Asian Americans Grieve, Organize in Wake of Atlanta Attacks
ATLANTA (AP) — Asian Americans were already worn down by a year of pandemic-fueled racist attacks when a white gunman was charged with killing eight people, most of them Asian women, at three Atlanta-area massage parlors.
Thailand Says 330 Million Baht Seized in Wildlife Trafficking Sting
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's anti-money laundering authorities said Wednesday they have seized or frozen more than 330 million baht ($11 million) worth of assets in a sting operation against a suspected wildlife trafficking ring.
Man Charged With Killing 8 People at Georgia Massage Parlors
ATLANTA (AP) — A white gunman was charged Wednesday with killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage parlors in an attack that sent terror through the Asian American community, which has increasingly been targeted during the coronavirus pandemic.
Deadly Violence Resumes in Myanmar After Peaceful Protests
YANGON (AP) — At least two people protesting last month's military coup were reported shot and killed by Myanmar security forces Tuesday after a morning of peaceful marches.
EU Regulator ‘Convinced’ AstraZeneca Benefit Outweighs Risk
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s drug regulator insisted Tuesday that there is “no indication” the AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood clots as governments around the world faced the grimmest of dilemmas: push on with a vaccine known to save lives or suspend its use over reports of clotting in some recipients.
Bang Khae Residents to Get Vaccines as the New Cluster Doubles to 224
BANGKOK — The governor on Tuesday said 6,000 doses of vaccines will be administered to vulnerable populations in western Bangkok, where a new cluster of coronavirus infections were reported in recent days.
Prayut Gets AstraZeneca Jab, 1 Asian Country Suspends
BANGKOK (AP) — PM Prayut Chan-o-cha received a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca on Tuesday, as much of Asia shrugged off concerns about reports of blood clots in some recipients in Europe, saying that so far there is no evidence to link the two.
Major European Nations Suspend Use of AstraZeneca Vaccine
BERLIN (AP) — A cascading number of European countries — including Germany, France, Italy and Spain — suspended use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine Monday over reports of dangerous blood clots in some recipients, though the company and international regulators say there is no evidence the shot is to blame.
Myanmar Junta Orders Martial Law in Large Area of Yangon
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared martial law in a wide area of the country’s largest city, as security forces killed dozens of protesters over the weekend in an increasingly lethal crackdown on resistance to last month’s military coup.
Flights Canceled During China’s Worst Sandstorm in Decades
BEIJING (AP) — China’s capital and a wide swath of the country's north were enveloped Monday in the worst sandstorm in a decade, leading to the cancelation of hundreds of flights.
