Day: January 31, 2021

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the pandemic may not end if countries engage in a growing trend of vaccine nationalism. One year since the WHO declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said “we will not end the pandemic anywhere until we end it everywhere”. Dr Tedros’ …

WHO: Global pandemic ‘will not end’ if vaccine nationalism takes holdRead More

Switching off was the easy part and I’m seriously glad I did it. But the withdrawals were strong. Lisa Main reports. WHY I DID IT By December just glancing at the Zoom icon on my iphone was like 😫. I took great pleasure in deleting it off all of my devices over the holidays. I …

I just finished ‘digital detox’; can you?Read More

(Beijing) A jealous wife in China chopped off her cheating husband’s penis as he slept, then snuck into his hospital room after he had it sewn back on — and hacked it off again and tossed it out the window. Police said “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” Fan Lung, a dad of …

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George Clooney and his wife Amal have never had an argument. How can that be true? Kerry Parnell believes it’s pretty healthy to bicker with your partner here and there. Who in the world never fights with their partner? George Clooney, apparently, who says he and Amal have never had an argument. Let that statement …

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How many times should you be getting it on every week? The answer might be more complicated than you think. Sex guru Nadia Bokody reports. I’m sitting awake in bed, sobbing in lingerie I just maxed my credit card out on. “I said I was tired. Why are you making such a big deal out …

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Bitcoin surged to a record high this week, sparking a frenzy for the cryptocurrency. But one expert has warned about its “shaky ground”. After surging past $42,000 per coin for the first time in history, Bitcoin has started to pull back. Will the world’s most popular cryptocurrency plummet like it did in the past or …

Expert reveals when you should buy BitcoinRead More

India has suspended mobile internet services in three areas around the capital, Delhi, where farmers are staging a hunger strike in protest at new agriculture laws. The government said the shutdown would continue until Sunday night to “maintain public safety”. Tens of thousands of protesting farmers have been camped out on Delhi’s outskirts for more …

Internet cut to hunger-striking farmers in DelhiRead More

(Tokyo) Police in Japan have arrested a woman after the body of her dead mother was discovered in a freezer in her flat. Yumi Yoshino, 48, said that she found her mother dead and hid the body 10 years ago because she “didn’t want to move out” of the Tokyo home they shared, local media …

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  Toyota was the world’s best-selling carmaker in 2020, taking back the title from Volkswagen Group in a year hit by the coronavirus crisis. The Japanese giant reclaimed the crown thanks to a sales decline that was less severe than its arch-rival during the global pandemic. Toyota sales were down 11 percent in 2020, to …

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The Australian government is seeking ‘immediate’ advice and information after Norway reported 29 deaths related to the Pfizer vaccine. Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has asked the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to seek further information on the Pfizer vaccine, following a Norwegian report about the risks of its administration. The TGA on Sunday afternoon confirmed …

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A man is suing Starbucks claiming he was so severely scalded by a hot tea he spent 11 days in a burns unit and was left unable to play the piano or be intimate with his partner. Tommy Piluyev was at a Starbucks in Roseville, California in 2018, when he claims the lid on his …

Great balls of fire?Read More

A global campaign is underway to strip China of the right to host the Beijing Winter Olympic Games in 2022 over allegations of human rights abuses. A global group of political leaders is pushing the International Olympics Committee (IOC) to reconsider Beijing as the host of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. The coalition of MPs …

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Thailand has fallen another three places in the annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) published this week by Transparency International. The country ranked 104th among 180 countries surveyed, down from 101st a year earlier, with an overall score of 36 out of 100. In 2014, the year Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha staged a military coup to overthrow the …

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PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: A temple worker was stomped to death by a wild elephant while taking a stroll at a temple in Hua Hin district yesterday (Saturday). Prasit Kanchanasilanon, 58, who lived at Wat Anan in tambon Huay Satyai, was found lying face-down in a pool of blood in front of the monks’ living quarters. …

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YANGON: Myanmar’s military said yesterday (Saturday) said it would protect and abide by the country’s constitution and act according to law, amid concerns that the armed forces might attempt to seize power. In an official statement, the military, known locally as the Tatmadaw, said recent remarks by its commander-in-chief, Senior Gen Min Aung Hlaing, about …

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Tourism operators have called on the government to prioritise vaccinations for people in major tourism destinations as a way to protect local employment and reinvigorate the national economy. President of the Association of Thai Travel Agents, Vichit Prakobgosol, said most locals at tourism destinations who are heavily reliant on international markets should get vaccinated early. …

A shot in the arm for Thai tourismRead More