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'HIV-free generations': prevention drug rollout brings hope to South Africa
AFP, Published on 03/12/2025
» GA-RANKUWA (SOUTH AFRICA) (SOUTH AFRICA) - Kegoratile Aphane did not flinch when the needle pierced the skin of her right buttock, injecting a yellow-coloured drug touted as a revolution that could end the HIV pandemic.
Trump threatens to steer $3bn Harvard grant money to trade schools
Reuters, Published on 26/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Monday he is considering taking $3 billion of previously awarded grant money away from Harvard University and giving it to trade schools across the United States.
Taiwan students heading to Harvard 'anxious' after US enrolment block
Reuters, Published on 25/05/2025
» TAIPEI - With an admission letter in hand, Taiwanese student Yu-hsuan Lin was ready to attend her dream school, Harvard University, this September.
Citing China 'activity', Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students
South China Morning Post, Published on 23/05/2025
» US President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday said it had revoked Harvard University's right to enrol international students, citing its "coordinated activity" with China's Communist Party as a factor in the decision.
Judge blocks Trump administration from revoking foreign student visas
New York Times, Published on 23/05/2025
» WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Donald Trump administration's wide-reaching effort to detain and deport international students, barring the federal government from arresting those students or revoking their visas while the case plays out in court.
China's new 'giant panda college' to welcome first students in autumn
South China Morning Post, Published on 15/07/2024
» HONG KONG: China's only higher education institute to offer giant panda studies is set to enrol its first students this autumn, giving them the opportunity to observe the bears closely at nature reserves, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
Eyes and ears everywhere in China
By Vivian Wang, The New York Times, Published on 25/05/2024
» BEIJING - The wall in the police station was covered in sheets of paper, one for every building in the sprawling Beijing apartment complex. Each sheet was further broken down by unit, with names, phone numbers and other information on the residents.
Last-place runner is the toast of Cambodia
SUY SE, AFP, Published on 13/05/2023
» PHNOM PENH: Everyone in Phnom Penh, it seems, wants a selfie with Bou Samnang.
Hong Kong's bamboo scaffolders preserve ancient technique
AFP, Published on 08/05/2023
» HONG KONG - Mo Jia Yu wraps his legs around a pole to balance high above the ground and secure a joint, a skill he must master to become a bamboo scaffolder in Hong Kong.
Mega-rich from China seek refuge in Singapore
Published on 04/02/2023
» SINGAPORE: Singapore is seeing an influx of ultra-wealthy families from China looking to protect their wealth from a Communist Party that increasingly views them with suspicion.