China Jails Citizen-Journalist For 4 Years Over Wuhan Reports On Virus
SHANGHAI (Reuters) — A Chinese court handed a four-year jail term on Monday to a citizen-journalist who reported from the …
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Dogs That Sniff Out COVID-19 Report For Duty At Chile’s Santiago Airport
SANTIAGO, Dec 23 (Reuters) – The task of sniffing out passengers infected with COVID-19 at Chile’s Santiago international airport is …
Santa Rides Elephants To Thai Town To Deliver Gifts Of Face Masks
AYUTTHAYA, Thailand, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Santa Claus gave his sleigh and reindeer a break on Wednesday and rode elephants …
Thai Rescue Worker Uses CPR To Save Baby Elephant Hit By Motorcycle
BANGKOK, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Thailand’s Mana Srivate has performed dozens of resuscitation attempts in his 26 years as a …
Japanese Man Selling Hyper-Realistic Masks Featuring Faces Of Strangers
TOKYO, Dec 16 (Reuters) – A year into the coronavirus epidemic, a Japanese retailer has come up with a new …
Kangaroos Can Learn To Communicate With Humans, Researchers Say
SYDNEY, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Kangaroos can learn to communicate with humans similar to how domesticated dogs do, by using …
Thai Researcher Studying How Chicken Feathers Can Beef Up Menus
BANGKOK/NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand, Dec 16 (Reuters) – When Sorawut Kittibanthorn was looking for new types of waste to recycle, the …
Santa Claus Gets Along Swimmingly With Fish At Tokyo Aquarium
TOKYO, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Dressed in a Santa Claus costume, a mask and flippers, a diver waved through a …
U.N. Warns 2021 Is Shaping Up To Be A Humanitarian Catastrophe
NEW YORK, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Next year is shaping up to be a humanitarian catastrophe and rich countries must …
Japan Puts Its Post-Covid Tourism Hopes In Hands Of Giant Robot
TOKYO, Nov 30 (Reuters) – An 18-meter (60-foot) “Gundam” robot that can walk and move its arms was unveiled in …