Tag: the buzz
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The Buzz | UEFA signs Takeaway.com to replace McDonald’s at Euro 2020
UEFA has announced a new food sector sponsor for the European Championship, replacing McDonald’s which owned the slot since 1992. UEFA says food delivery platform Takeaway.com ... -
The Buzz | Watergate redux? Trump impeachment inquiry heads for live TV
Back in 1973, tens of millions of Americans tuned in to what Variety called “the hottest daytime soap opera” — the Senate Watergate hearings that eventually ... -
The Buzz | Drought parches southern Africa, millions faced with hunger
An estimated 45 million people are threatened with hunger due to a severe drought that is strangling wide stretches of southern Africa. International aid agencies said ... -
The Buzz | Striking teachers rally in Croatia for higher wages
More than 2,000 teachers and other employees in Croatia’s education system have rallied in the capital of Zagreb to press for higher wages after being on ... -
The Buzz | EU hopes US will rethink choice to pull out of climate pact
The European Union has voiced regret at the U.S. government’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement and expressed hopes that one of the ... -
The Buzz | Activist Thunberg declines climate prize, urges more action
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, who has inspired millions across the world to stage protests urging leaders to better tackle global warming, has declined an environmental ... -
The Buzz | German exporters want Brexit uncertainty over
A German exporters’ association is welcoming the European Union’s decision to delay Brexit until Jan. 31, but says this should be the final extension. The EU ... -
The Buzz | Tiny beetle named after climate activist Greta Thunberg
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has a tiny new namesake. London’s Natural History Museum said Friday that a minute species of beetle is being named “Nelloptodes gretae” ... -
The Buzz | Prince Charles pops in to see Welsh rugby team at World Cup
Over in Japan to attend an enthronement ceremony for the country’s new emperor, Britain’s Prince Charles has popped in to see the Welsh rugby team ahead ... -
The Buzz | South Pole’s ozone hole shrinks to smallest since discovery
The ozone hole near the south pole this year is the smallest since it was discovered, but it is more due to freakish Antarctic weather than ... -
The Buzz | Italian experts defuse WWII bomb in northern city
Italian authorities evacuated 4,000 people from the center of the northern city of Bolzano yesetrady to defuse a World War II bomb found during construction. Three ... -
The Buzz | EU nations commit to arms export ban against Turkey
European Union nations vented outrage yesterday at Turkey’s military offensive in northern Syria against the Kurds and joined France and Germany in banning arms sales to ... -
The Buzz | Hunter Biden to step down from Chinese board
Facing intense scrutiny from President Donald Trump and his Republican allies, Hunter Biden announced yesterday that he will step down from the board of directors of ... -
The Buzz | China demands US lift tech curbs, will ‘safeguard’ interests
China demanded Washington lift sanctions on Chinese tech companies and warned yesterday it will “resolutely safeguard” the country’s interests. The Ministry of Commerce criticized curbs imposed ... -
The Buzz | Macau to launch first scientific satellite project
The Macau University of Science and Technology, together with the Macau SAR Government, the Liaison Office of the Central Government in Macau and the China National ... -
The Buzz | Israeli archaeologists claim to discover ancient city
Israeli archaeologists say they have discovered a large, 5,000-year-old city in northern Israel. Israel’s Antiquities Authority said Sunday the ancient city was discovered during preparations for ... -
The Buzz | Iran foiled assassination attempt against general
Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency says authorities foiled an assassination attempt against the head of the Revolutionary Guard’s foreign wing, or Quds Force, last month. Yesterday’s ... -
The Buzz | Russia: Our approval is needed to publish Trump-Putin calls
Russia says transcripts of calls between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin can only be published on mutual accord. The White House has ... -
The Buzz | Prince Andrew says daughter Beatrice engaged
Prince Andrew and his former wife Sarah Ferguson have announced the engagement of their elder daughter, Princess Beatrice. They said yesterday that Beatrice is engaged to ... -
The Buzz | Multinational crew lifts off for International Space Station
A multinational crew made up of an American, a Russian and the first space traveler from the United Arab Emirates blasted off successfully yesterday for a ... -
The Buzz | China central bank says no plans for big economic stimulus
China’s central bank governor said yesterday its monetary policy will stay “stable and healthy,” suggesting Beijing has no plans to join the United States and Europe ... -
The Buzz | Energy prices spike after Saudi oil attack as US blames Iran
Global energy prices spiked yesterday by a percentage unseen since the 1991 Gulf War after a weekend attack on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia caused ... -
The Buzz | Exploding generator started deadly Brazil hospital fire
Police experts say a blaze that killed 11 people in a Rio de Janeiro hospital was triggered by the explosion of a generator in the building’s ... -
The Buzz | Iranian female soccer fan dies after setting herself on fire
An Iranian female soccer fan has died after setting herself on fire outside a court after learning she may have to serve a six-month sentence for ... -
The Buzz | In the Amazon, indigenous debate how to save their lands
Warriors wielding bows and arrows, elderly chieftains in face paint and nursing mothers gathered recently in a Brazilian village to debate a plan that some hope ... -
The Buzz | California smuggler of erectile dysfunction drug gets prison
A Southern California man who smuggled $11 million worth of erectile dysfunction drugs into the U.S. from China has been sentenced to more than eight years ... -
The Buzz | Australian ex-publisher gets 13 years on Myanmar drug charge
A court in Myanmar yesterday sentenced an Australian journalist who was a pioneering publisher in Southeast Asia to 13 years in prison for possession of illegal ... -
The Buzz | Hong Kong braces for more protests on handover anniversary
More than 50,000 people rallied in support of the Hong Kong police yesterday as the semi-autonomous territory braced for another day of protests on the anniversary ... -
The Buzz | Report: Hackers using telecoms like ‘global spy system’
An ambitious group of state-backed hackers has been burrowing into telecommunications companies in order to spy on high-profile targets across the world, a U.S. cybersecurity firm ... -
The Buzz | Trump offers help for Canadians held in China
President Donald Trump is offering to intervene on Canada’s behalf to bring up the plight of two Canadians held in China when he meets with China’s ... -
The Buzz | Trump says report he lost over $1b ‘inaccurate’
President Donald Trump says a New York Times report that his businesses lost more than USD1 billion from 1985 to 1994 is “highly inaccurate.” The newspaper, ... -
The Buzz | Instagram story aims to engage new generation with Holocaust
Much as Anne Frank’s diary gripped the older generations, an Instagram account based on a true 13-year-old Jewish victim’s journal, called Eva.Stories, is generating buzz among ... -
The Buzz | Streaming service Spotify hits 100 million paid user mark
Music streaming service Spotify says its paying subscribers have reached 100 million for the first time, up 32% on the year and almost twice the latest ... -
The Buzz | Homeless activists outside Notre Dame demand ‘a roof too’
Dozens of public housing advocates are protesting outside the gutted Notre Dame in Paris to demand that France’s poorest be remembered after donors pledged USD1 billion ... -
The Buzz | Aretha Franklin makes history with posthumous Pulitzer win
Aretha Franklin is still getting R-E-S-P-E-C-T after death: The Queen of Soul received the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation honor, becoming the first individual woman to earn ...
