Tag: the buzz
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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 ... -
The Buzz | Djokovic wins third Shanghai Masters title
Novak Djokovic wore a red shirt in his matches at the Shanghai Masters this week to connect with his Chinese fans and perhaps give himself a little boost. ... -
The Buzz | Head of Hollywood academy: Diversity debate at top of agenda
The president of Hollywood’s movie academy says criticism about the lack of diversity among Oscar nominees has helped spark a vital global discussion about how to ... -
The Buzz | Cheever chronicles drinking in America in new book
Drinking, and not drinking, is as old as America itself, from the beer-loving pilgrims on the Mayflower and Paul Revere’s boozy horse ride to Prohibition and ... -
The Buzz | Top legislator meets local lawmakers
China’s top legislator Zhang Dejiang yesterday urged Macau’s lawmakers to continue to contribute to “one country, two systems.” Zhang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the ... -
The Buzz | Lawyer for relatives of Germanwings victims may sue in US
A lawyer representing more than three dozen families whose loved ones were lost in the Germanwings plane crash in March says his clients want to sue ... -
The Buzz | Iraqi air force claims hit on IS leader al-Baghdadi
Iraq’s air force says it struck a convoy carrying Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group. A statement yesterday said “the Iraqi air ... -
The Buzz | Singer Julio Iglesias calls Donald Trump ‘a clown’
Julio Iglesias has jumped into the U.S. political debate, calling Donald Trump “a clown” over the Republican presidential candidate’s derogatory comments about Mexican migrants. The singer ... -
The Buzz | Time Out defends Meryl Streep T-shirt in ‘slave’ row
Time Out magazine has defended its use of a slogan including the word slave on a T-shirt worn by Meryl Streep to promote the movie “Suffragette,” ... -
The Buzz | IMF downgrades forecast for world, emerging market economies
The International Monetary Fund is downgrading its forecast for global economic growth and says falling commodity prices and jumpy financial markets have raised global risks. The ... -
The Buzz | Villager in southern Philippines kills 4 in dowry feud
A distraught villager shot and killed his father-in-law and three children yesterday over a dowry feud in the southern Philippines. The attack happened after midnight in ... -
The Buzz | China beats Philippines 78-67 to win FIBA Asia title
Yi Jianlian combined with youngsters Guo Ailun and Zhou Qi to lead China to a 78-67 win over the Philippines in the FIBA Asia basketball final, ... -
The Buzz | Studio City celebrates Taiwan’s ‘Mando-Pop’ super idols
Nine Taiwanese ‘Mando-Pop’ stars, including Show Lo, JJ Lin, A-Lin and Hebe Tien, are set to headline a series of concerts held this November at Studio ... -
The Buzz | Second Madonna show added to Hong Kong leg
A second Hong Kong concert by pop queen Madonna has been announced for Feb 18 as part of the singer’s Rebel Heart Tour. Concert organizers Live ... -
The Buzz | Cast of Jolie Pitt’s Cambodia-set film to be entirely local
Angelina Jolie Pitt has been in scouting locations in Cambodia for her next film, “First They Killed My Father,” which she is casting entirely with local talent. Jolie Pitt ... -
The Buzz | Dane accused of storing genitalia arrested in Lesotho before
Police say the Danish man accused of storing female genitalia in his freezer in South Africa, was arrested in neighboring Lesotho earlier this year. Lesotho police ... -
The Buzz | Southern Spanish city hit by power outage for 4 hours
Spanish officials say a major power outage left some 100,000 people in the southwestern port city of Cadiz without electricity for up to four hours. A ... -
The Buzz | Novelist who sold 500m books dies at 77
Jackie Collins, the novelist whose raunchy tales of glamor and fame sold more than 500 million books in a writing career spanning almost a half century, ... -
The Buzz | UEFA explores creating third European club competition
European football leaders have discussed the possibility of creating a third club competition. At a meeting of the 54 UEFA members yesterday, they explored the merits ... -
The Buzz | Former ‘Star Trek’ actress charged with indecent exposure
A former actress on the “Star Trek: Voyager” television series has been arrested in eastern Tennessee and is accused of exposing herself to children. Multiple media ... -
The Buzz | Young migrants applauded by 75,000 fans
Young migrants accompanied Bayern Munich players onto the pitch and took center stage to the applause of 75,000 fans before a Bundesliga game on Saturday. The ... -
The Buzz | USD115.9m awarded to families of 9/11 victims
A private scholarship fund for family members of 9/11 victims says it has awarded USD115.9 million to 2,825 students. The Families of Freedom Scholarship fund distributed ... -
The Buzz | Charities to share in Champions League ticket sales
Europe’s top football clubs will give millions of dollars to charities supporting migrants trying to enter the continent. The European Club Association says its members agreed ... -
The Buzz | Mother headed to jail in custody dispute
A mother who fled with her daughter to Central America more than a decade ago amid a custody dispute is set to report to jail. Genevieve ... -
The Buzz | NYC millionaire bequeaths USD100,000 to 32 cockatiels
A New York City millionaire who died this summer has bequeathed a USD100,000 trust fund to care for her 32 pet cockatiels. The New York Post ... -
The Buzz | 2022 Commonwealth Games awarded to Durban
Durban in South Africa will host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first African city to be awarded the four-yearly multi-sports event. The 71 nations and ... -
The Buzz | Japan scraps Olympic logo over plagiarism allegation
Tokyo Olympic organizers yesterday decided to scrap the logo for the 2020 Games following another allegation its Japanese designer might have used copied materials. Reversing their ...
