Japan to donate 300,000 AstraZeneca doses to Thailand
Japan to donate 300,000 AstraZeneca doses to ThailandVials labelled "Astra Zeneca COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed Japan flag, in this illustration photo taken March 14, 2021. (Reuters file photo)Japan said on Tuesday it will donate an additional 1.3 million AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan and other Asian neighbours, including 300,000 doses to Thailand. Taiwan will get 500,000 more doses, bringing Japan's total donation to the island to 3.9 million. The latest donation batch will go out as soon as possible, and includes another 400,000 shots for Vietnam, 300,000 for Thailand, and 100,000 to Brunei. To date, Japan has given out more than 23 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine produced in Japan to countries in South Asia and the Pacific islands.
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September 14, 2021 04:07 UTC
Chinese property giant Evergrande under 'tremendous pressure'
Chinese property giant Evergrande under 'tremendous pressure'China Evergrande has tried to sell off assets to meet help pay its debts, including its Hong Kong headquartersBEIJING - Embattled Chinese property giant Evergrande on Tuesday conceded it is under "tremendous pressure", a day after insisting it will avoid a bankruptcy that many fear could have a huge impact on the world’s number-two economy. Its plight has raised fears of a contagion across the debt-laden Chinese property sector -- which accounts for more than a quarter of the economy -- with a knock on for banks and investors. It is also struggling to sell its Hong Kong headquarters, even at a loss. He poured money into mass developments in new cities, raising $9 billion in its 2009 IPO in Hong Kong. A year later Xu bought a struggling football team and renamed it Guangzhou Evergrande, lavishing millions of dollars on salaries for its stars and scooping titles.
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September 14, 2021 03:56 UTC
Flood, storm surge warnings as Hurricane Nicholas heads for Texas
Flood, storm surge warnings as Hurricane Nicholas heads for TexasTropical Storm Nicholas off the coastline of the US state of Texas at 13H40 UTC on September 13, 2021HOUSTON - Storm Nicholas strengthened to a hurricane Monday as it tracked up the Texas coast just before its expected landfall, with meteorologists warning of dangerous levels of rainfall. Nicholas is bringing "heavy rains, strong winds, and storm surges to portions of the central and upper Texas coasts," the National Hurricane Center said. Between six and 12 inches of total rainfall is expected in parts of Texas and western Louisiana, with isolated maximum amounts of 18 inches. The NHC also issued a storm surge warning for much of the Gulf coast, meaning "there is a danger of life-threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline." - Flights canceled -Sylvester Turner, the mayor of Houston -- parts of which were devastated by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 -- said the city was on high alert.
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September 14, 2021 03:56 UTC
Donovan J. Greening's true entrepreneurial spirit has got him to the forefront of the business world
Donovan J. Greening's true entrepreneurial spirit has got him to the forefront of the business worldHe is just 22 and has taken over the digital industry by storm with his astounding work. There are many young minds who have taken the entrepreneurial world big time with their extraordinary work. He is one of those entrepreneurs who have immensely contributed towards the growth of the digital industry in their own distinct manner. Donovan J. Greening's success story has proved it otherwise, as with focus, perseverance and hard work, nothing in this world is unachievable. To know more about this young business leader, visit: www.greeningcorp.com or follow him on: www.linkedin.com/in/donovan-greening.
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September 14, 2021 03:56 UTC
Japan to donate 300,000 more AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Thailand
Japan prefers imported Pfizer, Moderna jabs for domestic inoculation, and has given away most of its AstraZeneca supplies. (Reuters file pohto)TOKYO: Japan said on Tuesday it will donate an additional 1.3 million AstraZeneca Plc Covid-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan and other Asian neighbours, including 300,000 doses to Thailand. Taiwan will get 500,000 more doses, bringing Japan's total donation to the island to 3.9 million, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters. To date, Japan has given out more than 23 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine produced in Japan to countries in South Asia and the Pacific islands, he said. Additionally, Japan has pledged $1 billion and 30 million doses to the Covax programme, overseen by the GAVI alliance and the World Health Organization.
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September 14, 2021 03:55 UTC
Stars dazzle in defiant fashion at 'surreal' Met Gala
Barbadian singer Rihanna and US rapper A$AP Rocky arrive for the 2021 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021 in New York. "It's so surreal," US rapper Megan Thee Stallion, attending the Gala for the first time and dressed by designer Coach to evoke old Hollywood glamor, told AFP. The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute relies on the Met Gala to fund its work, including exhibitions and acquisitions, and the cancellation of last year's event badly damaged its finances. The bash heralded the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual sartorial exhibit, which this year will happen in two parts. The two-part show will assess the state of American fashion -- its contemporary players, the industry's identity, and important figures the rarified world of fashion may have overlooked or left out.
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September 14, 2021 03:22 UTC
Pele ready to leave ICU after tumor removed, daughter says
Pele ready to leave ICU after tumor removed, daughter saysBrazilian football legend Pele's daughter says he is ready to leave the hospital ICU and head home after surgery. SAO PAULO: Brazilian football legend Pele is ready to leave the intensive care unit of a Sao Paulo hospital after undergoing surgery for a suspected colon tumor, one of his daughters said Monday. "I have not had the chance to respond to many but I do read them and I feel hugged." The suspected tumor was detected during routine tests, according to the hospital, where Pele has been undergoing treatment since Aug 31. Considered by many to be the greatest footballer of all time, Pele has been in poor health in recent years, and has had various stints in the hospital.
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September 14, 2021 02:03 UTC
Pope to meet Slovak Roma in trip to impoverished region
Pope to meet Slovak Roma in trip to impoverished regionPope Francis will meet with members of the 400,000-strong Roma minority in SlovakiaKOSICE (SLOVAKIA) - Pope Francis will meet with members of the 400,000-strong Roma minority in Slovakia on Tuesday during his visit to the impoverished Lunik IX housing estate in Kosice. During the trip so far, the pope has called for Europe to show "solidarity" as its economy recovers from the pandemic and issued a powerful call against anti-Semitism. In Lunik IX, nearly 4,500 residents are squeezed into a space meant to accommodate half that number. Lunik IX resident Rudolf Mosorov, 66, said the pope's visit was a "miracle". Pope Francis will also meet with young people in a stadium in Kosice on Tuesday before his last day in Slovakia when he will celebrate an open-air mass in the town of Sastin.
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September 14, 2021 01:52 UTC
Prince Harry and Jill Biden pay tribute to America's war wounded
Prince Harry and Jill Biden pay tribute to America's war woundedBirtain's Prince Harry, a combat veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan, first attended the US Department of Defense Warrior Games in 2013 in Colorado. WASHINGTON: Britain's Prince Harry and US First Lady Jill Biden paid homage Monday to US veterans in a virtual ceremony for the Warrior Games, a sports competition for wounded US military veterans canceled this year over the coronavirus pandemic. Prince Harry, a combat veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan, first attended the US Department of Defense Warrior Games in 2013 in Colorado. "These games are so important," said Prince Harry, speaking from California where he is based with his wife, Meghan Markle. "By being a part of the Warrior Games, you have not only overcome injuries, both visible and invisible, you show us all that our challenges never have to define us," she concluded.
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September 14, 2021 01:41 UTC
Real Madrid aim to defy power-shift and assert themselves in Europe again
Real Madrid aim to defy power-shift and assert themselves in Europe againCarlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid begin their Champions League campaign on Wednesday away at Inter Milan. MADRID: After winning the Champions League three years in a row, Real Madrid have gone three years without getting close, the task now belonging to Carlo Ancelotti to put the club back where they believe they belong. Four successes in that half-decade, and three in a row, established Real Madrid at the pinnacle of Europe, even if Barcelona continued to reign supreme in Spain. And if Ancelotti can revive the injury-ridden Eden Hazard, Madrid might have the best new signing of the lot. "But the idea is always the same for Real Madrid: attacking, spectacular football because that is what the history of this club demands and the fans want."
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September 14, 2021 01:30 UTC
Documenting a documentarian
Lomax recorded thousands of songs and interviews as director of the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress. I reviewed Lomax's field recordings of Muddy Waters in a column more than a decade ago; now is the time to revisit this collection. I first heard blues icon Lead Belly on Lomax's recordings. Szwed prefaces Alan Lomax's story with that of his pioneering father John Lomax, who was a well-known collector of cowboy ballads. This idea did make it to fruition, and you can sample a wide range of global sounds on theglobaljukebox.org.
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September 14, 2021 01:30 UTC
11,786 new Covid cases, 136 more deaths
11,786 new Covid cases, 136 more deathsA young child undergoes a Covid-19 antigen test at Samakkeesongkraw School in Klong Toey district of Bangkok on Monday. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)Thailand logged 11,786 new Covid-19 cases -- the fewest since July 20 -- and 136 more fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Tuesday morning. The 11,786 new cases (down from 12,583) included 11,510 local infections and five imported cases. Since the pandemic started early last year, there have been 1,406,542 Covid-19 cases, with 1,262,896 complete recoveries so far. Global Covid-19 cases rose by 440,800 in 24 hours (up from 373,175) to 226.10 million.
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September 14, 2021 00:45 UTC
Glow with Burberry
Burberry Beauty is not yet into skincare products but the Ultimate Glow make-up shows its know-how in maintaining a hydrated and radiant complexion. The Ultimate Glow fluid and cushion foundations give the skin a serum-like treatment from active skincare ingredients such as hyaluronic acid and viola extract. The Ultimate Glow make-up products were designed for effortless application and to promote a healthy-looking complexion, inspired by the brand's British heritage and outdoor roots. Ultimate Glow Cushion. Ultimate Glow Fluid Foundation.
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September 14, 2021 00:32 UTC
Alliance to meet demand for CBD goods
Alliance to meet demand for CBD goodsA manufacturing facility of JSP Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (Thailand), a provider of cosmetics, nutritional supplements and traditional medicines. His company has partnered with Cannabiz Way Co and JSP Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (Thailand) Plc. Market value of CBD oil in the global market currently stands at 100 billion baht. The firm has spent 30 million baht investing in CBD-extracting machinery installed at a factory of JSP Pharmaceutical Manufacturing factory in Bangkok. CBD extracts from hemp are expected to generate revenue worth 100 million baht for Ocean Commerce in 2022.
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September 14, 2021 00:22 UTC
Pandemic power
Pandemic powerRe: "CCSA shake-up looms", (BP, Sept 8). Everyone should be made aware that the so-called pandemic is just seen as a means of expediency for competing ministries and bureaucrats to grab more power unchecked by the Thai people. Re: "Reopening jitters strike in Pattaya", (BP, Sept 8). However, it would be madness to stick our heads in the sand and pretend that booster shots will not be required. ", (BP, Sept 12).
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September 14, 2021 00:11 UTC