Tag: the buzz
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The Buzz | UK judge to rule on US extradition for WikiLeaks’ Assange
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will find out today whether he can be extradited from the U.K. to the U.S. to face espionage charges over the publication ... -
The Buzz | Cambodia’s first commercial extraction of oil begins
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday that the country’s long-awaited first commercial extraction of oil has finally begun. Speaking nationwide on state television, Hun Sen ... -
The Buzz | UK warns of ‘bumpy’ post-Brexit transition despite deal
First came the Brexit trade deal. Now comes the red tape and the institutional nitty gritty. Four days after sealing a free trade agreement with the ... -
The Buzz | At least seven killed in knife attack in northeastern China
At least seven people were killed and another seven injured in a knife attack in northeastern China, state media reported yesterday. The attack in the city ... -
The Buzz | China to provide financial support to key foreign companies
China’s government said it will provide financial support to some foreign companies to help them offset the impact of the pandemic and resolve funding difficulties, part ... -
The Buzz | US regulators OK genetically modified pig for food, drugs
U.S. regulators have approved a genetically modified pig for food and medical products, making it the second such animal to get the green light for human ... -
The Buzz | Noun describing social distancing is Dutch word of the year
One-and-a-half-meter-society has been voted the Dutch word of the year by a (social) distance. Anderhalvemetersamenleving, a compound noun describing life under the Dutch government’s 1.5-meter social ... -
The Buzz | 3 dead, 5 missing after ships collide on Chinese river
Rescuers in China were searching yesterday for five sailors missing after a collision between two ships at the mouth of the Yangtze River that left at ... -
The Buzz | Flamethrower drone incinerates wasp nests in China
A drone has been converted into a flying flamethrower in central China in a fiery campaign to eradicate more than 100 wasp nests. Blue Sky Rescue, ... -
The Buzz | Portugal immigration chief quits after Lisbon airport death
Portugal’s immigration chief quit yesterday [Macau time] after an outcry over the death of a Ukrainian man suspected of being tortured by officials before dying in ... -
The Buzz | UK investigates possible allergic reactions to COVID-19 shot
U.K. regulators said yesterday that people who have a “significant history’’ of allergic reactions shouldn’t receive the new Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine while they investigate two adverse reactions ... -
The Buzz | German experts defuse WWII-era bomb found in Frankfurt
German explosives experts successfully defused and disposed of a 500-kilogram bomb in the country’s financial capital Frankfurt, which was dropped during World War II and discovered ... -
The Buzz | St. Nicholas visits Czech children while adapting to virus
Every year on Dec. 5, Nicholas appears in costume on streets across the European country, joined by a winged angel and a masked devil rattling a ... -
The Buzz | Singapore becomes first country to approve sales of lab-created meat
Eat Just Inc., a maker of meat and egg substitutes, has been approved to sell its laboratory-created chicken in Singapore, which becomes the first government to ... -
The Buzz | Australia hosts first group of overseas students since virus
Australia has welcomed its first group of international students to arrive since the coronavirus pandemic began, with more due to follow. A charter flight carrying 63 ... -
The Buzz | Oil retreats on signs of OPEC+ discord ahead of key meeting
Oil dropped below $45 a barrel as a consensus within OPEC+ to postpone an output hike planned for January remained elusive ahead of a meeting of ... -
The Buzz | China won’t hike rates soon as it exits stimulus, says state media
China is very likely to exit from some of its stimulus measures as the economy improves, but there won’t be any interest rate hike soon, a leading state ... -
The Buzz | Philippines targets 60 million for vaccination
Philippine officials say about 60 million Filipinos are being targeted for vaccination against the coronavirus next year at a cost of more than 73 billion pesos ... -
The Buzz | Alibaba chairman says China’s antitrust rules ‘necessary’
The chairman and CEO of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group praised Chinese regulators yesterday in a possible attempt to repair ties after the stock market debut of ... -
The Buzz | Bodies of man and his slave unearthed from ashes at Pompeii
Skeletal remains of what are believed to have been a rich man and his male slave attempting to escape death from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius ... -
The Buzz | Biden approaches 80 million votes in historic victory
President-elect Joe Biden’s winning tally is approaching a record 80 million votes as Democratic bastions continue to count ballots and the 2020 election cracks turnout records. ... -
The Buzz | China defends food import controls to curb virus
China’s government yesterday defended anti-coronavirus controls that have disrupted imports of beef, poultry and fish from the United States, New Zealand and other trading partners. Customs ... -
The Buzz | Hong Kong orders building inspections after deadly fire
Hong Kong authorities will inspect 2,500 older residential buildings after a deadly fire killed seven people in what an elected official said may have been an ... -
The Buzz | UAE national carrier to start flying to Tel Aviv next spring
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, announced yesterday it would start operating daily nonstop flights to Tel Aviv next spring, a move ... -
The Buzz | Egypt unveils ancient coffins, statues found in Saqqara
Egyptian antiquities officials announced the discovery of at least 100 ancient coffins, some with mummies inside, and around 40 gilded statues in a vast Pharaonic necropolis ... -
The Buzz | New Yorker fires writer Jeffrey Toobin after Zoom incident
The New Yorker has fired longtime staff writer Jeffrey Toobin after he reportedly exposed himself during a Zoom conference last month. He had already been on ... -
The Buzz | China, Iran join queue to scrutinize US at UN rights body
The United States faced its first review in five years at the U.N.’s main human rights body yesterday, with the detentions of migrant children and the ... -
The Buzz | Shanghai finds a local Covid case after months of no infections
Shanghai’s city government said it has found a single domestic case of Covid-19 after months of zero local infections. The confirmed case, a 51-year-old man, works ... -
The Buzz | Firecrackers and prayers as Indians celebrate Harris’ win
Waking up to the news of Kamala Harris’ election as U.S. vice president, overjoyed people in her Indian grandfather’s hometown set off firecrackers and offered prayers ... -
The Buzz | China suspends entry for residents of Britain
China is suspending entry for most foreign passport holders who reside in Britain, reacting to a new surge of coronavirus cases in the United Kingdom. The ... -
The Buzz | US formally exits Paris pact aiming to curb climate change
The United States yesterday day formally left the Paris Agreement, a global pact forged five years ago to avert the threat of catastrophic climate change. The move, ... -
The Buzz | Attack in Vienna hit nightlife; suspect sought to join IS
At least one Islamic extremist — a 20-year-old armed with an automatic rifle and a fake explosive vest — rampaged through a crowded Vienna nightlife district ... -
The Buzz | Concerns about virus on food imports are real, expert says
There is a real risk of cross-border coronavirus transmission through the $1.5 trillion global agri-food market, according to a scientist who has studied the phenomenon. It ... -
The Buzz | Serbia’s PM: gov’t to be pro-EU keeping Russia, China ties
Serbia’s prime minister-designate said yesterday her new government will be pro-European but will also maintain “friendly’’ relations with Russia and China. Ana Brnabic made the comments ... -
The Buzz | Barrett sworn in at court as issues important to Trump await
Amy Coney Barrett was formally sworn yesterday as the Supreme Court’s ninth justice, her oath administered in private by Chief Justice John Roberts. Her first votes ...
