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Why do some people get Covid when others don’t? Here’s what we know so far Posted by: superadmin - 02-04-2022, 10:31 AM - Forum: Covid-19 Pandemic - No Replies An increasing amount of research is being devoted to the reasons why some people never seem to get Covid — a so-called never Covid cohort. There are multiple anecdotes of Covid cases being discovered among couples, families or groups of colleagues who have mixed closely, but where not everyone has become infected. This could be due to a variety of factors, ranging from prior infection with a similar virus to genetics. One of the great mysteries that has emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic — and one that’s still being investigated by infectious disease specialists — is why some people catch Covid and others don’t, even when they’re equally exposed to the virus. Many of us know entire households who caught Covid and had to isolate over the pandemic, but there are also multiple anecdotes of couples, families and colleagues where some people caught the virus — but not everyone. - More -   Facebook suffers $230bn wipeout in biggest one-day US stock plunge Posted by: superadmin - 02-04-2022, 10:23 AM - Forum: Business, Economy and Investment - No Replies A historic plunge in the stock price of Facebook’s parent company has erased more than $230bn in its market value, easily the biggest one-day loss in history for a US company. The 26.4% wipeout in Meta comes amid concerns about its future after the company reported its first ever drop in daily user numbers in its Wednesday earnings report. Facebook rebranded to Meta last year as part of its strategic pivot to becoming a virtual-reality based company. The company has also been hit hard by privacy changes at Apple, which Facebook has said it expects will cost them billions in lost sales. The slump in stock price has sent Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth tumbling by nearly $30bn. Meta’s stock fall marked the biggest slide in market value for a US public company, according to a Reuters analysis of Refinitiv data. - More -   Melinda French Gates reportedly won't give bulk of her wealth to Gates Foundation Posted by: superadmin - 02-04-2022, 10:17 AM - Forum: Business, Economy and Investment - No Replies New York (CNN Business)Melinda French Gates may be shifting her approach to how she gives away her vast wealth following her high-profile divorce last year from Microsoft (MSFT) founder Bill Gates. French Gates is said to have decided not to give the bulk of her estimated $11.4 billion fortune to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Instead, French Gates is expected to donate to other charitable endeavors, according to the report, though she may also continue to give money to the Gates Foundation. The decision is said to have been made official late last year, according to the report, around the time Gates French published her first solo letter for the Giving Pledge, an effort that encourages the world's richest people to give away the majority of their wealth. - More -   Insiders: Johor will settle debate over PKR, Pakatan logo Posted by: superadmin - 02-04-2022, 09:49 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 ― PKR’s decision to snub the Pakatan Harapan (PH) logo for the Johor election was not made “without criticism” from both the party and its allies, according to sources. However, the decision was “agreed” in part to end the dispute over which — the PH or PKR logo — would perform better in rural and semi-rural seats such as those that would feature during the Johor election. “The matter wasn’t just discussed recently. It has been a matter of contention since the PH government collapsed in 2020,” a PKR leader told Malay Mail in anonymity. - More -   Muhyiddin mocks Umno for lionising ‘shameless’ Najib despite criminal convictions Posted by: superadmin - 02-04-2022, 09:35 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies In final breakdown of ties, Muhyiddin mocks Umno for lionising ‘shameless’ Najib despite criminal convictions KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin dispensed completely with all subtleties today and openly denounced former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak as a “shameless” convict who was dragging Umno down with him. In a venomous rebuttal to Najib’s claims that Bersatu had betrayed Umno in the 2020 Sabah state election, Muhyiddin told the former prime minister to stop twisting facts in an attempt to depict Bersatu as a treacherous partner. “I feel Datuk Seri Najib should spend some time in introspection. No need to play such disgusting politics. “You have already been convicted in court of a very serious crime. There should be at least some shame. - More -   Financial loss keeps Sri Muda’s doctor up at night, but public love keeps her going Posted by: superadmin - 02-04-2022, 09:30 AM - Forum: Inspiring Stories - No Replies Financial loss keeps Sri Muda’s darling doctor up at night, but public love keeps her going SHAH ALAM – For Dr Shalini Devi Ramachandran whose Taman Sri Muda clinic was devastated following the recent tragic floods here, quitting was never an option.  What kept her motivated even more to continue serving her patients were the outpouring of love and support by the public since the disaster wreaked havoc in major parts of the country last December. Speaking to The Vibes, Dr Shalini, who owns and runs the Aranda Clinic together with her husband Dr Yuveneswara Murti, shared her struggle in getting back up on her feet and her aspiration to keep Taman Sri Muda “shining”. “The (painful) feeling of financial loss is still there, and it is indescribable. But more than that, I'm still feeling so much love from the general public,” she said. Following the December floods that cost her an estimated loss of RM850,000, Dr Shalini and her husband had been operating a temporary medical camp in front of her clinic for close to a month, offering free service to victims. In the middle of last month, the couple finally decided to reopen their clinic, although renovation works and the purchasing of medication, instruments and equipment are still ongoing due to high costs. - More -   Zuraida dismisses rumours of leaving Bersatu, plans on attending meeting Posted by: superadmin - 02-04-2022, 09:20 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies KUALA LUMPUR – Bersatu has yet to issue any official communiqué regarding Plantation Industries and Commodity Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin’s position in the party. Speaking to The Vibes in an exclusive interview on Wednesday, the Bersatu supreme council member said despite the ongoing rumours surrounding her position in the Umno splinter party, she will continue to go about her business as usual. “There has been nothing official (coming) from the party. Loads of sources are saying otherwise, but nothing has been communicated to me, officially or unofficially. “I am observing all the reports,” she said, adding that certain parties should stop playing up party politics when the country needs to continue its recovery. When asked about her absence from the party’s recently held supreme council meetings, the Ampang MP cited her official engagements as a minister, which prevented her from attending the meetings. “I recently came back from an official round-trip overseas, which included London, Dubai and Jeddah, on government business. “It was unfortunate that I was unable to make it for the meeting,” she said, adding that she plans to do so when circumstances permit. - More -   Wan Saiful challenges Umno leaders to name Zahid as PM candidate Posted by: superadmin - 02-04-2022, 09:09 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: A Bersatu leader has taunted Johor Umno leaders Puad Zarkashi, Nur Jazlan Mohamed and Mohamed Khaled Nordin to nominate party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi as the prime minister candidate in the 15th general election (GE15). This comes after the Umno leaders challenged Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin to remain as Perikatan Nasiional’s (PN) poster boy for the upcoming Johor state elections. Bersatu information chief Wan Saiful Wan Jan said if they cannot name Zahid as the prime minister candidate for Umno, they must stop attacking his president. - More -   Bersatu won’t join Muafakat Nasional, says Muhyiddin Posted by: superadmin - 02-04-2022, 08:57 AM - Forum: Politics - Replies (1) PETALING JAYA: Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin said the party will not join Muafakat Nasional (MN), the alliance established by Umno and PAS. Bersatu agreed to join MN in August 2020, but their membership was not formalised following a worsening spat between Bersatu and Umno. “I’ve already forgotten about MN. There’s no need to bring it up anymore,” he said in a statement. “After all, Umno also decided during its general assembly (last year) not to work with Bersatu. So what is there to bring up?” He added that Bersatu had already decided not to join MN. “There are benefits to Bersatu not working with Umno. Bersatu won’t get caught up in the moral issues that plague Umno leaders.” Muhyiddin was previously reported as saying that he believed the party’s participation in MN was part of a “grander coalition” that was needed to help the country “move forward”. - More -   Dr M’s ‘shoo’ controversy - memory gaffe or selective memory? Posted by: superadmin - 02-04-2022, 08:52 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies Dr Raman Letchumanan: I think the gaffe by Marina Mahathir was intentional, hoping no one would pick it up. You were successful in having that gaffe in your book, largely because many may not have bought the book and read it. But when I read your column in the Sunday Star (yes, I do buy the print version of the weekend Star to see the other side of 'news' reporting), I immediately knew it was a grave mistake, more so blaming the gaffe on his late political rival. Was it deliberate? Lies are not printable, period. Even so, it should have been immediately corrected. Your father didn't correct you? So I see your apology as not sincere, but as someone caught lying through the teeth and trying to sound apologetic. I admired your writings once, but now I see you and your father acting as good cop and bad cop. We have a long list of such noble people who seem virtuous but turn turtle at some point in time. Just look at our (Dewan Rakyat) speaker. It also begs the question if blatant lies can be published and propagated as truth, what about opinions, views, advocacy, preaching, etc. I guess anyone with power, authority, rich or famous can publish whatever rubbish they want in any media. By the way, I used to travel almost every fortnight to Asean countries in my official line of work. One could see the tremendous progress in leaps and bounds in these countries. We are now lower in terms of GDP compared to Vietnam. At this rate, soon, we are going to be the sick man of Asean. At that point, it is Malaysians who will turn into 'boat people' seeking livelihood on the shores of Vietnam, Cambodia or Indonesia. But I trust our Asean neighbours would not 'shoot us on sight'. Lord Black Adder: The irony is that the Vietnamese boat people left for greener pastures, and the new generations have done well in the countries that chose to adopt them as citizens. Some have even returned to their country of origin, seeing it in much better shape now than the country whose shores they landed on to seek refuge. Meanwhile, the coastal villages in Malaysia where the boat people first sought sanctuary are still living in abject poverty. - More - Pages (1271): « Previous 1 … 831 832 833 834 835 … 1271 Next » Jump to page: