Tag: the buzz
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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 ... -
The Buzz | France tightening church security around Christmas
France’s interior minister says the government will tighten security for churches around Christmas, amid continued concerns about potential extremist violence after deadly attacks last month. Bernard ... -
The Buzz | Siberian city backs cat for mayor
Tired of the dog-eat-dog politics in their Russian city, the residents of Barnaul say they want a cat to be their next mayor. The Siberian city ... -
The Buzz | Adelson confirms purchase of Las Vegas newspaper
Sheldon Adelson, a Republican mega-donor and casino magnate, revealed in an editor’s note in yesterday’s edition of the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he had bought the ... -
The Buzz | Global stocks posting big gains ahead of expected Fed hike
Investors around the world have one clear focus yesterday (today) – the Fed. The central bank is expected to raise interest rates from near zero percent, ... -
The Buzz | China, United Arab Emirates to launch USD10 billion fund
China and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to launch a USD10 billion joint strategic investment fund. Emirati state news agency WAM said the accord was ... -
The Buzz | Beijing to build UNESCO center for creativity
Beijing will build a UNESCO international center for creativity and sustainable development, the first of its kind, a senior official said yesterday, cited by Xinhua. The ... -
The Buzz | Charity Walk raises MOP16.5 million
Around 40,000 people attended yesterday’s annual “Walk for a Million” charity event, which was organized by the Macau Daily News Readers Charitable Association. Celebrating its 32nd ... -
The Buzz | Russians read Tolstoy’s War and Peace in 60-hour TV marathon
More than 1,300 Russians are reading Leo Tolstoy’s notoriously lengthy novel “War and Peace” aloud in a 60-hour marathon on national television. The public readings, pre-recorded ... -
The Buzz | Wine photo exhibition to be held at MUST today
French photographer, author and director, Jean-Yves Bardin is opening a photography exhibition at the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) today, from 6 p.m. Bardin ... -
The Buzz | American lawyer Lenard to head arbitration panel at Olympics
American lawyer Michael Lenard will head the arbitration panel that will hear any legal disputes at next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The Court of ... -
The Buzz | Challenge for socialists as Venezuelans elect legislature
The socialist system built by Hugo Chavez is facing its gravest electoral test as Venezuelans cast ballots in what seems to have become a tightening race ... -
The Buzz | Morrissey wins annual ‘Literary Review Bad Sex’ award
Maybe he should have stuck to writing songs — former Smiths frontman and lyricist Morrissey has won the annual award for the poorest quality writing about ... -
The Buzz | French Prime minister threatens Benzema
French Prime minister Manuel Valls has threatened Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema with the loss of his spot on the national squad due to his involvement ... -
The Buzz | Singapore to get Michelin Guide in 2016
The Michelin Guide, long regarded as the world’s foremost authority of culinary merit, is set to put out a Singapore edition in 2016, The Straits Times ... -
The Buzz | Betting company to sponsor Davis Cup and Fed Cup tennis
A leading online betting company has become an international sponsor of the Davis Cup and Fed Cup tennis competitions. The International Tennis Federation says Betway will ... -
The Buzz | First Japanese rocket with commercial payload launched
The first Japanese rocket with a commercial payload headed into space yesterday in a bid by Japan to enter the market for international satellite launches. The ... -
The Buzz | Prosecutors say jewel heist was largest in British history
A prosecutor said yesterday that an Easter weekend break-in to a vault in London’s Hatton Garden diamond district was the largest burglary in English legal history, ... -
The Buzz | Record number of stranded seal pups
Marine mammal experts say another species of marine wildlife has begun turning up, emaciated and weak, in record numbers on the California coast in what has ...
