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Pfizer says Covid vaccine 90% effective in younger children
AFP, Published on 22/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine is more than 90 percent effective in preventing symptomatic forms of the disease in children aged 5 to 11, the company said in a document released Friday.
Alec Baldwin at centre of on-set shooting tragedy
AFP and New York Times, Published on 22/10/2021
» Hollywood star Alec Baldwin was the focus on Friday of investigations into a shocking and deadly on-set tragedy, after the actor fired a prop gun that killed a cinematographer and wounded the director of a Western he was shooting in New Mexico.
Nine held after major drug busts in Chiang Rai
Panumet Tanraksa, Published on 22/10/2021
» Police have arrested nine members of a major drug trafficking gang in two cases and seized a total of 2 million speed pills, 67 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine and 7kg of heroin in Chiang Rai
K-pop stars BTS leaving Sony for Universal
Bloomberg, Published on 22/10/2021
» The K-pop boy band BTS is ending its distribution deal with Sony Music’s Columbia Records and will instead partner with Universal Music Group.
Police nab wanted US national
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/10/2021
» A 63-year-old US national accused of defrauding bank customers has been arrested in Hua Hin one day before the statute of limitations expired, police said on Friday.
Nakhon Si Thammarat expands curfew as cases spike
Nujaree Rakrun, Published on 22/10/2021
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: The curfew in this southern province will be extended by two more hours from Friday night in an attempt to contain a spike of new Covid-19 infections.
Swedish rapper shot dead in Stockholm
AFP, Published on 22/10/2021
» STOCKHOLM: The award-winning Swedish rapper Einar, who topped the country's charts, was shot and killed in Stockholm, police and media said Friday as police hunted for suspects.
Chiang Mai field hospital ready for tougher cases
Panumet Tanraksa, Published on 22/10/2021
» CHIANG MAI: The field hospital in this northern province is adjusting to admit more Covid-19 patients with moderate symptoms instead of only people with no or mild symptoms as local case numbers are on the rise again.
Malaysia opening Langkawi to foreigners
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/10/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is set to reopen the tourist haven of the Langkawi islands to overseas visitors, under a pilot international tourism bubble project that will run for three months.
Confusion reigns over Queen Elizabeth II's health after hospital stay
AFP, Published on 22/10/2021
» LONDON - Questions mounted Friday about the health of 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II after she had tests and spent a night in hospital, despite royal officials saying she was resting at home.