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World races to contain Delta variant, US steps up anti-virus plan
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» WASHINGTON: Governments around the world on Thursday raced to head off a surge in coronavirus cases driven by the Delta variant, with US President Joe Biden offering new incentives to vaccine holdouts and Israel authorizing booster shots.
Big Tech booms even as lockdown living wanes
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Big Tech goliaths like Facebook and Amazon unveiled whopping profits this week, showing their dominance in lockdown lifestyles is on course to grow well beyond the pandemic.
Forest fires rage near Turkish resorts, killing four
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» ANKARA - Four people were reported dead Thursday and more than 180 injured as thousands of firefighters battled huge blazes spreading across the Mediterranean resort regions of Turkey's southern coast.
Defrocked US cardinal charged with sexual abuse
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» NEW YORK - Former US cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy, court documents showed Thursday, making him the most senior Roman Catholic official in America to face criminal charges in the massive clergy abuse scandal.
Vaccinated Americans are getting angry at holdouts
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» WASHINGTON: America's latest coronavirus wave, driven by the hyper-contagious Delta variant, has left vaccinated people seething at the unvaccinated for prolonging the pandemic and ensuring the return of restrictions rather than the carefree summer they were promised.
US charges Nikola founder with fraud
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» NEW YORK: US officials on Thursday charged Nikola founder and former executive chairman Trevor Milton with "brazenly" defrauding investors through a litany of false claims about the company's electric vehicles.
Fast-growing but controversial, Robinhood falls in Nasdaq debut
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» NEW YORK: Robinhood had a rough start on Wall Street Thursday, falling sharply in its Nasdaq debut after the fast-growing online trading app raised $1.9 billion in an initial public offering.
Mercedes accuse Red Bull of attempt to 'tarnish good name, integrity of Hamilton'
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» BUDAPEST: Mercedes ramped up the war of words with Formula One rivals Red Bull on Thursday by accusing them of attempting to "tarnish the good name and sporting integrity of Lewis Hamilton".
It's sayonara for national football coach Nishino
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 30/07/2021
» The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) has terminated its contract with national coach Akira Nishino, the organisation announced on Thursday night.
KKP forecasts demand for debt assistance likely to skyrocket
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 30/07/2021
» Kiatnakin Phatra Financial Group (KKP), a holding company of Kiatnakin Bank, expects a large number of customers to request financial assistance due to the prolonged pandemic.