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Overseas scholars drawn to China's scientific clout, funding
AFP, Published on 07/01/2026
» SHANGHAI - China's government has long made efforts to tempt top scientists from abroad, but researchers say its institutions themselves are increasingly attracting talent thanks to their generous funding and growing prestige.
US approves new Moderna Covid jab for over-65s
Reuters, Published on 31/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Moderna’s next-generation Covid-19 vaccine for everyone aged 65 and above, the company said on Saturday, the first endorsement since the regulator tightened requirements.
'Devastated' Prince Harry says no UK return but seeks reconciliation
AFP, Published on 03/05/2025
» LONDON - Prince Harry said Friday he wanted to reconcile with Britain's royal family, but was "devastated" at losing a court battle over his security that meant he felt unable to return to the country with his family.
Revealed: Why monkeys are better at yodelling than humans
AFP, Published on 03/04/2025
» PARIS - Yodellers of the world, you never stood a chance: Monkeys will always be better at yodelling than humans because they have a "cheap trick" hidden in their voice box, scientists revealed Thursday.
Fighting Myanmar's patriarchy, one all-male panel at a time
New York Times, Published on 08/10/2024
» CHIANG MAI — A panel discussion in Myanmar about female leadership had two speakers. Both were male.
Japan PM apologises for forced sterilisations
Kyodo News, Published on 17/07/2024
» TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida apologised on Wednesday to victims of forced sterilisation surgery under a now-defunct “eugenics protection” law, two weeks after Japan’s top court ruled it was unconstitutional and the government must pay damages to plaintiffs.
6 months of Putin’s war unravels Russia’s superpower image
Bloomberg, Published on 24/08/2022
» Six months into President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the war has upended fundamental assumptions about Russia’s military and economy.
Russia's plastic surgery sector feels pinch from western sanctions
AFP, Published on 07/07/2022
» MOSCOW: When it comes to looking good, Russian women are happy to splash out, even on a bit of nip-and-tuck plastic surgery.
Amnesty joins other rights group in condemning Israeli 'apartheid'
AFP, Published on 02/02/2022
» JERUSALEM - Amnesty International on Tuesday labelled Israel an "apartheid" state that treats Palestinians as "an inferior racial group," joining the assessment of other rights groups which the Jewish state vehemently rejects.
South Africa mourns anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu
AFP, Published on 27/12/2021
» JOHANNESBURG: South Africa on Monday began a week of mourning for the revered anti-apartheid fighter Archbishop Desmond Tutu.