Women and children who fled the Russian invasion of Ukraine arriving at an aid centre in Przemysl, Poland, on March 15, 2022.Reuters An international peacekeeping mission should be sent to operate in Ukraine, the leader of Poland's ruling party said on Tuesday (March 15) during a press conference in Kyiv alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Mr Jaroslaw...
The spokesperson for China's embassy in Washington responded to media reports on Sunday that Moscow had asked Beijing for military equipment since launching its invasion of Ukraine by saying, "I've never heard of that." The spokesperson, Liu Pengyu, said China's priority was to prevent the tense situation in Ukraine from getting out of control. "The current situation...
North Korea used what would be its largest ever intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system in two recent launches, and appears to be restoring some tunnels at its shuttered nuclear test site, U.S. and South Korean officials said on Friday. The reports are the latest to suggest the country may soon follow through on threats to resume...
“If we fail to speak up today, anyone of us could be like that Xuzhou mother of eight.” Variations on this social media comment have been sent across Chinese cyberspace for two months since a human trafficking scandal in Feng county, Xuzhou, in eastern China came to light. A video of a middle-aged woman chained by her...
Known for his generosity and kindness, Sheng Siong's CEO Lim Hock Chee has once again made waves when he was spotted on the ground helping out at one of the supermarkets in Tanglin Halt after four staff members contracted Covid-19. A reporter from Shin Min Daily News visited the supermarket chain's outlet at Tanglin Halt early last...
Terry Tong Hong Zhi admitted to attempted robbery on March 10, 2022.The Straits Times A youth in July last year pointed a penknife at a man carrying a bag containing $50,000 in cash and told the latter to hand it over. Terry Tong Hong Zhi, 20, swung the weapon when the Vietnamese victim, Mr Nguyen Thanh Luan,...
A teenage man with muscular dystrophy that left him physically disabled has become a top esports player, a profession that requires a high level of finger dexterity. Sa Ye, 19, better known as Qizai — a nickname used by his friends and fans, said he loves the industry as it enables him to run in the...
South Korea’s president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul on Thursday.Reuters Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was quick to congratulate Yoon Suk-yeol for his victory in Wednesday’s presidential election in South Korea, while analysts say Tokyo will have breathed a sigh of relief at the conservative opposition candidate’s victory. Speaking just hours after Yoon was declared the winner in...
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...
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"...
