Tag: the buzz
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Head of famous Shaolin Temple under investigation on suspicion of embezzling funds
China’s famous Shaolin Temple announced that its abbot is under investigation on suspicion of misappropriation and embezzlement of project funds and temple assets. Shi Yongxin is ... -
A man accused of stabbing 11 people at a Walmart is in Michigan authorities’ custody
11 people were stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse City yesterday (Macau time) — with six in critical condition — in what a Michigan sheriff said ... -
Red weevil: Uruguay confronts a powerful new threat to its palm trees
Palm trees in Uruguay are more than just plants, they are icons, much like olive groves for Greeks or cherry blossoms for the Japanese. The treasured ... -
UN says booming solar, wind and other green energy hits global tipping point for even lower costs
The global switch to renewable energy has passed a “positive tipping point” where solar and wind power will become even cheaper and more widespread, according to ... -
Toronto International Film Festival sets lineup with Sydney Sweeney, Aziz Ansari and ‘Knives
Films starring Sydney Sweeney, Angelina Jolie and Aziz Ansari will premiere at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival, festival organizers announced yesterday. TIFF laid out the selections ... -
Spidercam brings golf’s oldest major into the modern world
The oldest major championship has taken a step into the modern world by using a technological feature that British Open organizers hope will bring to life ... -
Trump threatens Russia with tariffs and boosts US weapons for Ukraine
President Donald Trump yesterday [Macau time] threatened Russia with steep tariffs and announced a rejuvenated pipeline for American weapons to reach Ukraine, hardening his stance toward Moscow after ... -
‘Superman’ and DC Studios fly to a $122 million opening
In a bid to kickoff a new era for DC Studios, James Gunn’s “Superman” opened with $122 million in U.S. and Canada ticket sales over the weekend, according ... -
Trump says he’s considering ‘taking away’ Rosie O’Donnell’s US citizenship
President Donald Trump says he is considering “taking away” the U.S. citizenship of a longtime rival, actress and comedian Rosie O’Donnell, despite a decades-old Supreme Court ruling that expressly ... -
Republicans urge US universities to cut ties with China-backed scholarship program
House Republicans are urging seven U.S. universities to cut ties with a Chinese scholarship program that lawmakers call a “nefarious mechanism” to steal technology for the ... -
European court finds Russia was behind downing Flight MH17
Europe’s top human rights court delivered damning judgments yesterday against Russia in four cases brought by Kyiv and the Netherlands accusing Moscow of atrocities in Ukraine dating back ... -
Little green man becomes little green woman with soccer ball for Euro 2025 in Switzerland
Law-abiding pedestrians wait for the green woman kicking a soccer ball before they cross the road during the Women’s European Championship. Authorities in the Swiss city ... -
Supreme leader makes first public appearance since Iran-Israel war started
Iran’ s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday made his first public appearance since the 12-day war between Israel and Iran began, attending a mourning ... -
Wall Street hovers near record highs ahead of new jobs numbers
Wall Street was largely unchanged early yesterday, hovering near record levels ahead of new U.S. jobs data that is expected to show unemployment ticked up to ... -
Snake on a plane delays a flight in Australia
An Australian domestic flight was delayed for two hours after a stowaway snake was found in the plane’s cargo hold, officials said yesterday. The snake was found on ... -
Trump says he’s not planning to extend a pause on global tariffs beyond July 9
President Donald Trump says he is not planning to extend a 90-day pause on tariffs on most nations beyond July 9, when the negotiating period he set would ... -
The top US diplomat in Hong Kong criticizes China and the city for curtailing freedoms
Hong Kong’s top American diplomat said yesterday that the policies of the Chinese and Hong Kong governments have curtailed freedoms, pointing to the cases of jailed ... -
NATO leaders agree to hike military spending and restate ‘ironclad commitment’ to collective defense
NATO leaders agreed yesterday on a massive hike in defense spending after pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, and expressed their “ironclad commitment” to come to each ... -
Athens’ Ancient theater hosts final festival season before closing for three-year restoration
For visitors to Athens, the ancient Odeon of Herod Atticus is the must-see theater at the foot of the Acropolis. Artists revere it for the majestic ... -
Massive security operation for NATO summit turns parts of The Hague into a fortress
Locals, art lovers and diplomats like to meet over a meal and a drink in the historic Gastrobar Berlage behind a landmark art museum in The ... -
EU’s top diplomat warns that Russia has a plan for long-term aggression against Europe
Russia poses a direct threat to the European Union through acts of sabotage and cyberattacks, but its massive military spending suggests that President Vladimir Putin also ... -
Works begin in Ireland to exhume remains of hundreds of babies found at unwed mothers’ home
Officials in Ireland began work yesterday to excavate the site of a former church-run home for unmarried women and their babies to identify the remains of some 800 ... -
Israel and Iran trade strikes for a third day as nuclear talks are called off
Israel unleashed airstrikes across Iran for a third day yesterday and threatened even greater force as some Iranian missiles evaded Israeli air defenses to strike buildings ... -
Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer’s poet laureate, dies at 82
Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime anthems ... -
The world’s oldest restaurant faces a challenge from another Madrid tavern that says its even older
In the heart of Spain’s capital, Sobrino de Botín holds a coveted Guinness World Record as the world’s oldest restaurant. Exactly three hundred years after it ... -
Myanmar rebels claim to have shot down a fighter jet being used by the military
A military fighter jet crashed and burned yesterday in an area that has seen intense fighting during Myanmar’s civil war, with a rebel group claiming to have ... -
US declines to label China a currency manipulator, but blasts its transparency policies
The U.S. declined to label China a currency manipulator in a new Treasury report released Thursday, but accuses Beijing of standing out among America’s major trading ... -
Ronaldo leads Portugal to Nations League final with its first win over Germany in 25 years
Cristiano Ronaldo has led Portugal to its first win over Germany in 25 years. The 40-year-old Ronaldo captained the team and scored his 137th international goal ... -
Macau Daily Times at 18: Embracing maturity amid challenges
I just returned from Seoul, a city where technology and daily life blend effortlessly. Unlike Macau, where Uber does not operate and transportation remains fragmented and ... -
South Korean navy patrol plane crashes in country’s south, killing four
A South Korean navy plane crashed during a training flight yesterday, killing all four crew members on board, the navy said. The P-3 patrol plane took ... -
Covid vaccines no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women, Kennedy says
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. yesterday (Macau time) announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women — a ... -
Tens of thousands flock to see a Spanish saint’s remains more than 440 years after her death
They lined up to see her, silent and wonderstruck: Inside an open silver casket was Saint Teresa of Ávila, more than 440 years after her death. ... -
Russia’s drone-and-missile attack kills 12 in Ukraine as the two sides swap hundreds of prisoners
Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds more prisoners yesterday, the Russian defense ministry said, the third part of a major swap that was a moment of cooperation ... -
US tariff hikes, Myanmar war and sea disputes will top ASEAN summit agenda
The civil war in Myanmar, maritime disputes in the South China Sea and U.S. tariff hikes will top the agenda of a two-day Southeast Asian summit ... -
US, Philippines militaries conduct drills in waters adjacent to the China-claimed South China Sea
The militaries of the U.S. and Philippines have carried out joint drills in waters adjacent to the South China Sea claimed by Beijing, amid a rising ...
