17 January 2020
There are revelations that only a fraction of the more than 1 million yuan raised for a malnourished Chinese woman ever reached her, with allegations the money was "hoarded" for corporate investment.
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17 Jan: Hong Kong Express Airways apologises after forcing a passenger to take a pregnancy test before she boarded a flight to the US territory of Northern Mariana Island, which has become a popular destination for so-called 'birth tourism'.... more
17 Jan: Locked in a secure lab near Melbourne is the newest addition in the fight against dengue: genetically engineered mosquitoes that are resistant to all strains of the potentially deadly virus.... more
17 Jan: The draw of next year's Rugby League World Cup, of all things, played host to Prince Harry's first public appearance since the Queen gave him the go-ahead to transition away from senior royal duties.... more
16 Jan: Can art be objectively judged, as Stephen King tweeted, or should more be done to ensure the industry combats subconscious biases when making award nominations?... more
16 Jan: Questions were asked about whether the franchise would seek to counteract accusations of sexism by casting a woman in the lead role. But the saga's producers say that won't be happening.... more
16 Jan: 'The blob', a mass of warm, nutrient-poor water that emerged off the US coast in 2013, was responsible for the biggest seabird die off in recorded history, according to new research.... more
16 Jan: Two identical Indonesian girls who were separated at birth and coincidentally found each other online have discovered they are triplets. Now they are searching for their estranged sister.... more
16 Jan: Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex's estranged father Thomas Markle is willing to testify against his daughter in a court case she has brought against a British tabloid newspaper.... more
