France’s Covid-19 infections spike week-on-week following easing of restrictions
PARIS, March 21 — France reported an average of close to 90,000 new coronavirus infections over the last seven days, marking a 36 per cent rise from one week ago when most Covid-19 health protocol measures were lifted by the government just ahead of the country’s elections. New cases over the previous 24 hours published […]
China locks down millions more as Covid-19 spreads
BEIJING, March 21 — China yesterday imposed stay-at-home orders on millions more people in the country’s northeast as it battles its biggest Covid-19 outbreak in two years. The country has largely kept the virus at bay since it brought to heel its initial outbreak in 2020 using targeted lockdowns, mass testing and travel restrictions. But […]
Eyeing China, Japan breaks with past for strong Ukraine response
TOKYO, March 21 — Japan has broken with years of precedent in its tough response to the Ukraine invasion, and the conflict could reshape Tokyo’s defence strategy as it confronts China’s regional ambitions, analysts say. When Russia last pushed into Ukraine in 2014, Japan’s response was seen as lukewarm, but this time around it has […]
US determines Myanmar military committed genocide against Rohingya: Official
WASHINGTON: The United States has determined that the violence committed by the military in Myanmar against the Rohingya minority amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity, a US official told AFP Sunday. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled Buddhist-majority Myanmar since 2017 after a military crackdown that is now the subject of a […]
Chevron begins replacing workers ahead of California refinery strike
SAN FRANCISCO: Chevron Corp began turning over some operations at a California oil refinery to replacement workers on March 20 ahead of a United Steelworkers (USW) strike set to begin shortly after 12am PDT on March 21. A union official said it had notified Chevron of its intent to begin a strike at the plant […]
2022/2023 school session starts today with strict adherence to SOP
KUALA LUMPUR: The 2022/2023 school session, which starts today is certainly awaited not only by parents, but also the students themselves who are excited to be able to start face-to-face learning again as nothing beats the feeling of studying in a physical classroom. A survey by Bernama found that most schools set strict standard operating […]
Fritz hands Nadal first 2022 defeat to lift Indian Wells trophy
INDIAN WELLS, March 21 — Taylor Fritz stunned Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) on Sunday to win the ATP Indian Wells Masters and end the 21-time Grand Slam champion’s perfect 20-0 run to start 2022. Fritz, ranked 20th in the world, claimed his second career title and his first at the elite Masters 1000 level […]
China property giant Evergrande suspends share trading again
HONG KONG, March 21 — Troubled Chinese property developer giant Evergrande and all its units suspended trading in Hong Kong Monday morning, according to a notice to the stock exchange. China’s property firms have struggled in the wake of Beijing’s drive to curb excessive debt in the real estate sector, as well as rampant consumer […]
CovidNow: Over 1.2 million children in Malaysia have received first jab
KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — A total of 1,263,287 children aged five to 11 or 35.6 per cent of the population in the country have received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday. As for adolescents aged 12 to 17, according to the CovidNow website, 2,843,805 […]
