Joe Biden unveils US$150 million funding in ‘moonshot’ to battle cancer
[South China Morning Post] - 08/14/2024
The move is part of a programme by the US president and first lady that aims to reduce the US cancer death rate by at least half by 2047.
In Chinese newspapers
Malaysia’s failed war on drugs: can mandatory rehab break the habit?
After decades of punitive measures, Malaysia is reconsidering its drug policies as prisons overflow with minor (...)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/09/2024
Hong Kong suspends construction labour import scheme applications amid exploitation claims
Labour minister Chris Sun responds after allegations emerge over workers having debit cards seized and salaries (...)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/09/2024
Hello, Jarvis? China’s new AI app stirs dreams of Tony Stark’s assistant becoming reality
Fintech giant Ant Group entered Jarvis-like territory when it launched AI app Zhixiaobao, a new smart assistant (...)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/09/2024
Hong Kong family of ‘Little Suet-yee’ struggling to find right treatment after hospital stay
Child allegedly abused by babysitter faces uphill battle and needs costly physiotherapy, as well as occupational (...)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/09/2024
Colombian court orders drug kingpin Pablo Escobar’s menacing hippos to be hunted
Activists and tourism workers oppose the move despite the two-tonne beasts affecting Cundinamarca’s ‘ecological (...)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/09/2024
6 killed in India’s Manipur as ethnic violence escalates
The violence between the Meitei and Kukis has killed 225 and displaced 60,000 since last year, in a state of 3.2 (...)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/09/2024
Reagan director ‘shocked at the similarities’ between events in biopic and 2024 election
Delaying release of biopic of US president Ronald Reagan starring Dennis Quaid until this year means it’s viewed (...)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/09/2024
Judge delays Donald Trump hush money sentencing until after US election
Justice Juan Merchan says he wants to avoid the unwarranted perception of a political motive.
[South China Morning Post] - 6/09/2024
Prince Hisahito becomes Japan’s first male royal to reach adulthood in 4 decades
Emperor Naruhito’s nephew is one of only four men in the imperial family – which poses a problem for a system that (...)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/09/2024
US woman Aysenur Ezgi Eygi shot dead by Israeli troops at West Bank protest
The Turkish-American activist, 26, was reportedly shot in the head while taking part in a demonstration against (...)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/09/2024
Hong Kong’s Physical fitness chain says branch will reopen thanks to new investor
More than 100 angry customers have lodged complaints over the chain’s decision to close; Physical says Wan Chai (...)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/09/2024