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World's first Covax jab injected as US eyes J&J rollout
AFP, Published on 01/03/2021
» ACCRA: Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday became the first recipient of a coronavirus vaccine under the global Covax scheme, as US health workers prepared to distribute nearly four million doses of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson jab.
Queen's husband Prince Philip moved, to undergo heart tests: palace
AFP, Published on 01/03/2021
» LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II's 99-year-old husband Prince Philip on Monday left the private London hospital where he had spent nearly two weeks to have heart tests and treatment at another hospital, Buckingham Palace said.
French ex-president Sarkozy convicted for corruption
AFP, Published on 01/03/2021
» PARIS: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption on Monday and handed a three-year prison sentence after a court in Paris convicted him for trying to illegally influence a judge during his time in office.
Netflix, Disney win big at Golden Globes
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/03/2021
» Netflix and Walt Disney emerged as the big winners at the Golden Globe awards, taking home most of the evening’s prizes for their films and television shows, in an awards show tailor-made for the unusual pandemic-affected times.
Talks underway in Nigeria to free abducted schoolgirls
AFP, Published on 01/03/2021
» GUSAU (NIGERIA) - Authorities in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara are holding negotiations for the release of 317 schoolgirls kidnapped by criminal gangs last week, sources familiar with the talks said Monday.
Union slams Thai Airways move to slash leave days
Online Reporters, Published on 01/03/2021
» The labour union of Thai Airways International is protesting changes to the ailing flag carrier's employment contract, which its employees were asked to agree to as part of its financial rehabilitation programme.
France, Germany struggle to sell AstraZeneca vaccine safety
AFP, Published on 01/03/2021
» Already facing a daunting Covid vaccination challenge, French and German authorities are fighting to convince more people that a jab from the pharma giant AstraZeneca is just as effective as others.
At least B300bn in investment in industrial east seen this year
Reuters, Published on 01/03/2021
» Thailand expects investment to triple to at least 300 billion baht in the country's industrial east this year as investment projects previously held by the coronavirus outbreak get pushed forward again as the pandemic eases, an official said on Monday.
Ghana president receives world's first free Covax jab
AFP, Published on 01/03/2021
» ACCRA: Ghana's president Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday became the world's first recipient of a coronavirus vaccine from Covax, a global scheme to procure and distribute inoculations for free for poorer countries.
Protesters face action over damage to Din Daeng police station
Online Reporters, Published on 01/03/2021
» Police are assessing damage caused at Ding Daeng police station for future legal action against protesters who rallied there early on Monday morning, after the demonstration outside the army barracks where Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha lives.