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Biden warns Putin against Ukraine invasion in virtual summit
AFP, Published on 07/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin opened a tense video summit Tuesday in which the US president planned to warn of painful sanctions and increased military support for Eastern Europe if Russia invades Ukraine.
Omicron variant 'almost certainly' not more severe than Delta, Fauci tells AFP
AFP, Published on 07/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - Top US scientist Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that while it would take weeks to judge the severity of the new Covid-19 variant Omicron, early indications suggested it was not worse than prior strains, and possibly milder.
Huge fire in overcrowded Burundi prison kills 38 inmates
AFP, Published on 07/12/2021
» NAIROBI - A massive fire tore through an overcrowded prison in Burundi before dawn on Tuesday, killing dozens of inmates and seriously injuring many more, the country's vice president said.
Suu Kyi sentence puts spotlight on Myanmar's detained thousands
Reuters, Published on 07/12/2021
» Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was sentenced to four years in prison on Monday, later cut to two, is just one of thousands held in the country since the military seized power 10 months ago.
Indonesia bolsters recovery efforts after volcano kills 34
Reuters, Published on 07/12/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo promised on Tuesday to bolster evacuation efforts and repair damaged homes after visiting the site of a volcanic eruption on Java that has killed at least 34 people.
Bank of Thailand urges banks to refrain from trading digital assets
Reuters, Published on 07/12/2021
» The central bank on Tuesday said it does not want commercial banks to be directly involved in trading digital assets, citing the risks stemming from high price volatility.
Sathon pier gets extra electric boat routes
Post Reporters, Published on 07/12/2021
» The operator of the electric boat service on the Chao Phraya River will add two new routes to and from Sathon pier on Dec 20, and charge a flat 20 baht rate until the end of this month.
All in close contact with Omicron case have tested negative
Online Reporters, Published on 07/12/2021
» All 17 people who came in close contact with Thailand's first Omicron case, a visiting American citizen, at his hotel have now tested negative for Covid-19, the Department of Disease Control reported on Tuesday.
NHRC calls for unconditional release of Chana industrial estate protesters
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/12/2021
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued a statement calling for the government to unconditionally release the 36 protesters of the Chana Rakthin Network detained on Monday night.
No-one above the law, Myanmar junta minister says of Suu Kyi verdict
Reuters, Published on 07/12/2021
» A senior Myanmar junta official said on Tuesday the imprisonment of Aung San Suu Kyi showed that no one was above the law and the army chief had commuted her sentence on "grounds of humanity".