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As official toll mounts, true Covid death figure elusive
AFP, Published on 21/05/2021
» PARIS - While the official number of deaths from Covid-19 has topped 3.4 million globally, experts say this is undoubtedly an underestimate.
IMF vows pandemic recovery, as vaccine firms pledge billions of doses
AFP, Published on 21/05/2021
» ROME - The IMF on Friday proposed a $50 billion plan to end the Covid-19 pandemic, aiming to expand immunisation drives around the world, while vaccine firms pledged to supply billions of doses to poorer nations by the end of next year.
Infections at Cal-Comp factory more than double
Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 21/05/2021
» PHETCHABURI: New coronavirus infections reported at an electonics factory in Khao Yoi district more than doubled on Friday as health authorities stepped up testing of neighbouring communities in a bid to contain the spread.
Indian variant infects Laksi construction camp
Online Reporters, Published on 21/05/2021
» Thirty-six people at a construction site in Laksi district of Bangkok have been found infected with the Indian variant of Covid-19 authorities said on Friday.
UK govt mulls action against BBC after Diana cover-up
AFP, Published on 21/05/2021
» LONDON: The British government on Friday warned of potential action against the BBC, after unprecedented criticism from the royal family about its use of deception to secure a 1995 interview with princess Diana, piling pressure on the corporation as it fights attacks on several fronts.
Mitsubishi to trim local car output amid chip shortage
Published on 21/05/2021
» TOKYO: Mitsubishi Motors will reduce production by 30,000 vehicles in total in June at five plants in Thailand, Japan and Indonesia, a spokeswoman said, as a global semiconductor shortage continues to trouble the automotive industry.
All aboard the night train: Paris-Nice sleeper returns
AFP, Published on 21/05/2021
» NICE: The legendary sleeper train that whisked travellers through France to the Mediterranean for close to a century has returned to the tracks as part of a French government push to revive night train travel.
Myanmar slashes trade target on Covid after crippling coup
Published on 21/05/2021
» Myanmar, which has been in turmoil since a military coup in February, cut its trade target for this year by 16%, citing the impact of Covid-19.
Covid vaccination registration for foreigners from June 7
Online Reporters, Published on 21/05/2021
» All foreigners in Thailand will be able to register at vaccination centres for Covid-19 shots from June 7, when the campaign for mass inoculations begins, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday.
BBC under pressure over Diana interview 'cover-up'
AFP, Published on 21/05/2021
» LONDON: The BBC was under pressure on Friday after unprecedented criticism from the royal family about its 1995 interview with princess Diana, damaging its reputation as it fights attacks on several fronts.