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Behind in polls, Trump launches swing state blitz
AFP, Published on 12/10/2020
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump, trailing in the polls with the election just three weeks away, returns to the campaign trail on Monday after being hospitalized for Covid-19, embarking on a sprint through key swing states.
Belarus threatens to fire on anti-Lukashenko protesters
AFP, Published on 12/10/2020
» MINSK - Belarus on Monday threatened to fire on protesters to break up demonstrations against President Alexander Lukashenko, as EU foreign ministers agreed to impose sanctions personally targeting the strongman leader.
Trump's Supreme Court pick in spotlight as Senate hearings start
AFP, Published on 12/10/2020
» WASHINGTON - Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's conservative pick to fill a key vacancy on the Supreme Court bench, faced a Senate grilling Monday as confirmation hearings began for the lifetime appointment -- which Democrats appear largely powerless to block.
No charges for train engineer, police say
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/10/2020
» The engineer of a freight train that collided with a bus, killing 19 people on a railway in Chachoengsao's Muang district on Sunday, will not be prosecuted, provincial police said.
Thailand to make, supply AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine
Reuters, Published on 12/10/2020
» Thailand has agreed to manufacture and supply AstraZeneca Plc's experimental Covid-19 vaccine in the kingdom and other nations in the region, the British and Thai governments said on Monday.
Royalist group urges Thanathorn expulsion
Online Reporters, Published on 12/10/2020
» A royalist group has rallied outside an office building owned by Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit’s family for the second time in less than a month to "expel" him from the country.
Natural disasters soar in last 20 years, Asia hardest hit: UN
Reuters, Published on 12/10/2020
» GENEVA: There has been a dramatic increase in extreme weather events in the past 20 years, which are taking a heavy human and economic toll worldwide and are on track to expand further, and Asia has been hardest-hit, the United Nations said on Monday.
New Elite Card benefits to attract foreign investment
Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 12/10/2020
» New membership benefits for holders of the Thai Elite Card are expected to attract at least 20 billion baht in additional foreign investment.
Lender Ngern Tid Lor weighs B30bn IPO
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/10/2020
» Ngern Tid Lor Co, a microfinance company controlled by Bank of Ayudhya Plc, has picked banks to explore a potential initial public offering that could raise as much as 30 billion baht, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Armenia, Azerbaijan clash as ceasefire fails to stick
AFP, Published on 12/10/2020
» STEPANAKERT, Azerbaijan: A ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region was failing to hold Monday as the two Caucasus rivals exchanged new fire while international mediators were to relaunch efforts for a sustained truce.