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Biden to break silence with address to nation on Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 16/08/2021
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden will break his silence Monday on the US fiasco in Afghanistan with an address to the nation from the White House, as a lightning Taliban victory sent the Democrat's domestic political fortunes reeling.
Protesters rally at Government House
Online Reporters, Published on 16/08/2021
» Anti-government protesters have rallied at the Victory Monument and Government House, demanding that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha resign for mishandling the Covid-19 situation.
Malaysian PM quits after turbulent 17 months in office
AFP, Published on 16/08/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's prime minister resigned and his government collapsed Monday after just 17 months in office, throwing the country into fresh political turmoil as it battles a serious coronavirus outbreak.
Korat logs 450 new Covid infections
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 16/08/2021
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The provincial communicable disease committee reported 450 new Covid-19 infections and two more fatalities on Monday.
Lockdown extended, bank branches in malls to reopen
Online Reporters, Published on 16/08/2021
» The lockdown of 29 provinces hardest-hit by the latest wave of Covid-19 has been extended until the end of this month, but restrictions have been eased on banks and other financial services operating in shopping malls.
Monk kills neighbour at meditation centre
Chinnawat Singha, Published on 16/08/2021
» PHITSANULOK: A monk in charge of a Buddist meditation centre shot dead a man he had a long-standing argument with at the dhamma centre in Noen Maprang district on Monday morning.
Bank of Thailand head says virus fight may need 1 trillion baht more
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/08/2021
» The governor of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) has called for an additional 1 trillion baht in government spending to counter coronavirus, saying the blow to the economy from the pandemic is greater than from the Asian financial crisis in 1997.
Tonga coach and ex-Wallabies star Kefu critical after stabbing
AFP, Published on 16/08/2021
» BRISBANE (AUSTRALIA) - Tonga coach and former Wallabies star Toutai Kefu was in a critical condition Monday after being stabbed by intruders at his Brisbane home during a "brutal and violent" attack, as the rugby world rallied around him.
Cup of Nations 'beacon of hope' for battered Cameroon economy
AFP, Published on 16/08/2021
» YAOUNDE - The Africa Cup of Nations in January and February is a "beacon of hope" for a Cameroonian economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic and two conflicts, businessmen and traders say.
New Covid cases exceed 21,000 for sixth day, 182 deaths
Online Reporters, Published on 16/08/2021
» Thailand logged 182 more Covid-19 fatalities and 21,157 new cases over the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Monday morning.