Tag: the buzz
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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 ... -
The Buzz | Europe looks to remold internet with new copyright rules
The European Union has approved a copyright rule that aims to give more protection to artists and news organizations but which critics say will stifle freedom ... -
The Buzz | Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp back up after massive outage
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were temporarily down yesterday. All three social media platforms, including Facebook Messenger, were affected by the outage. Downdetector.com, a site that monitors ... -
The Buzz | EU, UK agree to delay Brexit until Halloween
British Prime Minister Theresa May says the European Union has granted her “key request” to add an early exit clause to its agreement to a six-month ... -
The Buzz | NYC orders mandatory vaccines for some amid measles outbreak
New York City declared a public health emergency yesterday over a measles outbreak and ordered mandatory vaccinations in one neighborhood for people who may have been ... -
The Buzz | Brazil army shoots family car; kills father
The Brazilian army is investigating the death of a man in Rio de Janeiro whose car was hit by 80 shots fired by members of the ... -
The Buzz | CNN anchor Don Lemon engaged to real estate agent Tim Malone
CNN anchor Don Lemon (pictured) has announced his engagement to New York real estate agent Tim Malone. Lemon, who has two dogs with Malone, posted on ... -
The Buzz | Chui re-appoints brother to Council of Public Prosecutors
Chief Executive Chui Sai On has re- appointed his brother, Chui Sai Cheong, as well as architect Eddie Wong to the Council of Public Prosecutors for ... -
The Buzz | US man charged with trying to steal item from Auschwitz
An American visitor to the former Auschwitz- Birkenau death camp attempted to steal a metal part of the historic rail tracks where prisoners were unloaded, officials ... -
The Buzz | Homemade explosive at north China police station injures three
Three people were injured yesterday when a homemade explosive device was set off at a police station in China’s northeast, authorities said. After setting fire to ... -
The Buzz | UK prime minister in last-minute push to win Brexit support
British Prime Minister Theresa May was making a last-minute push to win support for her European Union divorce deal, warning opponents that failure to approve it ...
