Coronavirus ‘can survive for 28 days on surfaces’: study
BRISBANE: The coronavirus that causes Covid-19 can survive on items such as banknotes and phones for up to 28 days in cool, dark conditions,...
Seoul education office to give emergency virus relief to young foreign...
(Yonhap)The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced Monday it will give out emergency relief funds to young foreign nationals in the city to alleviate...
Covid positivity rate crosses 2pc first time in six weeks
ISLAMABAD: With the percentage of positive Covid-19 infections crossing two per cent for the first time in six weeks, Pakistan seems hopeful of acquiring...
‘I insist’: Film gives new voice to jailed Iran rights lawyer
PARIS - Tehran, March 2018: the lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh reflects on a career that has seen her take on the most sensitive of causes...
Rival parties voice misgivings on probable new ICBM paraded by N....
(KCNA-Yonhap)The leaders of the ruling and main opposition parties expressed misgivings Monday on what appeared to be a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) paraded...
Tajikistan vote seen as easy win for strongman
DUSHANBE (TAJIKISTAN) - Central Asian Tajikistan goes to the polls Sunday in a presidential election expected to make incumbent Emomali Rakhmon the longest-ruling strongman...
SFS High School appoints new principal
Nancy Le Nezet (Seoul Foreign School)The Seoul Foreign School has appointed the interim head of the Swiss International School in Qatar as its high...
Torlonia collection’s ancient sculptures back on show after restoration
ROME - One of the world's biggest private collections of antique marble sculpture is bringing restored works, from mythical creatures to statues of emperors,...
Child sex offenses on steady rise every year
(Yonhap)Sexual offenses against children under the age of 12 have been on a steady climb in recent years, a ruling party lawmaker said Sunday,...
Critics see gap in BlackRock’s climate rhetoric and record
NEW YORK - BlackRock, the world's biggest money manager, made headlines early this year when it pledged to prioritize climate change in its investments...
