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McIlroy closes in on Kuchar, Woods lags at Riviera
AFP, Published on 15/02/2020
» LOS ANGELES - Rory McIlroy, making his first start as world number one since 2015, pulled within two strokes of 36-hole leader Matt Kuchar Friday as Tiger Woods's hopes of a landmark Genesis Invitational win dwindled.
Virus updates: China death toll surges past 1,500
AFP, Published on 15/02/2020
» BEIJING: The death toll from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumped past 1,500 on Saturday but new infections fell following a mid-week surge caused by a change in the way cases are counted.
Australian bushfires extinguished
AFP, Published on 15/02/2020
» SYDNEY: Australia's "black summer" of devastating bushfires is finally coming to a close, but bitter arguments over how to tackle climate-fuelled disasters are raging on.
Govt to meet FB officials to talk violence prevention
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/02/2020
» A House committee will invite representatives of Facebook Thailand and other agencies for a second time to discuss ways to prevent violence on social media next week in the wake of the shooting rampage in Nakhon Ratchasima.
Embassies urged to find English teachers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/02/2020
» The Education Ministry is calling on foreign embassies to help find native speakers who can teach English at Thai schools.
Fifteen children killed in Haiti orphanage fire
AFP, Published on 15/02/2020
» KENSCOFF (HAITI) - Fifteen children were killed when a fire swept through an unlicensed orphanage outside Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, a judge told AFP on Friday, highlighting the severe shortcomings of the island nation's child welfare institutions.
Syrian chopper downed over rebel area, killing crew
AFP, Published on 15/02/2020
» DAMASCUS - A Syrian military helicopter was shot down over the last major rebel bastion in northwest Syria on Friday, the second such incident in a week of high tensions with Turkey.
Weinstein prosecutors urge jurors to convict 'predator'
AFP, Published on 15/02/2020
» NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein was a "predator" who used his status as a powerful Hollywood producer to take advantage of the women he attacked, prosecutors said Friday as his sex crimes trial drew to a close.
Senate okays bill as govt readies spending splurge
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/02/2020
» The budget bill for the 2020 fiscal year should be published in the Royal Gazette next month or by April, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said.
Health Dept makes push for safe sex
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 15/02/2020
» The Ministry of Public Health is joining hands with partners to promote the use of condoms in an effort to meet its target of bringing down the rate of HIV/Aids infections within the decade.