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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.
South Sudan's VP Machar deposed by party: rival leaders
AFP, Published on 04/08/2021
» JUBA - South Sudan's vice president Riek Machar has been ousted as head of his party and its armed forces, say rival leaders who accused the rebel-turned-politician of no longer representing their interests.
Numbers in Phuket tourism revival bid low but 'encouraging'
Reuters, Published on 04/08/2021
» Visitors to Phuket in July were at just 1% of pre-pandemic levels, an official told Reuters, as a bid to revive international tourism gets off to a slow start amid the country’s biggest Covid-19 outbreak yet.
Kanchanaburi closes 1 retailer, 1 factory over Covid fears
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 04/08/2021
» KANCHANABURI: A Siam Global House branch and a famous frozen food factory have been ordered to close for two weeks from Wednesday amid fears the two places might spawn new coronavirus clusters.