Yale graduates stage pro-Palestinian walkout of commencement
At least 150 students stood up together, turned their backs to the stage and paraded out of the ceremony.
Tue May 21 2024
Seinfeld speech at Duke commencement prompts walkout protesting his support for Israel
Dozens of students walked out of Duke University's commencement ceremony as some chanted "free Palestine" to protest its guest speaker.
Mon May 13 2024
South Korea set to adjust medical reforms in bid to end walkout, say media reports
South Korea says it is willing to adjust plans to raise medical school admissions in a bid to end a walkout by junior doctors.
Fri Apr 19 2024
South Korea opens hotline to support doctors defying walkout
The health minister said hotline is to support physicians who faced harassment or peer pressure if they chose not to join a mass walkout.
Tue Mar 12 2024
South Korea deploys military, public doctors to strike-hit hospitals
Twenty military surgeons along with 138 public health doctors will be assigned to 20 hospitals for four weeks, the Health Minister said.
Mon Mar 11 2024
South Korea police to question medical body officials over trainee doctors walkout
South Korean police called in for questioning officials from a doctors' association over accusations they had broken medical law.
Wed Mar 06 2024
South Korea says to start legal action against doctors over walkout
Protesting trainee doctors could face administrative and legal penalties including suspension of medical licences and fines or a jail term.
Mon Mar 04 2024
South Korea police launch raid on doctors' association over walkout
The raid comes ahead of a mass demonstration in Seoul planned for Sunday by doctors, after the walkout, which began on Feb 20, disrupted major hospitals.
Fri Mar 01 2024
South Korea nurses to take on more medical work due to doctor walkout
Nurses have complained about the legal risk and heavier workload they face after trainee doctors walked off the job last week.
Tue Feb 27 2024
EXPLAINER - Why are South Korean trainee doctors on strike over medical school quotas?
Trainee doctors say the government needs to address pay and working conditions first before boosting the number of physicians.
Thu Feb 22 2024
South Korea doctors to keep up protests as hospitals turn patients away
So far, more than 8,400 doctors joined the walkout, equivalent to about 64% of the entire resident and intern doctors in South Korea.
Thu Feb 22 2024
South Korea emergency units turn back patients as doctors protest
Thousands of trainee doctors walked off the job in protest at a government plan to boost medical school admissions.
Wed Feb 21 2024
South Korea trainee doctors to stage walkout over medical school quotas
About 15,000 doctors and interns at large hospitals tendered their resignations en masse, despite a govt order for them to stay at work.
Tue Feb 20 2024
UK looks to limit strike impact as doctors take coordinated action
Senior doctors, known as consultants, began a 48-hour walkout today and will be joined by junior doctors on Wednesday.
Tue Sep 19 2023
Google workers in London stage walkout over job cuts
Trade union Unite said the company had ignored concerns put forward by employees.
Tue Apr 04 2023
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Judge tosses Trump 2020 election case after prosecutors' request
It represents a big legal victory for Donald Trump, who won the Nov. 5 US election and is set to return to office on Jan. 20.
Tue Nov 26 2024
DHL plane crash in Lithuania leaves authorities searching for answers
Rescue services said the plane hit the ground, split into pieces and slid over 100 metres (110 yards).
Tue Nov 26 2024