The Buzz | Thailand legislature legalizes medical marijuana and kratom

Thailand’s legislature on Tuesday agreed to amend the country’s drug law to allow the licensed medical use of marijuana, as well as kratom, a locally grown plant traditionally

The Buzz | Julian Castro moves toward 2020 White House run

Former Obama housing chief Julian Castro says he’s taking a step toward a possible White House campaign in 2020 by forming a presidential exploratory committee. The

The Buzz | Angola to hold first diamond auction in january, Sodiam says

Angola will conduct its first diamond auction in January as part of the southwest African country’s plan to open its economy to foreign investors, state-owned diamond-trading company Sodiam

The Buzz | Fosun Tourism is said to raise USD426 million in Hong Kong IPO

Fosun Tourism Group, a unit of billionaire Guo Guangchang’s drugs-to-insurance conglomerate, raised HK$3.34 billion ($426 million) after pricing its Hong Kong initial public offering at the bottom of

The Buzz | Hong Kong developers offer discounts as property boom goes flat

Hong Kong developers are offering discounts at new projects in the latest sign the city’s housing boom is coming off the boil. Country Garden Holdings Co. and Wang

The Buzz | Leaning Tower of Pisa continues long path towards vertical

ANSA news agency quotes a consultant to the international committee monitoring the tilt, Nunziante Squeglia, as saying that while the progressive recovery of tilt is good

The Buzz | Lift horror: Six survive 84-floor drop drama in Chicago

People trapped in a falling lift in the U.S. city of Chicago thought they were going to die as they plummeted 84 floors to the ground, BBC reported.

The Buzz | Vatican hosts Russian art, icons from Tretyakov Gallery

The Vatican is hosting an unprecedented exhibition of Russian fine art, bringing treasures from Moscow’s famed Tretyakov Gallery to Rome following a sold-out exhibit of Vatican works at

The Buzz | Barack surprise guest at Michelle Obama’s book show

Former President Barack Obama practically brought the house down at Michelle Obama’s book show in Washington. The former first lady is currently touring the country promoting her memoir,

The Buzz | Hotels apologize in China after video shows how they clean

At least four major international hotel chains have apologized after a hidden camera video of their room cleaning practices in China was posted online. The Shangri-La Hotel in Fuzhou

The Buzz | US airman in Japan dies in stabbing; Japanese woman arrested

The U.S. Air Force says a U.S. airman in Japan has been stabbed and later died at a hospital. Japanese police say they have arrested a suspect, a

The Buzz | 50 countries vow to fight cybercrime – US and Russia don’t

Fifty nations and over 150 tech companies are pledging to do more to fight criminal activity on the internet, including interference in elections and hate speech. But the

The Buzz | Boeing to deliver 2000th airplane to China within the year

Boeing will deliver its 2,000th airplane to China within the year, the U.S. top aircraft manufacturer announced at the Airshow China, which concluded yesterday in Zhuhai. Boeing has

The Buzz | At least 14 killed in china highway pile-up

Authorities in China say at least 14 people have been killed and 27 injured in a highway pile-up. The accident Saturday night happened after a heavy truck lost

The Buzz | Bus recovered 4 days after deadly plunge off Chinese bridge

Official Chinese media say rescuers have salvaged the wreckage of a bus that plunged off a bridge into the Yangtze River four days earlier and have recovered nine

The Buzz | Cello star Yo-Yo Ma to perform at WWI Armistice ceremonies

Cello maestro Yo-Yo Ma will perform at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe as part of the ceremonies marking the centenary of the end of the World

The Buzz | Halloween can be deadly for pedestrians, traffic study says

Trick-or-treaters beware: Halloween can be deadly for pedestrians and children face the greatest danger. Research published yesterday found a 43 percent higher risk of pedestrian deaths on

The Buzz | 70 percent of Venice covered in water by flooding

Around three-quarters of the Italian lagoon city of Venice has been flooded after strong winds raised the water level by 156 centimeters before receding, officials said Monday.

The Buzz | Two rarely seen Hemingway stories coming out

Two Ernest Hemingway stories written in the mid 1950s and rarely seen since will be published next year. The director of Hemingway’s literary estate, Michael Katakis, told

The Buzz | Murakami: Joy of writing is to start not knowing end

Best-selling Japanese author Haruki Murakami says he enjoys writing novels because he doesn’t know how they’ll end up. Murakami, hosting a special radio show yesterday, said he starts

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