By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Instagram on Wednesday took down the account of controversial anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “We removed this account for repeatedly sharing debunked claims about the coronavirus or vaccines,” a spokesperson for Facebook, which owns Instagram, said in a statement. Kennedy, the son of late former US Attorney General, US
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Rally in front of prison to pressure for protest leaders’ release
MORE people are flocking to a demonstration in front of Bangkok Remand Prison this evening (Feb. 12) to call for the release of four protest leaders incarcerated within, Siam Rath newspaper said. The rally, held by the New Generation Network of Nonthaburi, has been entitled “Friday Event to Awaken Justice – White Candle.” The demonstrators
Read moreThree wounded as hundreds of thousands of protesters defy Myanmar junta
By Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report SUPPORTERS of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi clashed with police today (Feb. 12) as hundreds of thousands joined nationwide pro-democracy demonstrations in defiance of the junta’s call to halt mass gatherings. Mostly peaceful protests erupted around the Southeast Asian country in the biggest
Read morePheu Thai tells govt to probe use of tear gas
THE government was pressured by Pheu Thai Party to investigate and clarify who used tear gas against unarmed protesters last Thursday night (Feb. 10) which led to some of them being injured with coming only three of days after a phone call from US voicing concern about recent arrests, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Feb.
Read more175 new Covid cases but university temporarily shut down
ALTHOUGH the daily coronavirus count remained low at 175 this morning (Feb. 12) Chulalongkorn University announced the closure of its campus in Bangkok till the end of this month after 20 cases were found within the large complex, Sanook.com reported. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said the addition of today’s cases took the
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