Former President Donald Trump sowed doubt in Virginia's gubernatorial election ahead of voters going to the polls, but celebrated his candidate's victory without questioning if he was the rightful winner. On Monday, Trump said he wasn't a "believer" in the integrity of Virginia's elections, foreshadowing his potential excuse if Republican Glenn Youngkin didn't win. Trump encouraged voters to "flood" the...
The first major test of Vice President Kamala Harris' clout among Democratic voters outside her home state ended with a loss for the party when Democrat Terry McAuliffe was defeated in his bid to become Virginia's next governor. Harris, along with several other high-profile Democrats, campaigned alongside McAuliffe in the weeks leading up to the competitive election and also visited...
Pope Francis arrives for a meeting at the Paul VI Audience Hall in the Vatican, on Oct 25, 2021.Reuters Pope Francis on Sunday (Oct 31) urged world leaders attending the COP26 UN climate change summit to hear "the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor". Francis, who has made protection of the environment a cornerstone...
US President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference at the G20 leaders' summit in Rome, Italy on Oct 31, 2021. Reuters US President Joe Biden said on Sunday (Oct 31) it was "not inconsistent" for him to push energy-producing nations to increase the output of fossil fuels while also urging countries to commit to an...
The P4 laboratory of Wuhan Institute of Virology is seen behind a fence during the visit by the World Health Organisation (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Wuhan, Hubei province, China on Feb 3, 2021.Reuters file A declassified US intelligence report saying it was plausible that the Covid-19 pandemic...
People react outside Insein prison as Myanmar's Junta releases prisoners including people that protested against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar on Oct 18, 2021.Reuters Myanmar's military government has freed hundreds of political prisoners from the notorious Insein prison, including Aung San Suu Kyi's party spokesman and a famous comedian Zarganar, local media reported. Minutes after military...
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is authorised for children as young as 12, and the companies are seeking authorisation for use in those as young as five years of age.Reuters WASHINGTON - The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine was 93 per cent effective in preventing hospitalisations among those aged 12 to 18, according to an analysis released by the US Centres...
Lau Ka-kuen The United States was largely absent in vaccine diplomacy early this year but entered the arena when President Joe Biden announced in May that the US would distribute 80 million Covid-19 vaccine doses worldwide. Biden did not hide his intention: The US wanted to counter the influence of China and Russia by using the "arsenal...
Myanmar's president Win Myint reviews the honour guard during his welcome ceremony at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand on June 14, 2018.Reuters file Myanmar's deposed president testified on Tuesday (Oct 12) that the military tried to force him to relinquish power hours before its Feb 1 coup, warning him he could be seriously harmed if...
A handout photo. Textbook publisher embarrassed by insect mix-up.South China Morning Post A Chinese father lay down in the middle of a road begging police to detain him because his daughter could not solve a simple mathematics calculation. The man, a resident of Kunshan in Jiangsu eastern China, said he felt “so angry and so helpless” that...
