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Belarus hands long prison term to protest leader Kolesnikova
AFP, Published on 06/09/2021
» MOSCOW - A court in Belarus sentenced one of the country's most prominent opposition figures, Maria Kolesnikova, to 11 years in prison on Monday after she led unprecedented protests against President Alexander Lukashenko last year.
Nigeria troops raid bandit camps in northwest
AFP, Published on 06/09/2021
» KANO (NIGERIA) - Nigerian troops backed by gunships and fighter jets are carrying out an offensive against kidnap gangs in a northwestern state, where the authorities have shut down telecom services, security sources and locals told AFP Monday.
High inflation looms over European Central Bank meeting
AFP, Published on 06/09/2021
» FRANKFURT - Rising eurozone inflation provides the backdrop for the meeting of European Central Bank (ECB) governors Thursday, with markets hoping for hints when policymakers might start easing their massive pandemic-era stimulus.
Protecting society's most vulnerable
News, Published on 06/09/2021
» A group of civil society organisations is cooperating with the government to launch the "Klong Lod Covid-free" project to conduct mass Covid-19 testing on homeless people and other vulnerable individuals in the neighbourhood.
Coexisting with disease
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 06/09/2021
» Over the past 18 months, the global spread of the pandemic has taken its toll on the economies of many countries. In Thailand, some believe a relief budget of 3 trillion baht may be inadequate.
Institutional cancer
News, Published on 06/09/2021
» Re: "Police power must belong to the people", (Opinion, Sept 4).
Cannabis Researchers Seek to Unlock the Healing Power of Pot
Business, AMANDA CHICAGO LEWIS, Published on 06/09/2021
» Cannabis, the leafy group of plants including marijuana and hemp, is best known for the THC that gets people high. But cannabis can contain many other chemicals. Products with the non-intoxicating compound CBD, for example, have proliferated over the past five years. Now, pharmaceutical makers, product researchers and investors are wondering, what else do the plants have to offer?
A true champion
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 06/09/2021
» Olympic gold medallist Somluck Kamsing's rags to riches legacy played a pivotal role in keeping boxer Sudaporn Seesondee determined to follow in his footsteps. She spent 12 years preparing herself to clinch the coveted bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and creating history by becoming the first Thai woman to win an Olympic medal.