Beijing: Twelve held after Beijing hospital fire kills 29
The director and deputy director of the hospital are among those being questioned by police.Continue Reading
Men filmed brutally attacking and killing python; ACRES appeals for information
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) is appealing for information on a group of men filmed attacking and killing a snake at a market. The animal welfare charity posted on social media a video it received at 11.25pm on Tuesday (Apr 18), which showed several men hittingContinue Reading
Is monitoring the wastewater of planes the way to prepare for the next health crisis?
Getting out of the COVID-19 pandemic was a global effort, and the world has to work together again to prepare for the next health crisis, said the European Commission’s director-general for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response.Continue Reading
Protester breaks silence on China’s crackdown on COVID-19 demonstrators
HAMBURG/BEIJING: Dazed and terrified, Yicheng Huang narrowly managed to escape being detained by police in Shanghai while attending historic protests calling for an end to China’s COVID-19 curbs that spread across numerous cities last November. The protests, unprecedented in President Xi Jinping’s decade in power, were suppressed by police withinContinue Reading
Young Thais who questioned monarchy look to win seats in parliament
The protests were eventually suppressed, largely by legal action against their leaders, with hundreds arrested and facing criminal cases that are still working their way through courts. Lookkate said she has 28 criminal cases against her, including two of lese majeste, which would end her parliamentary career if she wereContinue Reading
Giant panda Lin Hui dies aged 21 years
Giant panda Lin Hui, the star attraction at Chiang Mai Zoo, died on Wednesday morning. She was 21 years old.Continue Reading
Soaring inflation dampens Eid holiday spirit in crisis-hit Pakistan
“GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS” Sheikh Amir, who runs a small shop selling glass bangles and imitation jewellery, said he was usually able to earn enough for the whole year during Eid. “It’s become very difficult these days,” he said. “We are just going through the motions in the hope thatContinue Reading
Probe under way after Beijing hospital fire kills 21
AFP journalists on Wednesday saw dozens of onlookers outside the entrance to the hospital, where a large number of police officers were stationed, discouraging people from taking photos. No visible damage to the hospital’s buildings was visible from the entrance to the compound. It was not immediately clear if allContinue Reading
Probe underway after Beijing hospital fire kills dozens
BEIJING: The death toll in a fire that ripped through a hospital in China’s capital Beijing has risen to 29, a city official said on Wednesday (Apr 19). Li Zongrong, deputy mayor of Beijing’s Fengtai district, expressed his “deep condolences” as he announced the new toll at a press conference. Twenty-sixContinue Reading
Defence volunteer killed from ambush
PATTANI: A defence volunteer was shot dead in an ambush at a village in Panare district on Tuesday night.Continue Reading