WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s prime minister has ordered a seven-day lockdown of Auckland, the country’s biggest city, after a single local coronavirus case of unknown origin was recorded.

LOS ANGELES: Tiger Woods is recovering and in "good spirits" after a second day of treatment at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center following his horrific rollover solo car smash that left him with serious leg injuries.

The Court of Appeal has again rejected a request to temporarily release four pro-democracy protest leaders facing royal insult charges, saying there was no reason to change the previous ruling.

LOS ANGELES: Lady Gaga’s two French bulldogs which were stolen at gunpoint in Hollywood have been safely returned, Los Angeles police said on Friday.

A total of 72 new Covid-19 cases — 63 local infections and nine imported — were reported on Saturday, raising the total to 25,881 with no new deaths.

Thailand's cross-border trade is expected to recover to growth of 3-6% this year, helped by Covid-19 vaccine distribution and the global economic recovery.

The first batch of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines that arrived Thailand on Wednesday has passed the Department of Medical Sciences' quality tests and are ready for delivery to state hospitals, according to Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

The rise of audio-based social networking app Clubhouse has sparked concerns about privacy violations, data leaks, unauthorised imitation apps, sales of invitations for app access as well as audio deep fakes, say cybersecurity experts.

People spending more time at home because of the Covid-19 outbreak have been sprucing up their environments at Klong 15, one of the country's largest tree and decorative plant markets, in Ongkharak district of Nakhon Nayok. |Jetjaras Na Ranong

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is said to be at loggerheads with Prawit Wongsuwon, his deputy PM and leader of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), over the imminent cabinet reshuffle.