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Beyond Meat signs long-term agreements with McDonald's, KFC parent
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» WASHINGTON: US plant-based meat substitute start-up Beyond Meat announced Thursday it has signed partnerships with fast-food giants McDonald's and Yum! Brands, the parent company for KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.
'Guernica' tapestry long on view at UN, no longer is
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» UNITED NATIONS: A large tapestry depicting Pablo Picasso's fabled "Guernica" that hung outside the UN Security Council chamber for decades to remind diplomats of the risks of war has returned to its owner, Nelson Rockefeller, Jr, officials said Thursday.
Biden, Saudi king speak ahead of Khashoggi murder report
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden and Saudi King Salman held a long-awaited first phone call Thursday, stressing the enduring strength of ties ahead of a potentially explosive intelligence report on the murder of a Washington Post journalist.
Multiple deaths in Haiti prison break, including jail director
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» PORT-AU-PRINCE - Multiple people were killed Thursday in Haiti, including the director of a prison in the suburbs of capital Port-au-Prince, after several inmates escaped, police said.
Prayut not ruling out big cabinet reshuffle
News, Aekarach sattaburuth and Wassana nanuam, Published on 26/02/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday did not rule out the possibility of a major cabinet reshuffle after three cabinet ministers were sent to jail and lost their posts as a result.
Somare, PNG's 'father of the nation', dead at 84
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» PORT MORESBY - Papua New Guinea's first prime minister and "father of the nation" Sir Michael Somare died on Friday aged 84, after what his family described as a brief battle with cancer.
Jailed activists could face further charges
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/02/2021
» The Department of Corrections on Thursday petitioned the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) to investigate posts deemed offensive on the Facebook pages of two lese majeste suspects already behind bars.
Facebook restores news for Australian users after media bargaining deal
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» SYDNEY - Facebook on Friday restored access to news for its Australian users after reaching agreement with the government on a landmark law requiring it and other tech firms to pay for journalistic content.
Brazil's Covid-19 death toll passes 250,000: health ministry
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's death toll from Covid-19 surpassed a quarter-million Thursday, a year after the first case was confirmed in the country, which is struggling with vaccine shortages and a devastating second wave.
MPI records 6.03% rise in January
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 26/02/2021
» Thailand's manufacturing production index (MPI) in January rose by 6.03% to 101.82 from 96.03 points in December amid the new Covid-19 outbreak as officials expect better economic prospects in the months ahead following the recent delivery of vaccines.