Hong Kong fire: Power-cut in 20k households for 2 days
20,000 homes were without electricity for two days due to a fire in the international financial center of Hong Kong in the midst of...
With $400 mln, Malaysia to aid households over food prices
The prime minister said on Wednesday that Malaysia will start giving low-income households a total of 1.74 billion ringgit ($395.19 million) in cash aid...
Russian troops refusing to return to Ukraine war
According to Russian human rights attorneys and campaigners, some Russian servicemen are refusing to combat in Ukraine because of their experiences on the front...
Millions marooned in Bangladesh, India floods
Officials said floodwaters overwhelmed parts of Bangladesh and northeast India on Tuesday, as authorities attempted to rescue more than 9.5 million people who were...
Can countries use nuclear desalination plants to end droughts?
According to the United Nations, communities on every continent are experiencing water shortages.Unfortunately, despite the fact that our world is surrounded by oceans and...
Trans players barred from competing in international rugby league
While rugby league's governing body conducts more investigation on its inclusiveness policy, transgender players have been barred from competing in women's internationals."We aim to...
Singapore to support lower-income people with $1.08 bln
Singapore's finance minister said on Tuesday that the country will establish a S$1.5 billion ($1.08 billion) support package aimed mostly at lower-income groups to...
Mexico hit by acute water shortage, dams, taps run dry
Because her elderly neighbor had trouble hearing, Maria Luisa Robles, a convenience store employee in Monterrey, Mexico, repeated the question: "Have you run out...
Attack killed, injured ‘scores’ on Afghan market: UN
Several people were killed and injured in an attack on a crowded market in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, according to the United Nations...