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Canada police ready to move in to clear trucker-led protests
AFP, Published on 17/02/2022
» OTTAWA - Canadian police massed in the capital Thursday, readying to clear a trucker-led protest that has choked Ottawa's streets and provoked the government to call on rarely-used emergency powers.
US 'candy bomber' pilot dead at 101
AFP, Published on 17/02/2022
» BERLIN - Gail Halvorsen, the former US pilot who thought up the idea of dropping tiny improvised parachutes loaded with sweets for children into Berlin during the Soviet blockade, has died at the age of 101.
Valieva fourth in Olympic skating as doping scandal takes toll
AFP, Published on 17/02/2022
» BEIJING: Kamila Valieva finished fourth in the Olympic women’s figure skating final on Thursday after her error-strewn performance handed Russian teammate Anna Shcherbakova gold, as a doping scandal took its toll on the 15-year-old.
Strike a balance, urges Anutin
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 17/02/2022
» Thailand will try to strike a balance between keeping the economy functioning and safeguarding public health when the Covid-19 pandemic eases, says Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
All risk catching Omicron, says expert
Apinya Wipatayotin and Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 17/02/2022
» Although 70% of the Thai population have been vaccinated, everyone still has a high chance of getting infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19, said Dr Manoon Leechawengwongs, a pulmonary disease expert at Vichaiyut Hospital.
QSNCC picked for Apec summit venue
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 17/02/2022
» The Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) has been selected by the government to be the venue for hosting the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) this year, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Thursday.
Boy performs music on social media to pay for father's funeral
Online Reporters, Published on 17/02/2022
» A 12-year-old boy performed music on Facebook Live to raise money for funeral expenses of his father, who died of cancer early this month.
169 illegal migrants, four guides caught in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 17/02/2022
» KANCHANABURI: A total of 169 job seekers from Myanmar were caught for illegal entry in six locations in three districts of this province on Wednesday and Thursday.
Japan eases virus border rules for workers, students from March 1
AFP, Published on 17/02/2022
» TOKYO: Japan will ease its strict virus border rules to allow students and businesspeople into the country from March, but tourists will still be barred, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday.
China's zero-Covid policy under review as economic pressure mounts
South China Morning Post, Published on 17/02/2022
» HONG KONG: Multiple teams in China are studying how to improve the country's anti-pandemic policies, as economic pressure from its zero-Covid approach intensifies, according to one of the nation's most prominent epidemiologists.