‘Forgive me’: crying girl in China filmed begging Confucius statue’s forgiveness for low test mark renews academic pressure debate, goes viral

A man in southern China happened upon ‘a kid’ weeping on her knees while worshipping a Confucius statue late in the evening on Saturday. The girl was on her knees in tears begging the statue’s forgiveness for a poor test result and saying she had dishonoured her parents. Read full storyContinue Reading

Putin lashes out at US over Ukraine, Taiwan

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday (Aug 16) accused Washington of seeking to prolong the conflict in Ukraine and of fuelling conflicts elsewhere in the world, including with the visit of United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. “The situation in Ukraine shows that the US is trying toContinue Reading