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Strong quake jolts northeastern Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 13/02/2021
» TOKYO: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 rocked northeastern Japan late Saturday, but there was no tsunami threat and no abnormalities were detected at nuclear plants in the region.
Police and protesters face off again
Online Reporters, Published on 13/02/2021
» A confrontation between police and pro-democracy protesters turned ugly late Saturday with a number of injuries and arrests, following a peaceful protest earlier in the day at Democracy Monument in Bangkok.
'Don't call it a coup,' Myanmar junta warns
News Agencies, Published on 13/02/2021
» YANGON: Myanmar’s military leaders aren’t happy with the choice of words used to describe this month’s coup.
US vaccinations pass 50 million
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/02/2021
» The United States has administered more than 50 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in the two months since the rollout of the shots began, updated figures showed on Saturday.
Two rangers hurt in Narathiwat bombing
Waedao Harai and Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 13/02/2021
» NARATHIWAT/PATTANI: Two rangers were injured in a bombing in Narathiwat while police manning a checkpoint in Pattani were ambushed in the fresh wave of southern violence on Saturday.
Myanmar protesters block arrests as UN demands Suu Kyi's release
AFP, Published on 13/02/2021
» YANGON - Opposition to Myanmar's new military regime intensified on Saturday as spontaneous neighbourhood watch groups mobilised to thwart arrests of anti-coup activists and the UN demanded the release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
124 positive tests at Pathum Thani wet market
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 13/02/2021
» PATHUM THANI: A total of 124 people, both Thais and migrant workers, at the Pornpat fresh market in Thanyaburi district have tested positive for Covid-19 after three days of active case finding, authorities say.
Asean export decline smaller than feared
Kyodo News, Published on 13/02/2021
» TOKYO: Exports from the six largest Southeast Asian economies fell by 2.2% in 2020 from a year earlier to a combined $1.35 trillion, a relatively small decline given the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to data from the Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro).
Will money laundering laws end art world's culture of secrecy?
AFP, Published on 13/02/2021
» PARIS - When a Botticelli painting went under the hammer last month at Sotheby's in New York for $92 million, it was assumed the buyer was a Russian oligarch since the bidding was done by an adviser to wealthy Russians.
Edible rats help laid-off worker start over
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 13/02/2021
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: When Somkiart Sukhamtha lost his factory job in this northeastern province because of the Covid pandemic, he had to find a new way to make a living. The answer, it turns out, was rats.