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US hurdlers sparkle at Olympics, Nigerian sprinter cast out for doping
AFP, Published on 31/07/2021
» TOKYO: The good and the ugly side of Olympic athletics were on show on Saturday as Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad sparkled on the track while Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare was thrown out of the Games after failing a doping test.
China factory activity slows in July, hit by extreme weather
AFP, Published on 31/07/2021
» BEIJING: Chinese factory activity weakened in July to its lowest level since the start of the pandemic, data showed Saturday, as manufacturing was impacted by slowing demand, weak exports and extreme weather.
PCD links 20 cases to old masks
News, Post Reporters, Published on 31/07/2021
» The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has warned people not to insert used face masks into plastic drinking water bottles after more than 20 people became infected with Covid-19 in Nakhon Ratchasima.
Two more parts of China report Covid outbreaks
AFP, Published on 31/07/2021
» BEIJING - China raced Saturday to contain its worst coronavirus outbreak in months as fresh cases were reported in two more parts of the country including the sprawling megacity of Chongqing.
'Bitter' PSG face nemesis Lille in Tel Aviv
AFP, Published on 31/07/2021
» PARIS: French Cup winners Paris Saint-Germain can exact revenge on league champions Lille in the Tel Aviv-hosted French Champions Trophy on Sunday as Mauricio Pochettino embarks on his first full season at the helm of the club.
FTI seeks to speed up vaccinations at factories
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 31/07/2021
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is working to acquire more vaccines from the Labour and Public Health ministries as well as the Chulabhorn Royal Academy to speed up vaccination for factory workers as Covid-19 infections spread at plants.
Demand for cement hit by shutdowns
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 31/07/2021
» The one-month closure of construction worker camps to curb the spread of Covid-19 has decreased domestic demand for cement and building materials by 20%, says Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand's largest cement maker and industrial conglomerate.
Wife of slain Haiti leader says killers left her for dead
AFP, Published on 31/07/2021
» WASHINGTON - The wife of Haiti's murdered president, seriously wounded in the very attack that killed her husband, listened in terror as the gunmen ransacked their home, she said in her first interview since the assassination.
Daily records 178 Covid deaths, 18,912 new cases
Online Reporters, Published on 31/07/2021
» Covid-19 numbers continue to set records, with 178 deaths and 18,912 cases over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Saturday morning.
Wildfires highlight need for climate action, Biden says
AFP, Published on 31/07/2021
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden spoke Friday with governors of several western US states where severe wildfires are devastating communities, telling them the crisis highlights the urgent need for action to stem climate change.