

Wednesday, March 11, 2015 – edition no. 2267

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The Buzz | US: Jury weighs murder charge in buttocks-enhancement death

A jury is weighing murder charges in the death of a 20-year-old London dancer who got silicone injections at a hotel to enhance her buttocks. Defendant Padge-Victoria Windslowe says she performed

World briefs

S KOREA’s president visited injured U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert amid an outpouring of public sympathy and support for the envoy who is recovering from an attack by a knife-wielding man.

Dog feared poisoned at famous Crufts show, owners devastated

Three-year-old Thendara Satisfaction, known as Jagger, died Friday, shortly after returning to Belgium following an appearance at the world-famous Crufts dog show in the central English city of Birmingham last

Gov’t accused of fencing AL surroundings ‘to prevent protests’

The New Macau Association (ANM) believes that a fence placed along a public lawn located in front of the Legislative Assembly is intended to prevent protests in the area. One of

Businesswoman asks for relaxation on labor imports

The president of the Macau Businesswomen Association (MBWA), Jenny M.F. Kong, has advised the local government to consider relaxing its ratio regulation for foreign labor imports in response to the

Telecommunications | 4G mobile network licenses granted

The new fourth generation (4G) mobile network licenses have been granted to CTM, China Telecom, Hutchison Macau and Smart- Tone, according to an announcement made yesterday by the Bureau of

Letter to the Editor | ‘When you have taken a significant step forward it is difficult to go back’

Dear Editor, I was happy to read the clarification by the Public Security Police in today’s newspaper about earlier remarks opposing the domestic violence bill which according to the media

Sands China partners with star chef Gordon Ramsay

Ramsay is internationally known for his acclaimed restaurants, popular cookbooks and television shows which include “Kitchen Nightmares,“ “Hell‘s Kitchen,” “The F Word,” “Hotel Hell,” “MasterChef US” and “MasterChef Junior.” According to

Man arrested after trying to extort RMB 2 million

A 41-year-old man from mainland China tried to extort RMB2 million from his wife after she attempted to divorce him, the Judiciary Police (PJ) revealed in a press conference yesterday. The

Groups petition for the welfare of gaming workers

Yesterday, the Macau Gaming Industry Frontline also handed in their petition to the government, demanding the salary increment of gaming industry workers be linked to that of civil servants or

Over 1,000 people fined for smoking in prohibited areas

Between January 1 and February 28 this year, a total of 1,154 instances of smoking in prohibited areas were recorded by authorities, the Health Bureau said in a statement. Officers have

New coffee shop aims at selling locals ‘a lifestyle’

Macau people are increasingly living and working under great stress, as their city only gets busier, changing at an ever-faster pace. To slow things down and bring back time for

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