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Trump headed for trouble -- and not changing course
AFP, Published on 14/10/2020
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is down in the polls, running out of time, and facing a resurgent coronavirus across the United States. Yet seemingly headed for defeat, he is doing nothing to change course.
Trump, Biden plan dueling town halls instead of scrapped debate
AFP, Published on 14/10/2020
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump and White House challenger Joe Biden will duel for airtime in rival televised town hall events Thursday night, after their second head-to-head debate was scrapped following the president's Covid-19 diagnosis.
Europe hardens virus controls as infections surge across region
AFP, Published on 14/10/2020
» PARIS - European governments from The Netherlands to Spain imposed tough new virus controls on Wednesday, closing bars and restaurants and enforcing local lockdowns in a bid to battle a surge in a new infections from the global pandemic.
Protesters vow to stay 3 days at Govt House to oust Prayut
Online Reporters, Published on 14/10/2020
» Protesters declared their intention to stay camped outside Government House for at least three days to put pressure on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down, as yellow-shirted counter-demonstrators ended their show of support for the monarchy.
Governments ‘use pandemic to crack down on online dissent’
AFP, Published on 14/10/2020
» Governments around the world are using the pandemic as a justification to expand surveillance and crack down on dissent online, resulting in a 10th consecutive annual decline in internet freedom, a human rights watchdog report said Wednesday.
Azerbaijan strikes inside Armenia as Karabakh fighting widens
AFP, Published on 14/10/2020
» BAKHARLY, Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan said Wednesday it had destroyed missile launchers inside Armenia that were targetting its cities, as fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh risked widening beyond the disputed region.
New crew reaches space station in record time
AFP, Published on 14/10/2020
» ALMATY, Kazakhstan: A three-person crew successfully reached the International Space Station on Wednesday aboard a Russian rocket after the fastest ever journey from Earth of just over three hours.
BoT prepares year-end borrower relief
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 14/10/2020
» The Bank of Thailand plans to implement an additional debt restructuring package using targeted measures to help borrowers during the pandemic as the second-phase debt relief scheme expires.
Protesters brush aside police, set up camp outside Govt House
Bangkok Post and Reuters, Published on 14/10/2020
» Anti-government protesters settled into their new camp on Phitsanulok Road, outside Government House, on Wednesday night after police gave up trying to stop their march.
Six jailed over death of 'pretty' girl Lunlabelle
Online Reporters, Published on 14/10/2020
» The Thon Buri Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced a "pretty boy" to eight years in prison and five other defendants to five years and four months each over the death of fellow product presenter Thitima Noraphanphiphat, 26, alias Lunlabelle, in Bang Bua Thong district, Nonthaburi province, in September last year.