AUSTRALIA | AIDS conference honors victims of jet crash

An international AIDS conference opened in Australia yesterday with a tribute to several delegates who were killed en route to the gathering when their plane was shot down over Ukraine. Officials

World Views: Who Did It? What Next?

“...and once the TAR (Target Acquisition Radar) has lock-on, this light will go green. Then just push this button here, and the rest’s automatic. Good luck!  Oh, and make sure

MH17 | Without radar, missile may not have identified jet

If Ukrainian rebels shot down the Malaysian jetliner, killing 298 people, it may have been because they didn't have the right systems in place to distinguish between military and civilian aircraft, experts said. American officials

MH17 | ALMOST 200 | Recovered Plane crash bodies put on train for rebel city

The surprising, rapid-fire developments yesterday morning came after a wave of international outrage over how the bodies of plane crash victims were being handled and amid fears that the armed

US building case tying separatists to airliner crash

The United States began building a case linking pro-Russian separatists to the downing of a passenger jet in Ukraine as a somber President Barack Obama declared the deaths of those

Prayers across Netherlands for victims

The carrier said in a statement yesterday that beginning Friday, it will no longer use MH17 to identify any of its Amsterdam-Kuala Lumpur flights. It said it is doing so

This Day in History: 1969 Man takes first steps on the Moon

The astronaut stepped onto the Moon’s surface, in the Sea of Tranquility, at 0256 GMT, nearly 20 minutes after first opening the hatch on the Eagle landing craft. Armstrong had earlier

Offbeat | ‘Bonnie & Clyde’: US couple pilfers replica of baby dino from museum

Police are looking for a man and a woman caught on video stealing a baby dinosaur replica from a North Carolina museum. The theft at the North Carolina Museum of Natural

BOXING | ‘Macau Kid’ defeats New Zealand Champion

Macau’s boxer Ng Kuok Kun defeated a New Zealand national champion by a close but unanimous decision in a six-round super welterweight bout at Saturday night’s “Champion of Gold” boxing

Cotai Arena sees ‘Champions of Gold’ score 6 KO wins

For the fifth time, Macau’s Cotai Arena has thrilled a large crowd of spectators with a multi-bout boxing event. Last Saturday night’s “Champions of Gold” was marked by six knockout

PHOTO SHOP | Black tie Mayhem! White-collar boxing raises MOP300K for charity

Macau’s inaugural white-collar boxing fight-night took place at The Venetian Macao on Friday and raised over MOP300,000. Net proceeds from the charity dinner, which included silent and live auctions, lucky

Insight: Burying the ‘referendum’ alive

The unofficial referendum scheduled for next month made it to the New York Times. In an opinion piece titled “Macau raises its political voice,” the editorial board of the famous

Heavy rains, landslides hit southern China, at least 18 die 

Heavy rains have killed at least 18 people in southern China and a state news agency said six more were missing yesterday after a landslide. Southern China was also bracing for

295 people feared dead | Both sides in Ukraine deny shooting down Malay plane

Peter Leonard & Mstyslav Chernov, Kiev Ukraine said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down yesterday as it flew over the country, and both the government and the pro-Russia

Macau Conscience urges TDM to investigate former news director

Yesterday, Jason Chao and other members of Macau Conscience handed in a petition letter at TDM headquarters, urging the broadcaster to open an internal investigation and to suspend the former

COOPERATION | Macau to jointly develop Cuiheng New District

The local government and the Zhongshan Municipal People’s Government have reached an agreement following consultation to set forth the Framework Agreement on Cooperation in Construction of Cuiheng New District of

Sistine Chapel Choir performs in Macau for the first time

According to a press release issued by the organizers, a Sistine Chapel Choir delegation made up of 70 members will visit Asia for the very first time in September. In

Journalists’ Association says scholars persecuted for political reasons

The association argues that there are still many questions that are yet to be answered. It is also concerned that if scholars are suppressed and sacked because of their speech,

Boxers looking forward to returning to the ring tomorrow

Prominent fighters who will participate in tomorrow’s Champions of Gold, including Zou Shiming and his Colombian opponent Luis De La Rosa as well as two-time Cuban Olympic gold medalist Guillermo

Soho Special

* Movies: ‘Boyhood’ - simple story, stunningly told * Books: Days of Rage by Brad Taylor * Music: Last Dance by Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden * Wine: The Septentrional Guardians * Food: A

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