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Beauty and the beasts
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 05/08/2021
» After three failures in recent years, the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry has successfully pushed the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex to be listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Fruit exports stand out as the country's sweet spot
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/08/2021
» The pandemic has failed to sour Thailand's fresh fruit exports this year, with new figures showing a 42.2% rise in the first half of 2021, driven by robust Chinese demand.
USA step up Olympic medal hunt
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» TOKYO - The United States are eyeing a quadruple gold medal haul spearheaded by hurdler Grant Holloway in the Tokyo Olympic Stadium on Thursday, while the men's basketball tournament reaches the semi-final stage.
Mexico sues US gunmakers over arms trafficking
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» MEXICO CITY - Mexico filed a lawsuit against major US gunmakers in a Boston court on Wednesday over illegal cross-border arms flows that fuel rampant violence, the government announced.
Flames surround island monastery as fires rage in Greece
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» ATHENS - At least 150 houses were destroyed by a violent blaze that surrounded a monastery and a dozen villages on the Greek island of Evia on Wednesday, just one of some 40 fires raging in the heatwave-hit country.
Last protest leader in Belarus dances in court as trial starts
AFP, Published on 04/08/2021
» MOSCOW - Maria Kolesnikova, the last remaining protest leader still in Belarus, danced and smiled as she went on trial on Wednesday accused of violating national security when she challenged President Alexander Lukashenko's rule last year.
WHO calls for moratorium on booster shots as China curbs travel
AFP, Published on 04/08/2021
» GENEVA: The WHO called Wednesday for a moratorium on Covid-19 vaccine booster shots as China tightened overseas travel curbs after recording its highest number of infections in months, while Tokyo reported the Olympic Games' first cluster.
Govt bans coral-damaging sunscreens
AFP, Published on 04/08/2021
» The government on Wednesday banned sunscreens containing chemicals that damage coral reefs in marine national parks.
Indonesia's Covid-19 death toll surpasses 100,000
Kyodo News, Published on 04/08/2021
» Indonesia's Covid-19 death toll has passed the 100,000 mark, according to government data released Wednesday.
Vietnam to halve quarantine time for fully vaccinated visitors
Published on 04/08/2021
» HANOI: Vietnam will slash the duration of mandatory quarantine for foreign visitors from two weeks to just seven days, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday, as the Southeast Asian country battles its biggest Covid-19 outbreak yet.