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Tom Brady announces departure from New England Patriots
AFP, Published on 17/03/2020
» LOS ANGELES: Tom Brady announced his departure from the New England Patriots on Tuesday, ending a glittering 20-year run with the franchise which saw him become the most successful quarterback in NFL history.
UEFA postpones Euro 2020 by a year due to coronavirus
AFP, Published on 17/03/2020
» LAUSANNE - The European championship, due to be played in June and July this year, has been postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, European football's governing body UEFA said on Tuesday.
UEFA proposes postponing Euro 2020 by a year due to coronavirus
AFP, Published on 17/03/2020
» LAUSANNE: UEFA has proposed postponing this year's European Championship until 2021, a source close to European football's governing body told AFP on Tuesday, as the continent battles with the coronavirus pandemic.
After head start on virus, Africa begins clampdown
AFP, Published on 17/03/2020
» NAIROBI - African countries have been among the last to be hit by the global coronavirus epidemic but as cases rise, many nations are now taking strict measures to block the deadly illness.
B130m in assets seized from suspected drug baron
Published on 17/03/2020
» The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) on Tuesday announced it has seized assets worth 130 million baht from the narcotics ring believed to be run by Chan Xue.
City chiefs launch BTS shuttle bus pilot service
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/03/2020
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Tuesday launched the first of three pilot BTS shuttle bus services, with seven more in the pipeline should these three prove a success.
Iraq names new PM as rockets hit base hosting foreign troops
AFP, Published on 17/03/2020
» BAGHDAD - Iraq's president Tuesday named ex-Najaf city governor Adnan Zurfi as the new prime minister, tasked with ruling a country hit by street protests, military unrest and now the coronavirus pandemic.
SET tweaks circuit-breaker rules
Business, Published on 17/03/2020
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) request to reduce the threshold for triggering the first circuit breaker to an 8% loss from 10%, aiming to prevent excessive stock market plunges linked to the global coronavirus pandemic.
Covid-19 fear fuels rush for traditional herbal medication
Published on 17/03/2020
» PRACHIN BURI: The rise in Covid-19 infections has people queuing to buy the traditional medicinal herb fa talai jone, or andrographis, in the hope it will protect them from contracting the virus, despite a lack of scientific proof.
Europe tightens curbs with economic toll worsening: Virus update
Published on 17/03/2020
» Governments in Europe tightened curbs on free movement to stem the outbreak and are exploring ways to ease the financial impact. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is rallying Senate Republicans to quickly pass the House package of economic measures.Goldman Sachs Group now expects China’s economy to contract by 9% in the first quarter and Hong Kong’s jobless rate rose to a nine-year high. The Philippines became the first country to shut its markets in response to the widening coronavirus outbreak and some regulators in Europe banned short selling. US equity futures and European stocks reversed gains.