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Sports May 22, 2020

Naomi Osaka Tops Serena Williams as World’s Highest-Paid Female Athlete Making $37.4 Million in Past 12 Months

Osaka, whose father was born in Haiti and whose mother is Japanese, ranks 29th on the 2020 Forbes list of the world's 100 top-paid athletes, four spots ahead of Williams, who has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles.
Lifestyle May 22, 2020

Hydroxychloroquine Shows No Coronavirus Benefit, Raises Death Risk: Study

And those given each drug in combination with antibiotics were even more likely to die: 22.8 percent with chloroquine and 23.8 percent with hydroxychloroquine. The authors estimated that the drugs put patients at up to 45 percent higher risk of dying from COVID-19 compared with underlying health issues.
World May 22, 2020

Mike Pompeo Slams China, Says Security Law A 'Death Knell' For Hong Kong's Autonomy

China promised to ensure autonomy for Hong Kong before it regained control over the territory from Britain in 1997. Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam earlier Friday vowed to cooperate fully with the new security law unveiled during China's rubber-stamp parliament session.
World May 22, 2020

Oxford University Says Coronavirus Vaccine 'Progressing Very Well', Will Expand Trial to Older Adults and Children

Oxford University said on Friday it is recruiting thousands of volunteers for the next phase in human trials of a coronavirus vaccine that it says are "progressing very well".
Agency News May 22, 2020

Fiji: Major Fire Breaks Out at Suva Flea Market

A huge fire at one of Suva's largest markets blanketed the Fijian capital in thick smoke before it was brought under control Friday, firefighters said.
World May 22, 2020

Why Didn't Donald Trump Wear a Mask On Camera? 'Wore It, But Not For Public Viewing', Says US President

President Donald Trump said Thursday he'd finally overcome his aversion to wearing masks against the coronavirus -- yet he didn't want be photographed.
World May 22, 2020

Venezuela Military to Escort Iranian Oil Tankers, President Nicolas Maduro Thanks Tehran For Its Support

Venezuela on Wednesday said its navy and air force would escort Iranian tankers arriving with much needed fuel, after Tehran warned of "consequences" if the US stopped the ships from reaching their destination. "We're ready for whatever, whenever," President Nicolas Maduro told state-run media.
World May 22, 2020

Texas Shooting: US Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Locked Down After Unidentified Person Opens Fire, Shooter Neutralised

On Monday US law enforcement officials said the Florida shooter had radicalized at least five years ago and planned to undertake an attack before he arrived in the United States for military training.
World May 21, 2020

US Leaving Open Skies Treaty a ‘Blow’ to European Security, Says Russia

The treaty permits one country's military to conduct a certain number of surveillance flights over another each year on short notice. The aircraft can survey the territory below, collecting information and pictures of military installations and activities. The idea is that the more rival militaries know about each other, the less the chance of conflict between them.
World May 21, 2020

US Could Have Saved 36,000 Lives If Social Distancing Started One Week Earlier, Say Researchers

They said simulations based on several models showed that 61 percent of the US cases of infection as of May 3 -- more than 700,000 -- and 55 percent of the more than 65,000 recorded deaths could have been averted if social distancing and other safety measures had been in place a week earlier.
World May 21, 2020

US Births Hit 35-Year Low, Part of Larger ‘Baby Bust’

Mothers gave birth to some 3.75 million babies in 2019, down one percent from the previous year and the lowest number since 1985, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. The US birth rate has mostly declined since the 2007-2009 global economic downturn, with millennials forming families at slower rates than their predecessors.
Social Viral May 21, 2020

Singapore: Robot Dog 'Spot' Ensures People Follow Social Distancing in Park (Watch Video)

On a recent outing, curious onlookers stopped to watch Spot as the four-legged invention passed by and snap pictures on their phones. Gu Feng Min, a visitor from China out for a walk, said the robot was "cute" and useful as a way to 'determine how crowded the place is'. Others had misgivings, however.
World May 21, 2020

Mark Zuckerberg Says 'Pretty Confident' Facebook Can Stop US Presidential Election 2020 Interference

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday he was "pretty confident" his company could help prevent attempts to influence the political outcome of the US presidential election later this year.
World May 21, 2020

Johnson & Johnson to Stop Sales of Talc-Based Baby Powder in US, Canada After Lawsuits Allege Cancer Risks

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson announced on Tuesday it would stop selling talc-based baby powder in the United States and Canada, where sales had already been hit by changing consumer habits and fears the product causes cancer.
World May 21, 2020

Italian Woman Wins Pablo Picasso Painting Worth $1.1 Million in French Charity Raffle

An Italian woman has won a Picasso painting worth more than $1 million in a charity raffle to raise money for village water projects in Africa.
Sports May 21, 2020

South Korea's FC Seoul Football Club Get Record 100 Million Fine Over Sex Dolls in Stands

South Korea's FC Seoul were fined a record 100 million won ($81,000) for using sex dolls to fill seats at a match held behind closed doors, with K-League officials saying the football club had "deeply humiliated women fans".
Lifestyle May 20, 2020

Mink Suspected to Have Infected Dutch Farmer With COVID-19

"It is concluded from this investigation that it is plausible that one employee of an infected mink farm was infected by mink," Schouten said in a letter to parliament. The minister however downplayed fears of other animal-to-human infections, saying air and dust samples outside the mink pens did not contain any virus.
Sports May 20, 2020

FC Seoul, South Korean Football Club Accused of Using Sex Dolls to Fill Empty Seats in Stands to Face Disciplinary Proceedings

With fans banned from matches because of the coronavirus, FC Seoul came under fire for deploying dozens of silicone spectators wearing T-shirts or holding placards with the logo of a sex-toy seller.
Social Viral May 20, 2020

Beer Cart, Robotic Barman Serves Contact-Free Beers in Spain Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Alberto Martinez, owner of La Gitana Loca where a small 200ml beer sells for 0.70 euros ($0.75), said he had bought the robot before the epidemic took hold, hoping some mechanical manpower would increase sales.
World May 20, 2020

China Slams US for Mike Pompeo's Congratulatory Message to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen, Calls It ‘Extremely Wrong and Very Dangerous’

In her inauguration speech, Tsai said China must find a way to live peacefully alongside a democratic Taiwan. Since she first came to office in 2016, Beijing has rebuffed offers of talks and ramped up economic, military and diplomatic pressure on the island.

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