Natalia Popova, 50, in cooperation with the animal protection group UA Animals, has already saved more than 300 animals from the war. Many were wild animals kept as pets at private homes before their owners fled Russian shelling and missiles.

Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection says it has recorded a total of 75 imported malaria cases since July 1, comprising patients aged 25 to 57 who all arrived from Africa.

An area of low pressure will develop into a tropical cyclone on Monday and Tuesday and move towards western Guangdong province, forecaster says.

University of Hong Kong team says discovery could help create more effective treatments to target coronaviruses.

‘Who cares’, says one social media user, adding if the PLA wanted to really attack, it would not resort to staging drills.

Washington could take on stronger role in Sri Lanka’s economy after Colombo reaches a debt restructuring agreement with the International Monetary Fund.

A car worth HK$273,000 and discounts on stays at five-star hotels were among millions of dollars in rewards and offers up for grabs.

Alibaba is working with a group of investors and developers including Perennial Holdings to redevelop the 50-storey AXA Tower in Tanjong Pagar into Singapore’s tallest building.

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Strong export data reinforces Beijing’s policy stance, and boosts confidence in the yuan exchange rate, analyst says.

Regina Ip says Beijing was very ‘smart’ to avoid touching on trade when it announced the cancellation or suspension of talks with the US in eight areas.

Shanghai’s Qipu Road Clothing Market has seen traffic plummet during the pandemic, as merchants weigh new trends like live-streaming e-commerce against concerns about competing with clients.

Pastor Derek Li says his son is able to have some simple communication with people following two major operations.

Growing bilateral geopolitical tensions in the past five years have come to a head over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit.

Rents in Singapore’s private residential market rose by double-digits in the first half of this year, a rate not seen since 2007.

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Energoatom, operator of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the south of the country, said Saturday that parts of the facility had been “seriously damaged” by military strikes and one of its reactors was forced to shut down.

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Two exercises to be held in the island’s south involving light mortars and howitzers.

On Friday evening, lightning struck one of eight storage tanks at the facility 60 miles east of Havana. Heat from the blaze reached a second tank on Saturday and the wind blew flames dangerously close to a third.

Aside from more government, community support, those from ethnic minority groups ‘need good mentors too’.

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A hospital in China is helping kids who have learning difficulties that often fall through the cracks and get labelled ‘slackers’ and ‘bad students’, with a novel outpatient programme.

Ambiguous government policy has resulted in about 75 per cent of Indonesia’s Muslim female population now wearing the hijab, while only 5 per cent did in the late 1990s – with devastating effects on the mental health of some forced to wear it.

The Yuan Wang 5 is en route from the Chinese port of Jiangyin and due in the Chinese-run Sri Lankan port of Hambantota on Thursday. It is described as a research and survey vessel, but according to Indian media it is a dual-use spy ship.

Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the self-ruled island ramped up tensions across the Taiwan Strait, but the exchange of goods with mainland China remains critically important for both sides.

Asean special envoy Prak Sokhonn dampened expectations for major progress in the short term and acknowledged the lack of progress around a five-point crisis resolution plan.

The Dutch national was convicted of criminal harassment against Amanda Todd – a Canadian teenager who died by suicide – he had been convicted of similar charges in Amsterdam involving many young girls and gay men.

Beijing’s angry response, including military drills encircling Taiwan and diplomatic walkouts, risk alienating other countries, observers warn.

Grain exports resume from the war-torn country that was the world’s largest exporter of sunflower oil, third largest of rapeseed and barley, fourth of maize, and fifth of wheat before Russia invaded.

The emaciated whale is having trouble eating and it is hoped injecting vitamins will stimulate its appetite. Belugas are normally found only in cold Arctic waters and rarely venture so far.

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US President Joe Biden tested negative for Covid-19 on Saturday, days after coming down with the illness for a second time in a ‘rebound’ case.

No militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred on a busy street in west Kabul, a predominantly Shia neighbourhood.

As exercises encircling the island continue, state media publishes images showing a marine monitoring the coast deep inside territorial waters.

One observer warns relations are now ‘worse than the Trump era’ following Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.

Additional infections identified a day after authorities announced total of 30 imported cases reported between July 1 and Thursday.

Russian forces are almost certainly amassing in the south of Ukraine, anticipating a counter-offensive or in preparation for a possible assault, the UK’s Ministry of Defence said on Twitter.

Beijing appears to be preparing for prolonged confrontation, Chinese observer says.

The proposed amendment would outlaw the sale, prescription, or distribution of erectile dysfunction drugs and other male sexual incompetence drugs.

The decision comes after Washington became more vocal and visible in recent months to bolster alliances in the Pacific against an increasingly assertive Beijing

Pegatron, an iPhone assembler, and United Microelectronics Corp have run damage control following recent reports after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, reflecting a tense cross-strait business environment.

With 666 flats for sale on Saturday, Hong Kong saw the most units for sale in a single weekend in two years.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will reshuffle his cabinet next week in a bid to boost public confidence and tackle a slew of issues like Covid-19, the Ukraine war and rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait.

Secretary for Security Chris Tang showcases new isolation facility in Kai Tak, says he hopes coronavirus patients can find ‘a little sweetness in the bitterness’.

Whenever the European Parliament criticises China, the EU’s ambassador in Beijing is summoned or given formal diplomatic notice of China’s displeasure, sources say.

A student in China said he has not been able to get into universities because he has a manageable heart condition that is scaring off schools worried about liability.

Fight started as argument involving two groups of diners before someone summoned several people to join, police say.

Health authorities in Gaza said 24 people have been killed by Israel’s bombardment, including 6 children, and at least 200 have been wounded. The Israeli government denied responsibility for the strike.