Besieged Ukrainians endure bombardments, with no breakthrough in talks

A handout photo. A view shows cars and a building of a hospital destroyed by an aviation strike amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, on March 9, 2022.Reuters Hundreds of thousands of civilians remained trapped in Ukrainian cities on Thursday (March 10), sheltering from Russian air raids and shelling as talks between Ukraine and Russia's foreign ministers...

Variant that combines Delta and Omicron identified; dogs sniff out virus with high accuracy

  The following is a summary of some recent studies on Covid-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. "Deltacron" with genes of Delta and Omicron found Hybrid versions of the coronavirus that combine genes from the Delta and Omicron variants - dubbed "Deltacron"...

Former Minister of Finance Calls For Najib’s Suspension From Parliament For Refusing To Clarify 1MDB Claims

Just last week, former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak found himself facing backlash from other politicians as well as the rakyat when he stated that not a single sen of public funds have been used to repay 1MDB debts and that the government should not blame the country’s financial situation on the 1MDB debt. Following the backlash, Najib explained that he will...

PM Says Endemic Stage Will Begin On 1 April & No More Curfew For Business Hours!

One of the biggest questions pertaining to Covid-19 and its endemicity has finally been answered. Source: Berita Harian Just a moment ago, in a press conference, Prime Minister Dato Seri Ismail Sabri had announced that Malaysia will officially move into the endemic phase on 1 April 2022. Not only that but the borders of the country are also expected...

Queen ‘Shrieked With Laughter’ At Rude Joke Staff Tried To Stop Her Hearing

I think it's safe to say most people picture the Queen as an upstanding, sensible and generally serious figure, but it turns out she's still just as much a fan of rude jokes as any of us. Whether it's an age-old 'pull my finger' or a more intricate quip with a perfectly-timed punch line, rude jokes are typically...

Australian prime minister tests positive for Covid-19

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday (March 1) said he has tested positive for Covid-19 and was experiencing flu-like symptoms, including fever. "I am continuing to follow health guidelines and am isolating at home in Sydney," Morrison said in a statement issued late Tuesday night. Morrison said he would continue to discharge his duties as prime minister...

In unaffordable Seoul, housing is at the centre of the South Korea election

Lee Jae-hong would have had no trouble buying a home in the suburb of Ilsan on the outskirts of Seoul back in 2018. With a strong credit score and a job at a blue chip company, borrowing enough for an average apartment in the city costing about US$562,000 (S$763,000) was well within reach. But the now 39-year-old...

Chinese man saves abandoned animals and gives them a new home at his private park

Over the past three decades, an 81-year-old Chinese man has been operating by himself a small zoo hosting animals, most of which were saved off the streets or on the way to be slaughtered. The zoo on Phoenix Mountain Forest Park in Enshi, central Hubei province, is dubbed as the “world’s loneliest zoo” as very few...

Ex-Goldman Sachs bankers consulted feng shui master on 1MDB probe, court hears

Two former Goldman Sachs bankers sought advice from a feng shui master in 2016 on how to handle a US investigation into the looting of funds from Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund, one of the bankers, Tim Leissner, testified on Tuesday (March 1). Leissner is the prosecutors’ star witness at the Brooklyn federal court trial of...