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China, US spar over origin of coronavirus
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» BEIJING - A Chinese government campaign to cast doubt on the origin of the coronavirus pandemic is fuelling a row with the United States, with a Beijing official promoting conspiracy theories and Washington calling it the "Wuhan virus".
Ardern says racist threat lingers after New Zealand mosque attacks
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» CHRISTCHURCH (NEW ZEALAND) - New Zealand's leader Jacinda Ardern admitted Friday there was "much more" her country could do to tackle white supremacists a year after the Christchurch mosque massacres.
Worldwide sports collapse piles pressure on Olympics
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» TOKYO - The collapse of sports events worldwide over the rapidly spreading new coronavirus heaped pressure on the Tokyo Olympics on Friday as US President Donald Trump suggested delaying the Games by a year.
Hong Kong robbers make off with boxes of surgical masks
South China Morning Post, Published on 13/03/2020
» Two robbers made off with two boxes of surgical masks and HK$10,000 (41,000 baht) in cash from a Hong Kong trader on a busy Mong Kok street on Thursday afternoon.
TEST YOURSELF: Zombie kingdom
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/03/2020
» The living dead return for Kingdom's second season
New virus cases 'clusters' with Hong Kong, South Korea links
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/03/2020
» The Public Health Ministry on Friday reported five new local cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), all linked to people arriving from Hong Kong and South Korea.
Everest barred to climbers as Nepal suspends all permits
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» KATHMANDU: Nepal on Friday barred climbers from all mountains, including Everest, because of the coronavirus pandemic, in a major blow to its tourism industry.
Daegu nurses' facial bandages have become badges of honour
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» DAEGU, South Korea: Across their foreheads, cheeks and noses, the nurses on the front line of South Korea's struggle against the coronavirus outbreak wear bandages that have become badges of honour.
Pentagon 'wishes to reconsider' awarding JEDI contract to Microsoft
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO - The US Department of Defense said Thursday it wants to reconsider its decision to award a multi-billion-dollar military cloud computing contract to Microsoft in a bidding process Amazon claims was tainted by politics.
Somkid to propose B30bn stock rescue fund
News Agencies and Online Reporters, Published on 13/03/2020
» The government will discuss setting up a fund worth more than 30 billion baht to support the sagging stock market, Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said on Friday, amid a coronavirus-induced plunge in global equities.