Tag: the buzz
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Will Smith resigns from film academy over Chris Rock slap
Will Smith resigned Friday from the motion picture academy following his Oscars night slap of Chris Rock and said he would accept any further punishment the organization imposed. ... -
PMI: China manufacturing weakens as anti-virus controls tighten
China’s manufacturing activity fell to a five-month low in March after most of Shanghai and two other industrial centers were shut down to fight coronavirus outbreaks, ... -
Ukraine says peace deal vote requires pullback
An adviser to Ukraine’s president says that a vote sealing a prospective agreement with Russia could only be held after Russian troops pull back. Mykhailo Podolyak ... -
Coppola, Pacino, De Niro say ‘Viva Ukraine!’ at Oscars night during ‘The Godfather’ homage
The Godfather’ film trilogy director, Francis Ford Coppola and stars Al Pacino, and Robert DeNiro went on stage at the 2022 Oscars this week to celebrate the ... -
Tesla seeks 2nd stock split in less than two years
Shares of Tesla jumped at the opening bell yesterday after the electric car maker announced its second stock split in less than two years. The company ... -
EU envoy in Tehran amid hopes to restore nuclear agreement
A leading European Union diplomat held talks in Tehran yesterday, Iran’s state-run media reported, amid hopes that an agreement to restore Iran’s tattered nuclear deal with ... -
Teenage pilot starts around-the-world flight from Bulgaria
Like brother, like sister. A Belgian-British teenage pilot hopes to join his sister in the record books after starting his attempt to become the youngest person ... -
Russian paper says hack led to publication of casualty figures: report
A Russian newspaper claimed its website was hacked after it published casualty figures running into thousands, BBC reported. The story on tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda’s website, citing ... -
Indonesia set to lift quarantine rules for overseas tourists
Indonesia will lift all quarantine requirements for overseas visitors entering the country, its tourism minister said yesterday, two years after it imposed border restrictions due to ... -
Egypt displays recently discovered ancient tombs in Saqqara
Egypt this weekend displayed recently discovered, well-decorated ancient tombs at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside the capital Cairo. The five tombs were unearthed earlier this month ... -
Japanese PM to visit India to build Indo-Pacific partnership
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, to strengthen their partnership in the Indo-Pacific and beyond in view of China’s ... -
Japan to fully lift Covid-19 restrictions as infections slow
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced plans to fully lift coronavirus restrictions on March 21 as new infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant slow. ... -
UN chief warns war is hurting poor countries
The United Nations chief warned yesterday [Macau time] that Russia’s war on Ukraine is holding “a sword of Damocles” over the global economy, especially poor developing ... -
Talks to resume as Russia pressures Ukrainian capital Kyiv
Russia’s military forces kept up their punishing campaign to capture Ukraine›s capital with fighting and artillery fire in Kyiv›s suburbs yesterday after an airstrike on a military base ... -
Iran claims missile barrage near US consulate in Iraq
Iran has claimed responsibility for a missile barrage that struck yesterday near a sprawling U.S. consulate complex in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, saying it ... -
FREE Ukraine: World Bank approves major emergency support for country under siege
The World Bank says it has approved more than $700 in emergency support for Ukraine. Dubbed FREE Ukraine, it includes nearly $500 million in loans and ... -
China seeing new surge in cases despite ‘zero tolerance’
China is seeing a new surge in COVID-19 cases across the vast country, despite its draconian “zero tolerance” approach to dealing with outbreaks. The mainland yesterday ... -
China to raise defense spending by 7.1% to USD229 billion
China this weekend announced a 7.1% increase in defense spending in 2022 to USD229 billion, continuing years of robust spending on its increasingly powerful military that ... -
South Korean manufacturer of Russian vaccine braces for complications
A South Korean pharmaceutical company manufacturing Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine says it’s bracing for business complications as the U.S.-led West escalates sanctions against Russia over the invasion ... -
Oil tops $110 a barrel, ruble sinks to cents as Ukraine war rages
Oil prices surged above $110 per barrel yesterday as Russian forces stepped up attacks on Ukrainian cities. Global stock markets were mixed as investors waited to ... -
China manufacturing grows weakly in February
Chinese manufacturing activity grew weakly in February, hampered by supply disruptions, anti-virus controls and lackluster global demand, two surveys showed yesterday. A purchasing managers’ index issued ... -
Russia closes its airspace to 36 nations, websites attacked
Russia has closed its airspace to carriers from 36 nations, including European countries and Canada, responding in kind to their move to close their respective airspaces ... -
Fendi, Cavalli open a more relaxed Milan Fashion Week
As Europe braced for winds from a possible war in Ukraine, the Italian fashion world carried on with a Milan Fashion Week that brought the return ... -
Amsterdam Apple shop hostage-taker sought 200M-euro ransom
A gunman who held a hostage for hours in the Apple Store in Amsterdam demanded a ransom of 200 million euros in cryptocurrencies before he was ... -
Queen still has mild COVID symptoms, cancels online meetings
Queen Elizabeth II canceled scheduled online engagements yesterday because she is still experiencing mild cold-like symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19, Buckingham Palace said. The 95-year-old ... -
Portugal’s drought worsens, rainfall down to 7% of average
Portugal’s winter drought is getting worse, with the national weather agency reporting yesterday that 91% of the country is enduring “severe” or “extreme” drought conditions. Average ... -
Japan’s deficit reaches 8-year high as energy imports soar
Japan racked up a 2.2 trillion yen ($19 billion) trade deficit last month, an eight-year high, as the cost of energy imports soared, the government said ... -
Cyberattacks knock out sites of Ukrainian army, major banks
A series of cyberattacks knocked the websites of the Ukrainian army, the defense ministry and major banks offline, Ukrainian authorities said, as tensions persisted over the threat ... -
The Buzz | Putin: Russia ready to discuss confidence-building measures
Russian President Vladimir Putin said last night that Moscow is ready for talks with the U.S. and NATO on limits for missile deployments and military transparency, ... -
The Buzz | South Korea to allow special voting for Covid-19 patients
South Korea’s parliament yesterday approved plans to provide a special time for COVID-19 patients to vote during the March 9 presidential election as the country grapples ... -
The Buzz | Hong Kong’s zero-covid approach meets growing frustration
Hong Kong residents expressed growing frustration yesterday after new, tighter coronavirus restrictions went into effect, imposed by city leaders in line with Beijing’s zero-COVID policy. Hong ... -
The Buzz | UK to require porn sites to verify users are 18 or older
Britain’s government said all pornography websites will be legally required to verify that users are 18 or older as part of new online safety rules. Under ... -
The Buzz | Retired pope asks pardon for abuse, but admits no wrongdoing
Retired Pope Benedict XVI asked forgiveness yesterday for any “grievous faults” in his handling of clergy sex abuse cases, but denied any personal or specific wrongdoing ... -
The buzz | Taiwanese supplier to chip producers announces expansion
GlobalWafers Co., which supplies silicon wafers to semiconductor manufacturers, says it will invest $3.6 billion in facilities in Asia, the United States and Europe after its ... -
The buzz | Schools in Nepal demand reopening as virus cases decline
Schools in Nepal yesterday demanded the government open up physical classes that were shut down for weeks as the number of COVID-19 cases began to decline. ...
