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Federer makes winning French Open return as Swiatek, Medvedev progress
AFP, Published on 31/05/2021
» PARIS - Roger Federer kicked off only his second French Open campaign in six years with an impressive dismissal of Denis Istomin on Monday, while reigning women's champion Iga Swiatek and men's second seed Daniil Medvedev both reached round two.
Copa America 2021 moved to Brazil: CONMEBOL
AFP, Published on 31/05/2021
» ASUNCION - South America's largest football tournament, the Copa America, was moved Monday to Brazil after a Covid-19 surge in Argentina and social unrest in Colombia saw the co-hosts stripped of the right to host the event.
China allows couples to have three children as birthrate falls
AFP, Published on 31/05/2021
» BEIJING - China will allow couples to have three children after a census showed its population is rapidly ageing, state media said Monday, further unwinding four decades of strict family planning controls in the world's most populous nation.
Ex-judges, law firm file complaints in bribery scandal
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/05/2021
» Two former senior judges have filed complaints with crime police against a website that published reports accusing them of being involved in the Toyota bribery case.
CCSA puts brakes on City Hall relaxation
Online Reporters, Published on 31/05/2021
» The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has put brakes on City Hall's plan to allow five types of businesses, including spas and beauty clinics, to open on Tuesday.
Europe demands answers after US-Danish spying claims
AFP, Published on 31/05/2021
» COPENHAGEN - France warned Monday that alleged US spying on European allies using Danish underwater cables would be "extremely serious" if confirmed, as questions mounted over whether Denmark knew what the US was doing.
Israel's Netanyahu in the corner as 'change' alliance gathers pace
AFP, Published on 31/05/2021
» JERUSALEM - Political rivals of Israel's right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raced on Monday to forge a diverse coalition to oust the country's longest-serving leader.
Top banker warns slow vaccine rollout could ‘devastate’ manufacturing
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/05/2021
» As a series of new Covid-19 clusters prompt factory shutdowns and losses to business and the economy, a top banker has warned the shambolic vaccine rollout could cripple Thailand's manufacturing industry.
PTT, Foxconn to make electric vehicles in Thailand
Reuters, Published on 31/05/2021
» TAIPEI: Taiwan's Foxconn on Monday announced a partnership with state-run energy group PTT Plc to make electric cars in Thailand, adding to a string of such deals by the iPhone assembler as it makes forays into the car market.
Autopsy finds ambassador died of heart attack
Online Reporters, Published on 31/05/2021
» A forensic examination at Police General Hospital in Bangkok had confirmed that Ukraine ambassador Andrii Beshta died of a heart attack, the Royal Thai Police Office said on Monday afternoon.