published : 23 Jul 2021 at 21:45 Flagbearers Savate Sresthaporn and Naphaswan Yangpaiboon lead their contingent in the athletes parade during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Friday. (Reuters photo) TOKYO: The Tokyo Olympics were declared open in an eerily empty stadium on Friday after defying a year’s pandemic delay and…
Detailspublished : 23 Jul 2021 at 20:05 Phra Khru Patra Waranusit, assistant abbot of Wat Bang Nam Chon in Thon Buri district, Bangkok, inspects the temple’s demolished crematorium on Friday. The 25-year-old crematorium developed cracks early this month, worn out by heavy use during the Covid-19 epidemic. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut) A Bangkok temple began demolishing…
Detailspublished : 23 Jul 2021 at 19:29 Covid-19 vaccine recipients wait to get vaccinated at the Bang Sue Grand Station in Chatuchak district, Bangkok, on Friday. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu) Doctors say a 39-year-old teacher who had received Sinovac-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines died of brain swelling but have yet to conclude whether it had anything to do…
Detailspublished : 23 Jul 2021 at 19:18 Locals line up with their tanks to refill oxygen during the coronavirus outbreak in Yangon on Wednesday. (Reuters photo) A protest erupted at a prison in Myanmar’s commercial capital of Yangon on Friday against what activists said was a worsening Covid-19 outbreak at the jail, which is used…
DetailsMembers of K-Pop band, BTS perform on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ show in Central Park in New York on May 15, 2019. (Reuters photo) HONG KONG: K-pop boy band BTS has just received a rare non-musical title – South Korea’s special envoy for public diplomacy.President Moon Jae-in appointed the seven-member group as the Special Presidential…
DetailsPlease try another search Economy24 minutes ago (Jul 23, 2021 03:05PM ET) © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks as she joins White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki for the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. May 7, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary…
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Details© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People stand outside the headquarters of the New Oriental Education & Technology Group in Beijing, China, November 25, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China is barring tutoring for profit in core school subjects to ease financial pressures on families that have contributed to low birth rates, news that sent shockwaves…
Details© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An office building of the German property group Deutsche Wohnen is pictured in Berlin, Germany June 2, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch By Alexander Hübner and Matthias Inverardi DUESSELDORF (Reuters) -Europe’s biggest real estate takeover could fall through, at least for now, after Germany’s Vonovia warned on Friday that it likely had not…
DetailsPlease try another search Economy2 hours ago (Jul 23, 2021 01:27PM ET) © Reuters. Yellen Warns of Default Risk by October Without Debt-Limit Hike (Bloomberg) — Secretary Janet Yellen said the Treasury Department will begin special steps on July 30 to avoid breaching the U.S. debt limit as a two-year suspension of the ceiling ends,…
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