this day in history: 1980 Shipyard Poles strike for their rights

The strike at the Lenin shipyard is seen as part of a growing campaign to gain political freedoms and to improve economic conditions for Poland’s labour force. Numbering some 16,000, the

Offbeat | Robots guide nights at the museum at Tate Britain

The London art museum says for five nights beginning yesterday, people from around the world can get an after- hours tour online thanks to four roaming robots fitted with lights, cameras

Africa Cup | Ebola means Guinea, Sierra Leone games moved

African Cup qualifiers scheduled to be played in Ebola-affected Guinea and Sierra Leone will be moved to other countries, the Confederation of African Football said yesterday. CAF said in a statement

Rugby | De Villiers back to captain Springboks

Jean de Villiers returned to captain South Africa for its Rugby Championship opener against Argentina this weekend while youngsters Handre Pollard, Damian de Allende and Lood de Jager were all

Football | Ronaldo double clinches Super Cup for Real Madrid

Moving on from a frustrating World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo began the new season as the last one ended for Real Madrid — with goals and a trophy. The Portugal forward netted

Polish swimmer has to be rescued unconscious

Natalie Charlos of Poland was rescued unconscious from the water during the women’s 10-kilometer race at the start of the European swimming championship yesterday. Alerted by officials and spectators, a

HK Observer: ‘CNN International are commies, and the Brits are hopeless’

The CNN comments were allegedly in an email sent to an advisor of US Senator John McCain, regarding how McCain’s running mate in the presidential electoral campaign, Sarah Palin, should

Thursday, August 14, 2014 – edition no. 2129

* SOHO is on! New dining district lights up City of Dreams * MGM plans Cotai mansion and sky lofts * Lawmakers pass bill on environmental noise * Ronaldo double clinches Super Cup   DOWNLOAD

the buzz: Revel says it will close Atlantic City casino by next month

Revel AC Inc., the bankrupt Atlantic City casino, will close its doors next month after failing to find a qualified buyer, dealing the latest blow to the struggling New Jersey

Robin Williams, boisterous comedy star, dead at 63 

Williams was pronounced dead at his San Francisco Bay Area home Monday, according to the sheriff’s office in Marin County, north of San Francisco. The sheriff’s office said the preliminary investigation

World briefs

CHINA announces the birth of extremely rare panda triplets in a further success for the country’s artificial breeding program. The three cubs were born July 29 in the southern city

Youth fashion design competition kicks off

Contestants must complete three sessions – sewing, designing and presenting their pieces to the jury. Following one month of training, the competition began yesterday and will close on Aug 15. First,

Fresh graduates need to be patient to meet the ‘skill gap’

The younger generation and local employers both need to recognize that there are challenges for new graduates seeking to start their careers upon graduation. Henry Brockman, Chief Administrative Officer of SJM

Civil referendum | Jason has a Plan B if new appeal fails

The group is set to launch a civil referendum against the Chief Executive election that will take place at the end of the month. They aim to set up five

Briefs: Macau Red Cross donates six ambulances to Yunnan

The Macau Red Cross president, Eddie Wong, said that the organization would donate six ambulances to six health centres in Yunnan province in order to provide medical support to the

Authorities concerned with hidden young drug users

Between January and June, there were 121 local residents caught and detained for abusing drugs on the mainland. One of them was even younger than 16. Chau Wai Kuong said that

Fraudster withdraws HKD9m from VIP room account

A mainland man surnamed Zheng fraudulently withdrew HKD9 million from an account in a casino VIP room. He was caught by the Judiciary Police (PJ) after he attempted to withdraw

Of sovereign funds, stocks and talents | Lawmakers urge Monetary Authority to improve investment returns

During yesterday’s Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary session, AMCM's president said that the institution has adopted a more cautious attitude to financial investments. Nevertheless, Anselmo Teng said that they were willing

Song insists on timeline for old neighborhood revamps

Legislative Assembly lawmakers have yet again criticized the lack of a timeline for the redevelopment of old neighborhoods. The government withdrew a bill regulating the old districts’ revamp last year,

Gaming alert | USJ touts Harry Potter wizardry to win Japan casino partners

  USJ Co. is counting on its cachet turning around a failing Universal Studios theme park in Japan to win a partnership with a foreign casino operator, as the country edges

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