Tag: the buzz
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The Buzz | Russian soldier accused of killing family tried in Armenia
A Russian soldier suspected of killing an entire family in Armenia has been convicted of desertion as a precursor to his murder trial. Valery Permyakov, who ... -
The Buzz | Italy seizes cocaine stashed under squid from Argentina
Italian customs police have seized 49 kilograms of pure cocaine hidden in a container transporting frozen totani, a kind of squid, on a cargo ship from ... -
The Buzz | Bangladesh police kill 6 alleged tiger poachers in gunfight
Police in Bangladesh have shot dead six suspected tiger poachers in the world’s largest mangrove forest after a new survey found that the population of the ... -
The Buzz | Packer sells Sydney mansion for Aussie record
Casino billionaire James Packer sold his Sydney harborside mansion for a reported A$60 million (USD44 million), a new record in Australia’s biggest city. The six-level La ... -
The Buzz | Boston mayor wants ban on chewing tobacco at ballparks
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh wants to ban the use of snuff and chewing tobacco in sports venues across the city. The proposal follows passage of a similar ... -
The Buzz | Iran to partially allow BBC to report for a week
An Iranian government official says the Islamic Republic will allow some BBC journalists to report there for a week’s time. The BBC had no immediate comment ... -
The Buzz | Israel: Thousands of rare Hebrew texts soon available online
The National Library of Israel will soon make one of the world’s oldest surviving Hebrew bibles, dating back more than 1,000 years, available online. Aviad Stollman, ... -
The Buzz | 2nd American involved in illegal lion hunt
A second American killed a lion in an illegal hunt with a bow and arrow in Zimbabwe several months ago, amid an international outcry over a ... -
The Buzz | Mob Museum in Las Vegas to open FIFA exhibit
The Mob Museum in Las Vegas is setting up an exhibit dedicated to the FIFA corruption scandal. The permanent display entitled “The ‘Beautiful Game’ Turns Ugly” ... -
The Buzz | US consumer confidence falls to lowest level since September
U.S. consumer confidence fell this month to the lowest level since September. Consumers are worried about the job market and rattled by events in Greece and ... -
The Buzz | LA Special Olympics gets largest single private donation, USD25M
The Special Olympics has received a USD25 million donation, the largest single private gift in the organization’s 47-year history. The donation comes from the philanthropic foundation ... -
The Buzz | Woman gets life after hiring teen who killed wrong man
A U.S. woman was sentenced to life in prison after she hired a teen to kill a man, and he killed the wrong man by mistake. ... -
The Buzz | EU opens antitrust case against 6 major US movie studios
The European Union has opened an antitrust case against six major U.S. movie studios for preventing British satellite broadcaster Sky from showing their products outside the ... -
The Buzz | Rights group: South Sudan troops committed war crimes
An international human rights group says South Sudanese troops committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity by killing and raping civilians during an offensive in ... -
The Buzz | Lufthansa plane nearly collides with drone near Warsaw
Polish officials say a Lufthansa plane that was approaching Warsaw’s international airport nearly collided with a drone. The spokesman for Warsaw’s airport, Przemyslaw Przybylski, said yesterday ... -
The Buzz | Cheating website Ashley Madison hacked, personal info posted
The parent company of Ashley Madison, a matchmaking website for cheating spouses, says it was hacked and that the personal information of some of its users ... -
The Buzz | Man navigates traffic while filming wife giving birth
Video shows a Houston-area man filming his wife giving birth to their 4.5-kilogram baby son next to him as he drives through traffic in an unsuccessful ... -
The Buzz | FIFA ethics panel wants to lift strict secrecy rules
FIFA’s ethics committee wants to lift secrecy rules that protect accused officials from being identified and keep case details private. FIFA prosecutor Cornel Borbely and judge ... -
The Buzz | Portugal’s prime minister cites Greece as warning for voters
Portugal’s prime minister is pointing to Greece’s troubles as he seeks to persuade voters to re-elect his center-right coalition government and reject anti-austerity proposals from the ... -
The Buzz | Microsoft to launch Windows 10 on July 29
The upgraded operating system will allow users to switch seamlessly between personal computers, tablets, smartphones and other gadgets. Windows 10 is intended to give apps a ... -
The Buzz | Cairo explosion destroys parts of Italian consulate
A blast rocked central Cairo on Saturday, destroyed parts of the Italian consulate, said Gamal Halawa, deputy head of Cairo’s Civil Defense. The blast was caused ... -
The Buzz | Italy seizes wealth of Sicilian builders linked to Mafia
Italian authorities have seized 1.6 billion euros (USD1.76 billion) in wealth from Sicilian construction company officials with alleged ties to Mafia crime families in Corleone, a longtime ... -
The Buzz | USA: Teen catches math error in golden ratio at Boston museum
A 15-year-old student visiting Boston’s Museum of Science has uncovered a math error in the golden ratio at a 34-year-old exhibit. Virginia resident Joseph Rosenfeld was ... -
The Buzz | High-tech Marvel theme park cuts summer tour short
The indoor high-tech traveling theme park “The Marvel Experience” has stumbled and will cut short its summer tour. Producers of the show that includes 360-degree projections, ... -
The Buzz | Girl killed after being struck by jumping sturgeon
A 5-year-old Florida girl riding in a boat has died after a sturgeon leaped from the Suwannee River and struck her. Wildlife officials said Jaylon Rippy ... -
The Buzz | No compensation over faulty breast implants
A French appeals court ruled yesterday that a German product-testing company does not have to compensate more than 3,000 women with leak-prone breast implants — and ... -
The Buzz | Saudi prince vows to donate USD32b fortune
Saudi Arabia’s billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, one of the world’s richest people, has announced he will donate all of his wealth to charity over the ... -
The Buzz | President admits fixing 5 Serie B matches
The president of Catania has admitted to fixing five Serie B matches aimed at preventing the Sicilian club from relegation to the third division. Antonino Pulvirenti ... -
The Buzz | Spain, Portugal face heat wave
Spain and Portugal both issued weather alerts yesterday, advising residents to take extra care as temperatures soared above 40 C in some southern areas. The Iberian ... -
The Buzz | Flu breakout in Macau prison
H3N2 influenza has broken out in Macau Prison with at least 83 inmates being infected within the past two weeks. According to the prison authorities, the ... -
The Buzz | Man arrested for playing porn on advertising screen
A man in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province has been arrested after he accidentally played porn movies on an outdoor screen, local police said yesterday. The man, ... -
The Buzz | Hungary to build fence on Serbian border
Hungary’s foreign minister says the government has decided to build a temporary fence on the border with Serbia as fast as possible to stop the flow ... -
The Buzz | Facebook now worth more than Wal-Mart
Facebook is now bigger than Wal-Mart, at least when it comes to its value on the stock market. The world’s biggest online social network knocked the ... -
The Buzz | 66 surfers set record for most people riding a board at once
Sixty-six surfers have set a world record for most people riding a board at once. Surf champions and local heroes were among those who hung loose ... -
The Buzz | Puerto Rico looks to slot machines for cash
Facing a cash crisis, Puerto Rico is turning to desperate measures to pay the bills: It’s delaying tax refunds, borrowing from its insurance company and may ...
