A Filipino domestic helper has been awarded damages by a Hong Kong court after being sacked for having cancer.
The 38-year-old and her former employer reached a settlement of HKD 30,000 (AED 14,050) in court on Monday.
According to reports, she was diagnosed with stage 3 cervical cancer in January and was terminated the following month with her illness cited as the reason.
A fundraising campaign to help with her treatment has already raised HKD 900,000 (AED 421,500).
Powerful winter storm shuts schools, disrupts travel across US Northeast
Children across parts of the US Northeast will stay home on Monday as a powerful winter storm forced school closures and pushed offices and transit systems onto emergency schedules, with officials across the region warning of dangerous travel conditions.
At least 19 killed in Nepal bus crash
A passenger bus, headed to the Nepali capital city of Kathmandu from the tourist town of Pokhara, fell from a hilly road before dawn on Monday, killing 19 people, police said.
Mexican military kills cartel boss 'El Mencho' in US-backed raid
One of Mexico's most notorious drug lords, Nemesio Oseguera, or "El Mencho", has been killed in a military raid on Sunday, sparking widespread retaliatory violence.
Afghanistan says Pakistan strikes kill and injure dozens
Pakistan said it launched strikes on targets in Afghanistan after blaming recent suicide bombings, including assaults during the holy month of Ramadan, on fighters it said were operating from its neighbour's territory.
Police officer killed, dozens injured in bomb explosions in Ukraine's Lviv
One police officer was killed and 24 other people were injured after several explosive devices detonated at midnight in Lviv in western Ukraine, the National Police said on Sunday.
