web DeskNY Times: More Than a Million Students Failed to Show Up for Classes Last Year
A New York Times report says as the coronavirus swept across the U.S., more than 1 million children, many of them in poor neighborhoods, failed to show up for public…
Malawi Receives First Doses of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
BLANTYRE – Malawi has received its first consignment of Johnson & Johnson vaccines – a donation made by the United States under COVAX, a campaign to provide equitable access to…
Tokyo Olympics, at $15.4 Billion, Could Be Costliest
TOKYO – The official price tag for the Tokyo Olympics in $15.4 billion, which a University of Oxford study says is the most expensive on record. What else could those…
US Averaging 107,000 New COVID-19 Cases a Day
The U.S. averaged more than 107,000 new COVID-19 cases a day for the first week of August, according to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center on Saturday. For comparison, on June…
COVID : MOH detects 85 cases from recent special Parliament sitting – Health DG
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — A total of 85 COVID-19 cases have been identified involving the recent special sitting of the Dewan Rakyat, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor…
‘Rakan Muda Comfort Room’ offers youth mental health support – Deputy Minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — The Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS), through the ‘Rakan Muda Comfort Room’ programme, is offering mental health support to youths who have been…
Police deny seeking contributions to prepare food for Kota Damansara EMCO
KUALA LUMPUR Aug 6 — Police denied that they were collecting public contributions to prepare daily food for residents in the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) area at Section 4…