PEKANBARU, Indonesia (Reuters) - An Indonesian city is bringing COVID-19 vaccines to its people with a growing fleet of inoculation buses, as the country faces a spike in infections after a major religious festival. Authorities in Pekanbaru on the island of Sumatra have doubled to 10 the number of buses in its vaccination programme, since launching it on June 1, following a favourable response from the public, who are happy with the convenience. Indonesia, a sprawling archipelago of 270 million people, is bracing for a peak in coronavirus infections after the Eid al-Fitr festival last month that saw millions travel to visit family and friends. I hope this programme will keep continuing until all the people in this town get fully vaccinated, said Delvi, who like many Indonesians uses only one name, after getting a vaccine shot on the bus. It is closer and easier than the vaccination centre. The government of Pekanbaru, capital of Riau province, says the buses have administered 12,000 do
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - The growl of a chainsaw fills the air as a dead longan tree is felled under the watchful eye of Ricci Wong, founder of a Hong Kong non-profit to turn tree waste into furniture and other household products.
Farmers and arborists working with private enterprises or government departments call the group to collect the wood whenever they spot fallen or dying trees that need to be removed.
Wong established HK Timberbank after Typhoon Mangkhut in September 2018, an intense storm that uprooted tens of thousands of trees in the territory, when he saw what was being sent to the landfill was usable.
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SINGAPORE, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Staying overnight at an airport isn t unheard of, especially if you miss a flight. But choosing to spend your holidays there in a tent is something entirely different.
With the coronavirus pandemic severely limiting trips abroad, some in Singapore this holiday season are going glamping , or glamourous camping, staying overnight in luxury tents at the retail and leisure wing of the city-state s Changi Airport. Usually we go out of the country every holiday but since we can t travel much and it s a school holiday, I thought why not do something different for the children, said Fadlina Musa, standing under twinkling fairy lights.