Tag: the buzz
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The Buzz | Guides say China is shutting Everest due to virus fears
Expedition operators on Mount Everest said yesterday that Chinese mountaineering officials will not allow spring climbs from their side of the mountain due to fears of ... -
The Buzz | FAA waives rules that led airlines to fly empty planes
Federal regulators waived a rule yesterday that was causing airlines to fly nearly empty planes just to avoid losing takeoff and landing rights at major airports. ... -
The Buzz | Grindr’s China owner sells gay dating app for $600 million
The Chinese owner of gay dating app Grindr has reached a deal to offload one of the world’s largest LGBT social platforms, a year after U.S. ... -
The Buzz | US Lawmakers close in on $7.5B measure to battle coronavirus
Lawmakers are finalizing a $7.5 billion emergency bill to fund the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, in a burst of bipartisan cooperation that’s atypical of today’s ... -
The Buzz | China manufacturing slumps as anti-virus controls bite
China’s manufacturing plunged in February as anti-virus controls shut down the world’s second-largest economy, but companies are confident activity will revive following government stimulus efforts, according ... -
The Buzz | Cruise ship can dock at Mexico’s Cozumel amid virus fears
The cruise ship MSC Meraviglia, turned away by two nations due to fears of a virus outbreak, is being allowed to dock at Mexico’s Caribbean island ... -
The Buzz | Trump to hold news conference on coronavirus US threat
President Donald Trump said he’ll discuss the coronavirus threat at a White House news conference today, a day after he sought to minimize fears of the virus spreading ... -
The Buzz | Canary Islands hotel quarantined after virus confirmed
A tourist hotel on the Canary Island hotel of Tenerife was placed in quarantine yesterday after an Italian doctor staying there tested positive for the new ... -
The Buzz | WHO says China lockdown blunted new epidemic, leading to decline
China’s unprecedented lock-down and restrictions may have blunted the coronavirus’s spread and averted hundreds of thousands of infection cases, according to a team of medical experts ... -
The Buzz | Weather and protests hamper Ukraine quarantine efforts
Ukraine’s effort to evacuate more than 70 people from China over the outbreak of a new virus faced setbacks yesterday as weather conditions delayed the return ... -
The Buzz | Fugitive Jho Low was active in Wuhan, Malaysia police say
Fugitive financier Jho Low may have been in Wuhan, with Malaysian authorities now on the lookout for his return in light of the coronavirus outbreak. “Previously, ... -
The Buzz | Huge locust outbreak in East Africa reaches South Sudan
The worst locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in 70 years has reached South Sudan, a country where roughly half the population already ... -
The Buzz | ‘Parasite’ director Bong greeted by applause in South Korea
Director Bong Joon-ho smiled and waved at a waiting crowd as he arrived home in South Korea, his first trip back since he won four Oscars ... -
The Buzz | Formula One’s Chinese Grand Prix postponed due to virus
Formula One organizers last night postponed the Chinese Grand Prix that was due to be staged in Shanghai in April, the latest sporting event impacted by ... -
The Buzz | China denies cybertheft following Equifax accusations
China denied involvement in any hacking activities yesterday after the United States indicted four members of the Chinese military for allegedly breaking into the computer networks ... -
The Buzz | WHO to meet on promising drugs for new virus
The World Health Organization is convening a research conference next week to identify promising drug and vaccine candidates to be fast-tracked for development against the new ... -
The Buzz | Wuhan newborn tests positive for coronavirus 30 hours after birth
A Chinese baby has been diagnosed with coronavirus just 30 hours after a woman who had tested positive for the deadly disease gave birth in Wuhan, state ... -
The Buzz | Unexploded WWII bomb sparks evacuation in London’s Soho
Police cordoned off one of the busiest areas of central London on Monday after what’s thought to be an unexploded World War II bomb was dug ... -
The Buzz | WHO says Google to combat virus misinformation
The head of the World Health Organization says it’s working with Google to ensure that searches about the new virus from China turn up information from ... -
The Buzz | Police bust ring accused of smuggling 10,000 migrants to UK
French and Dutch police have arrested 23 suspected members of a criminal network that has smuggled as many as 10,000 migrants from France to Britain, according ... -
The Buzz | Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77
Terry Jones, a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe, has died at 77. He had been suffering from dementia. Jones’s agent says he died Tuesday ... -
The Buzz | Death toll up to 10 in Ethiopia platform collapse; 250 hurt
Regional officials in Ethiopia yesterday confirmed 10 deaths and 250 people injured after a wooden platform collapsed during a religious event the day before. Thousands of ... -
The Buzz | Bangladesh court sentences five ex-cops to death for killing
A Bangladesh court sentenced five former police officials to death yesterday for opening fire on a motorcade of then opposition leader Sheikh Hasina 31 years ago, ... -
The Buzz | Rare coin of Britain’s King Edward VIII fetches record $1.3M
One of the world’s rarest coins, a gold piece bearing the image of Britain’s King Edward VIII before his abdication, has sold for 1 million pounds ... -
The Buzz | Banker found guilty of smuggling Picasso painting from Spain
A Spanish court sentenced a former bank president to 18 months in prison on yesterday after finding him guilty of trying to smuggle a painting by ... -
The Buzz | Police: Mafia ripped off EU for millions in farm aid
Italian authorities allege say crime clans of the Sicilian Mafia have defrauded the European Union of more than 10 million euros ($11 million) in agricultural aid. ... -
The Buzz | Rio party launching countdown to Carnival ends in disorder
A massive celebration in Rio de Janeiro Sunday marking the start of the 50-day countdown to Brazil’s world famous Carnival was marred by tear gas, tossed ... -
The Buzz | Body found in landing gear of Ivory Coast to France flight
Thousands of people had to evacuate Sunday in the western Germany city of Dortmund as experts prepared to defuse as many as four bombs from World ... -
The Buzz | German government starts 2020 with new strife over Cabinet
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s governing coalition is starting the new year with a new bout of strife — this time over a conservative ally’s call for ... -
The Buzz | Germany reviews threat level after Iran general’s killing
Germany’s security services have reviewed domestic and international threat levels following the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Iraq this week. The Interior Ministry confirmed ... -
The Buzz | Youths hurl punches, anti-Semitic slurs in Venice attack
Venice’s mayor says police are investigating an anti-Semitic attack in which youths punched a left-wing Italian politician in the city’s St. Mark’s Square. Mayor Luigi Brugnaro ... -
The Buzz | Suspected North Korean boat with bodies found in Japan
A boat suspected of being from North Korea with several bodies was found on a small island in northern Japan, the Japanese Coast Guard said yesterday. ... -
The Buzz | Britain’s Prince Philip in hospital as ‘precautionary measure’
Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was admitted to a London hospital last week “as a precautionary measure,” Buckingham Palace said. The palace said ... -
The Buzz | Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot sign deal for 50-50 merger
The boards of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Peugeot yesterday signed a binding merger deal creating the world’s fourth-largest automaker with the scale to confront the ... -
The Buzz | The Chinese utility buys 49% of Oman power grid
A Chinese state-owned utility says it has bought 49% of the power distribution grid in the Gulf nation of Oman. State Grid Corp. described the purchase ...
