China Warns US of ‘All Necessary Measures’ Over Huawei Rules
BEIJING (AP) — China’s commerce ministry says it will take “all necessary measures” in response to new U.S. restrictions on Chinese tech giant Huawei’s ability to use American technology, calling the measures an abuse of state power and a violation of market principles.
Canada Zoo Returning Pandas to China Due to Bamboo Disruption
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Calgary Zoo will be returning two giant pandas on loan from China because a scarcity of flights due to COVID-19 has caused problems with getting enough fresh and tasty bamboo to feed them.
Coronavirus Masks a Boon for Crooks Who Hide Their Faces
CHICAGO (AP) — The way the FBI tells it, William Rosario Lopez put on a surgical mask and walked into the Connecticut convenience store looking to the world like a typical pandemic-era shopper as he picked up plastic wrap, fruit snacks and a few other items.
Inter-Provincial Buses Back on Road After Easing of Lockdown
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's Ministry of Transport said on Friday that state-run buses will resume cross-country services between Bangkok and the North and Northeast on May 18, a day after the Phase Two lockdown restrictions are eased.
Cop Charged Over Molesting of 15-Year-Old Girl
KALASIN — An intoxicated policeman who locked a 15-year-old girl inside his police station and tried to molest her was charged with a criminal offense, police said Friday.
Over 10,000 Thais Return Home Since April Border Closure
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Over 10,000 Thai nationals have returned home so far from neighbouring countries and been immediately put into quarantine, a government official said on Tuesday.
Meet Rural Health Volunteers, the Unsung Heroes on Virus Frontline
BANGKOK — As soon as a woman in her rural community registered a high fever, Auntie Arun alerted the local hospital doctors, who soon arrived in at least three cars, prepped to transport a COVID-19 patient.
Virus Lockdown: Malls to Reopen, Curfew Pushed to 11pm
BANGKOK — Starting Sunday, malls and several other public venues will be allowed open, and the curfew pushed an hour back to 11pm, the government announced Friday.
COVID-19 App Will Track Business Customers, Gov’t Says
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Thursday said that a tracing application, named Thai Chana (Thai Victory), has been developed and will be introduced to all business operators that will resume business on May 17 in the Second Phase easing of the lockdown restrictions.
Tensions Rise as Texas Governor Readies to Lift More Rules
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two weeks into the reopening of Texas, coronavirus cases are climbing. New outbreaks still crop up. And at Guero’s Taco Bar in Austin, which offers the occasional celebrity sighting, a log of every diner and where they sat is begrudgingly in the works.
