The Buzz | Duterte fires VP from anti-drug post weeks after offering it

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has fired the vice president from a lead role in his anti-drug crackdown just weeks after she accepted the post and vowed to make a campaign

The Buzz | Macau-HKIA direct bus connection expected to launch next month

A direct bus connection between Macau and the Hong Kong International Airport is expected to be operational by mid-December, according to the director of the Transport Bureau (DSAT), with the

The Buzz | Austria: 3 arrested over video that brought down government

Austrian prosecutors say three people have been arrested in connection with a video that triggered the collapse of the government earlier this year. Prosecutor Thomas Vecsey said Wednesday that authorities made

The Buzz | Macau lawmakers losing importance in the legislative process: Paulo Cardinal

Lawyer Paulo Cardinal, who has served for more than 25 years in the Legislative Assembly (AL), said that lawmakers have been losing legislative capacity since the handover in 1999. The legislators

The Buzz | Trump suggests he may give written testimony in House probe

President Donald Trump suggested yesterday he might be willing to offer written testimony in the House impeachment inquiry over whether he pressured Ukraine’s president to investigate Joe Biden and

The Buzz | At least three hurt in California school shooting, gunman sought

At least three people were injured early today during a shooting at a Southern California high school and a search was underway for the gunman, authorities said.

The Buzz | UEFA signs Takeaway.com to replace McDonald’s at Euro 2020

UEFA has announced a new food sector sponsor for the European Championship, replacing McDonald’s which owned the slot since 1992. UEFA says food delivery platform Takeaway.com has

The Buzz | Watergate redux? Trump impeachment inquiry heads for live TV

Back in 1973, tens of millions of Americans tuned in to what Variety called “the hottest daytime soap opera” — the Senate Watergate hearings that eventually led to 

The Buzz | Drought parches southern Africa, millions faced with hunger

An estimated 45 million people are threatened with hunger due to a severe drought that is strangling wide stretches of southern Africa. International aid agencies said they

The Buzz | Striking teachers rally in Croatia for higher wages

More than 2,000 teachers and other employees in Croatia’s education system have rallied in the capital of Zagreb to press for higher wages after being on strike for nearly a

The Buzz | EU hopes US will rethink choice to pull out of climate pact

The European Union has voiced regret at the U.S. government’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement and expressed hopes that one of the world’s biggest CO2 emitters

The Buzz | Activist Thunberg declines climate prize, urges more action

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, who has inspired millions across the world to stage protests urging leaders to better tackle global warming, has declined an environmental prize, saying

The Buzz | German exporters want Brexit uncertainty over

A German exporters’ association is welcoming the European Union’s decision to delay Brexit until Jan. 31, but says this should be the final extension. The EU agreed yesterday to delay Britain’s

The Buzz | Tiny beetle named after climate activist Greta Thunberg

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has a tiny new namesake. London’s Natural History Museum said Friday that a minute species of beetle is being named “Nelloptodes gretae” in honor of the 16-year-old

The Buzz | Prince Charles pops in to see Welsh rugby team at World Cup

Over in Japan to attend an enthronement ceremony for the country’s new emperor, Britain’s Prince Charles has popped in to see the Welsh rugby team ahead of its World Cup

The Buzz | South Pole’s ozone hole shrinks to smallest since discovery

The ozone hole near the south pole this year is the smallest since it was discovered, but it is more due to freakish Antarctic weather than efforts to cut down

The Buzz | Italian experts defuse WWII bomb in northern city

Italian authorities evacuated 4,000 people from the center of the northern city of Bolzano yesetrady to defuse a World War II bomb found during construction. Three experts defused the 500-pound American

The Buzz | EU nations commit to arms export ban against Turkey

European Union nations vented outrage yesterday at Turkey’s military offensive in northern Syria against the Kurds and joined France and Germany in banning arms sales to Ankara, a rare move

The Buzz | Hunter Biden to step down from Chinese board

Facing intense scrutiny from President Donald Trump and his Republican allies, Hunter Biden announced yesterday that he will step down from the board of directors of a Chinese-backed

The Buzz | China demands US lift tech curbs, will ‘safeguard’ interests

China demanded Washington lift sanctions on Chinese tech companies and warned yesterday it will “resolutely safeguard” the country’s interests. The Ministry of Commerce criticized curbs imposed on sales of U.S. technology

WP2Social Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com
MACAU DAILY TIMES