Pope Francis still fighting pneumonia after a week in hospital

Pope Francis still fighting pneumonia after a week in hospital

[South China Morning Post] - 02/21/2025

The 88-year-old pontiff was being treated at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, where he was admitted on February 14.



        e-mail

In Chinese newspapers

Pope begins second week in hospital, cancels Sunday prayer
Francis is alert but still ‘not out of danger’ according to his doctors, while top cardinals sought to dampen (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Syrian leader Sharaa meets Chinese envoy in first bilateral exchange since fall of Assad
Meeting seen as major diplomatic development since armed rebels led by Sharaa’s HTS ousted Beijing-friendly Assad, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Hong Kong should up its game in sports law to nurture sector, chief justice says
Andrew Cheung says ‘massive’ industry needs support from legal profession, as government touts sports-related (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
How long can Singapore’s NMP scheme stay relevant? Why 2 resignations have raised eyebrows
The resignations of two nominated members of parliament have sparked a debate on the scheme’s non-partisan integrity (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Hong Kong temperatures to dip to 13 degrees on Monday next week
Observatory says mercury to rise slightly in middle of next week, while conditions on Saturday remain cool.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
China is right to celebrate DeepSeek success but AI race isn’t over, academic warns
Zheng Yongnian at CUHK-Shenzhen says ‘excessive nationalism would be detrimental for China in the fiercer tech (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Canadians think Carney can take on Trump as Liberals narrow gap with Conservatives
Multiple surveys show the ex-central banker edging out Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre on ability to handle (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Why a post-election shift in Germany’s China policy is no longer a sure bet
Front runner Friedrich Merz has long been expected to take a hawkish stance, but Trump and electoral maths may limit (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Quirky China: sausage man mimics Trump, watch gang snared, twin woman has third baby shock
Sausage seller with presidential predilections, mobile fraud gang and a woman has surprise baby, the Post checks out (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Chinese EV maker Xpeng to double global presence to 60 markets in 2025, CEO says
The expansion in Thailand, where only one Xpeng model, the G6, is currently available, is part of its ‘go-global 2.0 (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
China ready to take control as US and UK back out of AI Action Summit statement
A leadership vacuum in artificial intelligence governance following a global forum could be filled by China, experts (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025