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Myanmar news outlet says its journalist jailed for incitement
Reuters, Published on 13/05/2021
» A journalist who reported on protests against this year's coup in Myanmar has been jailed for three years for incitement, his news organisation said, among the first guilty verdicts against media workers under the ruling military junta.
Thai FDA approves Moderna vaccine
Online Reporters, Published on 13/05/2021
» Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency use authorisation for the Covid-19 vaccine of Moderna, an FDA official said.
Fight against Covid in jails ramps up
King-oua Laohong, Published on 13/05/2021
» The Corrections Department is ramping up efforts to contain the Covid-19 outbreak at two prisons in Bangkok, where nearly 3,000 inmates have tested positive for the disease.
The world finally accepts much-maligned Covid shot
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/05/2021
» Indonesia, one of the first nations to bet its Covid-19 vaccination campaign on Sinovac Biotech, was about to announce a stunning development, one that would help vindicate a shot that’s been shrouded in controversy for months. Over in Beijing, though, the company’s chief executive officer was unaware.
In Colombia, cattle farmer declares truce with jaguar
AFP, Published on 13/05/2021
» HATO COROZAL (COLOMBIA) - On the plains of eastern Colombia, an age-old conflict between man and beast plays out near-daily. Jaguars attack cattle. Farmers retaliate with shotguns.
Health official dies after being vaccinated
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/05/2021
» A public health official has died seven days after being given a Covid-19 vaccine, deputy permanent secretary for health Sura Wisetsak said on Thursday.
New cluster at Chaeng Wattana workers' camp
Online Reporters, Published on 13/05/2021
» A total of 196 out of 300 workers tested for Covid-19 at a construction camp on Chaeng Wattana Road were found to be infected, according to a government MP for Bangkok.
32 Covid deaths, 4,887 new cases
Online Reporters, Published on 13/05/2021
» There were 32 new Covid-19 deaths over the past 24 hours, bringing the toll to 518, and 4,887 new cases, raising the total to 93,794, the Public Health Ministry reported on Thursday.
Why many Covid experts think Americans can ditch their masks soon
AFP, Published on 13/05/2021
» WASHINGTON - Covid cases are declining quickly while vaccinations continue to rise slowly but surely in the United States, the former epicenter of the pandemic.