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World virus deaths top 800,000 as nations ramp up measures
AFP, Published on 22/08/2020
» PARIS: The global death toll from the new coronavirus has surpassed 800,000, according to an AFP count on Saturday, with numerous countries ramping up restrictions in an effort to battle an eruption of new cases.
PSG and Bayern prepare for surreal final
AFP, Published on 22/08/2020
» LISBON: The Paris Saint-Germain of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe are one game away from winning a first UEFA Champions League that would cap their rise to the status of one of the world's most powerful clubs, but a fearsome Bayern Munich led by the prolific Robert Lewandowski stand in their way in Sunday's final.
Charges likely in death of Phuket student
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 22/08/2020
» PHUKET: Police say they expect to press charges of recklessness causing death in connection with the death of a first-year university student who was made to run until she collapsed.
Japan, Cambodia reach expat travel deal
Kyodo News, Published on 22/08/2020
» Japan and Cambodia agreed on Saturday to reopen their borders for each other’s expatriates, possibly starting from early September.
Advertisers scramble to curb ‘cancel’ damage
Online Reporters, Published on 22/08/2020
» Advertisers on Nation TV have sworn by their political neutrality after their brands became targets of “cancel culture” by Thai Twitter users.
Vietnamese fishing boat seized off Narathiwat
Waedao Harai, Published on 22/08/2020
» NARATHIWAT: A Vietnamese fishing vessel was seized and four crewmen arrested on Friday for illegal fishing in the Gulf of Thailand in the second such seizure in less than a week.
Ailing Putin critic 'stable' on arrival in Berlin
Published on 22/08/2020
» BERLIN: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is in stable condition after arriving in Berlin by air ambulance on Saturday following a suspected poisoning, according to the German NGO that chartered the flight.
American's house seized for forest encroachment
Sunthorn Kongwarakom, Published on 22/08/2020
» PHETCHABUN: A senior government official faces forest encroachment charges after the seizure of a house built by an American man near Khao Kho national park in Phetchabun.
Floods test limits of Three Gorges Dam
News Agencies, Published on 22/08/2020
» Water levels at China’s giant Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river are inching closer to their maximum after torrential rains raised inflows to a record high.
Washington zoo welcomes 'precious' new baby panda
AFP, Published on 22/08/2020
» WASHINGTON - Washington zoo officials heralded the arrival of "a precious giant panda cub" Friday, following the much-watched birth of panda Mei Xiang's latest baby, four years after her last pregnancy.