Monthly Archives: December 2021
Foxconn, Apple say worker dorms for India iPhone plant do not meet required...
CNA - Apple and its iPhone assembler Foxconn found that some remote dormitories and dining rooms used for employees at a Foxconn plant in...
Bleak outlook for drought-hit Iraqis
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Half of the families living in drought-affected areas of Iraq need humanitarian food aid, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said in...
Indonesia to get COVID-19 antiviral pills, anticipates Omicron surge at end of January
THE STRAITS TIMES - Indonesia is set to receive its first shipment of two types of COVID-19 antiviral pills - molnupiravir made by Merck...
‘Baki’ marks 30 years in manga fandom
Naoko Kimura
THE JAPAN NEWS-YOMIURI - Whether in an underground arena, on a street filled with onlookers, or during a classroom lesson, Baki fights without...
Norwich loses again, stays last in EPL heading into 2022
LONDON (AP) - Norwich will head into 2022 in last place in the Premier League after losing 3-0 at Crystal Palace on Tuesday for...
European shares mixed, Asia slips on Omicron worries
TOKYO (AP) - European benchmarks opened mixed, with London’s FTSE 100 at nearly a two-year high, after Asian shares mostly finished lower yesterday.
France's CAC...
Defunct mine collapses in Sudan, 38 dead
CAIRO (AP) - Sudanese authorities said at least 38 people were killed when a defunct gold mine collapsed in West Kordofan province.
The country’s...
Study shows chemical air pollution creates new toxins over time
PARIS (AFP) - Remnants of industrial chemicals in the air can potentially transform into new substances more toxic and persistent than the original pollution,...
Floods expected in Malaysian states from Dec 31
THE STAR - Following the continuous rain warning by the Malaysian Meteorological Department on Tuesday, the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) has predicted that...
Brunei sees improvement in Global Health Security Index 2021
Azlan Othman
Brunei Darussalam recorded an improvement in the prevention, rapid detection, response, health, norms and risk in the Global Health Security (GHS) Index 2021...