Tag: the buzz
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The Buzz | April jobs data to show epic losses and soaring unemployment
The economic catastrophe caused by the viral outbreak likely sent the U.S. unemployment rate in April to its highest level since the Great Depression and caused ... -
The Buzz | Shanghai Disney Park reopening step-by-step
The Disneyland theme park in Shanghai will reopen May 11. Visits will be limited initially and must be booked in advance, and the company said it ... -
The Buzz | US Senate reopens despite risks as House preps more virus aid
The Senate reopened in a Capitol largely shuttered by the coronavirus, but prospects for quick action on a new aid package are uncertain with a deepening debate ... -
The Buzz | The price of rice… is not quite right
A day after insisting that alleged supermarket inflation was due to pricing errors without intent to overcharge, the Consumer Council has now decided to revoke the ... -
The Buzz | China opposes Taiwan participation in United Nations after US tweet
China said it firmly opposes any participation by Taiwan in the United Nations as it responded to a tweet by the U.S. mission to the international ... -
The Buzz | Ratings agency Fitch cuts Italy’s government debt grade
Ratings agency Fitch has cut Italy’s government debt grade, the first downgrade to a major economy to reflect the surge in public debt that is expected ... -
The Buzz | Brazil edges toward being next big coronavirus hot spot
Brazil is emerging as potentially the next big hot spot for the coronavirus amid President Jair Bolsonaro’s insistence that it is just a “little flu” and ... -
The Buzz | UN food chief: funding and access can avert starvation
The head of the World Food Program says he has been on the phone with leaders of some of the world’s richest nations with a critical ... -
The Buzz | Hong Kong police reject labor group’s request for May 1 march
Hong Kong police rejected an application by a pro-democracy labor group to hold a march on May 1, citing concerns about public health and security risks, ... -
The Buzz | Germany condemns anti-Semitic disruption of memorial on Zoom
The German government has condemned an anti-Semitic incident that took place during an online Holocaust memorial event organized by the Israeli Embassy in Berlin. Unknown persons ... -
The Buzz | China calls virus lawsuit brought by US state ‘very absurd’
China yesterday slammed a lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. state of Missouri over the coronavirus pandemic as “very absurd.” Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang ... -
The Buzz | God shush! the Queen: Elizabeth II marks 94th birthday without fanfare
Britain is marking Queen Elizabeth II’s 94th birthday with silence yesterday, as the nation in lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic forgoes the usual gun salutes and ... -
The Buzz | Fauci says reopening too quickly will backfire
The top infectious-disease expert in the United States has a message for protesters who are ignoring their governors’ stay-at- home orders and calling for him to ... -
The Buzz | Millions of orchids discarded by top world exporter
As global tourism collapses, so does the orchid industry in top exporter Thailand, where the flowers are regarded as a symbol of hospitality. Global demand for ... -
The Buzz | CHINA DENIES VIRUS CAME FROM LAB
China is denying allegations that the coronavirus pandemic may have originated in a laboratory near the city of Wuhan where contagious samples were being stored. Foreign ... -
The Buzz | VACCINE STUDY ADVANCES IN CHINA
Chinese scientists have started the second phase of a clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine in the hardest-hit city of Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province. ... -
The Buzz | French court tells Amazon to stop some delivery
A French court has ordered Amazon to stop buying, storing or delivering non-essential goods for the next month to protect its employees from the virus. The ... -
The Buzz | China reports highest number of new infections after lifting restrictions
China yesterday reported 108 new cases of coronavirus infection, 98 of them imported. Of the new domestic cases, seven were recorded in the province of Heilongjiang ... -
The Buzz | Lufthansa retires big jets, says rebound could take years
German airline group Lufthansa said it was permanently removing some of its large aircraft from service and reducing capacity for the long term, saying it will ... -
The Buzz | Hong Kong to remain closed to foreigners
Hong Kong will continue to be closed to foreigners, extending the initial two-week entry restrictions on non-residents indefinitely. Non-residents coming from overseas to Hong Kong by ... -
The Buzz | Governments warned to coordinate international virus response
The economic fallout from the coronavirus could linger a lot longer and prove far more damaging without international policy coordination, according to Bank for International Settlements ... -
The Buzz | Mexican author calls on writers to ‘document’ pandemic
Cooped up at her Bronx home with her daughter and a niece because of the coronavirus pandemic, Mexican writer Valeria Luiselli says she has lowered the ... -
The Buzz | Chartered flight bound for London to pick up a group of Chinese students
China says a chartered flight is currently bound for London to pick up a group of Chinese international students who have struggled to return home as ... -
The Buzz | Facebook joins resistance to Bolsonaro virus claims
Major social media companies are taking aim at Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s dismissal of social distancing, joining others in the country who have lined up against ... -
The Buzz | Bottles of spirits, wine free at Taipa bar [April Fools’]
A Taipa bar is offering bottles of spirits and wines for free to regular and walk-in patrons – up to 10 bottles per person. The bar ... -
The Buzz | Macau vehicle circulation tax payment deadline today
Car owners have until tomorrow to pay this year’s vehicle circulation tax for their cars, the government has reminded in a statement. Failure to do so ... -
The Buzz | Up to 200,000 US deaths foreseen as more cities stricken
The coronavirus outbreak could kill 100,000 to 200,000 Americans, the U.S. government’s top infectious-disease expert warned yesterday as smoldering hotspots in nursing homes and a growing ... -
The Buzz | ‘Corona Beer Virus’ Searches Show Brewer Can’t Evade Coronavirus
The novel coronavirus has an unlikely victim – one of the world’s most popular beers. Corona has become the subject of memes and videos shared on ... -
The Buzz | Coronavirus: 250 thousand volunteer in UK to help with vulnerable
Some 250,000 people have signed up in a single day to volunteer with the National Health Services (NHS) after a recruitment drive to help the vulnerable ... -
The Buzz | 26th coronavirus case confirmed in Macau
Macau has announced its 26th confirmed case of Covid-19. The latest case was detected in a 17-year-old female patient, who is a resident of Macau and ... -
The Buzz | Chief Executive to address Macau this morning
Macau’s Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng, is expected to address the territory this morning and possibly announce new measures further restricting entry to the city. The ... -
The Buzz | Africa gets emergency medical supplies from China’s Jack Ma
Africa has received a much-needed coronavirus care package from Chinese billionaire Jack Ma. A cargo flight containing more than 6 million medical items arrived yesterday in ... -
The Buzz | Portugal declares state of emergency over coronavirus, recorded third death
Portugal stepped up its fight against the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak yesterday [Macau time], announcing a multi-billion euro stimulus package and clearing the way for declaring ... -
The Buzz | Facebook bug wrongly deleted authentic coronavirus news
Facebook said a bug in its anti-spam system temporarily blocked the publication of links to news stories about the coronavirus. Guy Rosen, Facebook’s vice president of ... -
The Buzz | Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson reportedly released from hospital
Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, were released from an Australian hospital yesterday, five days after they were diagnosed with the new coronavirus, media reported. ...
