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Shanghai Museum welcomes feline visitors to peruse Egyptian cat imagery at ‘Meow Night’

3 Sep 2024

By Casey Hall and Xihao Jiang SHANGHAI – Shanghai Museum has pulled in crowds this summer for an exhibition of ancient Egyptian relics including cat statues and other feline imagery, and which on Saturday nights allows up to 200 visitors to bring along their own four-legged friends. Inspired ancient Egyptians’ worship of Bastet, the goddess …

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Kimchi no more? Climate change puts South Korea’s beloved cabbage dish at risk

3 Sep 2024

By Sebin Choi and Hyun Young Yi GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – South Korea’s famous kimchi is falling victim to climate change, with scientists, farmers and manufacturers saying the quality and quantity of the napa cabbage that is pickled to make the ubiquitous dish is suffering due to rising temperatures. Napa cabbage thrives in cooler …

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New Zealand says China remains complex intelligence concern

3 Sep 2024

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand said on Tuesday that “China remains a complex intelligence concern” in New Zealand, but there are other states that undertake malicious activity in the country. “A small number of illiberal foreign states engage in foreign interference against New Zealand as a tool for advancing their interests abroad,” the …

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UAE president pardons Bangladesh citizens jailed for protesting

3 Sep 2024

DUBAI (Reuters) -The United Arab Emirates president has pardoned 57 Bangladeshi citizens who were convicted and sentenced to lengthy prison terms for staging a rare protest in the Gulf country, against their South Asian nation, UAE state media reported. President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s decision cancels the sentences of those convicted and those …

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Eleven dead after school bus hits students, parents in eastern China

3 Sep 2024

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Eleven people were killed in China’s eastern Shandong province on Tuesday after a school bus lost control at a busy pedestrian junction, broadcaster CCTV reported, with disturbing footage showing bodies lying on the road and trapped under the vehicle. Six parents and five children were killed in the incident while one …

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Pope Francis departs Rome for 12-day tour across Southeast Asia

2 Sep 2024

By Joshua McElwee ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT, Sep 2 (Reuters) – Pope Francis left Rome on Monday for Jakarta, where the 87-year-old leader of the global Catholic Church will start an ambitious 12-day tour to four countries in Southeast Asia. The flight carrying the pope and his entourage left Fiumicino airport for an overnight flight …

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