×ViewPETALING JAYA: Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah is among the “top doctors” in the world named by a Chinese TV station for his approach in handling the Covid-19 pandemic. According to a report from China Global TV Network (CGTN), Dr Hisham is one of the three leading doctors in the fight to stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus, along with the US' infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci and New Zealand’s director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield. The three have received praise over the weeks for being "calm, clear and trustable” sources of information and...…×ViewPETALING JAYA: Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah is among the “top doctors” in the world named by a Chinese TV station for his approach in handling the Covid-19 pandemic. According to a report from China Global TV Network (CGTN), Dr Hisham is one of the three leading doctors in the fight to stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus, along with the US' infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci and New Zealand’s director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield. The three have received praise over the weeks for being "calm, clear and trustable” sources of information and...WW…

×ViewSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un apologised on Friday for the shooting death of a South Korean man to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, the South's national security adviser said, as public and political outrage over the killing grew.The apology came in a letter from the North's United Front Department, which handles cross-border ties, to South Korean President Moon Jae-in a day after South Korean officials said the North's soldiers killed the man, doused his body in fuel and set it on fire. The rare conciliatory message from the North Korean leader came as...…×ViewSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un apologised on Friday for the shooting death of a South Korean man to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, the South's national security adviser said, as public and political outrage over the killing grew.The apology came in a letter from the North's United Front Department, which handles cross-border ties, to South Korean President Moon Jae-in a day after South Korean officials said the North's soldiers killed the man, doused his body in fuel and set it on fire. The rare conciliatory message from the North Korean leader came as...WW…

×ViewMUMBAI, India (Reuters) - India, the country hardest hit in Asia by the coronavirus pandemic, reported on Friday a record daily jump in infections, taking its total number of cases over two million, as government struggled to contain the spread amid striking health workers.More than 3.5 million health workers, who have been the foot-soldiers in the Covid-19 detection efforts across India, embarked on a two-day strike from Friday to secure better wages and proper protective equipment."At least 100 health workers have died of Covid-19 in the country so far, but there has been no...…×ViewMUMBAI, India (Reuters) - India, the country hardest hit in Asia by the coronavirus pandemic, reported on Friday a record daily jump in infections, taking its total number of cases over two million, as government struggled to contain the spread amid striking health workers.More than 3.5 million health workers, who have been the foot-soldiers in the Covid-19 detection efforts across India, embarked on a two-day strike from Friday to secure better wages and proper protective equipment."At least 100 health workers have died of Covid-19 in the country so far, but there has been no...WW…

×ViewMADRID: Spain's Supreme Court ruled on Sept 23 that riders for Barcelona-based food delivery app Glovo were employees, not freelancers, in a case that could clear the way for so-called gig economy workers to demand formal labour contracts and benefits. The ruling by the country's top court follows two previous cases heard in regional courts, one involving Glovo and the other its rival Deliveroo. "... fixes the conditions for the provision of its services, and owns the assets essential to carrying out its services," the court said in a statement. "It uses deliverers who... fulfil their...…×ViewMADRID: Spain's Supreme Court ruled on Sept 23 that riders for Barcelona-based food delivery app Glovo were employees, not freelancers, in a case that could clear the way for so-called gig economy workers to demand formal labour contracts and benefits. The ruling by the country's top court follows two previous cases heard in regional courts, one involving Glovo and the other its rival Deliveroo. "... fixes the conditions for the provision of its services, and owns the assets essential to carrying out its services," the court said in a statement. "It uses deliverers who... fulfil their...WW…

×ViewLONDON (ANN): An arcade owner has decided to swap the usual teddy bears as claw machine prizes for more timely and valuable items: toilet paper and hand sanitisers. Rob Braddick of England, United Kingdom, put up the coveted sanitary items as prizes that can be won in Ho!Barts Amusement Arcade, which he owns, as per North Devon Gazette on March 9. The 48-year-old businessman’s antics came as the UK deals with panic-buying citizens amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. Toilet paper and hand sanitizers, in particular, are being emptied in supermarket shelves across the country, the report...…×ViewLONDON (ANN): An arcade owner has decided to swap the usual teddy bears as claw machine prizes for more timely and valuable items: toilet paper and hand sanitisers. Rob Braddick of England, United Kingdom, put up the coveted sanitary items as prizes that can be won in Ho!Barts Amusement Arcade, which he owns, as per North Devon Gazette on March 9. The 48-year-old businessman’s antics came as the UK deals with panic-buying citizens amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. Toilet paper and hand sanitizers, in particular, are being emptied in supermarket shelves across the country, the report...WW…

×ViewWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney to U.S. President Donald Trump, has been removed from solitary confinement in a federal prison where he is serving time for violating campaign finance laws, his attorney told Reuters on Saturday.Cohen was transferred on Wednesday to a Special Housing Unit at the Otisville Federal Correctional Institution in New York state, a disciplinary section of the prison, Reuters reported this week.Cohen's attorney, Roger Adler, said Cohen had been moved out of solitary confinement on Friday, but did not provide the reason. The...…×ViewWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney to U.S. President Donald Trump, has been removed from solitary confinement in a federal prison where he is serving time for violating campaign finance laws, his attorney told Reuters on Saturday.Cohen was transferred on Wednesday to a Special Housing Unit at the Otisville Federal Correctional Institution in New York state, a disciplinary section of the prison, Reuters reported this week.Cohen's attorney, Roger Adler, said Cohen had been moved out of solitary confinement on Friday, but did not provide the reason. The...WW…

×ViewMANADO: Angry inmates set fire to an overcrowded prison on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island during a riot erupted late Saturday and Sunday morning (April 12) over measures imposed to contain the Covid-19 (coronavirus), officials said on Sunday (Apr 12).Hundreds of police and soldiers were deployed to take control of Tuminting prison in Manado city, the capital of North Sulawesi province, which is designed to house 490 inmates but now has more than 550, said Lukmasono, the head of Justice and Human Rights provincial office.Lukmasono, who goes by a single name, a preliminary investigation...…×ViewMANADO: Angry inmates set fire to an overcrowded prison on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island during a riot erupted late Saturday and Sunday morning (April 12) over measures imposed to contain the Covid-19 (coronavirus), officials said on Sunday (Apr 12).Hundreds of police and soldiers were deployed to take control of Tuminting prison in Manado city, the capital of North Sulawesi province, which is designed to house 490 inmates but now has more than 550, said Lukmasono, the head of Justice and Human Rights provincial office.Lukmasono, who goes by a single name, a preliminary investigation...WW…

×ViewJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Most visitors wanting to see big game in Africa jet in from faraway places, so when the new coronavirus grounded flights and put the world into lockdown, the legendary African safari died.But for South African company WildEarth -- which brings virtual safaris to your living room via a camera that their guides drive around in an open top vehicle -- it is boom time."We've seen a dramatic rise in our viewership of our live safaris," founder Graham Wallington told Reuters. "A fivefold increase in the first two weeks in March."Wallington said they are currently...…×ViewJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Most visitors wanting to see big game in Africa jet in from faraway places, so when the new coronavirus grounded flights and put the world into lockdown, the legendary African safari died.But for South African company WildEarth -- which brings virtual safaris to your living room via a camera that their guides drive around in an open top vehicle -- it is boom time."We've seen a dramatic rise in our viewership of our live safaris," founder Graham Wallington told Reuters. "A fivefold increase in the first two weeks in March."Wallington said they are currently...WW…

×ViewAGE is just a number for an 84-year-old porn star granny.According to China Press, prior to her newfound career, Yuko Ogasawara had lived a normal life. Her father was an office worker, her mother, a housewife.{{item.description}}Article type: meteredUser Type: anonymous webUser Status: Campaign ID: 48Cxense type: NAUser access status: 3Tags / Keywords:,   Report it to us.What is the issue about?Spelling and grammatical errorFactually incorrectStory is irrelevantEmailReport issueReport issueCancelInvalid captcha response. Please re-try again.Thank you for your...…×ViewAGE is just a number for an 84-year-old porn star granny.According to China Press, prior to her newfound career, Yuko Ogasawara had lived a normal life. Her father was an office worker, her mother, a housewife.{{item.description}}Article type: meteredUser Type: anonymous webUser Status: Campaign ID: 48Cxense type: NAUser access status: 3Tags / Keywords:,   Report it to us.What is the issue about?Spelling and grammatical errorFactually incorrectStory is irrelevantEmailReport issueReport issueCancelInvalid captcha response. Please re-try again.Thank you for your...WW…

×ViewSINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Some healthy migrant workers will be housed at unused void decks and multi-storey carparks at different sites where projects are under construction, the Housing Board (HDB) said on Saturday (April 11). HDB contractors will temporarily house the workers at these places, which the Board described as "completed structures that are safe and liveable". "This will help to improve safe distancing by spreading out our workers, who are today living in workers' quarters on site," HDB said in a Facebook post. It said the measure was part of the national effort...…×ViewSINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Some healthy migrant workers will be housed at unused void decks and multi-storey carparks at different sites where projects are under construction, the Housing Board (HDB) said on Saturday (April 11). HDB contractors will temporarily house the workers at these places, which the Board described as "completed structures that are safe and liveable". "This will help to improve safe distancing by spreading out our workers, who are today living in workers' quarters on site," HDB said in a Facebook post. It said the measure was part of the national effort...WW…