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'Defining moment': S.Africa report on Zuma-era graft handed over
AFP, Published on 04/01/2022
» PRETORIA - South African investigators on Tuesday handed over the first instalment of a long-awaited report into corruption at the heart of the state under former president Jacob Zuma.
Prince Andrew sex abuse hearing starts in New York
AFP, Published on 04/01/2022
» NEW YORK: A key court hearing in which Prince Andrew's lawyers will urge a New York judge to dismiss a sexual assault lawsuit brought against the British royal got underway Tuesday.
OPEC, Russia agree to increase oil output
New York Times, Published on 04/01/2022
» Officials from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Russia and other oil producers agreed Tuesday to continue their program of gradual monthly output increases in February, but there are growing doubts about whether they can deliver on the additional barrels. The decision was conveyed in a terse news release from OPEC.
Djokovic heading to Australian Open with Covid-19 exemption
AFP, Published on 04/01/2022
» MELBOURNE: World number one Novak Djokovic said Tuesday that he was heading to the Australian Open to defend his title after being granted a Covid-19 medical exemption to play.
Thaksin denies role in booting Pallop from Pheu Thai
Post Reporters, Published on 04/01/2022
» Ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra has denied having anything to do with a former adviser to ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Gen Pallop Pinmanee, being purged from the Pheu Thai Party.
Thailand allows visitors back to Maya Bay
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2022
» PHI PHI LEH, Thailand: Thailand has reopened Maya Bay, a white sand beach made famous by the 2000 film "The Beach" starring Leonardo DiCaprio, more than three years after closing it to allow its ecosystem to recover from the impact of thousands of visitors each day.
Suspension of Test & Go continues amid Omicron spike
Online Reporters, Published on 04/01/2022
» Thailand continues the suspension of the Test & Go scheme for travellers, as the country is battling the spike in Covid-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant, a senior Public Health Ministry official said on Tuesday.
Pattaya mayor: No lockdown
Online Reporters, Published on 04/01/2022
» CHONBURI: There is no plan to lock down Pattaya city or its beaches, but businesses that violate disease-control measures will be closed down, Pattaya mayor Sontaya Kunplome said on Tuesday.
Govt urges uptake of booster shots as Omicron cases rise
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2022
» The Health Ministry on Tuesday called on people to come forward to get booster vaccinations after reporting cases of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant had more than doubled over the holiday period.
South Africa parliament fire contained
AFP, Published on 04/01/2022
» JOHANNESBURG: A fire that has raged at South Africa's parliament for two days was finally contained on Tuesday, firefighters said, after devastating the complex and bringing down the roof of the National Assembly.