Central bank cuts rates for 3rd time in 6 months to boost economy

For the third time in six months, China’s central bank is cutting interest rates to spur the country’s sluggish economy by giving state-owned financial institutes more flexibility in setting rates. Citing

Philippines | Typhoon slams into northern tip; 2,500 evacuated

A powerful typhoon slammed into the northeastern tip of the Philippines yesterday, as about 2,500 residents in two provinces huddled in shelters following warnings by officials to evacuate coastal and mountainous villages. Typhoon

Indonesia | 500 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar wash to shore

Boats carrying about 500 members of Myanmar’s long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim community washed to shore in western Indonesia yesterday, with some of the people in need of medical attention, a migration

North Korea | Ballistic missile test greets US diplomatic overture 

North Korea greeted a U.S. diplomatic overture with a fresh show of force, seemingly testing the Obama administration’s resolve for new nuclear talks. After three years of diplomatic deadlock, the U.S.

UK | Cameron leads Conservatives to unexpected election triumph

After years of sharing power, David Cameron pulled off an unexpected election triumph that gave the Conservative prime minister a second term with an outright majority Friday and dealt a

Cuba | Castro’s daughter sponsors blessing of gay couples 

The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro sponsored a blessing ceremony Saturday for gay couples on an island where gay marriage remains illegal. Nearly two dozen gay couples held hands or

This Day in History | 1956 | Gold Coast to get independence

In a statement to the House of Commons, Colonial Secretary Alan Lennox-Boyd said the Gold Coast will be allowed to govern itself within the Commonwealth provided a general election is

Offbeat | Home ownership makes people happy: study

Home ownership contributes to people’ s happiness, said a study by the University of Hohenheim last week. For this study, researchers at the University of Hohenheim interviewed 2,788 people in

Boxing loss could be Pacquiao’s political win

  Manny Pacquiao lost his biggest fight in the ring, but that won’t stop him from plotting a bigger comeback — in the political arena that is. In a country where elections

Power-packed race gives Penske 1st Grand Prix win at Indy

Will Power came to Indianapolis chasing more than a double. He wants a clean sweep. After Saturday, the defending IndyCar champion is halfway home. Power led 65 of 82 laps in

Study reveals gay discrimination in sports

One in four gay men said they had received verbal threats of harm or had been bullied while participating in sports, and around 80 percent of people said they had

Rear Window | Still room for improvement

As the dust settles in the aftermath of the unpredictable May Day civil and industrial actions, at least partly, Macau dares to read the new trends coming out of the

NATURE | French president says UN climate fund could help Caribbean

French President Francois Hollande told Caribbean leaders on Saturday that a planned international green fund could help the vulnerable, tourism-dependent region mitigate the effects of climate change. Hollande headlined the Caribbean

A taste of cruise life | On bored but never bored

My first sight of Anthem of the Seas was through the taxi window that was ferrying me to Southampton dock from the train station. At 348m long, you might have

NORTH KOREA | EXPATRIATE LABOUR: Pyongyang seeks profit from overseas labors

As the fierce Arabian sun beat down on the construction site in the summer of 2012, pushing the temperature beyond the thermometer’s upper limit of 50C, the site supervisor began

INDONESIA | How not to build a power plant: a cautionary tale from Java

It’s a bucolic scene: a farmer rests on a path between shimmering rice paddies in the afternoon sun, his tanned face staring across the flooded fields to the gray expanse

Ask the Vet | What is a Good Cat Neutering Age?

  Cat neutering could be a solution to control the growing number of cats that never find a home. The term refers to the removal of ovaries or testicles of the cat,

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The Buzz | Chinese Olympic table tennis players in town

The Chinese national table tennis team arrived in Macau yesterday for a four-day official visit. Tonight the legion of Olympic gold medalists, led by their coach Liu Guoliang, also a

World Briefs

SINGAPORE A Singaporean teenager pleads not guilty to two charges over an online video he posted that was critical of Christianity and the nation’s late founding prime minister, Lee Kuan

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