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Masks on the street but not at work? Experts urge consistency
AFP, Published on 14/08/2020
» PARIS - Faced with an upsurge in coronavirus cases and alarm over images of summer crowds packing onto streets and beaches, some European governments have mandated masks even in open-air public places.
Death sentences in Koh Tao killings commuted
Published on 14/08/2020
» Two migrant workers from Myanmar on death row for the 2014 murder of two British backpackers on Koh Tao have had their sentences commuted to life in prison under a royal decree, their lawyer said on Friday.
Boar that stole nudist's laptop 'may be culled'
AFP, Published on 14/08/2020
» BERLIN: A wild boar that went viral after stealing a nudist's laptop by a lake in German capital Berlin last week could be caught up in a local cull, an official said Friday.
Student leader arrested ahead of rally
Post Reporters, Published on 14/08/2020
» Student leader Parit Chiwarak was arrested on Friday on multiple charges including sedition, as tensions escalate ahead of a major pro-democracy rally planned for Sunday afternoon in Bangkok.
China aims to double high-speed rail network by 2035
Published on 14/08/2020
» China's unprecedented railway spending boom will continue for at least another 15 years and see its high-speed network nearly double in length, China Railway Group, the state-owned railway builder, said in a new blueprint published on Thursday.
'Torture chamber': Jailed Belarusians reveal prison abuse
AFP, Published on 14/08/2020
» MINSK - Emerging from a jail in Minsk with other Belarusians detained in a post-election crackdown, 27-year-old maths teacher Yana Bobrovskaya said she never expected to make it out alive.
Three soldiers wounded in Pattani shootout
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 14/08/2020
» PATTANI: Three soldiers were wounded in an exchange of gunfire with armed men on Friday in Yarang district, where security officers were hunting for the bombers who killed a ranger on Thursday.
Toddler in coma after hours in hot van
Nujaree Rakrun, Published on 14/08/2020
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: A two-year-old boy remained in a coma on Friday, three days after he was left alone in a scorching hot van outside a childcare centre in Phibun district for six hours.
Stay or go? Brits in France face quarantine dilemma
AFP, Published on 14/08/2020
» LONDON: Half a million Britons holidaying in France were on Friday faced with the choice of returning in a hurry or staying put, after the UK announced a two-week coronavirus quarantine for travellers arriving from over the Channel.
Cambodia calls off water festival in October
Published on 14/08/2020
» PHNOM PENH: The Cambodian government has said it will cancel the three-day Water Festival scheduled to take place in late October in an effort to prevent the spread of Covid-19.