Liverpool's Robertson slams organisers for Champions League final chaos - CNA

Liverpool left back Andy Robertson labelled the organisation of Saturday's Champions League final against Real Madrid a "shambles" after kick-off was delayed for 35 minutes due to fans trying to force their way into the Stade de France in Paris.

Riot police fired teargas at fans as chaos ensued near the Liverpool end of the ground, which governing body UEFA said was caused by fake tickets that did not work in the turnstiles.

Robertson said a friend was denied entry to the game, which Real won 1-0 to claim a record-extending 14th European Cup.

"One of my mates got told it was a fake, which I assure you it wasn't. It was a shambles really," the 28-year-old told the BBC. "To be honest, people were just making it up at times and panicking. Teargas getting thrown at people was unacceptable."

Liverpool have demanded an official investigation into the incident and said they were hugely disappointed at the entry issues faced by their supporters.

"It was horrendous for our fans and all families that have been through it as well. It wasn't a nice experience, not a nice final to come to. The Champions League should be a celebration but it wasn't that," Robertson said.

The final was moved from St Petersburg to Paris by UEFA following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which Moscow calls a "special military operation".

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said the families of some players struggled to get into the stadium.

"What I heard is that we will have further investigations to figure out what was going on there. I heard a few things that were not good, not nice," the German said.

"Obviously it was pretty tricky out there, but I don't know more about it."

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Man's body cut in half by forklift, he refuses to give up life even if it meant being just a “head on a plate” - The Independent

This is a story of someone who refused to die despite the condition he was left in after a horrific accident. A forklift ripped the guy in half, but he implored rescuers and his family to do everything they could to save him, even if it meant being a “head on a plate.”

Loren Schauers, 20, of Montana, begged to be kept alive despite the risks after his body was severed by the forklift in a tragic accident in September 2019, according to his wife, Sabia Reiche, 23. He is now documenting his recovery on YouTube with his wife, but the couple says questions about their sex life are ‘disrespectful.’

He was operating on a forklift on a bridge when he fell 50 feet and was crushed by the lift, which severed his arm and crushed his lower torso. Following his appeal, his family was faced with the difficult dilemma of whether to urge doctors to rescue him.

The physicians had no choice but to split him in half, but they also ran the risk of having to face him alive and having him reject his new state. When asked if he wanted to have the surgery, the construction worker gave the physicians a “dead in the eye” look and requested the life-saving procedure, reported The Mirror.

The young man has bravely spoken about his recovery, saying he lost his legs and right forearm three years ago. The former labourer from Great Falls in Montana, USA was involved in the freak accident while working with a forklift on a bridge, with traffic forcing him to get too close to the edge.

He fell and was crushed by the forklift and was not given much chance of survival. But he pulled through and people are amazed by his character.

In order to preserve his life, doctors conducted an emergency Hemicorporectomy (HCP) on him, which meant everything below his waist was severed.

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Hong Kong seeks to revive global banking status with major summit - CNA

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's central bank plans to hold a major conference in November it hopes will draw global banking bosses, sources said, as the financial hub seeks to welcome back international business following two gruelling years of closed borders.

For most chief executives of the world's major banks, the meeting would be their first visit to Hong Kong - historically a massive global conference venue - in at least three years, said the sources familiar with the matter.

The Chinese-controlled territory closed its borders in early 2020 for most non-residents to deal with the coronavirus pandemic and has maintained some of the tightest restrictions in the world, which have starved its economy of tourist and business arrivals.

Visitors to Hong Kong have to quarantine for seven days in hotels and face mandatory testing before and after arriving, as the city sticks to its near-zero COVID-19 strategy to curb all outbreaks as soon as they occur.

Those rules, combined with temporary measures this year that separated families and children in quarantine facilities, triggered an exodus of expatriate workers, especially in financial services, from the city.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is working with foreign investment banks based in Hong Kong on the event, which is scheduled for early November and will run alongside the prestigious Rugby 7s tournament, said the sources.

The Rugby 7s are due to run Nov 4 to 6, having been postponed a number of times since the start of the pandemic.

For the HKMA conference to attract global bankers, the mandatory seven-day hotel quarantine rules would need to be eased, said the sources, who declined to be named as they were not authorised to speak to the media.

After a two-year ban, borders were re-opened to non-residents this month, although their entry is subject to the seven-day hotel quarantine.

While exemptions allow top financial executives visiting Hong Kong to leave their hotels for meetings, very few have taken advantage of the programme because itineraries have to be lodged with regulators, the sources said.

Hong Kong authorities have to date given no public indication they intend to relax quarantine restrictions by November.

An HKMA spokesperson told Reuters the authority was working on a "high level investment summit" and would release more details later.

"The HKMA has been maintaining regular dialogue with relevant government authorities to share with them financial industry's observations and suggestions with regard to Hong Kong's anti-epidemic measures," the spokesperson said.

"We shall defer to the relevant government authorities on border control matters."

Outgoing Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said this week quarantine rules were unlikely to be altered before her term ends on Jun 30. John Lee, who takes over as chief executive on Jul 1, has indicated he wants Hong Kong to remain a global financial hub.

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Commentary: Vigilance, not universal smallpox vaccination, needed against monkeypox - CNA

LONDON: The Angel of Death was an oddly serene term for a disease that killed millions and left survivors disfigured by “small pocks”, or blisters on the skin. Smallpox, named in the 15th century to distinguish it from the “great pox” of syphilis, was officially eradicated in 1980 after a global vaccination campaign.

Now, a smallpox vaccine is being wheeled out again to combat an unusual outbreak of monkeypox, a milder disease caused by a related virus. As of Sunday (May 22), the World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded more than 250 confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox in the biggest outbreak seen outside West and Central Africa, where it is endemic.

The United Kingdom is one of the worst-affected countries, with 71 confirmed cases as of May 25. For comparison, the country saw a total of seven cases from 2018 to 2021.

The smallpox vaccine, marketed as Jynneos or Imvanex, is also licensed for monkeypox and provides a good degree of cross-protection. The UK Health Security Agency, which has 5,000 doses and more on order from maker Bavarian Nordic, stated on Monday that it was immunising close contacts of confirmed cases and advising 21-day quarantines, reflecting the possible incubation period. 

This containment strategy recognises that some patients have no history of travel or contact with infected animals, implying community transmission. Scientists are now trying to work out whether the outbreak is due to human behaviour or a genetic change in the monkeypox virus.

HOW DANGEROUS IS MONKEYPOX?

The virus, first recorded in monkeys in 1958 and in humans in 1970, belongs to a family of DNA viruses called orthopoxviruses. Other members that can affect humans include smallpox (the variola virus), cowpox and vaccinia, a relatively mild virus used in the smallpox vaccine. Confusingly, chickenpox is not related.

There are two main virus clades, or branches: The current outbreak is of the West African clade, fatal in one per cent of cases, rather than the Central African (or Congo Basin) clade, which can kill up to 10 per cent. Children and those with compromised immunity, including pregnant women, are most at risk.

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Is Singapore at risk of a monkeypox outbreak? | THE BIG STORY - The Straits Times

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Badminton star Loh Kean Yew included in Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list - The Straits Times

SINGAPORE - Badminton player Loh Kean Yew is among 47 individuals in Singapore who have been included in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia - a list celebrating 300 young entrepreneurs and trailblazers under the age of 30 in various fields in Asia.

The honourees were selected across 10 categories, including the arts, social impact, consumer technology, and entertainment and sports.

Announcing the list on Thursday (May 26), Forbes said it features young people who are inspiring change and driving innovation in their respective fields amid challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The list's editor Rana Wehbe Watson said entrepreneurs and innovators on this year's list are working towards reconnecting Asia after the pandemic-induced disruption and isolation.

"From innovative ways of delivering e-commerce and online learning services to venturing into the Web3 space, they provide a glimpse into what the region's future may look like," she said, referring to decentralised internet services such as those based on blockchain technology.

Singapore is represented by 34 entries - co-founders of the same company are grouped together in one entry - its highest number of entries since the list's inception in 2016. It is the second-most represented country after India, having moved up from fourth place last year.

Loh, 24, was the first Singaporean to be crowned badminton world champion after winning the singles title at the 2021 BWF World Championship in December.

On his way to victory, he also beat Denmark's world No. 1 and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen, whose training camp he had attended a few months before. Loh, who was born in Malaysia and took Singapore citizenship in 2015, is currently No. 10 in BWF world rankings.

Other honourees include rapper Yung Raja, 26, who recently signed with US label Alamo Records, and Mr Ng Ming Wei, 27, a taekwondo athlete turned TikTok content creator and founder of digital marketing agency Boom Digital Media.

Mr Ng said he started Boom to help brands grow on TikTok and other social media platforms, especially since people are now are mostly using their mobile phones to access them. 

He founded the agency in June 2020, when he was a university student in his final year. The company now has a team of 15 full-time staff and its clients include fast food chain Nando’s and Giant supermarket. 

Boom also plans to set up overseas offices in Malaysia and Dubai to serve global clients, Mr Ng told The Straits Times. 

“Many brands want to grow on TikTok but they are not sure who to go to... People always think that a brand’s account is hard to grow and that’s where I try to take up this challenge,” he said. 

It also featured Ms Mia Deng, 26, the youngest partner at crypto asset firm Dragonfly Capital, as well as Mr Darshan Bathija, 28, and Mr Sanju Kurian, 29, who co-founded Singapore-based crypto exchange Vauld in 2018. The exchange also allows customers to borrow and lend cryptocurrencies and earn interest on their deposits.

Those who made the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list were selected from over 4,000 nominations - a record for the list - and vetted by industry veterans. Criteria for honourees include their demonstration of leadership, how they embody the entrepreneurial spirit, and their potential success in their industry.

Other factors like innovation, disruption, and size and growth of their ventures in some categories, also play a role.

South Korea's world No. 1 female golfer Ko Jin-young was also featured on the list, as were Chinese Olympic gold-medallist skier Eileen Gu and Australian Max Shand, who founded music NFT marketplace Serenade.

The list also spotlighted China's Zhang Zihao, who co-founded plant-based beverages firm Plantag. Its products include oat, sesame and pistachio-flavoured milk beverages, and it is also working on new products such as yogurt and ice cream.

Mr Rashid Khan, co-founder of India-based conversational artificial intelligence company Yellow.AI, also made the list. The company's proprietary natural language processing engine helps clients build chatbots and voicebots in more than 100 languages that can be used to automate customer care or call centres.

- additional reporting by Elijah Wong

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Mum allegedly shot her six-year-old son 9 times with shotgun in the car, and another mum kills her 3 children at their home - The Independent

28-year-old American mum Julissa Thaler was sitting in the car in traffic when police officers spotted her. They saw that her vehicle had the back window broken out and one of its front tyres missing. The car had done some damage to the road. She had blood on her hands and bullet holes in the backseat of her car. But the police let her go, and no one knows why they did that.

That was before they searched the car’s boot where they discovered young Eli Hart, who had been shot, as well as a shotgun. They then went to her apartment to find her. According to local media, when police finally apprehended Julissa Thaler, she was running from her apartment barefoot, with blood and what appeared to be brain fragments in her hair.

On Friday, a man was arrested in connection with Eli’s death, but the local attorney’s office said there was insufficient evidence to charge him.

Another Killer Mum

In another case earlier this month, a mother admitted to investigators that she killed her three children with the assistance of a teenager, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Angela Flores, 38, was arrested after her three children were discovered dead inside their West Hills home.

According to an LAPD news release, an unidentified 16-year-old was also detained in connection with the investigation.

During the subsequent investigation, the mother admitted to killing her children with the assistance of the teen, according to the LAPD.

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