SAMUT PRAKAN: A woman dubbed "pa rakrae niew" (auntie sticky armpits) over the way she stole money from many stores has been arrested again, but this time for a different crime - setting fire to five vehicles in Phra Pradaeng district.

The government on Thursday reported two new deaths related to Covid-19 and 271 new cases of the disease, 259 local infections and 12 imported infections, raising the total to 11,262.

BEIJING: A team of experts from the World Health Organization arrived in Wuhan on Thursday to start a highly politicised probe into the origins of the coronavirus, as China reported its first death from Covid-19 in eight months.

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Two men were arrested, one of them wounded, and more than 2 million methamphetamine pills and about 400kg of crystal meth seized as police exchanged shots with the occupants of a pickup truck in Non Daeng district in the early hour...

The new wave of the pandemic is sparking demand for computers and accessories, pushing sales to grow 45-70% above normal, as more people work from home and learn online, say major IT retailers.

ROME: Italy was plunged into political crisis on Wednesday after former premier Matteo Renzi withdrew his party from the ruling coalition, risking the collapse of the government in the middle of a raging coronavirus pandemic.

SAN FRANCISCO: Image-centric social network Snapchat on Wednesday said it has permanently banned US President Donald Trump from the platform, as voices are raised against keeping him off the internet stage.

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter chief Jack Dorsey backed the messaging platform's ban of US President Donald Trump, but said Wednesday it sets a "dangerous" precedent and represents a failure to promote healthy conversation on the social network.

HARIDWAR, India: Hindu pilgrims descended on the banks of the Ganges river on Thursday, shrugging off Covid-19 risks for the start of the Kumbh Mela, a religious festival that regularly attracts millions.

The government has retained its price control on 55 products and service items including medical face masks, a synthetic fibre used as a raw material to make medical face masks, alcohol and alcohol-based hand sanitiser, and recyclable paper.