Malaysians can get certified with tech giants
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 May 2022: The University of California, Berkeley (Haas Business School) is offering Malaysians a chance to get certified with technology giants based in the Silicon Valley. This …
A lake with more plastic than fish (video)
MARACAIBO, 27 May 2022: Everto, a fisherman from Venezuela, has been navigating the waters of Lake Maracaibo for over 40 years. But a lot has changed since he was a …
QR code tactic to uplift begging children from Delhi streets
NEW DELHI, 26 May 2022: Powered by the motto “Bhiksha Nahin Shiksha” (No alms, only education), a nonprofit in India is seeking to discourage street children in the capital New …
Locals bemoan lack of public toilets in New York
NEW YORK, 26 May 2022: Tourists in New York let their mouths hang open when looking at the skyscrapers and when they spot the site of a scene in one …
Indonesia not amused by LGBT flag at British embassy
JAKARTA, 23 May 2022: Indonesian authorities today summoned British ambassador Owen Jenkins to protest the raising of an LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) flag in the embassy – considering …
Malaysian designer absent as his paper plane charts world record (video)
WICHITA, 21 May 2022: A young Malaysian from Subang Jaya had started work only recently at Airbus when the paper airplane he designed charted a new world record in South …
Taliban order women TV presenters to cover faces
KABUL, 20 May 2022: The Taliban government yesterday notified Afghan media outlets that the order for women to cover their faces in public extended to the entire population and therefore …
1 in 6 died of pollution?
LONDON, 18 May 2022: Pollution was responsible for nine million deaths in 2019, according to a new study published yesterday in The Lancet Planetary Health journal. The number of deaths …
Venezuelan certified as world’s oldest man
CARACAS, 18 May 2022: The Guinness World Records organisation yesterday certified Venezuela’s Juan Vicente Perez Mora, aged 112 years and 354 days, as the world’s oldest man – a title …
Keep facemasks on at Europe airports – just in case
LONDON, 17 May 2022: If you travel by air in Europe, don’t forget your facemask – although the recommendation to wear masks at airports and on flights within the EU …