Bangkok’s slum district of Klong Toey, where a surge in Covid-19 infections has sparked fears of it becoming a super-spreader hub. Wichan Charoenkiatpakul The Covid-19 infection cluster in the slum community of Bangkok’s Klong Toey district has prompted the government to speed up its vaccination rollout […]
A health official explains the registration procedure for a Covid-19 test in Klong Toey district of Bangkok on Monday. Infectins are surging across many communities in the district. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul) The air is thick with fear of contagion in the slum of Klong Toey, […]
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has urged his government to open “a dialogue” with social partners to appease mounting social anger. An unemployment rate of 15 percent, soaring prices and shortages of basic food items have all added to turmoil caused by a deep economic crisis […]
Prominent Asian American business leaders have launched a $250m initiative on Monday to support an array of Asian American and Pacific Islander causes, promising to create a national infrastructure for a community that has faced an increasing number of racial attacks. The Asian American Foundation […]
Bill and Melinda Gates announced on Monday they are ending their marriage but will continue to work together at their namesake philanthropic foundation. Bill, the billionaire founder of Microsoft, and Melinda, an author and businesswoman, announced their decision to separate after 27 years of marriage […]
San Jose Del Guaviare, Colombia – Violent protests continue around Colombia as unions make more demands of the right-wing government of President Ivan Duque following his withdrawal of a proposed tax reform that sparked widespread public anger. The government said the tax reform aimed to […]
New cases of COVID-19 in the United States declined for the third week in a row, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), amid slowing vaccination rates that officials worry could hamper efforts to reach herd immunity. According to data compiled […]
The National Rifle Association’s bankruptcy filing was part of a brazen attempt to escape legitimate oversight in the NRA’s home state of New York and should be dismissed, a lawyer for the state said during closing arguments in a trial on Monday. The NRA’s Chapter […]
Libya’s top diplomat has called for the departure of foreign forces and mercenaries from the North African country as it heads towards elections later this year. Najla al-Manqoush, foreign minister of Libya’s interim government, urged Turkey on Monday to implement UN Security Council resolutions demanding […]
United States Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the economic outlook has “clearly brightened” in the United States but the recovery remains too uneven with lower income groups lagging behind. In a speech on Monday, Powell cited a number of reasons that US growth prospects […]
