MACAU SPECIAL | Gov’t confers awards on 46 individuals and 4 organizations

Forty-six individuals and four entities were presented with medals and honorary titles for their distinguished contributions to Macau during the 2014 Medals and Certificates Conferment Ceremony held yesterday, at the

Xiaomi starts selling phones in Brazil in 2015

Private Chinese company Xiaomi is due in 2015 to start selling smartphones in Brazil, after the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) approved the Note 4G model, the Brazilian press reported. Xiaomi,

Diamonds help Angola to offset drop in oil prices

Figures from Angola’s Finance Ministry showed that revenues from diamonds, including taxes and royalties, reached USD6.5 billion between January and September, in line with last year’s total, and with a

Hong Kong | Occupy ends as police clear final protest site

Hong Kong police tore down barricades, folded up tents and arrested some protesters yesterday at a third and final pro-democracy protest camp, ending demonstrations that blocked traffic in the southern

Court clears man 18 years after his execution 

A court in northern China yesterday cleared a man of the rape and murder of a woman in a public toilet 18 years after he was executed for the crime. The Inner Mongolia

Japan | Abe faces battle on reforms despite win

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed yesterday to prevail over resistance to his plans for economic and political change following a weekend election victory that gives him up to four more

South Korea | Sales of macadamias soar after nut rage 

Nut rage imploded the career of a Korean Air Lines executive and embarrassed her family and country. Now South Korean retailers are experiencing the unexpected upside: a boom in sales

AUSTRALIA | Police end Sydney hostage siege after 16 hours

A swarm of heavily armed police stormed a cafe in the heart of downtown Sydney in the early hours of this morning, ending a siege where a gunman had been

Uganda | Nanny given 4 years for assaulting toddler

A general strike in Belgium paralyzed air and rail traffic and idled companies throughout the country yesterday, as trade unions capped a month of protests against government austerity policies. Yesterday’s

CIA TORTURE | Report revives legal debate on interrogation

When the CIA sought permission to use harsh interrogation methods on a captured al-Qaida operative, the response from Bush administration lawyers was encouraging, even clinical. In one of several memos forming

This Day In History: 1969 MPs vote to abolish hanging

A great cheer went up in the Commons as the final result was announced shortly before midnight. The voting was 343 in favour, 185 against, a majority of 158, to

Offbeat | NY brewery builds Christmas tree out of 300 kegs

The Genesee Brewing Co. built the 23-meter-high Christmas tree out of 300 stainless steel kegs outsides its Brew House in downtown Rochester. The keg tree is trimmed with 600 feet of

Cricket | Steven Smith to become Australia’s 45th test captain

Smith was named yesterday to captain Australia in the remaining three tests of its four- test series against India in place of Michael Clarke, who has been forced to miss the

Football : Champions League | Real Madrid gets Schalke in Champs League last-16

Defending champion Real Madrid will play Schalke in the last-16 of the Champions League, after routing the Germans at the same stage last season. In another repeat pairing in yesterday’s draw,

Football | Striker Lima hits 2 to give Benfica 2-0 win at Porto

Lima scored twice to lead Benfica to a 2-0 win at fierce rival Porto yesterday (Macau time), the first victory for the Portuguese leaders at the Stadium of the Dragon

Our Desk: ‘Shiny, happy people’

A recent survey shows that Macau’s happiness index is set at 6.99 on a scale of 0 to 10. Unsurprisingly, the people of Macau are mostly dissatisfied with the city’s

Tuesday, December 16, 2014 – edition no. 2212

* 1999-2014 | Macau, what changed? • Macanese community in need of new dynamics * new macau plans to go ahead with dec 20 protest * Gov’t confers awards on 46 people and

Breaking news: Timeline of Australia hostage drama at Sydney cafe

An armed gunman entered a Sydney cafe during today morning's rush hour and took an unknown number of hostages. Hours after the crisis began, five people escaped but a number

The Buzz | Guam: Mayors stop casino gambling at Tiyan grounds

Village mayors have ceased fiesta-related gambling at the Tiyan Carnival Grounds after concerns were raised last month about its legality, said governor’s office spokesman Julius Santos. Santos said no mayors

ROTARY CLUB 15th CHRISTMAS PARTY | Association calls for more therapists for children with special needs

Rotary Club of Macau’s mission to further support children with special needs is ongoing, even after fifteen years, and last Friday the organization launched its annual Christmas Party, gathering about

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