Representatives have passed a bill that rolls back ecological safeguards and is considered the country’s biggest environmental setback in decades
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Scientists have drilled a core of Antarctic ice nearly 3 kilometres long that may include ice more than 1.5 million years old
Meteorologists raised the highest alert as Wipha scored a direct hit on Macao today but lowered the signal to no. 3 at 10:30 pm
Meteorologists warn that the severe tropical storm could ‘directly impact Macao,’ with the chance of a no. 8 or even no. 9 signal on Sunday
Tropical storm Wipha is strengthening in intensity and its passage close to Macao on Sunday means that a no. 8 signal is not being ruled out
Drivers have complained of the construction barricades and other equipment partially blocking the view of traffic lights and impeding the movement of motorcycles
Macao-based helpline, Peng On Tung, says that out of the 250 alarm calls that it receives per day, around 10 are heatstroke-related
Meanwhile, in neighbouring Hong Kong, the local observatory says it cannot rule out the possibility of a no. 8 signal on Sunday
Airport Authority Hong Kong’s annual report shows passenger numbers up 21.6 percent and total flight movements up 20.5 percent, compared with the last fiscal year