NZ Weightlifter to Become First Transgender Athlete to Compete at Olympics

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics after being selected by New Zealand for the women’s event at the Tokyo Games, a decision set to test the ideal of fair competitio…

Uganda Imposes 42-Day COVID-19 Lockdown

KAMPALA, UGANDA – Uganda has reimposed a 42-day lockdown as coronavirus infections surge in the East African country. President Yoweri Museveni said in his Friday night address that he was tired of receiving calls about deaths, but critics say he prese…

WHO Declares End to Second Ebola Outbreak in Guinea

The World Health Organization officially announced Saturday the end of Guinea’s second Ebola outbreak, which was declared in February and claimed 12 lives.At 16 confirmed cases and seven probable infections, according to WHO figures, the limited size o…

PAS upholds Agong’s view for Parliament to reconvene as soon as possible

— The view expressed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah that Parliament should reconvene as soon as possible and that the government should accelerate the COVID-19 vaccination process is in line with th…

Sarawak not resting on its laurel after leading in vaccination — Uggah

— Sarawak is not going to rest on its laurels even though it was acknowledged as the nation’s leading state in terms of administering COVID-19 vaccination, said Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas.Uggah who is also State Disas…

All registered in MySejahtera will get COVID vaccine – MOH

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has given assurance that all individuals who have registered for vaccination in the MySejahtera app will be given appointment dates to receive the vaccine.As such, Deputy Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said the public …

Cooking oil in polybags have quality, not recycled – MPOB

The quality of olein cooking oil in one kg polybags sold in the local market meets the prescribed quality and not recycled, said Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) director-general Dr Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir.He said the price of cooking oil in polybags…