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Harry and Meghan embark on new life in Los Angeles
AFP, Published on 01/04/2020
» LOS ANGELES - Every starry-eyed ingenue arriving in Los Angeles faces the same question: how to catch that big break in Hollywood? For Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, it's far more complicated.
Coronavirus worst crisis since WWII, UN boss says as deaths surge
AFP, Published on 01/04/2020
» WASHINGTON: The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic continued to worsen Wednesday despite unprecedented lockdowns, as the head of the United Nations sounded the alarm on what he said was humanity's worst crisis since World War II.
Unchecked fire in Mae Wong forest
Chalit Poomruang, Published on 01/04/2020
» NAKHON SAWAN: An urgent request has been made for a helicopter to help fight a forest fire burning out of control in the Khao Mai Kathu area of Mae Wong National Park, an official said.
Auto industry races to make ventilators during virus crisis
AFP, Published on 01/04/2020
» PARIS - The automotive industry is offering its expertise and manpower to the hospital sector as it gears up to build mechanical ventilators during the coronavirus pandemic, an initiative that is being met with some scepticism.
Japan's Fujifilm starts Avigan trial to treat coronavirus
AFP, Published on 01/04/2020
» TOKYO: Japan's Fujifilm has begun clinical trials to test the effectiveness of its anti-flu drug Avigan in treating patients with the new coronavirus, after reports of promising results in China.
Patient's lie puts dentist in isolation
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/04/2020
» A dentist has been forced into self-quarantine after one of her patients initially denied that he had been at a Covid-19-spreading boxing event in Bangkok.
FAST FORWARD TO THAILAND 4.0
Published on 01/04/2020
» Of the record 40 million tourists expected to flock to Thailand this year, many will have been lured by images of gilded temples, Bangkok’s magnificent Grand Palace and other testaments to this ancient Kingdom’s rich cultural history.
Police warn against Covid-19 hoaxes on April Fool's Day
Online Reporters, Published on 01/04/2020
» Police will take action against anybody who posts, shares or otherwise disseminates false information about Covid-19 on Wednesday, April 1, wrongly believing they could do so with impunity on April Fool's Day, assistant police chief Piya Uthayo said.
Secrecy and suspense over Tour de France's fate
AFP, Published on 01/04/2020
» PARIS - Less than three months before the Tour de France's scheduled start, the possibility of cycling's greatest show taking place remains shrouded in doubt, while the organisers have thrown up a wall of silence.
Italian doctors warn of 'bio bombs' if patients sent to care centres
AFP, Published on 01/04/2020
» ROME: Italian doctors and unions have warned that a government policy to send patients discharged from hospital but still positive for coronavirus to care centres is like priming "biological bombs".