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Wildfire levels historic California town as residents flee blaze
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» GREENVILLE (UNITED STATES) - The largest wildfire in California has razed a small town in the state's parched northeast, warping street lights and destroying historic buildings hours after residents were ordered to flee.
Woman found dead in Phuket sandbox
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/08/2021
» A Swiss woman, 57, was found dead among rocks at a Phuket waterfall on Thursday afternoon. She was believed to have been raped and murdered.
Keeping Earth cool: Is the 1.5C target 'mission impossible'?
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» PARIS - Can humanity drag down greenhouse gas emissions fast enough to prevent Earth's surface from warming more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above mid-19th century levels?
Japanese scientists develop freeze-dried mouse sperm postcards
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» WASHINGTON - Good news: Scientists won't have to worry about their mouse sperm vials breaking in transit ever again.
Covid cases top 200 million worldwide as Melbourne locks down
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» PARIS: The number of Covid-19 infections recorded worldwide passed 200 million on Thursday, an AFP count showed, as the pandemic surges around the world, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region where the Australian city of Melbourne locked down again.
Belarus Olympic athlete 'happy to be in safety' in Poland
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» WARSAW: Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya said she was "happy to be in safety" in Warsaw on Thursday, a day after arriving in Poland where she took refuge after saying she feared for her life if forced to return home.
Swiss woman found dead in Phuket sandbox
Published on 05/08/2021
» PHUKET: A Swiss woman, 57, was found dead among rocks at a waterfall on Thursday afternoon. She was believed to be raped and murdered.
Hospital chief arrested over alleged commission fee
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/08/2021
» The director of state-run Bangkruai Hospital in Nonthaburi has been arrested for allegedly demanding a 35% commission fee from a contractor of a 280,000-baht computer system.
THG chairman accused for vaccine deal talks
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/08/2021
» Boon Vanasin, chairman of Thonburi Healthcare Group Plc (THG), has been accused of spreading fake news and stock manipulation involving his talks about buying 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine.
Moderna says its Covid-19 shot 93% effective 6 months after second dose
Reuters, Published on 05/08/2021
» NEW YORK: Moderna Inc said on Thursday its Covid-19 shot was about 93% effective through six months after the second dose, showing hardly any change from the 94% efficacy reported in its original clinical trial.