This day in history | 1990 Tunnel links UK and Europe

Construction workers have drilled through the final wall of rock to join the two halves of the Channel Tunnel and link Britain to France. The momentous breakthrough links the UK to

Social media | New Twitter CEO steps from behind the scenes to high profile

Newly named Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has emerged from behind the scenes to take over one of Silicon Valley’s highest-profile and politically volatile jobs. But his prior lack of name recognition

Ballon D’Or | Putellas and Messi win awards

Lionel Messi won the men’s Ballon d’Or for a record-extending seventh time yesterday , ending the year in style after a brilliant final season with Barcelona and earning his first

Portugal probes local transmission of omicron at soccer team

Portuguese health authorities yesterday identified 13 cases of the omicron coronavirus variant among members of a professional soccer club and were investigating whether it was one of the first

The Buzz | Appeals court to weigh Trump arguments to withhold records

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers will try to persuade a federal appeals court to stop Congress from receiving call logs, drafts of speeches and other documents related to the Jan. 6

World Views | Migrant crisis front and center in pope’s Greece-Cyprus trip

When Pope Francis visited the Greek island of Lesbos in 2016, he was so moved by the stories he heard from families fleeing war in Iraq and Syria that he

Wednesday, December 1, 2021 – edition no. 3906

  * Omicron brings vaccine inequity home to roost * Macau reservoirs | 7 to 12 days of water supply after expansion * Junket scandal | Suncity to suspend VIP operations today: report *

MP confirms: Alvin Chau held in preventive custody

Suncity Group CEO Alvin Chau has been detained and put in preventive custody by the judge that is overseeing the case. Chau was transferred to Coloane Prison after a long interrogation

Over 5,500 stranded TNRs reemployed due to ‘China visa’ policy

  More than 5,500 non-resident workers (TNR) who had become stranded in Macau after losing their jobs due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have been able to be reemployed

HK, Mainland closer to quarantine-free travel to Macau benefit

Hong Kong authorities yesterday said they made “good progress” in a meeting exploring the resumption of quarantine-free travel with their counterparts in mainland China, Asia Gaming Brief reported. According to a

Policy Address | Security: More ‘Eyes in the Sky’ coming soon

In 2022, the government is looking to continue expanding the street surveillance system, nicknamed “Eyes in the Sky.” Planned for 2022 is the implementation of the fifth phase and the

E-kiosks selling Macau goods see phased roll-out in Guangzhou

By the end of this year, five vending machines will be set up in Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong province, to sell goods from Macau, Kevin Ho, president of

40th marathon to be boosted with carnival

The opening ceremony of the carnival was held yesterday at the Broadway Macau. The venue’s owner, Galaxy Macau, is the title sponsor for this year’s competition as it has been

Golden Horse Awards | Macau-born filmaker Clara Law wins best director

Filmmaker Clara Law clinched best director at the 58th Golden Horse Awards last weekend, finally winning a trophy after being nominated for a Golden Horse award for a seventh time,

Virus origins | Fauci fires back at Cruz over Covid claims about Chinese lab

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious diseases expert, blasted Sen. Ted Cruz for suggesting that Fauci be investigated for statements he made about COVID-19 and said the criticism by

Taiwan | Baltic lawmakers meet Tsai to step up cooperation, Beijing protests

Lawmakers from all three Baltic states met with Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen yesterday in a sign of further cooperation between European Union nations and Taiwan. It is the first joint visit

Taiwan sends jets after 27 Chinese planes enter buffer zone

Taiwan said 27 Chinese aircraft entered its air defense buffer zone over the weekend, the latest in a long series of incursions as part of Beijing’s pressure on the self-ruled

India | Interfaith love a risk amid Hindu nationalist surge

Arbaz Mullah’s love story began, as romances often do, when he first laid eyes on the woman of his dreams, Shweta Kumbhar. Over nearly three years, their courtship in many ways

This day in history | 1994 Blazing liner abandoned off east Africa

Almost 1,000 people have been forced to abandon a luxury cruise ship in the Indian Ocean after it caught fire. The Achille Lauro - which made headlines in 1985 when it

Covid-19 | Wary, weary world slams doors shut in face of new variant

Nations around the world sought yesterday to keep the new omicron variant at bay with travel bans and further restrictions, even as it remains unclear what it means for the

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