Tag: the buzz
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China establishes world’s largest language resource repository
China has established the world’s largest language resource repository, consisting of over 120 languages and dialects that are being used in the world’s most populous country, ... -
OK, we can relax. The iPhone ‘hang up’ button might not be moving much after all
Almost a week after the Apple faithful collectively gasped at the first evidence that the iPhone’s red “end call” button might soon be vacating its center ... -
Hawaii works to identify 99 confirmed dead after Maui wildfires as teams intensify search
Hawaii officials worked painstakingly to identify the 99 people confirmed killed in wildfires that ravaged Maui and expected to release the first names yesterday, even as teams intensified ... -
Interfaith leaders to focus on combating authoritarianism at global gathering in Chicago
More than 6,000 people representing scores of religions and belief systems are expected to convene in Chicago starting today [Macau time] for what organizers bill as the world’s ... -
Kuwait and Lebanon move to ban ‘Barbie’ ahead of film’s Mideast release
“Barbie” is set to open across the Middle East last week, but moves by Kuwait and Lebanon to ban the film for allegedly threatening conservative values ... -
A Mega Millions ticket sold in Florida wins $1.58 billion jackpot, the third-largest in US history
A single ticket sold in Florida is good for a $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot, ending a stretch of lottery futility that had stretched for nearly four ... -
Elon Musk says he may need surgery before proposed ‘cage match’ with Mark Zuckerberg
Elon Musk says he may need to get surgery before a proposed “cage match” with Mark Zuckerberg. The two tech billionaires seemingly agreed to an in-person face-off in ... -
High security prison for ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan after court sentencing
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan awoke yesterday as an inmate in a high-security prison after a court handed him a three-year jail sentence for corruption, ... -
China’s policies on property, consumption to support growth in H2: Economist
The weakness in the property sector during the first half of the year has dragged down the economy, prompting the government to optimize property policies to ... -
Climate change made July hotter for 4 of 5 humans on Earth, scientists find
Human-caused global warming made July hotter for four out of five people on Earth, with more than 2 billion people feeling climate change-boosted warmth daily, according to a ... -
New treatment studies bring hope for millions suffering from brain fog and other long COVID symptoms
The National Institutes of Health is beginning a handful of studies to test possible treatments for long COVID, an anxiously awaited step in U.S. efforts against ... -
China says US military aid to Taiwan will not deter its will to unify the island
China accused the United States of turning Taiwan into an “ammunition depot” after the White House announced a $345 million military aid package for Taipei, and the self-ruled ... -
Mutinous soldiers claim to have overthrown Niger’s president on TV
Mutinous soldiers claimed to have overthrown Niger’s democratically elected president, announcing on state television yesterday [Macau time] that they have put an end to the government ... -
Heat wave returns as Greece grapples with more wildfire evacuations
A third successive heat wave in Greece pushed temperatures back above 40 C across parts of the country yesterday following more nighttime evacuations from fires that ... -
Macron promotes French interests on a trip to South Pacific where US-China rivalry is intensifying
The French president is heading to the South Pacific to make France’s voice heard in a region shaping up as a prime geopolitical battleground for China ... -
German police search for a lion on the loose in Berlin’s suburbs
German authorities warned people in Berlin’s southern suburbs yesterday to watch out for a potentially dangerous animal, suspected to be a lioness, that was on the ... -
China’s leader says the country will work with US on climate if political conditions are met
China is willing to work with Washington on reducing global warming as long as its political demands are met, the country’s vice president told U.S. climate envoy ... -
Black Lives Matter movement marks 10 years of activism and renews its call to defund the police
The Black Lives Matter movement hits a milestone on Thursday, marking 10 years since its 2013 founding in response to the acquittal of the man who fatally ... -
China signs pact with Solomon Islands to boost cooperation on ‘law enforcement and security matters’
The Solomon Islands has signed an agreement to boost cooperation with China on “law enforcement and security matters,” in a move likely to raise concerns among ... -
Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including prelates based in Hong Kong
Pope Francis yesterday announced he has chosen 21 new cardinals, including prelates from Jerusalem and Hong Kong — places where Catholics are a small minority — ... -
Hong Kong-born singer-songwriter Coco Lee passes away at 48
Famous Hong Kong-born singer-songwriter Coco Lee Man died at the age of 48 yesterday after committing suicide and remaining in a coma in hospital for three ... -
China restricts exports of high-tech metals ahead of Yellen’s visit
China has imposed export curbs on two metals used in computer chips and solar cells, expanding a squabble with Washington over high-tech trade ahead of Treasury ... -
Leon Gautier, last member of French D-Day military commando, dies at 100
Leon Gautier, the last surviving member of an elite French unit that joined U.S. and other Allied forces in the 1944 D-Day invasion to wrest Normandy from Nazi ... -
Pope appoints bishop to lead Vatican office that enforces church doctrine
Pope Francis on Saturday chose a bishop who is a trusted theological advisor from his native Argentina for one of the Vatican’s most powerful positions — head of ... -
Colombian military searches for heroic dog who helped find children in the jungle
With his powerful snout and his pointy ears, Wilson became a national hero in Colombia when he helped the military find four Indigenous children who survived ... -
Ukrainian refugees helped push German population up 1.3% last year
Large numbers of refugees from Ukraine fleeing Russia’s war fueled a 1.3% rise in Germany’s population last year, helping push up the number of inhabitants in the European Union’s most ... -
Japan’s emperor meets with Indonesian president on his first official foreign trip as monarch
Japanese Emperor Naruhito met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo yesterday during his first official foreign trip since ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019. Widodo and first ... -
France’s Macron wants to boost AI, calls for rules that don’t impede tech growth
French President Emmanuel Macron called Wednesday for boosting the development of artificial intelligence in Europe while putting in place “smart” regulations that don’t impede tech companies’ ... -
Greece: 59 migrants dead, dozens feared missing after fishing vessel capsizes
At least 59 people have died and dozens are feared missing off the coast of southern Greece after a fishing boat carrying migrants capsized and sank, ... -
China complains to South Korean ambassador in tit-for-tat move after Seoul summoned envoy
A Chinese official lodged a complaint with South Korea’s ambassador to China, in a tit-for-tat move after Beijing’s envoy to South Korea was summoned last week ... -
Spain registers hottest spring temperatures on record
Spain registered its hottest spring on record this year, and its second driest ever, the state meteorological agency said yesterday. Rubén Del Campo, spokesman for the ... -
Myanmar’s Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal of Suu Kyi’s bribery conviction
Myanmar’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear a special appeal of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s bribery conviction for allegedly receiving gold and thousands of ... -
Russia says Ukraine is launching major attacks; Kyiv accuses Moscow of misinformation
Ukrainian forces were making a major effort to punch through Russian defensive lines in southeast Ukraine for a second day, a Moscow-installed official said yesterday as ... -
Apple is expected to unveil a sleek, pricey headset or, the device VR has been looking for?
Apple appears poised to unveil a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetter’s ability ... -
Renewable energy surges, driven by solar boom and high
The world is set to add a record amount of renewable electricity capacity this year as governments and consumers seek to offset high energy prices and ...
