By Philip Pullella , Reuters & published by LiveMint.com RICH COUNTRIES should not hoard a coronavirus vaccine and should only give pandemic-related bailouts to companies committed to protecting the environment, helping the most needy and the ‘common good’, Pope Francis said today (August 19, 2020) “It would be sad if the rich are given priority
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Urgent! Covid-19 patient found within the country
RAMATHIBODI Hospital confirmed this afternoon (August 19) that its respiratory system clinic had found a patient infected with Covid-19 with this person having previously cleared the 14-day state quarantine and allowed out to lead a normal life, Sanook.com said. Dr. Piyamit Srithara, dean of this hospital’s Faculty of Medicine, said the viral sharing online of
Read moreStudent demonstrators ‘can sue abusive teachers’
THE Thai Lawyers for Human Rights organization came out to support students who have been participating in an anti-dictatorship campaign by pointing out that they have to the right to sue teachers who abuse them under the Thai criminal code, Voice TV reported today (August 19, 2020). Another demonstration took place in Chiang Mai earlier
Read moreBoy, 4, severely beaten by mum, stepdad
HOSPITALIZED with two ribs and a collarbone broken and around 20 new and old wounds on his body is four-year-old Nong Ton (assumed name) with his real mother and stepfather confessing to having beaten him to make sure he turns out to be a good and smart lad, Sanook.com reported this morning (August 19, 2020).
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