Better telecommunication coverage in store for Hulu Dungun – MCMC

— The problem of weak telecommunication coverage in several villages in Hulu Dungun will be resolved with the upgrading of 10 existing telecommunications towers under the National Digital Network Plan (JENDELA), the Malaysian Communications and Multim…

Hubble Space Telescope Fixed After Month of no Science

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. – The Hubble Space Telescope should be back in action soon, following a tricky, remote repair job by NASA. The orbiting observatory went dark in mid-June, with all astronomical viewing halted. NASA initially suspected a 1980s-era…

Vietnam Shops for Vaccines in Hopes of Avoiding More Lockdowns

HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM – Vietnam’s government is on a global vaccine shopping spree in hopes it can stem a surge of COVID-19 infections without resorting to more lockdowns like those that have already set back the economy and angered an increasingly…

Haiti Gets First Half Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine

Haiti, reeling from the assassination of its president and the coronavirus pandemic, has received its first half-million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund said Thursday. UNICEF said in a statement the doses were d…

Federer Memorabilia Net $4.7 Million at Auction

GENEVA – Roger Federer may have seen his dreams of Olympic gold dashed this week, but he can celebrate that t-shirts, racquets, and shoes from his trophy-laden tennis career proved a treasure trove at auction. The sports legend saw every single item th…

Global Support for Cuba Demonstrations

World leaders are expressing their support for the Cuban people after Sunday’s demonstrations across the island. The foreign minister for the European Union, Josep Borrell, urged the Cuban government “to listen to these protests of discontent” during…

Japan to Send Millions More Vaccine Doses to Taiwan, Asian Neighbors

TOKYO – Japan will make additional donations of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan and other Asian neighbors this week, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday. Japan will ship 1 million doses each to Indonesia, Taiwan and Vietnam on Th…