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Government to ease Covid-19 curbs on some construction projects
Reuters, Published on 04/07/2021
» The government plans to allow some construction projects to resume in its capital and surrounding provinces although most sites and workers' camps will remain closed as the Southeast Asian country deals with its biggest coronavirus outbreak to date.
Philippines on alert for another volcano eruption as thousands flee
AFP, Published on 04/07/2021
» Philippine scientists warned Sunday a volcano south of Manila could erupt again "anytime soon" as toxic gas emissions hit a record high and thousands more people in vulnerable communities left their homes.
Russia virus cases soar again as Delta strain sparks resurgence
AFP, Published on 04/07/2021
» MOSCOW: Russia on Sunday counted more than 25,000 new daily infections after a week of record deaths tolls as the highly contagious Delta variant propels a global resurgence of the pandemic.
Myanmar forces kill 25 in raid on town, resident and media say
Reuters, Published on 04/07/2021
» Myanmar security forces killed at least 25 people on Friday in a confrontation with opponents of the military junta at a town in the centre of the Southeast Asian nation, a resident and Myanmar-language media said on Sunday.
Laos surveys new expressway linking Thailand, China
Online Reporters, Published on 04/07/2021
» Surveyors are designing a route for a new expressway in Laos that will cut travel time between northern Thailand and southern China.
17 killed in Philippine military plane crash
AFP, Published on 04/07/2021
» At least 17 people were killed and 40 injured when a Philippine military aircraft carrying troops crashed and burst into flames after missing the runway in the country's south, officials said.
Korat logs record 77 new Covid infections
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 04/07/2021
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: This northeastern province on Sunday registered a record number of 77 new Covid-19 infections in one day -- the highest since the beginning of the outbreak, according to the provincial communicable disease committee.
Taliban seize key Kandahar district after fierce fighting
AFP, Published on 04/07/2021
» KANDAHAR (AFGHANISTAN) - The Taliban have captured a key district in their former bastion of Kandahar after fierce night-time fighting with Afghan government forces, officials said Sunday, the latest area to be seized since US troops began their final withdrawal.
Hong Kong police warn residents against mourning man who stabbed officer
AFP, Published on 04/07/2021
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong authorities on Sunday warned residents against mourning a man who killed himself after stabbing a policeman, saying that encouraging such memorials was the same as "supporting terrorism".
Provinces welcome back infected residents to control virus spread
Online Reporters, Published on 04/07/2021
» At least six provinces are welcoming back Covid-positive residents working in Greater Bangkok and other places with open arms in an attempt to keep new infections at bay.