Tag: the buzz
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The Buzz | Pakistan says no rush to recognize Taliban gov’t
Pakistan’s foreign minister says Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers should understand that if they want recognition and assistance in rebuilding the war-battered country “they have to be ... -
The Buzz | UK says relations with France strong despite sub deal anger
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted that Britain’s relationship with France is “ineradicable,” despite fury in Paris over a U.S.-U.K.-Australia submarine deal. A meeting between French ... -
The Buzz | Air France-KLM plane returns to Beijing after smoke in cabin
An Air France-KLM flight returned to Beijing shortly after takeoff on Saturday after smoke filled the cabin, the airline said. The Boeing 777 connecting Beijing Airport ... -
The Buzz | Philippines’ Duterte will ‘die first’ before facing International court
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte would rather “die first” before facing an international tribunal, his spokesman said yesterday, the day after the International Criminal Court announced it ... -
The Buzz | WHO reports big drop in new coronavirus infections
The World Health Organization said there were about 4 million coronavirus cases reported globally last week, marking the first major drop in new infections in more ... -
The Buzz | Covid: Dutch advise booster shots only for immune-compromised
The Dutch government’s independent medical advisory body says that booster shots of coronavirus vaccines should be given “with high priority” to people with seriously compromised immune ... -
The Buzz | Dutch court: Uber drivers covered by taxi labor agreement
A court in Amsterdam ruled yesterday that Uber drivers fall under the Dutch taxi drivers’ collective labor agreement — meaning they are entitled to the same ... -
The Buzz | New Zealand buys 500K Pfizer doses from Denmark
New Zealand is buying an extra 500,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine from Denmark as it tries to keep its coronavirus vaccination program running at full ... -
The Buzz | US nursing home deaths in 2020 much higher: study
Researchers say federal government data significantly understated the ravages of COVID-19 in nursing homes last year. Official numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... -
The Buzz | Elders leader tells UN council to protect Afghan women’s rights
Former Irish president Mary Robinson, who heads the group of prominent former leaders founded by Nelson Mandela, called on China and Russia especially to tell the ... -
The Buzz | Merkel says vaccinated aren’t ‘guinea pigs’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has publicly rebuked a top rival politician’s comments describing people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 as “guinea pigs.” The long-serving leader ... -
The Buzz | Taliban say they took Panjshir, last holdout Afghan province
The Taliban yesterday said they have taken control of Panjshir province north of Kabul, the last holdout of anti-Taliban forces in the country and the only ... -
The Buzz | WHO launches hub in Berlin to help prevent future pandemics
The World Health Organization inaugurated a new “hub” in Berlin that aims to help prepare the globe better to prevent future pandemics. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom ... -
The Buzz | Spain announces 107 arrests in major marijuana raids in July
More than 100 people were arrested when police in Spain busted an illegal drug ring this summer, Europol said yesterday. The European policing authority said that ... -
The Buzz | Universal Studios sets opening for first theme park in China
Universal Studios announced yesterday that its first theme park in China will open in the country’s capital in September. The company set the opening date for ... -
The Buzz | Hurricane Ida winds hit 150 mph ahead of Louisiana strike
Hurricane Ida rapidly grew in strength yesterday, becoming a dangerous Category 4 hurricane just hours before hitting the Louisiana coast as emergency officials in the region ... -
The Buzz | Russia: 2 suicide attacks outside Kabul airport; 13 dead
Two suicide bombers and gunmen targeted crowds massing near the Kabul airport last night, in the waning days of a massive airlift that has drawn thousands ... -
The Buzz | TikTok to let users shop through app with Shopify deal
TikTok users will soon be able to buy stuff directly through the short videos on the app — something they had only been able to do ... -
The Buzz | Labor agency chief says Germany needs more immigrants
The head of Germany’s national labor agency says the country needs significantly more immigrants to plug gaps in the work force as the population ages. Federal ... -
The Buzz | Vietnam’s largest city tightens lockdown
Vietnam’s largest metropolis, Ho Chi Minh City, has begun a tightened lockdown to battle the coronavirus, a day ahead of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit ... -
The Buzz | Josephine Baker first Black woman to get Paris burial honor
The remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Pantheon monument in Paris, making the entertainer who is a World War ... -
The Buzz | Canadian judge reserves decision on Huawei CFO extradition
A Canadian judge reserved her decision on whether a senior executive for Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies should be extradited to the U.S. after a Canadian ... -
The Buzz | US families mid-adoption trying to get Afghan children out
After five frustrating years mired in bureaucratic delays, Bahaudin Mujtaba and wife Lisa had hoped to finally bring the 10-year-old Afghan boy they’re adopting to their ... -
The Buzz | NATO chief: Afghan leaders responsible for military collapse
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is blaming a failure of Afghan leadership for the swift collapse of the country’s armed forces but says the alliance must also ... -
The Buzz | England eases self-isolation guidelines
People in England who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or are under 18 years of age, will no longer have to self-isolate if they come into ... -
The Buzz | China to release two coders who built virus news archive
Two amateur Chinese computer coders who were jailed after archiving deleted news articles about the pandemic’s initial outbreak are set to be released next week after ... -
The Buzz | More than 9,000 anti-Asian incidents since pandemic began
The frequency of anti-Asian incidents — from taunts to outright assaults — reported in the United States so far this year seems poised to surpass last ... -
The Buzz | Chinese outbreak traced to mahjong, testing site
State media said one of China’s most serious recent outbreaks of COVID-19 partly stemmed from people gathered at mahjong parlors and at a virus testing site. ... -
The Buzz | Poles to protest bill that would silence US-owned TV network
Nationwide demonstrations are planned across Poland yesterday against a bill widely viewed as an effort by the country’s ruling nationalist party to silence an independent, U.S.-owned ... -
The Buzz | Australia to get first Moderna doses next month
The Australian government says Moderna next month will become the third COVID-19 vaccine available in Australia. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Australian vaccine regulator approved ... -
The Buzz | Zuckerberg’s cash fuels GOP suspicion and new US election rules
When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg donated $400 million to help fund election offices as they scrambled to deal with the coronavirus pandemic late last summer, he said he ... -
The Buzz | Xi pledges China will provide 2 billion vaccine doses
President Xi Jinping said yesterday that China will provide a total of two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the world within the year, in the ... -
The Buzz | Cuomo urged to resign after probe finds he harassed 11 women
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced mounting pressure to resign, including from President Joe Biden and other onetime Democratic allies, after an investigation found he sexually ... -
The Buzz | Lithuania to turn migrants crossing in from Belarus away
Lithuania has ordered its border guards to turn away, by force if needed, migrants attempting to enter the Baltic country as the rapidly growing number of ... -
The Buzz | Giant panda in French zoo gives birth to female twins
A giant panda on loan to France from China gave birth to two female twin cubs yesterday, a French zoo announced. The Beauval Zoo, south of ...