Ukraine vowed to strengthen its armed forces after Russia launched its biggest aerial assaults on cities since the beginning of the war, forcing thousands to flee to bomb shelters and prompting Kyiv to halt electricity exports to Europe. Missiles hit targets across Ukraine on Monday (Oct 10) morning, killing 14 people and injuring scores, as they...
The Chinese education ministry has expressed support for classes to teach students the "correct view of love" and "vast and enthusiastic" activities on campus to promote the correct view of family life. The ministry made the comments in August in response to a National People Congress deputy's recommendation that family education should be made a compulsory...
A new Covid-19 wave appears to be brewing in Europe as cooler weather arrives, with public health experts warning that vaccine fatigue and confusion over types of available vaccines will likely limit booster uptake. Omicron subvariants BA.4/5 that dominated this summer are still behind the majority of infections, but newer Omicron subvariants are gaining ground. Hundreds...
One of the most fun and entertaining things about gaming is that you can meet new people online. Just log in to any lobby of any multiplayer game and you can have fun with people from all over the world and who knows, you might become best friends in real life. With that being said, you...
The world is at a "positive tipping point" in the fight against climate change as surging oil and gas costs spur governments to decarbonise faster, former US Vice President and co-founder of Generation Investment Management Al Gore told Reuters. He pointed to the Inflation Reduction Act signed in August, a $430-billion (S$607 billion) bill seen as the biggest...
King Charles has enjoyed a surge in support since he succeeded Queen Elizabeth as Britain's new monarch, a poll has shown, but some of those mourning his late mother warn he must follow her example and keep his views to himself. A YouGov survey for the Times newspaper found backing for Charles, 73, had dramatically risen...
A juror in R Kelly's child pornography and obstruction of justice trial suffered a panic attack during around four hours of graphic closing arguments in the case as she couldn't bear to hear "one minute more". The white woman who works for a public library was excused by the judge at Dirksen US Courthouse, Chicago, around...
A domestic helper from Indonesia died after falling in a pool while on a hike at a scenic Hong Kong spot famous for its waterfalls on Monday. The 35-year-old woman was hiking with her friends at Tso Kung Tam Stream in Tsuen Wan when she fell into a deep pool and disappeared. A woman friend of the...
A scandal involving illicit payoffs linked to last year’s Tokyo Olympic Games is continuing to widen in Japan, throwing a cloud over a campaign by the city of Sapporo win the right to host the 2030 Winter Olympics. Residents of Sapporo, the largest city in Japan ’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido, were already divided over...
New Zealand scrapped mask wearing rules and vaccine mandates on Monday (Sept 12), bringing an end to some of the toughest Covid-19 pandemic rules in the world about two years after they were put in place. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in a weekly news conference that it was time to safely turn the page on...
