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. Neurological risks not higher after Covid-19 vaccines Covid-19 vaccination did not increase risks for rare neurological conditions among more than eight million people who had...
Instagram/Chen Xiuhan Being in quarantine for days can feel like a lifetime, and while most of us can't wait to regain our freedom, this local actress has decided to stay indoors for a little longer. After six days of isolation, Chen Xiuhan is finally Covid-19 free and announced the good news today (March 16) on her Instagram. She wrote: "Finally passed exams! I...
People wait in a line to undergo coronavirus disease (Covid-19) testing at a temporary testing site set up at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec 8, 2021.Reuters South Korea reported a record 621,328 new daily Covid-19 cases, and a daily record 429 deaths, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Thursday...
Chinese and US flags flutter near The Bund, before US trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019.Reuters The US federal prosecutors on Wednesday (March 16) accused Chinese government agents of trying to spy on and intimidate dissidents living in the US including a congressional candidate. Justice Department officials said the three...
Mr Amila Chinthana, pictured with his wife (right) on March 15, was recording the scene with his mobile phone when the man charged at him.Facebook/Roads.sg, The Straits Times Mr Amila Chinthana, 35, was waiting at a traffic junction in Buangkok Crescent on Monday afternoon (March 14) when a man armed with a samurai sword attacked him. "He just ran...
In Madrid, Spain, protesters hold Ukrainian flags and placards during a protest against Russian invasion of Ukraine. Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares held a phone meeting “about the consequences of the war in Ukraine and the means to end it” with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Monday.Reuters Beijing has been going its “own way”...
The cruise ship MS Westerdam at dock in the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville, Cambodia, on Feb 16, 2020.Reuters It is almost 9,700km (6,000 miles) from Sihanoukville, Cambodia, to Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, as the crow flies (assuming that crow makes it through Ukrainian airspace), and eight decades separate World War II and the Age of Covid....
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...
