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SEOUL - Standing tall in bright red hazmat suits, five North Korean health workers stride towards an ambulance to do battle with a Covid-19 outbreak that - in the presumed absence of vaccines - the country is using antibiotics and home remedies to treat. The isolated state is one of only two countries yet to begin a vaccination campaign and, until last week, had insisted it … [Read more...] about Lacking vaccines, North Korea battles Covid-19 with antibiotics, home remedies

AFTER two years of postponements due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Penang Hill Heritage Forest Challenge 2022 (PHHFC2022) will return for the seventh edition. The event on Aug 21 will be flagged off at 7am from Penang Botanic Gardens’ Quarry Park and end atop Penang Hill. The route will lead runners through the evergreen 130 million-year-old rainforest of Penang Hill. … [Read more...] about Penang Hill challenge back for seventh edition

BLOCKHAUS, Italy (Reuters) - Australian Jai Hindley of Bora–Hansgrohe came through a packed group of riders to win stage nine of the Giro d'Italia, a gruelling 187-kilometre ride from Isernia to Blockhaus on Sunday, ahead of 2019 champion Richard Carapaz. Having negotiated a series of challenging climbs, Eritrean Natnael Tesfatsion and home favourite Diego Rosa pulled … [Read more...] about Cycling-Australian Hindley pips Carapaz to win Giro stage nine

Teachers share how they stimulate tech-savvy pupils’ minds with creative and innovative lessons TEACHERS often shoulder enormous responsibility as educators and with the Covid-19 pandemic, they face new challenges in keeping their students engaged, especially with home-based teaching and learning (PdPR). To commemorate Teacher’s Day, StarMetro spoke with three teachers who … [Read more...] about Keeping students engaged

THE passion for education has spurred many dedicated teachers to reach out to their students since the movement control order (MCO) started on March 18. It is now almost two months since schools closed, with most students attending classes from home. Dedicated teachers have been keeping themselves and their students occupied with lessons that do not require them to meet in … [Read more...] about Teachers learn a thing or two about conducting online classes for students