Tag: the buzz
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The Buzz | Amazon amplifies its Alexa line of voice-controlled devices
Amazon.com is introducing two devices designed to amplify the role its voice-controlled assistant Alexa plays in people’s homes and lives. The products unveiled yesterday are echoes ... -
The Buzz | AB InBev to sell stake in China’s Snow beer
Anheuser-Busch InBev has agreed to sell SABMiller’s stake in China’s Snow Breweries for USD1.6 billion to ease regulatory concerns about the merger of the world’s two ... -
The Buzz | Tiger Airways plane makes emergency landing in Melbourne
A Tiger Airways jet made an emergency landing in the Australian city of Melbourne after an odor was detected and crew members were reported ill, the ... -
The Buzz | Buffett can’t predict how negative rates will affect economy
Investor Warren Buffett says he can’t predict how having interest rates negative for a prolonged period will affect the economy because it has never happened before. ... -
The Buzz | Local literature can be ‘more influential’
Local writer Pierre Wong attended the 2016 Taipei International Book Exhibition, saying during his lecture that Macau could produce influential literature. During his lecture, titled “Supporting ... -
The Buzz | Australia’s planned military buildup focuses on navy
Australia’s prime minister says his country will bolster its naval strength with more submarines and warships as part of a long-term military buildup needed to maintain ... -
The Buzz | Uber launches motorcycle ride-hailing service in Bangkok
Smartphone ride-hailing service Uber is placing a bet on motorcycles in the Thai capital, adding motorbike rides to its arsenal of on- demand services. Uber announced ... -
The Buzz | Attorney: Settlement reached over painting stolen by Nazis
An attorney for a French woman who sued the University of Oklahoma over a painting that the Nazis stole from her family says a settlement has ... -
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 ...
