Iran mulls ban on cats & dogs as pets
TEHRAN, 3 Dec 2021: The Islamic Republic of Iran has had a complicated relationship with the idea of household pets for years – but now officials are debating whether to …
China city rewarding those who test positive for Covid-19
BEIJING, 2 Dec 2021: Residents of the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin who volunteer to take a Covid-19 test and get a positive result will receive a reward of 10,000 …
Bollywood star Salman Khan warns against firecrackers in cinemas
NEW DELHI, 28 Nov 2021: Bollywood star Salman Khan asked fans to stop bursting firecrackers in movie theatres after posting a video showing people lighting crackers in a crowded cinema …
South Korea looking into dog meat eating ban
SEOUL, 25 Nov 2021: South Korea’s prime minister today announced the government will create a body to establish a “social consensus” on whether to ban the traditional consumption of dog …
Arranged marriages in spotlight after Pakistani lovers suicide
ISLAMABAD, 25 Nov 2021: The recent case of two young lovers committing suicide in Pakistan, after the girl’s family fixed a match for her elsewhere, has brought the spotlight on …
Belgium revisits horrid past when Africans were on display in human zoos (video)
TERVUREN, 24 Nov 2021: In 1897, a human zoo in the small Belgian town of Tervuren put 250 Congolese people on display to visitors. Now, 125 years later, it is …
Home-grow vegetables kit to raise funds for MySkills Foundation
KUALA LUMPUR, 21 Nov 2021: A recent fundraising venture is aiming to help Malaysians better manage food costs with the purchase of the Vegetable Grow Kit and organic fertiliser – …
Oscar potential for film on Williams sisters’ rise to tennis fame
LOS ANGELES. 20 Nov 2021: Will Smith is sparking lots of Oscar conversation for his performance in King Richard, a biopic directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green that focuses on the …
Baby elephant dies after trunk partially severed in Sumatra poachers trap
ACHEH, 18 Nov 2021: A baby elephant has died on the Indonesian island of Sumatra after losing half of its trunk to a trap set by poachers, authorities said today. …
Honour for great-grandma, aged 86
JERUSALEM, 17 Nov 2021: Romanian great-grandmother Selina Steinfeld, 86, was crowned Miss Holocaust Survivor 2021 yesterday during an annual event in Israel to honour women who endured the Nazi genocide. …