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Augustin Bizimana: Genocide architect who cheated justice to the end
AFP, Published on 22/05/2020
» NAIROBI - An agricultural scientist who became an architect of Rwanda's 1994 genocide, Augustin Bizimana cheated justice to the end, lying buried in a corner of Congo as investigators strove for decades to bring him to book.
Hydroxychloroquine shows no coronavirus benefit, raises death risk: study
AFP, Published on 22/05/2020
» PARIS - A study of nearly 100,000 coronavirus patients has shown no benefit in treating them with anti-viral drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine and even increased the likelihood of them dying in hospital.
HK hotels on their knees as two-thirds of rooms empty
South China Morning Post, Published on 22/05/2020
» Hong Kong hotels were the biggest losers in Asia's hospitality industry in the first quarter, as travel bans and lockdown orders to contain the global coronavirus pandemic kept business travellers and tourists away, hitting the financial hub particularly hard.
Many feared dead in Karachi plane crash
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 22/05/2020
» KARACHI: A Pakistani plane with nearly 100 people on board crashed into a residential area in the southern city of Karachi on Friday, killing several people on the ground.
Pattaya-Map Ta Phut route trial begins
Post Reporters, Published on 22/05/2020
» A newly built section of the motorway from Pattaya to Map Ta Phut has been opened for a toll-free, three-month trial to facilitate travel between Bangkok and provinces in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
Abbot of famed forest temple dies in fire
Yuttapong Kumnodnae, Published on 22/05/2020
» UDON THANI: The abbot of the famous forest temple long associated with the late Luangta Maha Bua Yannasampanno died on Friday after a fire gutted his living quarters.
Pakistan plane with 98 aboard crashes on homes
AFP, Published on 22/05/2020
» KARACHI: A Pakistani plane with nearly 100 people on board crashed into a residential area in the southern city of Karachi on Friday, killing several people on the ground.
Transport operators want swift end to decree
Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 22/05/2020
» Transport and logistics operators say they oppose the planned one-month extension of the nationwide emergency decree, estimating the order will cost the economy a further 300-400 billion baht in June.
China warns of slump as virus kills world jobs
AFP, Published on 22/05/2020
» BEIJING: China warned Friday that its huge economy faces an immense challenge from the coronavirus, as the ongoing pandemic and national lockdowns caused massive job losses in the US and Latin America.
Myanmar editor jailed for Covid error
Published on 22/05/2020
» YANGON: A Myanmar news editor has been jailed for two years after his agency reported a coronavirus death that turned out to be false, his lawyer said on Friday.