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Paris climate goals failure 'could cost world $600 tn'
AFP, Published on 14/04/2020
» PARIS - Nations' failure to fulfil the promises they made in the Paris climate agreement to make drastic emissions cuts could cost the global economy as much as $600 trillion this century, new analysis showed Tuesday.
Pandemic causing deep recession, and it could get worse: IMF
AFP, Published on 14/04/2020
» WASHINGTON: The coronavirus pandemic is pushing the global economy into its deepest recession in a century, cutting world output by three percent this year, and the crisis could get worse, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday.
Obama set to endorse Biden for president: sources
AFP, Published on 14/04/2020
» WASHINGTON - Barack Obama will endorse his longtime deputy Joe Biden for US president Tuesday, sources close to the former commander in chief said, as the Democratic Party rallies around its flagbearer ahead of November's election.
Trump eyes reopening US economy but sparks polemic over 'king' powers
AFP, Published on 14/04/2020
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's plan to reopen the post-pandemic US economy, starting with the unveiling of a new task force Tuesday, was mired in controversy after he was accused of seeking king-like powers.
Learning TV tests to commence soon
Post Reporters, Published on 14/04/2020
» Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan has said learning via satellite television may be the best method to teach students while schools are closed amid the Covid-19 outbreak as the ministry prepares to commence broadcast tests.
Man caught for selling fake medical certificates
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/04/2020
» A young man selling online fake medical certificates, including for Covid-19, has been arrested in Lat Phrao district, Bangkok.
Germany weighs easing lockdown
AFP, Published on 14/04/2020
» FRANKFURT AM MAIN: The number of people infected with coronavirus in Germany has "stabilised", the public health chief said Tuesday, as politicians prepare for talks on when to end the lockdown measures used to slow the disease's spread.
8,000 inmates released to ease risk
King-oua Laohong, Published on 14/04/2020
» The Department of Corrections has suspended jail sentences for more than 8,000 inmates nationwide to ease overcrowding in prisons during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Asia virus latest: Bangkok hospitals protect babies with face shields
AFP, Published on 14/04/2020
» SINGAPORE: Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic:
Dozens protest B5,000 aid screening criteria
Online Reporters, Published on 14/04/2020
» Dozens of people have demanded to meet Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana at the ministry after their applications for the 5,000-baht financial aid were turned down.