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Covid, conflict and climate worsening hunger in Africa: report
AFP, Published on 14/12/2021
» NAIROBI - Hunger in Africa has worsened significantly with an almost 50 percent rise in those considered undernourished compared to 2014, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other agencies said on Tuesday.
Pfizer says Covid pill drastically reduces severe disease
AFP, Published on 14/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - Pfizer said Tuesday that clinical trials confirmed its Covid pill, a new type of antiviral treatment that should withstand the mutations seen with Omicron, drastically reduced hospitalizations and deaths among at-risk people by almost 90 percent.
Putin wants 'immediate' talks with NATO on Russia's security
AFP, Published on 14/12/2021
» MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that he wants "immediate" talks with the United States and NATO over security guarantees, as tensions soar between Moscow and the West over Ukraine.
Prominent dissident journalist jailed in Vietnam
AFP, Published on 14/12/2021
» A Hanoi court on Tuesday sentenced one of its most prominent dissident journalists to nine years behind bars on anti-state charges, the latest jailing of a press worker in Vietnam.
At least 50 killed in Haiti fuel tanker explosion
AFP, Published on 14/12/2021
» PORT-AU-PRINCE: At least 50 people were killed when a fuel tanker exploded in the Haitian city of Cap-Haitien on Tuesday morning, according to a local official, with overwhelmed local medics saying the toll was feared to rise.
Belarus opposition leader Tikhanovsky jailed for 18 years
AFP, Published on 14/12/2021
» MOSCOW: A court in Belarus on Tuesday sentenced opposition leader Sergei Tikhanovsky to 18 years in prison after he galvanised an unprecedented protest movement against strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko last year, state media said.
More illegal migrants from Myanmar arrested
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 14/12/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Thirty-four Myanmar nationals were detained in two separate operations after they illegally crossed the border into Thailand in Muang district of this western province on Tuesday.
Pathum Thani governor Narongsak will not run for Bangkok governor
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 14/12/2021
» Pathum Thani governor Narongsak Osottanakorn has decided not to run for Bangkok governor following speculation he would contest the race under the banner of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party.
Virologist advises delaying second booster shot
Post Reporters, Published on 14/12/2021
» People should hold off on getting a fourth vaccine shot for Covid-19 pending research and development into a new generation of vaccines, according to renowned virologist Yong Poovorawan.
Chaturon gets warm welcome from Pheu Thai
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 14/12/2021
» Veteran politician and former deputy prime minister Chaturon Chaisang has returned to the Pheu Thai Party after abandoning a plan to set up his own party.