The Buzz | Czech airline to buy 16 Boeing 737 Max jets

Czech airline Travel Service says it has signed deals to buy 16 new Boeing 737 MAX jets. An airline spokesperson said the contracts were signed earlier in January and the jets

The Buzz | Boxing: Thurman, Porter finalize welterweight title bout March 12

Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter have agreed to fight for Thurman’s WBA welterweight title on March 12, the boxers announced over the weekend. After months of negotiations and mutual accusations of

The Buzz | Carey engaged to James Packer

Mariah Carey’s new “Vision of Love” is Australian billionaire James Packer. The singer’s representative said last week that Carey and Packer got engaged in New York City last week. The marriage

The Buzz | GM’s Cadillac opens China factory to target luxury market

The 8b yuan (USD1.2b) factory operated with its main Chinese partner, Shanghai Automotive Industries Corp., will have an annual production capacity of 160,000 vehicles. Cadillac began selling in China in 2004,

The Buzz | Lin, Curry, Harden in NBA TV spot for Chinese New Year

The NBA is celebrating the Chinese New Year with a TV spot featuring Jeremy Lin, Stephen Curry and James Harden. The ad is called “Dining Table” and shows the stars sharing

The Buzz | The world’s oldest man, a Japanese, dies at age 112

The world’s oldest man, a Japanese, died yesterday at the age of 112 after suffering chronic heart problems, officials said. Yasutaro Koide had said his secret to a long life was

The Buzz | Woman stabbed six times over financial dispute

A woman who was stabbed six times on Saturday near the Border Gate is now in a critical condition in hospital, according to a report by TDM. According to the

The Buzz | UK lawmakers say authorities ‘failing’ transgender people

A group of lawmakers say British authorities are failing transgender people, who suffer routine discrimination and are disproportionately likely to attempt suicide. The House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee says

The Buzz | Ai says Lego policy change victory for freedom of expression

The Lego Group last year refused a bulk order for the toy bricks for an exhibition of Ai’s in Melbourne, Australia. Ai called that move “an act of censorship and

The Buzz | Barcelona casino decision delayed until Q2

Melco International Development has informed the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE) that the company’s plan to acquire a license to operate a casino in the Catalan capital, Barcelona, might be

The Buzz | ‘Star Wars’ earns USD56 million in opening weekend in China

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” earned USD56 million during its opening weekend in China, a strong start but pulling in much less than “Fast & Furious 7” did on its

The Buzz | USD2.6M violin found after musician forgets it on train

German police say they have recovered a violin worth USD2.6 million that a musician had mistakenly left on a train. A spokesman for German federal police says the woman forgot the

The Buzz | UK Treasury chief warns of global threats to economy

Britain’s Treasury chief is set to warn of a dangerous cocktail of new threats to the economy, insisting that the country is not immune to troubles from abroad. George Osborne will

The Buzz | Netflix extends online video licensing deal with DreamWorks

Netflix’s online video service will feature more series and movies from DreamWorks Animation as part of a contract extension with the studio. The expanded licensing agreement announced will allow Netflix to

The Buzz | Chinese woman dies of H5N6 bird flu, another woman critical

Health authorities in southern China said yesterday that a 26-year-old woman has died of a strain of bird flu, and another woman is reportedly in a serious condition. The two contracted

The Buzz | Charleston a focus of 40th season of Spoleto Festival USA

Historic Charleston is a large focus of next spring’s 40th edition of the Spoleto Festival USA, from glimpses of the city in the iconic opera “Porgy and Bess” to the

The Buzz | Tourists die in swimming accidents at Thai island

Two foreign tourists, from China and Australia, died on Saturday in separate swimming accidents at the southern Thai resort island of Koh Samui, police said. Police Lt. Col. Apichart Jansamret said the two

The Buzz | China Telecom chairman resigns amid corruption probe

The chairman of one of China’s three main state-owned phone carriers resigned yesterday following an announcement he is the target of an anti-corruption investigation. China Telecom Ltd. chairman Chang Xiaobing is

The Buzz | Coal official who hid USD30m admits to corruption

A low-ranking Chinese energy official accused of hiding more than USD30 million in cash in his home has admitted to corruption charges in a northern Chinese court. The Baoding City Intermediate

The Buzz | Former El Salvador football player shot to death

Authorities in El Salvador say gunmen shot and killed former national football  team player Alfredo Alberto Pacheco at a gasoline station in a municipality west of the country’s capital. El Salvador’s

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