Jealous Malaysian Man Travels To Singapore To Kill Wife

Perhaps to many, the topic of issue of domestic violence, could be easily solved by divorce — leading to child custodial battles and alimony for the divorce taken place. However, in reality, this might be tougher with tons of deception and jealousy taking place especially, when the separated spouse decides to find love in another...

Chinese city in Yunnan builds ‘food court’ for future migrating Asian elephants

Pexels Officials in southwest China launched last Tuesday (Sept 7) a "food court" for migrating elephants after a trekking herd captured the country's and the world's imagination and caused headaches for towns and cities along their route this summer. The Global Times reported that the idea for the 670,000 square metre food base near Jinghong, in Yunnan...

Filipino beauty queens: A new weapon in war on communism

Actress Arci Munoz is also a member of the Philippine air force reserves.Internet For millions of young girls living in poverty in the Philippines, becoming a beauty queen is the rags-to-riches fantasy of choice when it comes to plotting a way out of the shanties. They dream of becoming the next Catriona Gray or Pia Wurtzbach, much...

J&J reports promising Ebola vaccine data

Johnson & Johnson said on Monday (Sept 13) its Ebola vaccine regimen demonstrated antibody immune responses in adults and children, citing data published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. The two-dose regimen was well-tolerated and induced antibody responses to the Zaire ebolavirus species 21 days after the second dose in 98 per cent of all participants,...

Mexico’s top court decriminalises abortion in ‘watershed moment’

Women hold green handkerchiefs during a protest in support of legal and safe abortion in Mexico City, Mexico, on Feb 19, 2020.Reuters Mexico's Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Tuesday (Sept 7) that penalising abortion is unconstitutional, a major victory for advocates of women's health and human rights, just as parts of the United States enact tougher...

China ‘sends warning shot to India’ with military drill in Tibet

A handout photo. A screen shot from video shown on the PLA Daily website shows Chinese soldiers conducting a military drill in Tibet.South China Morning Post Chinese fighter jets dropped missiles, troops brought down drones and ground force howitzers made precision strikes during a high-altitude drill by the Tibet Military District intended as a warning to...

No evidence younger adults need Covid-19 booster jabs, say local infectious diseases experts

A student getting her jab at the Bishan Community Club Vaccination Centre in June, 2021.Lianhe Zaobao Local infectious diseases experts have questioned the Government's plan to study giving Covid-19 vaccine boosters to younger adults to reduce infection rates, saying there is currently no evidence that this group of people need boosters. They also reiterated that the purpose...

12 months on, many patients in Wuhan find their Covid-19 symptoms still persist

Medical workers attend to Covid-19 patients at a hospital in Wuhan in February. Beijing has for months defended its initial response to the virus.Reuters Nearly half of about 1,200 recovered Covid-19 patients in Wuhan still had symptoms a year after they fell ill, according to a new study that highlights the need for long-term support. Chinese researchers...

Australia halts Afghanistan evacuations after Kabul suicide attacks, Britain to follow in ‘matter of hours’

People preparing to board a Royal Australian Air Force aircraft at the international airport in Kabul, on Aug 22, 2021.Reuters Australia has stopped evacuation flights from Afghanistan after Islamic State in Iraq and Syria suicide bombers killed scores of civilians and at least 13 United States military staff in attacks outside the airport in Kabul, Prime Minister...

Moderna withholds 1.63 million Covid-19 vaccine doses in Japan due to contamination

Vials with a sticker reading, "Covid-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo in this illustration taken on Oct 31, 2020.Reuters file Moderna Inc has withheld supply of about 1.63 million doses in Japan after it was notified of contamination of its Covid-19 vaccine vials...