Mariupol fighters in Russian hands; both sides claim wins

Hundreds of Ukrainian fighters, including wounded men carried out on stretchers, left the vast steel plant in Mariupol where they mounted a dogged last stand and

1950 US and Europe agree Nato aims

Almost exactly a year after signing the North Atlantic Treaty, 12 nations have agreed a permanent organisation for the defence of the United States and Europe. The final meeting

Musk’s China ties add potential risks to Twitter purchase

Elon Musk’s ties to China through his role as electric car brand Tesla’s biggest shareholder could add complexity to his bid to buy Twitter. Other companies

English soccer player Jake Daniels says he is gay

English soccer player Jake Daniels said he is gay yesterday in a trailblazing moment for the European men’s game. The 17-year-old forward made the announcement

Zimbabwe urges sale of stockpile of seized elephant ivory

Zimbabwe is seeking international support to be allowed to sell its stockpile of seized ivory, saying the $600 million it expects to earn is urgently needed

Biden to host leaders of Sweden, Finland amid NATO bids

President Joe Biden will host Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson of Sweden and President Sauli Niinistö of Finland at the White House for a meeting Thursday amid their push

Banking on getting illusory US protection ruinous gamble for Taiwan secessionists

In recent years, the annual “Han Kuang” military exercises staged by the Taiwan island’s “defense forces” have been plagued by embarrassing mishaps. Last year, the command center even

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 – edition no. 4012

  * Not on agenda — Metaverse and cryptocurrency not on Secretary Rosário’s current legislation agenda * Crime | Suspect of double homicide arrested in Hunan * AN inmate was found dead inside the

Student protest as discontent rises over China’s zero-COVID

Administrators at an elite Beijing university have backed down from plans to further tighten pandemic restrictions on students as part of China's "zero-COVID" strategy after a weekend protest at the

Gov’t U-turn on satellite casinos to particularly benefit SJM

SJM Holdings Ltd. shares rose to as much as 9.7% yesterday following the government reversing its decision on the gaming law amendment that all casinos would mandatorily

Mother apprehended after allegedly abandoning baby

The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday that the mother who allegedly abandoned her newborn infant on Saturday afternoon had been arrested. The police reported

Proposed bill steps back to current law in force

The government has decided to abandon the idea to promote major changes to the new gaming law concerning the gaming concessionaires’ ownership, the amended version of the

Casinos’ mandatory contribution to social funds might be waived

The rules mandating that gaming concessionaires must contribute annually with fixed percentages from their annual gross gaming revenues to the Macao Foundation (2%) as well as

ANM petition to parliament on old trees awaits gov’t responses

A parliamentary committee will invite responses from the government regarding a petition on the scrutiny of old tree protection submitted by a local community group.

Hengqin agencies considering permission for Macau teachers to teach

Convenient mechanisms to allow Macau teachers to teach in Hengqin are being investigated, Carmen Maria Chung, a legal official for the Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone in

HK duo arrested for allegedly bribing Wynn Macau executive

Two air-conditioning maintenance personnel were charged by a Hong Kong law-enforcement entity May 13 on allegations of offering bribes to a Wynn Resorts (Macau) S.A. executive.

Taiwan’s legislative report calls on law changes for Hong Kong and Macau

Taiwan's legislature is calling to protect its national security, citing a need to review its policy in categorizing Hong Kong and Macau as “foreign countries.”

Approved residential mortgage loans reach MOP2.7b

New residential mortgage loans (RMLs) approved by Macau banks rose by 29.7% month-to-month to MOP2.66 billion in March, data from the Monetary Authority of Macao shows.

Official: China’s economy reviving as anti-virus curbs ease

China's factory and consumer activity fell even more than expected in April under anti-virus controls, official data showed yesterday, but a Cabinet official said the economy is

Shanghai says lockdown to ease as virus spread mostly ends

Most of Shanghai has stopped the spread of the coronavirus in the community and fewer than 1 million people remain under strict lockdown, authorities said yesterday,

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