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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
‘There must not be more victims’: Indonesian volunteers and businesses unite to produce protective gear
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JAKARTA: When a 34-year-old doctor with COVID-19 passed away in Indonesia about two weeks ago, many were taken by surprise that a young adult had succumbed to the disease. The death came as a shocking news to Bandung installation artist Bagus Pandega, as the doctor was his high school friend. Advertisement Advertisement Mr Pandega decided to produce face
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 24, 2020
Italian police recycle oxygen canisters from coronavirus victims
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BERGAMO: Police in the Italian city of Bergamo have brought much-needed help to people suffering from the coronavirus by redistributing oxygen cylinders used by people who did not survive the virus. Bergamo, in the northern Lombardy region, is now Italy’s worst-affected province, with over 6,000 infections. With hospitals overflowing, many sufferers are kept at home, but
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
Ethiopians mourn Boeing Max crash victims a year on from disaster
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TULU FARA, Ethiopia: Hundreds gathered on Sunday (Mar 8) at the site where Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed last March, killing all 157 on board, for a ceremony symbolising the country’s emergence from a year-long period of mourning. The crash of the Nairobi-bound Boeing 737 MAX six minutes after takeoff on Mar 10, 2019, triggered the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
Empty chairs for MH17 victims outside Russia’s Hague Embassy
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THE HAGUE: Rows of white chairs were placed in front of Russia’s embassy in The Hague on Sunday (Mar 8) in a quiet protest by families of those who were shot down with Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, on the eve of the trial, in absentia, of four men accused of murder for their involvement. MH17 was downed
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 7, 2020
Kabul victims describe scenes of carnage after attack
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KABUL: Kabul was reeling Saturday (Mar 7) after Islamic State extremists killed 32 people and wounded dozens more, with injured survivors describing scenes of terror as gunmen opened fire in the deadliest attack to hit Afghanistan since a US-Taliban deal. The attack at a crowded gathering in the capital has raised questions about Afghanistan’s abysmal
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
First man charged for cheating mask buyers gets more charges, S$185,000 and 6 victims now involved
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SINGAPORE: The first person in Singapore to be charged for cheating mask buyers amid the current coronavirus outbreak was given three more charges on Friday (Mar 6). Daryl Cheong Zhi Yong, 21, is now accused of cheating a total of six victims of about S$185,000 for more than 900 boxes of surgical face masks. Advertisement Advertisement On
