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Latam airline to lay off 2,700 crew
AFP, Published on 01/08/2020
» RIO DE JANEIRO: Latin America's biggest airline, the Brazilian-Chilean group Latam, said Friday it was laying off at least 2,700 crew to cope with the devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the aviation industry.
US wary of Chinese and Russian vaccines
AFP, Published on 01/08/2020
» WASHINGTON: America's top infectious diseases official has raised concerns over the safety of Covid-19 vaccines being developed by China and Russia as the world scrambles for answers to a pandemic the WHO warned will be felt for decades.
Thai-owned Sheffield Wednesday docked 12 points
Published on 01/08/2020
» LONDON: The Thai-owned football club Sheffield Wednesday will begin the 2020-21 season 12 points in the red for breaching profit and sustainability rules.
Class-action suit against sugar giant goes ahead
Published on 01/08/2020
» Bangkok court grants class action status to 700 Cambodian families suing Thai sugar giant Mitr Phol over evictions that took place more than a decade ago.
220kg of ganja seized in Nakhon Phanom
Published on 01/08/2020
» NAKHON PHANOM: Two men arrested on charges of smuggling 220 kilogrammes of marijuana said they did it because they needed money after the Covid-19 outbreak left them jobless, according to police.
Media scion James Murdoch quits News Corp board
AFP, Published on 01/08/2020
» NEW YORK - Former 21st Century Fox chief executive James Murdoch, the son of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, has resigned from News Corp's board citing clashes over editorial content, US regulators said.
Hong Kong opens makeshift Covid hospital
AFP, Published on 01/08/2020
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong opened a temporary field hospital with 500 beds on Saturday to house stable Covid-19 patients as the city battles a new wave of virus infections.
UAE starts up first Arab nuclear plant
AFP, Published on 01/08/2020
» ABU DHABI: The oil-rich United Arab Emirates on Saturday announced the startup of its Barakah nuclear power plant, scoring another first for the Arab world.
Microsoft ponders TikTok deal
Published on 01/08/2020
» Microsoft is reported to be exploring the possibility of buying TikTok’s operations in the United States, even as President Donald Trump vows to ban the wildly popular Chinese video app on security grounds.
1,374 drug arrests in North in 3 months
Post Reporters, Published on 01/08/2020
» Authorities in northern Thailand, a major narcotics trafficking area, arrested 1,374 suspects and seized drugs worth 535 million baht in a three-month crackdown from April to June, according to the regional Army commander.