Tokyo Reports Over 2,000 New Coronavirus Cases for 3rd Day
TOKYO (Kyodo) — The Tokyo metropolitan government on Saturday reported an additional 2,268 coronavirus cases, topping the 2,000 mark for the third straight day.
Top Republican Says Trump Committed ‘Impeachable Offenses’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats’ momentum for a fresh drive to quickly impeach outgoing President Donald Trump gained support Saturday, and a top Republican said the president’s role in the deadly riot at the Capitol by a violent mob of Trump supporters was worthy of rebuke.
Locals Are Protesting Field Hospitals. Doctors Say Their Fear is Unfounded.
BANGKOK — Efforts by health workers to set up field hospitals for coronavirus patients are being met with opposition from some local communities, complicating Thailand’s long term strategy to grapple with the outbreak.
Benefits Aplenty, and Punishment Rare, in the World of Police ‘Inactive Post’
It always plays out like a clockwork, a movement rehearsed as well as any police parade.
A Farewell To @Realdonaldtrump, Gone After 57,000 Tweets
WASHINGTON (AP) — @realDonaldTrump, the Twitter feed that grew from the random musings of a reality TV star into the cudgel of an American president, died Friday. It was not quite 12 years old.
Registration for Vaccination Campaign to Open This Month
BANGKOK — Residents in Thailand will be able to sign up for the first round of vaccination against coronavirus at the end of January, the government announced Friday.
We Are Open: ‘Special Tourist Visa’ Is Still On Despite Outbreak
BANGKOK — Foreign tourists willing to brave the global pandemic and spend a vacation in Thailand are still welcomed, as long as they have all the required documents, a chief tourism official said Friday.
Songtaew Bus in Samut Sakhon Introduces Social Distancing
SAMUT SAKHON — An innovative songtaew bus in the epicenter of the second wave of outbreak is taking steps to transport its passengers in a safer way.
US Registering Highest Deaths Yet From the Coronavirus
The U.S. registered more COVID-19 deaths in a single day than ever before — nearly 3,900 — on the very day the mob attack on the Capitol laid bare some of the same, deep political divisions that have hampered the battle against the pandemic.
IOC Member Says No Guarantee Tokyo Games Will Go Ahead
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Dick Pound, a longtime International Olympic Committee member from Canada, hinted the rescheduled Tokyo Games could be in doubt due to the continued spread of the novel coronavirus, the BBC reported Thursday.
