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South Africa imposes new virus measures as vaccines roll out
AFP, Published on 29/12/2020
» JOHANNESBURG - South Africa banned alcohol sales and made masks mandatory in public from Tuesday, tightening restrictions after a surge in coronavirus cases as more countries joined in mass vaccination campaigns to beat the pandemic.
Turkish court rules jailing of top rights defender lawful
AFP, Published on 29/12/2020
» ISTANBUL - A top Turkish court on Tuesday sanctioned rights defender Osman Kavala's three-year detention without a conviction in a case watched closely for signs of a political thawing under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Boeing 737 MAX to return to US skies with American Airlines flight
AFP, Published on 29/12/2020
» MIAMI - American Airlines will on Tuesday make the first commercial flight of a Boeing 737 MAX in the United States since the plane was grounded worldwide following two deadly crashes that killed hundreds and plunged the aircraft manufacturer into crisis.
Powerful quake tears down buildings in central Croatia
AFP, Published on 29/12/2020
» ZAGREB: A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake tore down buildings in central Croatia on Tuesday, striking near the town of Petrinja where rescue teams raced to comb through the rubble.
Pierre Cardin, father of fashion branding, dies at 98
Published on 29/12/2020
» PARIS: French couturier Pierre Cardin, who made his name by selling designer clothes to the masses, and his fortune by being the first to exploit that name as a brand for selling everything from cars to perfume, died on Tuesday aged 98.
Turkish court rules jailing of top rights defender lawful
AFP, Published on 29/12/2020
» ISTANBUL - Turkey's Constitutional Court on Tuesday rejected leading rights defender Osman Kavala's appeal for an immediate release, ruling that his detention for over three years without a conviction was lawful.
French fashion designer Pierre Cardin dies aged 98: family
AFP, Published on 29/12/2020
» PARIS - French fashion designer Pierre Cardin, hailed for his visionary creations but also for bringing stylish clothes to the masses, died Tuesday aged 98, his family told AFP.
Croatia rocked by powerful 6.4 earthquake
AFP, Published on 29/12/2020
» ZAGREB - A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake collapsed buildings in central Croatia on Tuesday, striking near the town of Petrinja where rescue teams raced to comb through the rubble.
BMA looks for customers at eatery, karaoke shop
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/12/2020
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has asked people who visited an Isan-food restaurant and a karaoke shop near Pata Pinklao department store to urgently contact health officials after an infected person from Nonthaburi visited the places.
B11.3bn approved to handle Covid-19 spread
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 29/12/2020
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved an 11.3-billion-baht budget to deal with the re-emerging of Covid-19.