WHO: Covid19 no longer a global health emergency
GENEVA, 6 May 2023: Months after US president Joe Biden first declared last year an end to the Covid19 pandemic status in the US and that that he would be …
World Cup soccer fever leads to Argentine embassy return after 45 years
DHAKA, 28 Feb 2023: Argentine foreign minister Santiago Cafiero yesterday reopened his country’s embassy in Bangladesh – shut down during the military dictatorship of Jorge Videla over 45 years ago …
Elephant, calf rescued from 5m-deep hole (video)
BANGKOK, 28 Feb 2023: An elephant and her calf were rescued yesterday, a day after falling into a 5m-deep hole in the western Thai province of Kanchanaburi. Travelling with a …
Compensation for death of girl after 2nd dose of Pfizer Covid19 vaccine
TAIPEI, 27 Feb 2023: The Taiwanese government will compensate the family of a girl who died days after receiving the second dose of the Covid19 vaccine with T$3.5 million (US$114,100), …
Puerto Rico police get pay hike – 16 years later
SAN JUAN, 27 Feb 2023: Puerto Rico governor Pedro Pierluisi yesterday announced his administration will pay US$25.6 million in accumulated back pay to 402 civilian employees of the US commonwealth’s …
4 arrested after HK police finding dismembered body of model Abby Choi
HONG KONG, 26 Feb 2023: At least four people have been arrested by Hong Kong police in connection with the murder of well-known model Abby Choi, according to a statement …
Thai activists on hunger strike appeal for bail at Supreme Court
BANGKOK, 26 Feb 2023: The two young Thai activists charged under the country’s strict royal defamation laws continued their hunger strike yesterday in front of the Supreme Court to demand …
TikTok banned from official EU mobile devices
BRUSSELS, 24 Feb 2023: The European Commission (EC) and the Council of the European Union (EU) yesterday announced they will ban China’s TikTok video-sharing application from being used on official …
Australia demands measures against child abuses at online sites
CANBERRA, 24 Feb 2023: Social media platforms Twitter and TikTok and search engine Google must explain to Australian authorities their policy and measures to combat content showing child abuse on …
YouTube algorithm accused of glorifying death of victims in terrorist attack
WASHINGTON, 23 Feb 2023: Gonzalez vs Google LLC is the name of the case reviewed by the US Supreme Court on Tuesday – which pits the family of a young …