Tag: the buzz
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The Buzz | Heavy fighting cuts off road to city off Aleppo
A Syrian opposition activist group says heavy fighting has cut off the government’s only supply route to the northeastern city of Aleppo. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory ... -
The Buzz | Haryanto becames Indonesia’s first Formula 1 driver
Formula One team Manor has appointed Indonesia’s Rio Haryanto as one of its race drivers for the coming season. The 23-year-old Haryanto will become the first ... -
The Buzz | Brazil human rights official sacked over gay cure claim
A Brazilian governor has fired his official human rights secretary because the man expressed a belief in curing homosexuality. Ezequiel Teixeira told the O Globo newspaper ... -
The Buzz | Foreign holdings of US Treasury debt rose to record
Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities rose in December to a record high despite cutbacks by China and Japan. Foreign ownership of Treasury securities increased 0.7 ... -
The Buzz | Actor stabbed to death with sword at Japanese play rehearsal
An actor was fatally stabbed with a real or mock samurai sword while rehearsing a play at a Tokyo studio, and police are investigating whether his ... -
The Buzz | Dollar bounces back against euro, as China quiets turmoil
The dollar rose against the euro and yen after China boosted the yuan following a week-long holiday, helping ease global financial turmoil that had spurred investors ... -
The Buzz | Prime minister announces Cabinet reshuffle
Australia’s prime minister on Saturday announced a Cabinet reshuffle after three ministers resigned over scandals and two announced that they will retire at elections due within ... -
The Buzz | Taiwan earthquake death toll rises to 59; 76 still missing
The death toll from a weekend earthquake in Taiwan rose to 59 yesterday, with 76 people still missing and presumed trapped under the rubble of a ... -
The Buzz | Starving sea lion found in San Diego restaurant
A starving sea lion has been rescued after finding its way into the booth of a fancy San Diego restaurant. Experts at SeaWorld were called last ... -
The Buzz | US, 11 other countries sign free-trade deal in New Zealand
Trade ministers from 12 Pacific Rim countries including the United States gathered yesterday in New Zealand for the ceremonial signing of a free-trade deal they say ... -
The Buzz | Kings cancel Year of Monkey giveaway as possibly offensive
The Sacramento Kings canceled a Lunar New Year promotional giveaway after DeMarcus Cousins complained the Year of the Monkey design was insensitive on the first day ... -
The Buzz | China says pastor suspected of misappropriating funds
China’s state-sanctioned Protestant church body says a pastor in a province where authorities have been cracking down on churches is under investigation for suspected misappropriation of ... -
The Buzz | Woman with pro-independence passport stickers barred
A Taiwanese woman was refused entry into Macau last week due to the fact that her passport was decorated with “Republic of Taiwan” stickers that advocate ... -
The Buzz | US: 19 arrested in connection with drug, gambling ring
Nineteen people from four states were arrested in connection with an international drug trafficking and illegal gambling ring that authorities allege was headed by a former ... -
The Buzz | Czech airline to buy 16 Boeing 737 Max jets
Czech airline Travel Service says it has signed deals to buy 16 new Boeing 737 MAX jets. An airline spokesperson said the contracts were signed earlier ... -
The Buzz | Boxing: Thurman, Porter finalize welterweight title bout March 12
Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter have agreed to fight for Thurman’s WBA welterweight title on March 12, the boxers announced over the weekend. After months of ... -
The Buzz | Carey engaged to James Packer
Mariah Carey’s new “Vision of Love” is Australian billionaire James Packer. The singer’s representative said last week that Carey and Packer got engaged in New York ... -
The Buzz | GM’s Cadillac opens China factory to target luxury market
General Motors Co. opened a Cadillac factory in China yesterday to target the country’s growing but crowded luxury car market. The 8b yuan (USD1.2b) factory operated ... -
The Buzz | Lin, Curry, Harden in NBA TV spot for Chinese New Year
The NBA is celebrating the Chinese New Year with a TV spot featuring Jeremy Lin, Stephen Curry and James Harden. The ad is called “Dining Table” ... -
The Buzz | The world’s oldest man, a Japanese, dies at age 112
The world’s oldest man, a Japanese, died yesterday at the age of 112 after suffering chronic heart problems, officials said. Yasutaro Koide had said his secret ... -
The Buzz | Woman stabbed six times over financial dispute
A woman who was stabbed six times on Saturday near the Border Gate is now in a critical condition in hospital, according to a report by ... -
The Buzz | UK lawmakers say authorities ‘failing’ transgender people
A group of lawmakers say British authorities are failing transgender people, who suffer routine discrimination and are disproportionately likely to attempt suicide. The House of Commons ... -
The Buzz | Ai says Lego policy change victory for freedom of expression
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei said Wednesday that a change in policy by Lego to allow bulk orders of its toy bricks for projects with a political ... -
The Buzz | Barcelona casino decision delayed until Q2
Melco International Development has informed the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE) that the company’s plan to acquire a license to operate a casino in the Catalan ... -
The Buzz | ‘Star Wars’ earns USD56 million in opening weekend in China
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” earned USD56 million during its opening weekend in China, a strong start but pulling in much less than “Fast & Furious ... -
The Buzz | USD2.6M violin found after musician forgets it on train
German police say they have recovered a violin worth USD2.6 million that a musician had mistakenly left on a train. A spokesman for German federal police ... -
The Buzz | UK Treasury chief warns of global threats to economy
Britain’s Treasury chief is set to warn of a dangerous cocktail of new threats to the economy, insisting that the country is not immune to troubles ... -
The Buzz | Netflix extends online video licensing deal with DreamWorks
Netflix’s online video service will feature more series and movies from DreamWorks Animation as part of a contract extension with the studio. The expanded licensing agreement ... -
The Buzz | Chinese woman dies of H5N6 bird flu, another woman critical
Health authorities in southern China said yesterday that a 26-year-old woman has died of a strain of bird flu, and another woman is reportedly in a ... -
The Buzz | Charleston a focus of 40th season of Spoleto Festival USA
Historic Charleston is a large focus of next spring’s 40th edition of the Spoleto Festival USA, from glimpses of the city in the iconic opera “Porgy ... -
The Buzz | Tourists die in swimming accidents at Thai island
Two foreign tourists, from China and Australia, died on Saturday in separate swimming accidents at the southern Thai resort island of Koh Samui, police said. Police Lt. Col. ... -
The Buzz | China Telecom chairman resigns amid corruption probe
The chairman of one of China’s three main state-owned phone carriers resigned yesterday following an announcement he is the target of an anti-corruption investigation. China Telecom ... -
The Buzz | Coal official who hid USD30m admits to corruption
A low-ranking Chinese energy official accused of hiding more than USD30 million in cash in his home has admitted to corruption charges in a northern Chinese ... -
The Buzz | Former El Salvador football player shot to death
Authorities in El Salvador say gunmen shot and killed former national football team player Alfredo Alberto Pacheco at a gasoline station in a municipality west of ... -
The Buzz | Okinawa tries to stop move of US Marine air base
Local authorities on Okinawa sued Japan’s central government on Friday in an attempt to stop the relocation of a U.S. air base, deepening their decades-long row ...
