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How a barrel of oil came to be worth less than nothing
New York Times News Service, Published on 21/04/2020
» NEW YORK: Something bizarre happened in the oil markets on Monday: Prices fell so much that some traders paid buyers to take oil off their hands.
11 soldiers believed involved in torture-death in custody
Pattanapong Sripiachai, Published on 21/04/2020
» NAKHON PHANOM: Eleven soldiers are suspected of involvement in the alleged torture of two brothers, causing the death of one of them and severely injuring the other, police said.
Charity food handout ends in brawl
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/04/2020
» Bangkok police have pressed charges against food donors after their handouts near Hua Lamphong railway station led to a fight.
US oil bounces after crash but Asia stocks suffer big losses
AFP, Published on 21/04/2020
» HONG KONG - US crude prices bounced back into positive territory Tuesday, a day after crashing below $0.00 for the first time owing to crippled demand and a storage glut, while the commodity rout sent Asian equities sharply lower.
Seoul plays down report over N. Korean leader's health
AFP, Published on 21/04/2020
» SEOUL: South Korea played down a report on Tuesday that the North's leader Kim Jong Un was being treated after surgery, as speculation mounted over his absence from a key anniversary.
Virus upends outsourcing as firms 'reshore', embrace AI
AFP, Published on 21/04/2020
» MUMBAI - Coronavirus is permanently shaking up the global outsourcing industry as lockdowns from Bangalore to Manila prompt firms to "reshore" jobs and, with AI, to move further away from needing humans at all.
WHO: Lifting of coronavirus lockdowns must be gradual
Reuters, Published on 21/04/2020
» BEIJING: The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday that any lifting of lockdowns to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus must be gradual, and if restrictions were to be relaxed too soon, there would be a resurgence of infections.
Emergency, curfew likely to be extended
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/04/2020
» The government will likely extend the emergency decree for another month as it considers when to ease the current restrictions and allow some businesses to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic.
School director dies in Udon accident
Yuttapong Kumnodnae, Published on 21/04/2020
» UDON THANI: The director of Udon Pittayanukul School, an outstanding higher secondary school in this northeastern province, was killed in a road accident on Monday night, police said.
Women suffer as lockdown worsens Latin America's 'domestic hell'
AFP, Published on 21/04/2020
» BUENOS AIRES - Weeks of confinement imposed by the coronavirus pandemic is taking a chilling toll on women and girls across Latin America, where the number of calls to helplines have soared, made by victims of domestic violence who cannot flee.