Tag: the buzz
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The Buzz | Beijing seals off more residential areas, reports 12 cases
Beijing officials said yesterday they sealed off several residential communities in the city’s northern district after two cases of COVID-19 were found. Residents in the Anzhenli ... -
The Buzz | World remembers Holocaust as antisemitism rises in pandemic
Holocaust survivors and politicians warned about the resurgence of antisemitism and Holocaust denial as the world remembered Nazi atrocities and commemorated the 77th anniversary of the ... -
The Buzz | China starts three-year crackdown on money laundering
China will start a nationwide crackdown on money laundering from 2022 to 2024 after stepping up regulatory efforts in recent years, Bloomberg has reported. According to Bloomberg, ... -
The Buzz | Australian opposition leader: China relations won’t change
The opposition leader in Australia said yesterday its relationship with China will remain difficult even if his center-left Labor Party wins power at elections for the ... -
The Buzz | UAE bans flying of recreational drones after fatal attack
The United Arab Emirates has banned the flying of drones in the country for recreation after Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed a fatal drone attack on an ... -
The Buzz | Several return to live in Fukushima’s last deserted town
Several former residents of Futaba, the only remaining uninhabited town in Japan still recovering from effects of radiation from nuclear plant meltdowns in 2011, have returned ... -
The Buzz | Pakistan court sentences woman to death for blasphemy
A Pakistani court sentenced a Muslim woman to death after finding her guilty of blasphemy for insulting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad in text messages she sent to ... -
The Buzz | UK’s Johnson faces Parliament as ouster bid gathers steam
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a grilling from opponents in Parliament today [Macau time] — and a more worrying threat from his own party’s restive ... -
The Buzz | Out of this world: 555.55-carat black diamond lands in Dubai
Auction house Sotheby’s Dubai has unveiled a diamond that’s literally from out of this world. Sotheby’s calls the 555.55-carat black diamond — believed to have come ... -
The Buzz | Philippine dictator’s son defeats bid vs. presidential run
The son of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos defeated yesterday a bid to disqualify him from the May 9 presidential race but still faces other petitions ... -
The Buzz | Woman killed in subway shove at Times Square
A woman was pushed to her death in front of a subway train at the Times Square station yesterday (Macau time) police said, a little more ... -
The Buzz | Rat who detected land mines in Cambodia dies in retirement
A land mine-detecting rat in Cambodia who received a prestigious award for his life-saving duty has died in retirement, the charity for which he had worked ... -
Harvard doesn’t have to pay prof’s legal fees, court finds
Harvard University is not required to pay legal defense fees for a professor who was found guilty of hiding his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program, ... -
The Buzz | Michael Lang, Woodstock festival co-creator, dies at 77
Michael Lang, a co-creator and promoter of the 1969 Woodstock music festival that served as a touchstone for generations of music fans, has died. Michael Pagnotta, ... -
The Buzz | UK gov’t advisers recommend against fourth vaccine dose
U.K. government advisers have recommended against giving a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to nursing home residents and people over 80 because data shows that a ... -
The Buzz | Australia, Japan sign defense pact as China concerns loom
The leaders of Japan and Australia signed a “landmark” defense agreement yesterday that allows closer cooperation between their militaries and stands as a rebuke to China’s ... -
The Buzz | US pushes unity on Ukraine ahead of key Russia meetings
In a display of unity, the Biden administration and its European allies are beginning a series of meetings aimed at showing Russia that an invasion of ... -
The Buzz | A surge of evangelicals in Spain, fueled by Latin Americans
When Kent Albright, a Baptist pastor from the United States, arrived as a missionary to Spain in 1996, he was unprepared for the insults and threats, ... -
The Buzz | French burn fewer cars on New Year’s Eve due to pandemic
Hundreds of empty, parked cars go up in flames in France each New Year’s Eve, set afire by young revelers, a much lamented tradition that appeared ... -
The buzz | WHO: global COVID cases up 11% last week, omicron risk high
The World Health Organization says the number of COVID-19 cases recorded worldwide increased by 11% last week compared with the previous week, with the biggest increase ... -
The Buzz | ‘Spider-Man’ surpasses $1B globally in second weekend
Peter Parker’s good fortune continued over the holiday weekend as Hollywood prepares to close the books on a turbulent 2021. Even with some mighty competition from ... -
THE BUZZ | Omicron: Half of colds will be Covid, BBC reports citing research
If you have a sore throat, runny nose and a headache there is a good chance it will be Covid, warn UK researchers, as quoted by ... -
The Buzz | China defends science exchange program following US arrest
China yesterday defended its international scientific exchange programs in the wake of the conviction of a Harvard University professor charged with hiding his ties to a ... -
The Buzz | Germany tightens travel restrictions on UK
Germany is tightening travel restrictions for people coming from Britain in response to the rapid spread of the omicron variant there. The country’s national disease control ... -
The Buzz | Philippines detects country’s 1st omicron cases
The Philippines said yesterday it has detected its first cases of the omicron strain in two travelers who arrived recently from Japan and Nigeria. The Department ... -
The Buzz | Newcastle can now sign Saudi sponsors with EPL
Newcastle’s Saudi ownership can start signing up sponsors from the kingdom after new English Premier League rules were introduced to end the brief ban on clubs ... -
The Buzz | Taiwan records first omicron case in traveler from Africa
Taiwan has recorded its first case of the omicron variant in a passenger who recently traveled to the southern African country of Eswatini, health officials said ... -
The Buzz | China’s November exports rise 21.4% but growth eases
China’s exports rose by double digits in November but growth declined, while imports accelerated in a sign of stronger domestic demand. Exports rose 21.4% over a ... -
The Buzz | China attacks potential US diplomatic boycott of Olympics
China yesterday threatened to take “firm countermeasures” if the U.S. proceeds with a diplomatic boycott of February’s Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian ... -
The Buzz | Israel urges hard line against Iran at nuclear talks
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett yesterday urged world powers to take a hard line against Iran in negotiations aimed at reviving an international nuclear deal, as ... -
The Buzz | Visa CEO: COVID caused permanent shift to digital payments
Al Kelly believes there has been a permanent shift in how consumers worldwide pay for goods and services. His 91-year-old parents are a prime example. The ... -
The Buzz | Fiji welcomes back tourists despite omicron threat
Fiji welcomed back its first tourists in more than 600 days yesterday after pushing ahead with reopening plans despite the threat posed by the newly detected ... -
The Buzz | Hong Kong drama bags nominations at Golden Horse Awards
Taiwan’s annual Golden Horse Awards kicked off Saturday with a Hong Kong drama receiving the most nominations for the Asian equivalent of the Academy Awards. The ... -
The Buzz | Interpol elects United Arab Emirates official as president
Interpol yesterday elected a contentious official from the United Arab Emirates as its new president during the international law enforcement body’s annual General Assembly held in ... -
The Buzz | Europe is only region with more Covid, with 11% case rise
The World Health Organization said that coronavirus cases jumped by 11% in Europe in the last week, the only region in the world where COVID-19 has ...
