How genetic therapies transformed the lives of sickle cell patients

How genetic therapies transformed the lives of sickle cell patients

NEW YORK, March 19 ― Their stories are divided into before and after. First, those long years of pain which flooded every moment ― school, relationships, work. And then ― after agonising treatments ― what felt like the miracle of life after sickle cell disease (SCD). Advertisement Two Americans whose lives were turned around by … Read more

How genetic therapies transformed the lives of sickle cell patients

How genetic therapies transformed the lives of sickle cell patients

WASHINGTON, March 18 — Their stories are divided into before and after. First, those long years of pain which flooded every moment — school, relationships, work. And then — after agonizing treatments — what felt like the miracle of life after sickle cell disease (SCD). Two Americans whose lives were turned around by newly approved … Read more

Oscar-nominated Korean diaspora film follows ‘lives we leave behind’

Oscar-nominated Korean diaspora film follows ‘lives we leave behind’

SEOUL, March 7 — A Korean-Canadian director’s debut feature film — a quiet romance exploring time, longing and lost chances — has arrived in South Korea for theatre release after garnering two Oscar nominations. Ever since South Korea’s Parasite became the first non-English language film to win a Best Picture Oscar in 2020, works by … Read more

Oscar-nominated ‘Past Lives’ was inspired by immigrant experience, director says

Oscar-nominated ‘Past Lives’ was inspired by immigrant experience, director says

SEOUL, Feb 28 — Korean-Canadian director Celine Song said her life as an immigrant inspired the Oscar-nominated film Past Lives, speaking ahead of its release in South Korean cinemas today. Specifically, she drew on a conversation between her friend vising from South Korea and her husband at a bar in New York, Song told a … Read more

Orang Asli group urges Kelantan govt to review forestry and wildlife laws, says uncontrolled land clearing putting lives at risk 

Orang Asli group urges Kelantan govt to review forestry and wildlife laws, says uncontrolled land clearing putting lives at risk 

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — Uncontrolled land clearing for development projects in Kelantan are the reason for increased human-wildlife conflict in the state and putting the lives of man and beast at stake in the state, Utusan Malaysia reported today. Kelantan Orang Asli Villages Network (JKOAK) chairman Mustafa Along told the Malay daily that logging … Read more

Nobel literature winner Fosse says ‘writing can save lives’

Nobel literature winner Fosse says ‘writing can save lives’

STOCKHOLM, Dec 8 — Nobel Literature Prize laureate Jon Fosse on Thursday said that “writing can save lives,” as he reflected on the many suicides that featured in his writing. “If my writing also can help to save the lives of others, nothing would make me happier,” the Norwegian playwright said in his Nobel lecture … Read more

Carilamat: MMEA saves 1,365 lives this year

Carilamat: MMEA saves 1,365 lives this year

SEREMBAN, Dec 2 — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has saved 1,365 lives out of 1,487 cases of search and rescue operations, codenamed Carilamat, at sea, from the beginning of January to October this year. Its director-general, Maritime Admiral Datuk Hamid Mohd Amin, said that the number shows the agency’s seriousness in carrying out … Read more