Tag: the buzz
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The Buzz | West Africa has highest numbers of child soldiers, says UN
Trapped in conflicts, the children of West and Central Africa are the most recruited by armed groups in the world and also have the highest number ... -
The Buzz | Novavax asks EU drug regulator to OK its COVID vaccine
The European Union’s drug regulator said it received an application from Novavax to authorize the American biotechnology company’s coronavirus vaccine, a request that could significantly boost ... -
The Buzz | Biden pushes electric vehicle chargers as energy costs spike
President Joe Biden is highlighting billions of dollars in his giant bipartisan infrastructure deal to pay for the installation of electric vehicle chargers across the country, an investment he says ... -
The Buzz | Diners now have to ask for plastic utensils in Los Angeles
Customers at Los Angeles restaurants will only get plastic utensils and napkins if they ask for them, under a new ordinance taking effect this week that ... -
The Buzz | EU to add airlines to Belarus sanctions as tensions mount
The European Union yesterday ratcheted up pressure on Belarus by agreeing to slap sanctions on airlines accused of helping President Alexander Lukashenko to wage a “hybrid ... -
The Buzz | As virus surges in Eastern Europe, leaders slow to act
At the main hospital in Romania’s capital, the morgue ran out of space for the dead in recent days, and doctors in Bulgaria have suspended routine ... -
The Buzz | Crew member sues Alec Baldwin, others over ‘Rust’ shooting
The head of lighting on the film “Rust” filed a lawsuit over Alec Baldwin’s fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of the Western, ... -
The Buzz | Study: Fox viewers more likely to believe Covid falsehoods
People who trust Fox News Channel and other media outlets that appeal to conservatives are more likely to believe falsehoods about COVID-19 and vaccines than those ... -
The Buzz | Hong Kong won’t open to world until mid-2022, top official says
Hong Kong could open up to global travel in roughly six months, after officials have successfully navigated the introduction of quarantine-free borders with mainland China and ... -
The Buzz | Sleaze claims roiling UK gov’t put Johnson under pressure
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to talk about climate change. But his opponents want to focus on sleaze. As a United Nations climate summit aimed ... -
The Buzz | Crowd surge kills at least eight at Houston music festival
The crowd at a Houston music festival suddenly surged toward the stage during a performance by rapper Travis Scott, squeezing fans so tightly together that they ... -
The Buzz | COP26: Countries pledge to phase out climate culprit coal
Several major coal-using nations have pledged for the first time to phase out their use of the heavily-polluting fossil fuel or to speed up existing plans ... -
The Buzz | ‘My name is Cleo’: Police weep upon rescuing Australian girl
Police smashed their way into a suburban house yesterday and rescued a 4-year-old girl whose disappearance from her family’s camping tent on Australia’s remote west coast ... -
The Buzz | Happy Halloween: Gaming platform Roblox is back online
The popular gaming site Roblox went back online yesterday [Macau time] after being down for most of the weekend. The online platform crashed Friday. In a ... -
The Buzz | G20: US, European allies warn of Iran’s ‘provocative’ nuke steps
President Joe Biden said Saturday that nuclear talks with Iran would resume as he and European leaders warned Tehran that “accelerated” and “provocative nuclear steps” ... -
The Buzz | Report: Myanmar military uses systematic torture across country
Since its takeover of the government in February, the Myanmar military has been torturing detainees across the country in a methodical and systemic way, The Associated Press ... -
The Buzz | Portuguese govt faces budget vote defeat; election likely
Portugal’s parliament was poised to reject early today [Macau time] the minority Socialist government’s proposed state budget for 2022, a move that would likely trigger a ... -
The Buzz | China, Pakistan urge world to send humanitarian aid to Kabul
In a rare joint appeal, the leaders of Pakistan and China yesterday urged the international community to swiftly send humanitarian and economic aid to Afghanistan, where ... -
The Buzz | Taiwanese delegation in Prague to boost ties; China protests
Taiwanese government ministers were visiting the Czech capital yesterday accompanied by dozens of business and research representatives to boost trade and investment, a move that has ... -
The Buzz | Third bank robbed in Myanmar’s largest city in three months
Five men robbed a bank in Yangon on Friday, in at least the third major bank heist in Myanmar’s largest city in just over three months, ... -
The Buzz | Facebook says it will pay French publishers for news content
Facebook said yesterday that it has struck a deal with a group of French publishers to pay for links to their news stories that are shared ... -
The Buzz | China’s FDI inflow up 19.6% in first 9 months
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland, in actual use, rose 19.6% year on year in the first nine months of the year, the Ministry ... -
The Buzz | Israeli scuba diver discovers ancient Crusader sword
An Israeli scuba diver has salvaged an ancient sword off the country’s Mediterranean coast that experts say dates back to the Crusaders. Israel’s Antiquities Authority said ... -
The Buzz | Colin Powell dies, exemplary general stained by Iraq claims
Colin Powell, who served Democratic and Republican presidents in war and peace but whose sterling reputation was forever stained by his faulty claims to justify the ... -
The Buzz | Horrific delay? Norway eyes police response to arrow attack
Norway announced it will hold an independent investigation into the actions of police and security agencies following a bow-and-arrow attack that killed five people and injured ... -
The Buzz | US-based economists win Nobel prize for societal research
A U.S.-based economist won the Nobel prize for economics yesterday for pioneering research that showed an increase in minimum wage does not lead to less hiring ... -
The Buzz | Congo confirms new case of Ebola in country’s east
A case of Ebola has been confirmed in eastern Congo, according to the country’s Health Ministry and the National Institute of Biomedical Research, about five months ... -
The Buzz | WHO starts shipping COVID-19 medical supplies to North Korea
The World Health Organization has started shipping COVID-19 medical supplies into North Korea, a possible sign that the North is easing one of the world’s strictest ... -
The Buzz | Nobel in chemistry honors ‘greener’ way to build molecules
Two scientists won the Nobel Prize for chemistry yesterday for finding an “ingenious” new way to build molecules that can be used to make everything from medicines to ... -
The Buzz | French report: 330,000 children victims of church sex abuse
An estimated 330,000 children were victims of sex abuse within France’s Catholic Church over the past 70 years, according to a report released yesterday that represents ... -
The Buzz | From 007 to Macbeth: Daniel Craig plots return to Broadway
Fresh off his turn as James Bond in “No Time To Die”, which opened in U.S. theaters, Daniel Craig (right) has his next project lined up ... -
The Buzz | Think tank finds Chinese aid to Pacific nations has declined
China gave significantly less aid to Pacific island nations in recent years despite Beijing’s diplomatic efforts to increase its influence in the region, according to a ... -
The Buzz | France, Germany nominate WHO chief Tedros for a second term
Germany and France said they and other European Union countries have nominated Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of Ethiopia for a second term as director-general of the World ... -
The Buzz | Hong Kong June 4 vigil organizers to disband amid crackdown
The Hong Kong group that had organized annual vigils in remembrance of victims of the Chinese military’s crushing of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests voted ... -
The Buzz | Boeing to build military aircraft drones in Australian city
Chicago-based aerospace giant Boeing has announced plans to build a new type of drone military aircraft in Australia. Boeing said yesterday [Macau time] it has selected ...
