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Nurse gets first jab as US begins COVID-19 vaccinations
AFP, Published on 14/12/2020
» NEW YORK - The United States kicked off a mass vaccination drive Monday hoping to turn the tide on the world's biggest coronavirus outbreak, as the country's death toll neared a staggering 300,000.
New York nurse receives first Covid vaccine in US
AFP, Published on 14/12/2020
» NEW YORK - A nurse in New York became the first person in the United States to receive the coronavirus vaccine Monday.
Rain threatens to ruin eclipse viewing in Chile's south
AFP, Published on 14/12/2020
» PUCON (CHILE) - Thousands of tourists and residents in Chile's south saw their hopes of watching a total eclipse of the sun shrink as heavy rain fell on Monday just hours before the expected solar show.
WTO fails to agree rules to stop overfishing by year's end deadline
Reuters, Published on 14/12/2020
» GENEVA: World Trade Organization negotiators failed to reach a deal to cut subsidies that lead to overfishing by a year-end deadline, the chairman of the talks told delegates at a closed-door meeting on Monday, citing delays linked to Covid-19.
Blueprint for zero-carbon goal underway
Published on 14/12/2020
» Energy authorities and the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) are drafting a Thailand Integrated Energy Blueprint (TIEB) to set up a zero-carbon emission goal in response to the growing trends of renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs).
Japan, South Korea fret as cases soar
Reuters, Published on 14/12/2020
» TOKYO/SEOUL: Japan and South Korea grappled with surging coronavirus cases and growing public frustration on Monday, with Japan suspending a contentious travel subsidy programme and South Korea closing some schools and considering its toughest curbs yet.
US government says agencies hit by massive cyberattack
AFP, Published on 14/12/2020
» WASHINGTON - The US government issued an emergency directive to federal agencies in the wake of a major cyberattack, as multiple media outlets reported at least two departments -- including the Treasury -- had been targeted by hackers with ties to Russia.
US takes Sudan off sponsors of terror blacklist
AFP, Published on 14/12/2020
» KHARTOUM (SUDAN) - The United States has formally removed Sudan from its state sponsors of terrorism blacklist, its Khartoum embassy said Monday, less than two months after the East African nation pledged to normalise ties with Israel.
Unlawful rally case against Move Forward MP Rangsiman withdrawn
Online Reporters, Published on 14/12/2020
» The Criminal Court on Monday approved the prosecution's request to withdraw a case against Rangsiman Rome, a Move Forward Party MP, on the grounds the same charges against six other defendants had already been dismissed.
Big Mountain festival organisers to be charged
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 14/12/2020
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Provincial health authorities registered a complaint with police in Pak Chong district on Monday, charging the organisers of the Big Mountain Music Festival with defying an order to shut down the show.