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BANGKOK – The men in plastic clothes appeared late at night at Thammasat University in Bangkok, threatening the residence where the student activist slept. On Thursday morning, Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul went to her sociology class, called her mother and waited for her arrest. She was sure it would come. Earlier this …

High demand for a safe and effective vaccine against the coronavirus is already causing competition between countries and could drive prices higher, the World Health Organization chief official warned Thursday. “If a successful new vaccine is found, there will be greater demand than there is supply. Excessive demand and competition …

As a ban on WeChat and other apps originating from China fabric, companies doing business in China and iPhone users in the country are worried about how the ban could affect device sales and the daily use of devices . It is not yet clear if the ban applies to …

Mickey Guyton reintroduces herself into the country music community, but this time she makes every effort to tell her story as a Black woman after years of internal doubt and does not feel herself to be in the otherwise white-man-dominated genre. “I tried to write everyone’s song and everyone’s story …

Increase / WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – AUGUST 13: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to media at a COVID-19 briefing on August 13, 2020. COVID-19 restrictions have been reintroduced in New Zealand following four new COVID-19 cases were diagnosed in Auckland. Auckland was placed in level lockdown for three days on …