Samsung shuts down Galaxy Z Flip factory due to confirmed Covid-19 case, Digital News,Samsung is shutting down a smartphone plant in Gumi City, South Korea after an employee was confirmed to be infected with the Covid-19 virus. According to a local news report, the infected employee is reportedly fr
Unvaccinated 64-year-old becomes 9th Covid-19 death in August, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – An unvaccinated 64-year-old man died on Monday (Aug 16) due to Covid-19 infection, the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on Wednesday. The Singaporean had developed a cough on Aug 2 and was taken to Raffles Ho
Splendid isolation: Hungarian family outsails Covid nightmare on the sea, World News,BUDAPEST – While the world was grappling with the pandemic, a Hungarian family of four decided last summer to fulfil their dream: Sailing around the globe in a 50-feet boat called “Teatime.” They left a Croatian por
Rare plea for help as China's zero tolerance for Covid hits border town, China News,BEIJING – A former vice mayor of a Chinese town on the border with Myanmar lamented local lockdowns and disruptions caused by repeated Covid-19 outbreaks and wrote a rare plea for a \”strong\” helping hand from Be
