Tag: the buzz
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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 ... -
The Buzz | Watchdog group seeks probe of Adelson’s US political donations
A U.S. government watchdog group has asked two federal oversight agencies to investigate Sheldon Adelson. According to a Reuters report, the probe intends to determine if ... -
The Buzz | Marvel, Transformers display heads to Vegas’ Treasure Island
Batman has his bat cave. Superman has his fortress of solitude. And soon the Avengers and a team of Transformers will call a corner on the ... -
The Buzz | US: Police stop Google self-driving car for going too slowly
A car built by Google that drives itself around city streets had a brush with the law for driving too slowly. A police officer in the ... -
The Buzz | Romania: 3 handball players die after team bus hit by truck
The Romanian handball federation says three players died and 11 were injured when the bus they were traveling in was hit by a truck. The accident ... -
The Buzz | Macau Yearbook English edition launched
The English edition of the Macau Yearbook 2015, published by the Government Information Bureau, will launch today. The 2015 edition is divided into four sections: the ... -
The Buzz | Economists: Trump’s charges against China are obsolete
Donald Trump’s latest attack on China is about three years too old. In a column in The Wall Street Journal, the Republican presidential candidate writes that ... -
The Buzz | UM swimming team makes a splash
The University of Macau (UM) swimming team recently broke 8 records and won 11 gold medals and a silver at a national inter-varsity swimming competition. This ... -
The Buzz | Future Bright expects profit nosedive
Future Bright Holdings Ltd stated yesterday that it expects to revert to a loss for the full year of 2015, following last year’s profits of HKD168.8 ... -
The Buzz | Corruption trial starts in Rome for 46 politicians, others
Forty-six local politicians, businessmen and go-betweens have gone on trial in Rome accused of corruption and, in some cases, of banding together to use intimidation similar ... -
The Buzz | 2,000 households lose power on Monday night
More than 2,000 households in the Three Lamps District were affected by an abrupt power outage on Monday. The blackout occurred at around half past seven ... -
The Buzz | France’s Mont-Saint-Michel recovers its island status
French President Francois Hollande has visited the ancient abbey Mont-Saint-Michel to inaugurate the bridge meant to ensure the site’s island status, finalizing 10 years of construction. ... -
The Buzz | British foreign minister discusses climate change in Gulf
Speaking from a Gulf nation whose skyscrapers rose on oil wealth, Britain’s foreign secretary called yesterday on the rest of the wealthy Arab world to put ... -
The Buzz | EU against spending farm aid for bullfighting
A majority in the European Union’s legislature wants the EU not to spend farm subsidies that could profit the raising of cattle for bullfighting. In yesterday’s ... -
The Buzz | Authorities investigate breach of anti-smoking regulations
The Macau Gaming Enterprises Staff’s Association and an anti-smoking concern group met the health authorities yesterday after over 100 Wynn Macau employees staged a strike at ... -
The Buzz | 17 people killed in fire at karaoke bar in Indonesia
Seventeen people were killed in a fire that raced through a packed karaoke bar yesterday on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, and 71 others were hospitalized for smoke inhalation. Witnesses ... -
The Buzz | Stuart Braga launches book on ‘remarkable journey’ of Macau people
The International Institute of Macau, with the support of the Macau Foundation, has published a book titled “Making Impressions: a Portuguese family in Macau and Hong ... -
The Buzz | Gov’t calls for citizens’ help in expanding intangible heritage list
The Cultural Bureau will start a half-year program to collect information from citizens about intangible cultural relics, in order to expand its existing list. Citizens are ... -
The Buzz | NATO launches biggest military exercise in 13 years
NATO is launching its biggest military exercise in 13 years, mobilizing 36,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen from more than 30 countries to test the alliance’s ability ...
