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Biden to meet Asian-Americans after Atlanta spa killings
AFP, Published on 19/03/2021
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden headed to Atlanta Friday to comfort an Asian-American community plunged into grief and fear after a killing spree left six women of Asian descent dead and a nation alarmed by pandemic-era hate crimes.
Europe resumes AZ jabs, US nears 100m doses
AFP, Published on 19/03/2021
» PARIS: Several European countries were resuming AstraZeneca vaccinations Friday after an all-clear from EU regulators, as US President Joe Biden was set to meet his goal of having 100 million Americans inoculated weeks ahead of schedule.
Samut Sakhon governor discharged after virus fight
Online Reporters, Published on 19/03/2021
» Governor Verasak Vichitsangsri returned to Samut Sakhon on Friday after battling the coronavirus for almost three months, during which he came close to dying.
15 of 600 workers at construction camp infected, in Samut Prakan
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 19/03/2021
» SAMUT PRAKAN: About 600 workers were tested for Covid-19 at a construction camp in Muang district and 15 of the tests have returned positive, about 2.5%.
Songkran water fights officially banned
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/03/2021
» The Covid-19 task force on Friday banned street water fights during the Songkran festival for the second year running, on fears it could spread Covid-19.
Tanzania swears in first female president after Magufuli's sudden death
AFP, Published on 19/03/2021
» DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzania's Samia Suluhu Hassan was on Friday sworn in as the country's first female president after the sudden death of John Magufuli from an illness shrouded in mystery.
Violence triggers exodus from Yangon
AFP, Published on 19/03/2021
» YANGON: Roads out of Myanmar's biggest city were choked on Friday with people fleeing the junta's deadly crackdown on anti-coup dissent, as authorities in neighbouring Thailand said they were preparing for an influx of refugees.
Water fights officially banned for Songkran
Reuters, Published on 19/03/2021
» The Covid-19 task force on Friday banned street water fights during the Songkran festival for the second year running, on fears it could result in the spreading of Covid-19.
Last Covid red zone lifted
Online Reporters, Published on 19/03/2021
» Samut Sakhon's red zone Covid-19 status has been eased to orange, allowing most business activities to resume - but not pubs, bars and karaoke shops.
Payment startups big winners of e-commerce boom
AFP, Published on 19/03/2021
» PARIS - They were little known before the pandemic, but startups in the flourishing digital payment industry are now worth a fortune as Covid-19 has forced people to increasingly embrace e-commerce.