HONG KONG (REUTERS) – A Hong Kong scientist has developed a method to use machine learning and artificial intelligence to scan retinas of children as young as six to detect early autism or the risk of autism and hopes to develop a commercial product this year. Retinal eye scanning can help to improve early detection […]
SHINAN, SOUTH KOREA (REUTERS) – Dressed all in purple, bent-over women held long rakes aloft as they walked in a line to a lavender field to carry out some pruning on an island in south-west South Korea. Inspired by their native balloon flower, residents of the Banwol and Bakji Islands, known as the ‘Purple Islands’, […]
SINGAPORE – International or foreign-born teachers, hired by the Ministry of Education (MOE) to work in Singapore’s mainstream schools, have made up less than 1 per cent of the overall teaching force here over the past five years, according to the ministry. With the total teaching population in Singapore dropping from around 33,000 to 32,000 […]
The undercount complicates President Biden’s decision on carrying out a complete withdrawal by May 1, as his administration tries to jump-start peace talks. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt KABUL, Afghanistan — Facing a high-stakes choice and running out of time to make it, the Biden administration is wrestling with whether to follow through […]
SINGAPORE – With Covid-19 still circulating in Singapore, it will be too much of a risk to have migrant workers from dormitories mixing freely with the general population, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. “We are actively working to make sure that their welfare is looked after,” Mr Lee said of the workers living in […]
SINGAPORE – When Mr Lim Guo Liang heard about more cases of personal mobility devices (PMDs) posing a safety hazard two years ago, he immediately told his eldest son to sell his PMD. But the battery of the PMD burst into flames when it was being charged in their living room on July 3, 2019. […]
HONG KONG/BEIJING – The proposed amendments to Hong Kong’s electoral system will irreversibly change the face of local politics in the city and, coming in the wake of last year’s national security law, deal a body blow to hopes of free and open elections. Foreign governments have spoken up about what they say is an […]
SINGAPORE – A 61-year-old man died on Friday (March 12) from complications due to Covid-19, taking Singapore’s coronavirus death toll to 30. The Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Saturday (March 13) the Singaporean man had been in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for work, and returned to Singapore on Jan 30. He developed a […]
FILE PHOTO: United Airlines agent helps a customer check in for his flight at O’Hare International Airport ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Kamil KrzaczynskiWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Transportation Security Administration said it screened 1.357 million U.S. airport passengers on Friday, the highest […]
SINGAPORE- In just two weeks, about 11,000 people have signed up for the free webinars offered under the Smart Nation and U event, a clear sign of the interest that Singaporeans have in learning technology-related skills, Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information Janil Puthucheary said. Speaking at a Let’s Go jobs and skills […]