2 deg C cap on global warming won't save Arctic sea ice: Scientists, World News,PARIS – Even if humanity stops global warming in its tracks at two degrees Celsius, long seen as the guardrail for a climate-safe world, Arctic sea ice will still disappear in some years, scientists have warned. Hol
Singapore will review Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine carefully before possible roll-out: Health Minister, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech will have to go through regulatory scrutiny and authorisation by Singapore's Health Sciences Authority (
Duterte says Philippine government prevented as many as 3.5 million coronavirus cases, Asia News,MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (July 27) said his government's intervention policy after the country's first domestic transmissions of the coronavirus in March prevente
Thai police arrest gunman for killing ex-wife at shopping mall, Asia News,BANGKOK – A man killed his ex-wife and wounded another person at a shopping centre in Bangkok on Tuesday, police said, just 10 days after a mass shooting at another mall in Thailand's northeast. The man had gone into a be
Viola Davis to play Michelle Obama in TV series, Entertainment News,Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis will play former US first lady Michelle Obama in a new TV series on the Showtime cable network, it was announced Wednesday. \”First Ladies\” will focus on the wives of US presidents and their lives in
US reports at least 1.1 million Covid cases in a day, shattering global record, World News,The United States reported 1.35 million new coronavirus infections on Monday (Jan 10), according to a Reuters tally, the highest daily total for any country in the world as the spread of the highly contagious
Coronavirus found on cruise ship as more US states report cases, World News,NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES – Twenty-one people aboard a cruise ship that was barred from docking in San Francisco have tested positive for coronavirus, US officials said on Friday (March 6), as half a dozen states reported their f
Who says Singapore doesn't have climate change activists?, Singapore News,AsiaOne is launching a new section dedicated to environmental issues. Because we love the planet and we believe science. Starting from Earth Day 2021 (April 22), you’ll be able to find articles like this in one place. Whe
Free vaccines, food to cost India an additional $14.5b, Asia News,India will need to spend an additional 800 billion rupees (S$14.5 billion) to provide free vaccine and food to millions of people devastated by a deadly wave of coronavirus infections, Bloomberg News said on Tuesday (June 8). The gove
Robotic chefs used to cook for medical workers and patients in Wuhan, Digital News,Two robotic chefs were shipped from Daqing, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, on Thursday to be used to cook for medical workers and patients at Leishenshan, or \”Thunder God Mountain\”, Hospital in Wuhan, C
