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Rare copy of first Marvel comic sells for B80.7m
Life, New York Times, Published on 23/03/2022
» A rare piece of Marvel history, a publisher's annotated copy of the first Marvel comic book, sold at auction last week for US$2.4 million (80.7 million baht).
Google suspends advertising in Russia
New York Times, Published on 04/03/2022
» Google said Thursday night that it had suspended all advertising in Russia after the country’s internet regulator demanded that the company stop showing what it considered ads displaying false information about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Ship carrying 1,100 Porsches 'burning and adrift'
New York Times, Published on 18/02/2022
» A mammoth cargo ship believed to be carrying thousands of vehicles including 1,100 Porsches was on fire and drifting off the coast of the Azores on Thursday after its 22 crew members were rescued from the vessel.
How Facebook is morphing into Meta
New York Times, Published on 31/01/2022
» The Instagram engineer had already packed his bags for a December vacation when his boss pulled him into a virtual meeting to talk about job goals for 2022.
Facebook’s unglamorous mistakes
New York Times, Published on 20/01/2022
» In a Facebook group for gardeners, the social network’s automated systems sometimes flagged discussions about a common backyard tool as inappropriate sexual talk.
Cambodia internet soon to be like China
New York Times, Published on 15/01/2022
» PHNOM PENH: The day Kea Sokun was arrested in Cambodia, four men in plainclothes showed up at his photography shop near Angkor Wat and carted him off to the police station. Kea Sokun, who is also a popular rapper, had released two songs on YouTube, and the men said they needed to know why he had written them.
Pfizer says its booster offers strong protection against Omicron
New York Times, Published on 09/12/2021
» WASHINGTON: Pfizer and BioNTech said Wednesday that laboratory tests suggest a booster shot of their coronavirus vaccine offers significant protection against the fast-spreading omicron variant of the virus.
Merck will share formula for its Covid pill with poor countries
New York Times, Published on 29/10/2021
» Merck has granted a royalty-free licence for its promising COVID-19 pill to a United Nations-backed nonprofit in a deal that would allow the drug to be manufactured and sold cheaply in the poorest nations, where vaccines for the coronavirus are in devastatingly short supply.
Protesters are back, and angrier, as govt fumbles on Covid
New York Times, Published on 06/09/2021
» In air heavy with monsoonal pressure and discontent, the riot police in Bangkok unleashed rubber bullets and tear gas. Tanat Thanakitamnuay, the scion of a real estate family, stood on a truck, where he had been excoriating Thailand’s leaders for their bungled response to the pandemic.
South Koreans face up to atrocities in Vietnam war
New York Times, Published on 22/08/2021
» SEOUL: The South Korean marine unit had a reputation for leaving nothing breathing behind when they passed through hostile territory, not even a pig suckling its litter.