New coronavirus, source identification is essential = WHO Secretary General | Reuters
Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on March 12 that it is essential to find the source of the new coronavirus. FILE PHOTO: Geneva February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse GENEVA (Reuters) – World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the outbreak of the new coronavirus on Thursday […]
Focus: Corona result in the UK economy, working population shrinking due to early retirement | Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) – A Woodbridge couple, in their 50s, decided there were more important things in life than work during the coronavirus crisis, so they quit their stressful jobs once and for all. The number of such early retirees is increasing in the UK, and despite the rise in the cost of living due to […]
Angle: India’s crackdown on illegal child marriage, new tragedy of poverty | Reuters
Radhanagar, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – 15-year-old Pink Das Sarkar lives in Radhanagar, a village in the Nagaon district of Assam in northeastern India. But she is already pregnant. Despite this, her 26-year-old husband, the breadwinner of the family, was arrested on February 2 on suspicion of child marriage, and she is at a loss […]
Angle: Free subway ride system for the elderly in South Korea, a political issue | Reuters
SEOUL (Reuters) – Every day, 71-year-old Park Kyun delivers flowers, documents and soon-to-be parcels throughout Seoul. It’s a popular job among older people who can ride the subway for free. Park Gyun-soon (71, photo) delivers flowers, documents and parcels to different parts of Seoul every day. It’s a popular job among older people who can […]
Focus: Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, elderly people who cannot depend on their families and become homeless | Reuters
[Colombo, 8fed, Sefydliad Thomson Reuters]- Kiri Banda used to work as a cook in Sri Lanka’s largest city, Colombo. After retirement, he hoped to spend a peaceful old age with his son. But last year, when Banda’s medical bills began to strain his family’s finances, he decided to move out. Kiri Banda used to work […]
Angle: TikTok ban spreads in US, challenges intertwining interference and freedom | Reuters
[Los Angeles, 9fed Sefydliad Thomson Reuters]-Students at the University of Texas, USA, immediately after classes resumed in January, were told by university authorities that they could no longer access the Chinese video posting app TikTok on the campus Wi-Fi. I was notified of that On February 9, immediately after classes resumed in January, students at […]
North Korea blocks Pyongyang due to expansion of “respiratory disease” = news site | Reuters
[ソウル ２５日 ロイター] – NK News, a website specializing in North Korea in Seoul, reported on the 25th that the authorities of the capital Pyongyang ordered a five-day lockdown (city evacuation) due to an increase in the number of patients with respiratory diseases. According to reports, the official notification did not give details of the […]
Angle: The Chinese government cannot protect the elderly, and the grieving families of corona victims are angry | Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) – Former high school teacher Ayria was devastated. His 85-year-old father died after showing symptoms of what he believed to be the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19). The virus is spreading in the southeastern province of Jiangxi, where the family lives. Hundreds of millions of Chinese people will start moving in time for the […]
Focus: China’s Generation Z with pessimism spreading, a difficult problem for Xi Jinping’s ‘post-corona’ administration | Reuters
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s first weekend after the end of its “zero-corona” policy to contain the spread of the new coronavirus. At a heavy metal band concert held in a small living room in Shanghai, dozens of young people came into the darkness, smelling of sweat and strong alcohol. On January 18, it was the […]
Angle: Age verification for adult website viewing restrictions, personal information leaks | Reuters
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The United States, continental Europe and the United Kingdom are introducing new laws requiring age verification to limit children’s access to adult sites. However, various problems have emerged, such as the existence of gaps and risks in the protection of personal information. New laws requiring age verification to limit children’s […]
