Overseas Dog's best friend: Chinese monk saves 8,000 strays Peter Stebbings and Jessica Yang, Agence France-Presse Jun 22 01:25 PM
Businesswoman loses US$200,000 while trying to get money out of China South China Morning Post Jun 22 01:32 PM | Updated Jun 22 01:33 PM A Vancouver businesswoman has launched a lawsuit to recover about US$200,000 she says was lost when a scheme to thwart Chinese money control laws went awry. Read more »
Dog's best friend: Chinese monk saves 8,000 strays Peter Stebbings and Jessica Yang, Agence France-Presse Jun 22 01:25 PM Zhi Xiang is no ordinary animal rescuer: he is a Buddhist monk who has given thousands of dogs a new life either at his ancient monastery or at a shelter he runs in the Chinese city. Read more »
Cuban COVID-19 vaccine Abdala 92 percent 'effective,' maker says Agence France-Presse Jun 22 12:46 PM Cuba's Abdala coronavirus candidate vaccine showed "efficacy" of more than 92 percent after three doses, its maker said Monday, though it did not specify whether this was measured against infection, disease, or death. Read more »
Great Barrier Reef should be listed as 'in danger', UN panel recommends Colin Packham, Reuters Jun 22 10:17 AM | Updated Jun 22 10:18 AM The Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of "in danger" World Heritage Sites a UN committee recommended on Tuesday, prompting an angry response from Australia which said it had been blindsided by the move and blamed political interference. Read more »
Colombia death toll from COVID-19 tops 100,000 Agence France-Presse Jun 22 10:06 AM Colombia's death toll from COVID-19 passed the 100,000-mark on Monday with a new 24-hour record of almost 650 deaths, the health ministry said. Read more »
Indonesia’s dilemma as COVID-19 cases soar Bay Ismoyo, AFP Jun 22 08:55 AM This aerial picture shows a funeral taking place at a cemetery for Covid-19 coronavirus victims in Jakarta on Monday. Read more »
Italy says face masks no longer mandatory outdoors from June 28 Agence France-Presse Jun 22 07:28 AM ROME - Facemasks will no longer be compulsory outdoors in Italy, one of the countries in Europe worst hit by the coronavirus, from June 28, the health ministry said Monday. Read more »
Poor sleep history linked with more severe COVID-19 Nancy Lapid, Reuters Jun 22 07:07 AM The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. Read more »
Travel restrictions to be relaxed for vaccinated Canadians Agence France-Presse Jun 22 06:01 AM As of Monday, 25 million Canadians or 66 percent of the population has received at least one vaccine dose, while 7 million are now fully vaccinated. Read more »
US directs millions of COVID-19 shots to Asia, Latin America, Africa Jeff Mason, Reuters Jun 22 04:33 AM Under this plan, the Philippines is one of several countries to receive shots from the US through COVAX and through direct sharing. Read more »
India hits daily COVID vaccination record, as free shots opened to all adults Agence France-Presse Jun 22 03:34 AM The progress with inoculations came on International Yoga Day, with Prime Minister Modi hailing the practice's "protective" properties against the coronavirus. Read more »
ASEAN welcomes Japan's $10 billion support for decarbonization Kyodo News Jun 21 10:27 PM TOKYO - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations welcomed Japan's pledge in their special meeting Monday of $10 billion in financial support for decarbonization efforts by its member states Read more »
Celebrating the longest day Ognen Teofilovski, Reuters Jun 21 10:09 PM People celebrate the summer solstice at the Kokino megalithic observatory, near the city of Kumanovo, North Macedonia. Read more »
Ukrainian couple, nagpakadena para isalba ang kanilang relasyon ABS-CBN News Jun 21 09:34 PM Nagpakadena sa isa't isa ang magkasintahang Ukrainian noong Valentine's Day. Read more »
Rescue of 68 dogs headed for slaughterhouse spotlights row over China’s meat festival Phoebe Zhang, South China Morning Post Jun 21 08:00 PM Chinese animal activists in a southern Chinese city intercepted a truck last week filled with 68 dogs crammed into rusty wired cages headed for a slaughterhouse, likely to be eaten during the notorious dog meat festival. Read more »
Brazil reaches 500,000 COVID-19 deaths Lucas Landau, Reuters Jun 21 07:34 PM Brazil has passed 500,000 COVID-19 related deaths, the second-highest in the world, even as experts say the outbreak could even worsen amid slow vaccination. Read more »
Hong Kong to shorten quarantine for most arrivals to 7 days Reuters Jun 21 06:53 PM HONG KONG - Hong Kong said on Monday it would shorten the quarantine period for vaccinated people arriving in the city to seven days from 14, provided travelers show sufficient antibodies against the novel coronavirus. Read more »
Indonesia hits 2 million coronavirus cases as crisis deepens Agence France-Presse Jun 21 06:42 PM Indonesia passed two million coronavirus cases Monday as infection rates soar and hospitals are flooded with new patients, prompting warnings that the Southeast Asian nation's health crisis could spiral out of control. Read more »
Woman who killed rapist husband goes on trial in France Agence France-Presse Jun 21 06:27 PM A French woman went on trial on Monday for killing the man who raped her for years as her stepfather before becoming her husband and pimp. Read more »
Germany arrests Russian scientist for spying for Moscow Agence France-Presse Jun 21 06:23 PM German police arrested a Russian scientist working at an unidentified university, accusing him of spying for Moscow, prosecutors said on Monday, in a case that risks further inflaming bilateral tensions. Read more »
Hong Kong's Apple Daily could shutter in days: report Kyodo News Jun 21 06:21 PM Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily could be forced to shut within days as the Hong Kong government has frozen its assets under a sweeping national security law, Reuters news agency reported Monday. Read more »
Israel urges 12-15-year-olds to get vaccinated, citing Delta variant Reuters Jun 21 05:42 PM JERUSALEM - An Israeli health official on Monday urged more 12- to 15-year-olds to be vaccinated against COVID-19, citing new outbreaks that he attributed to the more infectious Delta variant. Read more »
Surgeons to reconstruct face of boy, 9, after Zimbabwe hyena attack Maryke Vermaak, Agence France-Presse Jun 21 12:14 PM Plastic surgeons in South Africa are preparing to reconstruct the face of a nine-year-old Zimbabwean boy mauled by a hyena in an attack last month. Read more »
Great Earth views: US, French astronauts make 6-hour ISS spacewalk Agence France-Presse Jun 21 11:51 AM A French and an American astronaut completed a six-hour spacewalk Monday as they installed new solar panels to boost power supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA said. Read more »
US Navy tests warship's metal with megablast Agence France-Presse Jun 21 11:35 AM The US Navy has started a series of tests on its newest and most advanced aircraft carrier by detonating powerful explosions to determine whether the ship is ready for war. Read more »