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UK hot tub insurance claims bubble over during Covid
AFP, Published on 16/03/2021
» LONDON - Birds pecking at covers and a grass strimmer causing a puncture -- insurance claims for hot tub damage tripled in Britain last year as people took more dips during lockdowns, according to one insurer.
WHO experts to meet on AstraZeneca shot
AFP, Published on 16/03/2021
» GENEVA: WHO safety experts prepared to meet Tuesday to discuss the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine whose rollout has been halted in several European countries over blood-clot fears, imperilling the pandemic fight as infection rates surge in several countries.
Songkran splashing likely to be banned
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 16/03/2021
» The small Covid-19 panel will likely propose a ban on all forms of water splashing, use of powder paste and foam parties during the Songkran festival in April.
Dogs successfully trained to detect asymptomatic cases
Online Reporters, Published on 16/03/2021
» A research team at Chulalongkorn University has successfully trained six sniffer dogs to detect people infected with Covid-19 who do not show symptoms.
Rights groups call on Total to suspend payments to Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 16/03/2021
» PARIS: Total faced calls from rights groups on Tuesday to suspend payments on operations in Myanmar following a coup, after the oil group said it was worried about the situation while also highlighting the importance of its business there.
Arnon questions prison's nighttime Covid testing
Online Reporters, Published on 16/03/2021
» The Corrections Department said on Tuesday afternoon that its officials at Bangkok Remand Prison had performed their duties properly after a Ratsadon co-leader found intimidating their attempts to test them for Covid-19 at night.
Endangered slow loris saved by villagers in Hat Yai
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 16/03/2021
» SONGKHLA: A slow loris, a protected mammal, was saved by villagers in Hat Yai district early on Tuesday.
The mystery of Tanzania's missing president
AFP, Published on 16/03/2021
» DAR ES SALAAM - Where is Tanzania's President John Magufuli?
Lethal pollution high in 2020 despite lockdowns
AFP, Published on 16/03/2021
» PARIS: Deadly small particle pollution in dozens of nations exceeded World Health Organization recommendations last year despite Covid lockdowns, according to a report released Tuesday.
Varawut insists progress being made in settling Bang Kloi land issues
Mongkol Bangprapa and Online Reporters, Published on 16/03/2021
» Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa has defended the government's handling of problems involving Karen people from upper Bang Kloi village in Kaeng Kachan district of Phetchaburi province.