Around one million children in London will be offered a polio booster vaccine after the virus was detected in sewage samples across the capital, health officials said Wednesday.“Following the discovery of type 2 vaccine-derived poliovirus in sewage in …
Continue ReadingThe Ministry of Tourism and Sports will propose to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) next month the setting up of zones, in which pubs and bars would be allowed to operate up to 4am, instead of 2am currently.The minister, Phiphat …
Continue ReadingSerena Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion and iconic tennis superstar for a generation, said Tuesday that “the countdown has begun” to her retirement from the sport.The 40-year-old American wrote a cover essay for Vogue magazine and an Instagram p…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka’s ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is due to arrive in Bangkok tomorrow (Thursday) from Singapore, after the Thai government agreed to allow him temporary shelter in the country, with the intention of onward travel.Thai Foreign Minister Do…
Continue ReadingThe country’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), one of the main committees of the Bank of Thailand, decided today (Wednesday), by a vote of 6 to 1, to increase the policy rate by 0.25%, to 0.75%, with immediate effect.MPC Secretary Piti Disyatat said th…
Continue ReadingFormer Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested a temporary stay in Thailand but says he is not seeking asylum, according to the Thai Foreign Ministry. He is expected to leave Singapore on Thursday and travel to Thailand’s capital, Bangkok…
Continue ReadingSEOUL, At least seven people died in and around the South Korean capital of Seoul overnight, authorities said on Tuesday, after torrential rain knocked out power, caused slips and left roads and subways submerged.The southern part of Seoul received mor…
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