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Parishioners killed in quake-damaged historic Haiti church
AFP, Published on 17/08/2021
» LES ANGLAIS (HAITI) - Its bell tower and yellow walls a sharp contrast with Haiti's blue tropical sky, the historic Immaculee Conception church was the pride of Les Anglais, until it was destroyed by an earthquake Saturday, burying several faithful inside.
Temples a refuge for Covid victims
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/08/2021
» Temples have long served to reinforce strong moral values for society and to be safe refuges in hours of need, as exemplified by Wat Suthi Wararam, which now doubles as a community isolation centre for residents sick with Covid-19.
Hip-hop dream thrives in India's largest slum
AFP, Published on 07/08/2021
» MUMBAI - After India's largest slum defeated the pandemic, some of its young residents pulled out their phones to write, shoot and release a triumphant rap video.
Small-scale Chilean miners left out of copper price bonanza
AFP, Published on 09/07/2021
» ANTOFAGASTA (CHILE) - Hugo Moroso individually selects rocks he extracts from the small Kiara copper mine in the Vicuna Mackenna mountain range of northern Chile, home to the largest copper deposits in the world.
AP Thailand visits Priest Hospital to hand over fresh-dry foods and relief
Published on 16/06/2021
» AP (Thailand) Public Co., Ltd., the leader in the development of residential properties on a mission to EMPOWER LIVING, recently joined an effort to help the Priest Hospital get through the crisis together while building on the company’s SAVE LIVES, PROTECT PEOPLE campaign.
AP Thailand proceeds with SAVE LIVES, PROTECT PEOPLE campaign
Published on 08/06/2021
» Empowering Thai society to get through COVID together
Thailand starts Covid-19 vaccinations for monks at risk
Published on 19/05/2021
» About 500 monks were inoculated in Bangkok on Tuesday and Wednesday to allow them to receive daily alms and do merit-making activities, as the country battles its third and most potent wave of infections.
Jab did not kill monk, says hospital
News, Published on 03/04/2021
» The death of a 71-year-old monk who passed away one day after taking the AstraZeneca vaccine occurred because of an issue related to the chronic coronary artery disease he had and was not a side effect of the vaccine, according to Dr Chamni Chitriprasert, director of the Priest Hospital.
In Spain, a victory for euthanasia campaigners
AFP, Published on 17/03/2021
» A POBRA DO CARAMIñAL, Spain: In 1998 Ramona Maneiro helped her friend Ramon Sampedro, paralysed from the neck down following an accident, to die, a tale told in the Oscar-winning Spanish film "The Sea Inside".
'Bangkok Post' snapper wins pic award
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 06/03/2021
» Bangkok Post photographer Wichan Charoenkiatpakul has won the Isra Amantakul Foundation and the Thai Journalists Association's (TJA) Best News Photo award for his Safe Love photo.