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Trump's CFO surrenders to face charges: US media
AFP, Published on 01/07/2021
» NEW YORK - The long-serving chief financial officer of former president Donald Trump's company surrendered Thursday to New York authorities planning to charge him, possibly with tax-related offenses, US media reported.
Biden heads to Florida condo collapse site, death toll at 18
AFP, Published on 01/07/2021
» SURFSIDE (UNITED STATES) - President Joe Biden headed to Florida Thursday to meet with families heartbroken by the collapse of a beachfront condo building a week ago, as hopes of finding survivors in the rubble all but vanished.
WHO sounds alarm on Euro 2020 as Covid cases soar
AFP, Published on 01/07/2021
» COPENHAGEN - The World Health Organization (WHO) called Thursday for better monitoring of Euro 2020 football matches as Covid cases rise again in Europe, fuelled by the deadly Delta variant that is racing around the globe.
Nissan unveils UK battery gigafactory
AFP, Published on 01/07/2021
» SUNDERLAND, United Kingdom: Nissan launched plans Thursday for a vast battery gigafactory in northeastern England, where it will manufacture a new electric vehicle as companies and governments accelerate away from fossil-fuel cars.
Myanmar renews flight ban, curfew
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/07/2021
» Myanmar extended a series of measures by one month to fight Covid-19, as the country reported 1,580 new infections on Wednesday, the highest one-day tally in seven months, according to the Central Committee on Covid-19 Control.
Anti-vaxxer propaganda spreads in Asia
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/07/2021
» Though Gerry Casida is on the priority list for a free Covid-19 vaccine in the Philippines because of his asthma, he isn’t planning to get the shot any time soon. A video he found on social media of a woman claiming vaccines are being used for genocide helps explain why.
Bangkok workers' exodus spreading Covid to provinces
Online Reporters, Published on 01/07/2021
» The exodus of workers from shuttered construction sites in Bangkok has led to an increase in Covid-19 infections detected in 32 provinces, mostly in the Northeast.
CLASS OF 2021 BREAK THE 500-OFFERS BARRIER TO UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE WORLD
Published on 01/07/2021
» CLASS OF 2021 BREAK THE 500-OFFERS BARRIER TO UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE WORLD
First tourists arrive in Phuket under Sandbox scheme
Published on 01/07/2021
» PHUKET: Twenty-three tourists arrived at Phuket airport on Thursday morning as the island reopened to vaccinated foreign tourists under the quarantine-free scheme.
Nissan announces UK battery gigafactory, new electric car
AFP, Published on 01/07/2021
» SUNDERLAND (UNITED KINGDOM) - Japanese auto giant Nissan on Thursday announced plans to build the UK's first car-battery "gigafactory", where it will build a new electric vehicle.