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Wales set for hostile crowd as Italy eye Euro 2020 knockouts
AFP, Published on 16/06/2021
» PARIS: Wales are bracing for a hostile reception when they face Turkey in Baku at Euro 2020 on Wednesday while rejuvenated Italy can seal their place in the last 16 with victory against Switzerland.
EU moves to pre-Covid normal as cases spike in Moscow
AFP, Published on 16/06/2021
» BRUSSELS: The EU on Wednesday agreed to lift coronavirus restrictions for US travellers as Western countries moved toward a return to pre-Covid life, but in a stark reminder that the global pandemic was far from over, Moscow ordered mandatory jabs over a "dramatic" rise in infections.
Botswana says found world's 'third largest' diamond
AFP, Published on 16/06/2021
» GABORONE (BOTSWANA) - Botswanan diamond firm Debswana said Wednesday it had unearthed a 1,098-carat stone that it described as the third largest of its kind in the world.
Myanmar junta and villagers trade accusations after houses razed
AFP, Published on 16/06/2021
» Myanmar's junta and villagers traded accusations Wednesday after a settlement was razed almost entirely to the ground in the centre of the coup-wracked country.
Prayut sets 120-day deadline for fully reopening Thailand
Online Reporters, Published on 16/06/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced on Wednesday the country will be fully reopened within 120 days, with all businesses able to resume normal operations and visitors free to travel across the country.
Pattaya places order for Sinopharm vaccine
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 16/06/2021
» CHON BURI: Pattaya City has registered with the Chulabhorn Royal Academy (CRA) and ordered 100,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine, city manager Sonthaya Khunpluem said on Wednesday.
Phuket sandbox reopening model may expand to other provinces
Online Reporters, Published on 16/06/2021
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry has proposed expanding the Phuket sandbox model of reopening to foreign tourists to Bangkok and several other tourist provinces.
Father, son electrocuted in rice field
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 16/06/2021
» KHON KAEN: A farmer was electrocuted while putting up an electric fence to protect seedlings in his rice field on Tuesday night, and his son was also killed when he rushed to help him, police said.
Chickens, cows, apartments offered up in Asia's vaccination lucky draws
Reuters, Published on 16/06/2021
» Chickens, cows, paid leave, even a million-dollar apartment, these are the prizes on offer from Thailand to Indonesia to Hong Kong for those who get vaccinated against Covid-19 as nations across Asia combat vaccine hesitancy.
Covid battle focus turns to factories
Online Reporters, Published on 16/06/2021
» The fight against Covid-19 is focusing on poor enforcement of prevention measures at factories, where the virus is spreading "relentlessly".