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Xi to join European climate summit, as Kerry in China for talks
AFP, Published on 15/04/2021
» SHANGHAI - Chinese President Xi Jinping will join a virtual climate summit with France and Germany, Beijing announced Thursday, as US envoy John Kerry visited Shanghai to drum up support from the world's biggest polluter for America's drive to address environmental challenges.
US imposes sanctions on Moscow, expels 10 Russian diplomats
AFP, Published on 15/04/2021
» WASHINGTON - The United States announced sanctions against Russia on Thursday and the expulsion of 10 diplomats in retaliation for what Washington says is the Kremlin's US election interference, a massive cyber attack and other hostile activity.
New US sanctions won't 'help' Putin-Biden summit plans: Kremlin
AFP, Published on 15/04/2021
» MOSCOW - The Kremlin said Thursday that looming US sanctions against Russia in retaliation for alleged election interference and hacking will not "help" a potential summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden.
Myanmar force arrests anti-coup leader
Reuters, Published on 15/04/2021
» Myanmar security forces arrested on Thursday one of the main leaders of the campaign against military rule after ramming him with a car as he led a motorbike protest rally, friends and colleagues said.
Top US envoy Blinken in Afghanistan for troop withdrawal talks
AFP, Published on 15/04/2021
» KABUL - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan Thursday to brief officials on Washington's plans to withdraw all American troops before this year's 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
India battered by huge second Covid wave as virus imperils Olmpics
AFP, Published on 15/04/2021
» NEW DELHI - India's huge coronavirus second wave accelerated Thursday with a record number of infections reported, as a top Japanese politician warned Covid-19 could still derail the already delayed Olympics.
From India, Myanmar's ousted lawmakers work on challenging junta
Reuters, Published on 15/04/2021
» In a spartan hillside room in India furnished only with a thin sleeping mat, the Myanmar member of parliament spends much of his days attentively listening to Zoom conference calls and tapping away messages on his smartphone.
Shorter restaurant hours, school closures on cards
Online Reporters, Published on 15/04/2021
» NONTHABURI: The National Communicable Disease Committee has proposed shorter restaurant hours and school and amusement park closures until the end of this month to contain the spread of Covid-19, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
India cases surge; CDC's J&J talk ends without vote: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/04/2021
» India reported more than 200,000 new infections on Thursday, its highest one-day surge since the pandemic broke out. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel ended discussion of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine without taking a vote, while J&J itself said it continues to believe in the positive benefit-risk profile of its Covid-19 shot.
8,000 beds prepared for Bangkok's Covid cases
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 15/04/2021
» About 8,000 beds at hospitals, hospitels and field hospitals were prepared for Covid-19 cases in Greater Bangkok, Government House said on Thursday.