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Protesters fill Bang Na intersection
Online Reporters, Published on 28/11/2020
» Pro-democracy protesters took over the Bang Na intersection on Saturday evening in one of two rallies staged on the outskirts of Bangkok.
Shelling rocks Tigray as Ethiopia steps up offensive
AFP, Published on 28/11/2020
» ADDIS ABABA: Heavy shelling rocked the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region Saturday as the city of half a million braced for an all-out offensive by government forces against its dissident leaders.
German far right group rallies despite virus curbs
AFP, Published on 28/11/2020
» BERLIN: Around 600 delegates from Germany's far right AfD gathered Saturday for a congress that the authorities have warned could become a coronavirus hotspot, as the party increasingly aligns itself with militants protesting anti-Covid restrictions.
Army denies hiring firm to do IO after data leak
Online Reporters, Published on 28/11/2020
» The Royal Thai Army has denied using taxpayers’ money to hire a company to conduct an information operation (IO) for it after a document leak that indicates its efforts at IO are anything but over after a Twitter ban last month.
Protests spread as police violence outrages France
AFP, Published on 28/11/2020
» PARIS: Dozens of rallies are planned on Saturday against a new French law that would restrict sharing images of police, only days after the country was shaken by footage showing officers beating and racially abusing a black man.
Officials tracing 326 contacts of Chiang Mai patient
Online Reporters, Published on 28/11/2020
» Authorities say a total of 326 people came in contact with a Thai woman in Chiang Mai who was diagnosed with Covid-19 and had visited a karaoke bar, a shopping mall and movie theatre and used public transport and Grab car services.
First made-in-China nuclear reactor online
Published on 28/11/2020
» BEIJING: China has powered up its first domestically developed nuclear reactor — Hualong One — a significant step in Beijing’s attempts to become less dependent on Western countries for energy security and critical technology.
Aussie breaks 200m short-course backstroke record
AFP, Published on 28/11/2020
» SYDNEY: Olympic hopeful Kaylee McKeown set a new 200m backstroke short-course world record at the Australian national championships, officials said Saturday.
Frankfurt pharma hub prepares for Covid vaccine task
AFP, Published on 28/11/2020
» FRANKFURT AM MAIN - As a string of Covid-19 vaccines near approval, Frankfurt Airport staff are gearing up to handle the unprecedented logistical challenge of transporting millions of life-saving doses worldwide.
Iran accuses 'mercenary' Israel of killing scientist
AFP, Published on 28/11/2020
» TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Saturday accused arch-foe Israel of acting as a "mercenary" for the US, blaming the Jewish state for assassinating one of Tehran's most prominent nuclear scientists.