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Environmental degradation poses triple threat to humans: UN
AFP, Published on 18/02/2021
» PARIS - Climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution pose a triple threat to human health and prosperity that may be averted only by transforming how we power our economies and feed ourselves, the United Nations said Thursday.
Nigeria hunts school kidnappers as families call for help
AFP, Published on 18/02/2021
» KAGARA (NIGERIA) - Nigerian security forces on Thursday said they were tracking the armed gang that kidnapped more than 40 people from a school a day earlier, as families and a survivor described how students fled gunfire during the early morning attack.
Dozens arrested after second night of Spain rapper protests
AFP, Published on 18/02/2021
» MADRID - Dozens of people were arrested in Spain following a second night of clashes over the jailing of a rapper for controversial tweets, with the violence sparking a political backlash.
Mercedes-Benz: Luxury cars to help drive economy
Published on 18/02/2021
» Mercedes-Benz (Thailand) sees positive signs in Thai and global luxury car markets, with sales surging in its two models in Thailand, helping the German automaker cushion an overall sales drop in the domestic market during the pandemic-hit year of 2020.
PM's aide files lese majeste complaint against Move Forward MP
Reuters, Published on 18/02/2021
» An aide to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday filed a criminal complaint accusing an opposition lawmaker of insulting the king, a crime punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
Monk's image at centre of copyright tussle
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 18/02/2021
» The image of the late Luang Phor Koon Parisutho at the heart of a copyright issue with a popular American clothing brand is not registered as intellectual property with the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP), according to the agency.
Elderly mother and son get B6m donations
Online Reporters, Published on 18/02/2021
» An elderly mother and her son have received almost 6 million baht in donations from the public after a video clip showing them sharing a modest lunch while waiting to register for Covid-19 aid went viral.
Cambodia's new internet gateway decried as repression tool
Reuters, Published on 18/02/2021
» PHNOM PENH: Human rights groups decried Cambodia's establishment this week of a China-style internet gateway that would allow all online traffic to be controlled and monitored, saying it would be a new tool for longtime leader Hun Sen to repress any opposition.
Savings club's investment in 'artificial intelligence' a massive scam
King-oua Laohong, Published on 18/02/2021
» Financial crime police are investigating a gang operating a phoney savings club promising members a return of 500,000 baht for every 100 baht invested in "artificial intelligence" in Mozambique.
Thai-developed vaccine set to proceed to human trials
Published on 18/02/2021
» Thailand's second domestically developed vaccine will soon undergo human trials, officials said on Thursday, adding that the plan was to produce up to 5 million doses by the end of the year.