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Thai MotoGP cancelled again due to COVID concerns

(AFP) – MotoGP announced on Wednesday that this year’s Thai Grand Prix has been cancelled, for a second straight...

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Thailand’s household debt in Q1 at 90.5% of GDP and increasing – BoT

Thailand’s household debt, for the first quarter of this year, soared to 14.1 trillion baht, accounting for 90.5% of...

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Interprovincial travel restrictions for ‘Dark Red’ zone begin Wednesday

Thailand’s Department of Land Transport announced today (Wednesday) that all interprovincial public transport services have been suspended for the...

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Central Chinese province swamped after heaviest rain in 1,000 years

BEIJING (Reuters) – Large swathes of China’s central Henan province were under water on Wednesday, with its capital Zhengzhou hardest-hit after being drenched by what...

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Japan tops Australia in softball as delayed Olympic Games open

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Host Japan got off to a winning start when the Tokyo Olympics got underway after...

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Trump inaugural committee head accused of being UAE agent

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The chair of former President Donald Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee was arrested Tuesday on charges...

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Netflix confirms move into video games as its growth slows

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Netflix reported its worst slowdown in subscriber growth in eight years as people emerge...

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Jeff Bezos, world’s richest man, lifts off on inaugural space voyage

VAN HORN, Texas (Reuters) – Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest person, and three crewmates blasted off from the West Texas desert on Tuesday aboard his company...

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Adoption matters most in crypto trade, with giant techs expected to join the craze – Bitkub.com CEO

Adoption matters most in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries, while giant techs “of the caliber of Google, Amazon, and...

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Europe becomes first region to cross 50 million COVID-19 cases

(Reuters) – Europe became the first region worldwide to cross 50 million coronavirus cases on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, as the more contagious Delta variant spurred a record surge in...

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Confidante of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi dies after contracting COVID in junta jail

Yangon (AFP) – A confidante of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and stalwart democracy campaigner died Tuesday...

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Amazon magnate Bezos ready to ride his own rocket to space

Washington (AFP) – The wealthiest man on the planet Jeff Bezos will ride his own rocket to outer space on Tuesday,...

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Myanmar marks 74th anniversary of killing of Suu Kyi’s father hailed as independence hero

(AP) — Myanmar’s military-installed government and those seeking to topple it on Monday marked the 74th anniversary of the...

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Germany defends preparation for floods, as over 190 dead reported in Western Europe

BERLIN (AP) — German officials are defending their preparations for flooding in the face of the raging torrents that...

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‘I want to dance’: London clubbers cheer end of COVID restrictions

LONDON (Reuters) – London clubbers on Monday flocked to one of the first rule-free live music events since the pandemic began last year,...

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WHO proposes fresh mission to China and lab audits – diplomats

GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization has proposed a second phase of studies in China into the origins of the...

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BioNTech produces 10 times more antibodies than Sinovac: Hong Kong study

Hong Kong, China (AFP) – People who received BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine had ten times the amount of antibodies than those given...

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Canada may allow fully vaccinated travellers by early September – Trudeau

TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada may permit fully vaccinated travellers into the country by early September, the country’s prime minister said on Thursday, if the current trend in vaccination...

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Thai AstraZeneca vaccine production falls short of target, likely delay till May 2022

BANGKOK (AP) — Production of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine at a factory in Thailand has fallen short of its...

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Over 60 dead, dozens missing as severe floods strike Europe

BERLIN (AP) — More than 60 people have died and dozens were missing Thursday as severe flooding in Germany...

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EU launches legal action against Hungary, Poland over LGBTQ rights

Brussels (AFP) – The European Commission on Thursday launched legal action against the conservative governments of EU members Hungary and Poland...

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More than 20 dead, dozens missing in heavy Europe floods

BERLIN (AP) — More than 20 people have died and dozens of people are missing in Germany and neighboring...

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Hospitalised COVID patients surpass 100,000, as Thailand records daily death toll high of 98

The number of COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized for treatment rose above the 100,000 mark for the first time today...

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WHO not opposed to Thailand’s decision to “mix and match” types of COVID-19 vaccines

A World Health Organization representative says the WHO is not against Thailand’s decision to use a “mix and match”...

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Thailand cautiously reopens to foreign tourists as the “Samui Plus” project starts Thursday

The “Samui Plus” model kicks off today (July 15th), welcoming fully vaccinated foreign tourists, just two weeks after the...

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Dispiriting setback: COVID deaths, cases rise again globally

(AP) – COVID-19 deaths and cases are on the rise again globally in a dispiriting setback that is triggering...

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Thousands in France protest against COVID-19 ‘health pass’ rules

PARIS (AFP) – Police in Paris fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators on Wednesday, as 19,000 people protested throughout France...

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16 million Favipiravir tablets procured for COVID-19 patients in July

To treat patients infected with COVID-19, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has procured an additional 16 million Favipiravir...

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Indonesia reports over 54,000 virus cases Wednesday, becomes Asian hotspot

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia reported more than 54,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time Wednesday, surpassing recent...

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Purchase of 120 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for 2022 approved by NVC

The National Vaccine Committee (NVC) approved today (Wednesday) the procurement of another 120 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for...

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Thammasat hospital to rent two chilled cargo containers for growing number of COVID-19 corpses

The Thammasat University Hospital is renting two refrigerated shipping containers, to be used to chill the corpses of COVID-19...

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Thailand’s COVID-19 NHSO home isolation kicks off with over 1,200 medical volunteers

The home isolation scheme, where asymptomatic and mild COVID-19 cases are asked to stay home, with online care from...

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Prachin Buri clinic closed for claiming to have Moderna vaccine

A midwifery clinic, in Kabin Buri district of Thailand’s eastern province of Prachin Buri, has been closed indefinitely by...

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GPO files defamation against two public figures over profit claim in Moderna deal

Thailand’s Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) has lodged a complaint with Phaya Thai police in Bangkok, accusing Dr. Boon Vanasin...

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Blinken calls on Southeast Asian nations to take action on Myanmar

HANOI (Reuters) – The United States has “deep concerns” about the military coup in Myanmar and called on Southeast Asian nations to take action to end violence and...

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299 people found to have broken Thailand’s curfew on the first night

Police arrested 299 people at police checkpoints for allegedly breaking the newly imposed curfew in 10 provinces, between 9pm...

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ASEAN should push ahead with special envoys to Myanmar

ASEAN should move forward with its appointment of special envoys to help mediate a peaceful solution to the ongoing...

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England’s Black players face racial abuse after Euro 2020 defeat

LONDON (Reuters) – Black players in the England soccer team have been subjected to a storm of online racist abuse after their defeat in the final of Euro 2020,...

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Thai construction workers infected by hybrid of Delta and Alpha variants

A construction worker was found to be simultaneously infected by both the Alpha and Delta COVID-19 variants, while six...

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AstraZeneca to be 2nd dose after Sinovac 1st dose, booster for medics

On Monday, Thailand’s National Communicable Disease Committee (NCDC) approved the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine as a second dose...

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Free Rapid Antigen Tests begin today as more facilities open in Bangkok, suburbs

Free Rapid Antigen tests began today (Monday) at three new facilities in Bangkok, jointly operated by the National Health...

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Billionaire Branson soars to space aboard Virgin Galactic flight

New Mexico (Reuters) – British billionaire Richard Branson on Sunday soared more than 50 miles above the New Mexico desert aboard his Virgin Galactic rocket plane and safely...

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Thailand’s frontline medics to get one Pfizer booster shot from donated vaccine

Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) decided today (Friday) to allocate the upcoming 1.5 million doses of donated...

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Protesters to resume rally tomorrow in Bangkok to call for PM’s resignation

Although without its leader, Jatuporn Prompan, who was escorted back to prison to serve the remainder of his sentence,...

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Thai study finds 2 doses of Sinovac can’t beat Delta variant, AstraZeneca can

Inoculation with two doses of China’s Sinovac vaccine can boost the neutralizing antibody level to 80-90% and provide immunity...

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Partial lockdown measures imposed in and around Bangkok from Monday

Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) imposed a number of partial lockdown measures on Friday, including a night-time...

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Buddhist digital amulets mark Thai entry into crypto art craze

Bangkok (AFP) – Karmic fortune has arrived to the digital art market, with a kaleidoscopic splash of colours and the...

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Thailand among emerging economies most vulnerable to Delta variant – JPMorgan

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Economies of  Thailand, the Philippines, Peru, Colombia and South Africa are among the most vulnerable...

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Olympics bans spectators after Tokyo declares COVID-19 emergency

TOKYO (Reuters) – The Tokyo Olympics will take place without spectators, organisers said on Thursday, as a resurgent pandemic forced Japan to declare a...

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More Thais stressed, hopeless, exhausted by new COVID-19 wave – Mental Health Dept.

More Thais are suffering from stress and are feeling hopeless and exhausted due to the new wave of the...

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Australia’s largest city Sydney locks down for third week

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Sydney’s two-week lockdown has been extended for another week due to the vulnerability of an...

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Trump sues Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, claiming censorship

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has filed suit against three of the United States’ biggest tech companies,...

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World passes 4 million COVID-19 deaths as Asia battles fresh outbreaks

Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) – More than four million people have now died of Covid-19 infections, the WHO said on...

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COVID-19 infections in Thailand could surge to 10,000 a day next week, CCSA says

New COVID-19 infections could surge to 10,000 a day next week, almost doubling this week’s daily figures as more...

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Non-urgent surgery at Krathum Baen district hospital on hold after medics infected with COVID-19

The Krathum Baen district hospital, in Thailand’s coastal province of Samut Sakhon, has postponed all non-urgent surgery and doctor...

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Tokyo scraps Olympic torch relay legs in capital

Tokyo, Japan (AFP) – The Olympic torch relay has been scrapped on Tokyo’s public roads, officials announced Wednesday, as...

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People camp out overnight to get free COVID-19 testing at Bangkok temple

People have been queuing, since 8pm last night, to get free COVID-19 tests at Phra Si Mahathat Wora Maha...

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Biden zeroes in on Delta variant as U.S. nears 160 million fully vaccinated

(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday encouraged Americans who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19 to get their shots to protect...

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Thailand seizes 315 kilograms of heroin bound for Australia

BANGKOK (AP) — Customs officials in Thailand made their biggest seizure of heroin this year, about 315 kilograms worth...

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Wearing two face masks may be needed as Thailand logs 5,420 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday

The need  to wear two face masks appears to become a reality, due to the fast spreading Delta variant,...

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Thailand enters 4th COVID-19 wave as more cases are of mutated virus, CCSA advisor says

Thailand is now entering the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Delta coronavirus variant expected to become...

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Industrial sector confidence index for June lowest in 12 months

The industrial confidence index for June has fallen again for the third consecutive month, to the lowest point of...

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Chemical leak likely cause of factory fire, engineers say

The Council of Engineers (COE) of Thailand said in an online press conference today (Tuesday) a chemical leak is...

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Don Mueang airport’s cargo terminal to open as new COVID-19 field hospital July 12

A cargo terminal, inside Don Mueang International Airport, is being converted into a huge field hospital with the capacity...

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Thai PM chairs cabinet meeting today from home quarantine

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha chaired the cabinet meeting today (Tuesday) via tele conference, as he began his self-imposed home...

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Details of vaccine procurement cannot be made public because contracts say so – DPM Wissanu

Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam explained today (Tuesday) that details of all vaccine procurement contracts, signed between the...

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High levels of styrene found within 1km radius of chemical factory, avoidance recommended

A high level of styrene, a synthetic chemical used extensively in the manufacture of plastics, has been found in...

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Up to 1,500 businesses worldwide affected by ransomware attack, Kaseya CEO says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Between 800 and 1,500 businesses around the world have been affected by a ransomware attack centered on U.S. information technology firm Kaseya, its chief executive...

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Chemical factory fire in Thailand’s Samut Prakan under control

Firemen succeeded in controlling the fire at the Ming Dih Company’s chemical factory in Samut Prakan province in the...

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Israel sees drop in Pfizer vaccine protection against infections

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel reported on Monday a decrease in the effectiveness of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in preventing infections and symptomatic illness but said it...

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6,166 new COVID-19 cases and 50 more deaths in Thailand on Monday

COVID-19 infections in Thailand continue to surge, with no sign of abating, logging 6,166 cases today (Monday) and 50...

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Suvarnabhumi Airport remains open, despite clouds of black smoke over parts of it

Bangkok’s main international airport, Suvarnabhumi, remains open as normal with planes landing and taking off as usual, said Deputy Director of Suvarnabhumi Airport Kittiya Kontong...

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Rest of collapsed Florida apartment block to be demolished overnight: mayor

Surfside, United States (AFP) – The remaining section of the collapsed apartment block in Surfside, Florida will be demolished overnight between...

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Philippines’ plane crash kills 47, injures 49; probe ordered

MANILA (Reuters) – All 96 passengers of the Philippine Air Force plane that crashed on Sunday killing 47 people have been accounted for, military...

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Biden marks ‘independence’ from Covid, but pandemic remains a threat

Washington, United States (AFP) – President Joe Biden celebrated US Independence Day on Sunday with an upbeat assessment of a country...

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Chon Buri bans liquor sales and gatherings with alcohol at night starting Saturday

In a fresh bid to contain the continuing spread of COVID-19 in Thailand’s eastern coastal province of Chon Buri,...

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Bangkok to set up 6 pre-admission centres for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is setting up six pre-admission centres, with the first being at Wat Saphan in...

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5 million doses of Moderna vaccine to be ordered next month for this year and next

Five million doses of the US-made Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are to be ordered as another paid alternative for Thailand,...

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Bangkok records new COVID-19 infection high of 2,267, daily death toll soars to 61

Bangkok logged another COVID-19 record high today (Friday) with new infections at 2,267, out of 6,087 reported nationwide. Another daily...

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Thailand’s household debt in Q1 2021 is highest in 18 years – Kasikorn Research

Thailand’s household debt in the first quarter of 2021 increased to 14.13 trillion baht, representing 90.5% of gross domestic...

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COVID-19 in Thailand expected to worsen next week, CCSA says

Gen. Nattaphon Narkphanich, secretary-general of the National Security Council (NSC) and director of the operations centre of the CCSA,...

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Five anti-government groups gather Friday to seek Thai PM’s resignation

Five anti-government groups are holding rallies today, at Government House and other sites in Bangkok, to seek Prime Minister...

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Thailand’s drop to Tier 2 Watch List in US’s trafficking report ‘not fair’, says MFA

Thailand’s relegation to Tier 2 Watch List, down from Tier 2 last year, in the US State Department’s 2021...

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NACC forms five panels to probe controversial ‘fancy’ lamp post project in Samut Prakan

Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has agreed to establish five panels to investigate the installation and maintenance of decorative...

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Richard Branson planning trip to space ahead of rival Bezos

Washington, United States (AFP) – British billionaire Richard Branson one-upped his  rival Jeff Bezos on Thursday, announcing  that he too will travel...

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Trump Organization, CFO are charged in ‘sweeping’ 15-year tax fraud

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s namesake company and longtime financial chief pleaded not guilty on Thursday to what...

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Euro 2020 crowds driving rise in COVID-19 infections, says WHO

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Crowds at Euro 2020 football stadiums and in pubs and bars in host cities are driving...

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Xi warns China won’t be bullied at Communist Party centenary

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Thursday that anyone who tries to bully China “will face broken...

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Man faces charges in Buriram for failing to report for COVID-19 screening

Health officials, in Thailand’s northeastern province of Buriram, have filed charges against a man, who recently returned to his...

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Thais returning home from Bangkok, vicinities spread COVID-19 to 32 provinces

Many of the new COVID-19 infections recently found in 32 provinces are linked to arrivals from Bangkok and nearby...

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Deaths surge in U.S. and Canada from worst heatwave on record

VANCOUVER/PORTLAND (Reuters) – A heatwave that smashed all-time high temperature records in western Canada and the U.S. Northwest has left a rising death toll in...

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PM urges people in Phuket to work together to ensure success of “sandbox”

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, today (Thursday) called on all sectors on the resort island of Phuket to help make...

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Indonesia to impose ’emergency’ curbs to battle virus surge

Jakarta, Indonesia (AFP) – Indonesia will impose “emergency” coronavirus restrictions this week to battle an alarming surge in infections, President Joko...

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Internal conflict over draft hazardous substance bill blamed for lack of quorum

House Speaker Chuan Leekpai told Thailand’s MPs today (Thursday) that he decided to suspend the sitting yesterday because, due...

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Mahidol-GPO’s human trials of its COVID-19 vaccine show promising results

The first phase of human trials of Thailand’s vaccine candidate, jointly developed domestically by the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO)...

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Night-time curfew imposed in Thailand’s Songkhla province until July 29

A night-time curfew has been imposed in Thailand’s southern province of Songkhla, from yesterday (Wednesday) until July 29th, amid...

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Phuket’s natural attractions welcome limited numbers of tourists as island reopens Thursday

Four natural attractions in Phuket, under supervision of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, began welcoming limited numbers...

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China celebrates centenary of Communist Party at Tiananmen Square

BEIJING (Reuters) – Celebrations in Beijing to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of China‘s ruling Communist Party kicked off on Thursday...

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Re-Solution group submits charter amendment proposals with over 150,000 signatures

Thailand’s “Re-Solution” political action group submitted its constitutional amendment proposals to House Speaker Chuan Leekpai on Wednesday, with over...

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Bangkok sets new record of 1,826 COVID-19 cases today, out of 4,786 nationwide

New COVID-19 infections in Bangkok today (Wednesday) reached a new record high of 1,826, as nationwide infections soared to...

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