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EU begins vaccinations to defeat pandemic
AFP, Published on 27/12/2020
» EU countries on Sunday embarked on a vaccination campaign hailed as the "key" to defeating Covid-19, as the growing spread of a new coronavirus variant intensified fears the pandemic could wreak further devastation.
Returnee plunges to death at quarantine hotel
Online Reporters, Published on 27/12/2020
» A Thai woman who recently returned to the country from South Korea plunged to her death from her room at a hotel functioning as a Covid quarantine facility in Bang Kapi on Sunday afternoon.
Gambling-related Covid cases soar in Rayong
Online Reporters, Published on 27/12/2020
» Covid cases surged by 49 in Rayong over the past 24 hours, raising total cases linked to a gambling den in the eastern province to 85, health authorities say.
Champagne makers toast post-Brexit deal with thirsty Brits
AFP, Published on 27/12/2020
» Aÿ-CHAMPAGNE, France: French champagne producers had extra reason to celebrate this week with the sealing of a post-Brexit trade deal between the EU and the UK, the biggest market for the sparkling wine synonymous with luxury.
3 summonsed for severely assaulting world-renowned dancer
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 27/12/2020
» BURI RAM: Police summonsed three young men aged 20-23 for allegedly assaulting a native of this northeastern province, a man renowned as a dancer and who received an award at an international cheerleading championship.
Gutsy Rahane century puts India in driving seat against Australia
AFP, Published on 27/12/2020
» MELBOURNE - Stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane rode his luck to hit a gritty unbeaten century as India built an ominous 82-run lead over Australia on day two to take a stranglehold on the second Test in Melbourne on Sunday.
Bangladesh set to move more Rohingya refugees to remote island
Reuters, Published on 27/12/2020
» DHAKA: Bangladesh is set to move a second batch of Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Myanmar to the remote island of Bhasan Char in the Bay of Bengal this month, officials said on Sunday, despite calls by rights groups not to carry out further relocations.
121 new Covid cases, including 94 local infections
Online Reporters, Published on 27/12/2020
» The government on Sunday reported 121 new Covid-19 cases, 94 of them local transmissions and another 18 among migrant workers, raising the accumulated total since the start of the pandemic to 6,141.
Momota wins Japan title to cap comeback after car crash
AFP, Published on 27/12/2020
» TOKYO - Badminton world number one Kento Momota won the All-Japan championships on Sunday to complete the first step of his comeback, nearly a year after suffering serious injuries in a car crash.
Covid, pandemic and lockdown: how 2020 changed the world
AFP, Published on 27/12/2020
» PARIS: When the world celebrated the dawn of a new decade with a blaze of firework parties and revelry on Jan 1, few could have imagined what 2020 had in store.