Beijing inches closer to zero Covid-19 cases as curbs eased
Mass-testing and targeted measures such as movement restrictions and work-from-home orders in the worst affected areas helped bring the outbreak under control.
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Temasek launches green investment arm, pledges $5 billion in initial funding
Its investments seek to help the world achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and limit global warming to 1.5 deg C above pre-industrial levels, key goals of the United…
What I wish I had known at 19 about sexual harassment
The writer says she still wonders why she failed to do anything, seven years later.
Profound lessons from a simple meal at one of Hong Kong’s last dai pai dong
Literally translated from Cantonese as "big licence-plate stalls", these iconic open-air cooked-food businesses have been around since after World War II.
Rapid rise in Mumbai pushes India’s Covid-19 numbers to month high
However, hospitalisations in the city were low and 96 per cent of the cases reported were asymptomatic, Mumbai’s civic body stated in its daily Covid-19 report.
Next Covid-19 wave could emerge as people’s antibodies wane: Singapore health minister
He said despite high vaccination coverage and prevailing mask-on rules, Singapore needs to shore up its defences by making more hospital beds available, in case pressure builds up…
Beijing to loosen more Covid-19 curbs; schools, entertainment facilities to open
The loosening comes after officials said on June 3 that the city had achieved zero new community cases in 13 out of 16 districts for seven consecutive days.
100 days of Ukraine war: Kyiv learn to live with daily air raid sirens, curfews
As the war in Ukraine hits the 100-day mark, the sheer scale of the failure of Russia's plan is by now undeniable.
Ukraine says its troops have retaken ground from Russia in eastern city
It was “not realistic” that the city would fall in the next two weeks even though Russian reinforcements were being deployed, said Sergiy Gaidai, governor of Luhansk province.
9-year-old’s intestine punctured after she swallowed magnetic balls; doctor calls for ban on toy
The girl's case is not the first, with similar cases have been reported in the United States, China and Britain in recent years.