4 July 2022
COVID-19 UPDATE
HIV testing and diagnoses drop during Covid-19 pandemic
RPI gets $3.5M to develop Covid-19 antiviral drug
Charlotte woman pleads guilty to $100,000 Covid-19 relief fraud
Largest study to date reveals how Covid-19 vaccines work with people of different sizes
MALAYSIA
Exports
Malaysia lifts 20-year ban on Thai rice flour exports
Digital Economy
Malaysia Digital initiative shows country’s readiness to be at forefront of digital economy
Crime
Robber attacks victim with sickle, both end up dead
Sports
Hoki-Kobayashi claim their maiden Malaysia open title
Fashion
Former Miss World Malaysia finalist creates online fashion brand
Data Privacy
Why is Malaysia seeing a rise in data leaks?
ASIA
Military
North Korea says US seeks 'military supremacy' in Asia
Shipping
More than two dozen missing in shipwreck off Hong Kong during South China Sea typhoon
AUSTRALIA
Biosecurity
Why Australia has had to kill millions of bees to save its honey industry
Imports
Australia will ban Russian gold imports
EUROPE
Travel
Britons will need to pay to enter European destinations from January
Ryanair strike threat set to add to summer airport chaos in Europe
GLOBAL
Biology
Fossil discovery solves mystery of how pandas became vegetarian
Science
Astronaut study reveals effects of space travel on human bones
SINGAPORE
Business
Why scent marketing is in the air at Singapore hotels and stores
Aviation
Singapore airlines pulls another Airbus A380 out of desert storage
UK
Politics
Germany and Ireland decry U.K. Government for tearing up Brexit deal
Legislation
New U.K. ‘bill of rights’ exempts government from free speech protections
US
History
History of the American Independence Day
Sports
U.S. men's soccer team qualifies for first Olympics since 2008