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More than 120 arrested after Breonna Taylor shooting protests
AFP, Published on 24/09/2020
» LOUISVILLE (UNITED STATES) - More than 120 people were arrested overnight in the US city of Louisville, officials confirmed Thursday, as the announcement that no one would be charged with the killing of Breonna Taylor sent fresh demands for racial justice billowing across the US.
EU warns coronavirus epidemic worsening
AFP, Published on 24/09/2020
» STOCKHOLM - The EU raised the alarm Thursday on coronavirus saying the epidemic is worse now than at the March peak in several member countries, as governments in Europe and beyond reimpose drastic restrictions.
Trump heckled as he pays respects to late justice Ginsburg
AFP, Published on 24/09/2020
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump was heckled by protesters Thursday as he visited the Supreme Court to pay his respects to the late justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Parliament delays charter vote, set up panel
Online Reporters, Published on 24/09/2020
» Lawmakers have delayed by a month the vote on six motions on charter amendments and decided to set up a tripartite panel as pressure mounted outside Parliament.
Joshua Wong arrested for 2019 illegal assembly in Hong Kong
Reuters and AFP, Published on 24/09/2020
» HONG KONG/BRUSSELS: Hong Kong police arrested prominent democracy activist Joshua Wong on Thursday for participating in an unauthorised assembly in October 2019 and violating the city's anti-mask law, according to a post on his official Twitter account.
AirAsia adding services in super app
WILLIAM HICKS AND SUCHIT LEESA-NGUANSUK, Published on 24/09/2020
» AirAsia Group announced on Thursday it is building a super app off its existing mobile application and website to provide services such as e-commerce, deliveries and payments that will be available next month in Thailand and Asean.
Watana sentenced to 99 years in jail, allowed bail
Online Reporters, Published on 24/09/2020
» The Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions has sentenced former social development and human security minister Watana Muangsook to 99 years in jail for demanding bribes in a low-cost housing project.
Phuket vegetarian festival to go ahead
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 24/09/2020
» PHUKET: The famous Phuket vegetarian festival will go ahead this year after organisers promised strict enforcement of social distancing principles to help prevent the resurgence of Covid-19 in the province.
Chinese vaccine maker to offer shots to testing nations first
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/09/2020
» BEIJING: Chinese vaccine developer Sinovac Biotech Ltd said on Thursday that countries running its final-stage clinical trials like Brazil, Indonesia and Turkey will get its coronavirus shots at the same time as China, underscoring how vaccine supply agreements could cement diplomatic ties in the Covid-19 era.
Maddie suspect loses bid for prison release
AFP, Published on 24/09/2020
» LUXEMBOURG - The prime suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann on Thursday lost his bid to be freed from jail, with the European Court of Justice rejecting his appeal against a separate rape conviction.