Tag: the buzz
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The Buzz | Hong Kong police arrest man for booing national anthem
Hong Kong police have arrested a man accused of booing the Chinese national anthem while watching an Olympic event at a mall. The 40-year-old man was ... -
The Buzz | Sunisa Lee takes gold in women’s gymnastics final
An American finished atop the podium in the women’s Olympic gymnastics all-around, just like always. Sunisa Lee became the fifth straight American woman to claim the ... -
The Buzz | Chinese farmer who praised lawyers sentenced to 18 years
A prominent Chinese pig farmer who was detained after praising lawyers during a crackdown on legal activists by President Xi Jinping’s government was sentenced to 18 ... -
The Buzz | Thailand sends COVID-19 patients to hometowns by train
Authorities in Thailand began transporting some people who tested positive for the coronavirus from Bangkok to their hometowns yesterday for isolation and treatment to alleviate the ... -
The Buzz | Vietnam locks down capital Hanoi for 15 days as cases rise
Vietnam announced a 15-day lockdown in the capital Hanoi starting Saturday as a coronavirus surge spread from the southern Mekong Delta region. The lockdown order, issued ... -
The Buzz | Pope honors grandparents on first World Day for elderly
Pope Francis celebrated the Roman Catholic Church’s first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly yesterday. Francis solicited a round of applause from the faithful in ... -
The Buzz | Man with coronavirus disguises as wife on Indonesian flight
Indonesian man with the coronavirus has boarded a domestic flight disguised as his wife, wearing a niqab covering his face and carrying fake IDs and a ... -
The Buzz | German Cabinet approves some USD472 million in first flood aid
Germany’s Cabinet yesterday approved a roughly 400 million-euro ($472 million) package of immediate aid for victims of last week’s floods and vowed to get started quickly ... -
The Buzz | Chinese pop star dumped by brands over sex complaint
A popular Chinese-Canadian singer, Kris Wu, has lost endorsement and other deals with at least 10 brands including Porsche and Bulgari after a teen-ager accused him ... -
The Buzz | China announces five leading cities in developing int’l consumption centers
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced yesterday that with the approval of the State Council, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Tianjin and Chongqing will take the lead in ... -
The Buzz | First positive COVID tests for athletes in Olympic Village
Two athletes living in the Olympic Village have tested positive for COVID-19, the first to do so with the Tokyo Games opening on Friday. Organizers confirmed ... -
The Buzz | More than 20 dead, dozens missing in heavy Europe floods
More than 20 people have died and dozens of people were missing yesterday in Germany and neighboring Belgium after heavy flooding turned streams and streets into ... -
The Buzz | Retired police officers protest in Ukraine’s capital
A crowd of retired police officers tried to storm Ukraine’s parliament yesterday and blocked several streets in the capital, Kyiv, during a protest demanding higher pensions. ... -
The Buzz | IOC’s Bach slips up and refers to Japanese as ‘Chinese’
IOC President Thomas Bach appeared in public yesterday for the first time since arriving in Tokyo last week and with the pandemic-postponed Olympics opening in just ... -
The Buzz | Trump lawyers might be penalized over Michigan election case
A federal judge is considering whether to order financial penalties or other sanctions against some of former President Donald Trump’s lawyers who signed onto a lawsuit ... -
The Buzz | Syria’s president decrees 50% salary hike amid harsh crisis
Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a decree yesterday giving hundreds of thousands of civil servants and military members a 50% salary increase amid a harsh economic ... -
The Buzz | Latest hack to test Biden’s vow for consequences for Russia
President Joe Biden said he would “deliver” a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the latest ransomware attacks targeting American businesses, setting up a test ... -
The Buzz | Dutch crime reporter shot, badly wounded in Amsterdam street
One of the Netherlands’ best known crime reporters was shot Tuesday evening in a brazen attack in downtown Amsterdam and was fighting for his life in ... -
The Buzz | German who ran think tank arrested for spying for China
A German man who ran a think tank has been arrested on suspicion of being an informant for Chinese intelligence for years, German prosecutors said yesterday. ... -
The Buzz | Two artworks chosen for display in London’s Trafalgar Square
A sculpture symbolizing Britain’s complex colonial ties and an artwork featuring the faces of 850 transgender people are set to go on display in Trafalgar Square, ... -
The Buzz | Afghanistan finds deadly fungal infection in Covid patients
A deadly fungal infection known as “black fungus’ that first surfaced in Indian Covid-19 patients has been detected in Afghanistan, which is in the middle of ... -
The Buzz | North Korea’s Kim vows to boost China ties amid pandemic hardship
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said yesterday he’ll push to further upgrade relations with China, his main ally, as he struggles to navigate his country ... -
The Buzz | Putin: US aircraft involved in Black Sea UK incident
Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft was operating in sync with a British destroyer during last week’s Black Sea incident in ... -
The Buzz | Greek police recover Picasso, Mondrian works stolen in 2012
Greek police say they have recovered two paintings by 20th century masters Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian, nearly a decade after their theft from the country’s ... -
The Buzz | Greek police arrest 2 trying to sell rare Roman-era statue
Greek police said yesterday they have arrested two 56-year-old men for trying to sell a rare Roman-era statue of the Greek goddess Hecate for 40,000 euros ... -
The Buzz | Report: Classified UK defense papers found at bus stop
Sensitive defense documents containing details about the British military have been found at a bus stop in England, the BBC reported yesterday. The papers included plans ... -
The Buzz | Russia says it may fire to hit intruding warships
Russia will be ready to fire to hit intruding warships, a senior diplomat warned yesterday in the wake of a Black Sea incident in which a ... -
The Buzz | COVID-19 vaccine creators win prestigious Spanish prize
Seven researchers whose work contributed to designing Covid-19 vaccines have won Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias award for scientific research. The award panel announced yesterday it ... -
The Buzz | Merkel hopes UEFA will act ‘responsibly’ on Wembley capacity
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday she hopes UEFA will act “responsibly” on the issue of staging Euro 2020 matches in Britain given the spread there ... -
The Buzz | Russian research assistant arrested for spying in Germany
A Russian man who worked at a German university has been arrested on suspicion of espionage for allegedly passing information to Russian intelligence, German prosecutors said ... -
The Buzz | Hard-line judiciary head wins Iran presidency in low turnout
Iran’s hard-line judiciary chief won a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election, a vote that both propelled the supreme leader’s protege into Tehran’s highest civilian ... -
The Buzz | Congress approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery. The House voted 415-14 yesterday (local time) to make Juneteenth, or June ... -
The Buzz | China says nuclear fuel rods damaged, no radiation leak
A Chinese nuclear power plant near Hong Kong had five broken fuel rods in a reactor but no radioactivity leaked, the government said yesterday in its ... -
The Buzz | Emails show Trump pressured Justice Dept. over 2020 election
During the last weeks of his presidency, Donald Trump and his allies pressured the Justice Department to investigate unsubstantiated claims of widespread 2020 election fraud, despite his ... -
The Buzz | Israel swears in government, ending Netanyahu’s long rule
Israel swore in a new government yesterday that sent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the opposition after a record 12 years in office and a political ...
