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 main opposition Socialist Party. With

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 similar feel on all

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 by a car bomb,

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 Cosa Nostra stronghold. Carabinieri police

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 visiting the museum on a

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, holograms and a 4-D motion

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 died after being struck

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 now women who sued

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 coming years. The Saudi

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 also claimed to have

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 Peninsula was sweltering in

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 infection broke out on

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, surnamed Meng, randomly opened

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 of illegal migrants. Peter

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 world’s largest retailer out

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 on a custom built, 42-foot

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 even legalize the black-market

The Buzz | Delivery by drone in 30 minutes

Online U.S. retail giant Amazon says it is developing the technology to use drones to deliver packages in 30 minutes or less, a broad expansion of unmanned flight that is

The Buzz | UnionPay expands Hong Kong presence

China UnionPay Co. acquired a stake in Hong Kong’s Joint Electronic Teller Services Ltd. as the bank-card payments processor seeks a greater presence outside the mainland. UnionPay has become a

The Buzz | Jeb Bush unveils ‘Jeb! 2016’ graphic on Twitter

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is putting the finishing touches on his expected presidential campaign rollout, and took to Twitter yesterday to release a “Jeb! 2016” graphic in patriotic red

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