Sacked security guard holds dozens hostage at Philippine mall, one wounded

 

Police officers block the area outside Virra Mall where gunshots were fired, in San Juan City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

 

MANILA (Reuters) - A man was shot and about 30 people taken hostage on Monday by a gunman at a mall in the Philippine capital Manila, where armed police and negotiators were trying to end the standoff peacefully.

 

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Britain tells the EU: we shall not sell out our fishermen

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Secretary of State for International Trade Liz Truss is seen outside Downing Street in London, Britain, February 14, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will not sell out its fishermen as part of a trade deal with the European Union, nor will it lower its food standards for a trade agreement with the United States, British International Trade Secretary Liz Truss said on Monday...

 

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Phuket Poll: Should tourists cancel their holiday in Phuket?

By The Phuket News

 

Tourists are screened on arrival at Phuket International Airport. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET:-- With news of the COVID-19 coronavirus dominating headlines worldwide and Thailand suffering its first death over the weekend, fears of the virus spreading has been as contagious as the virus itself.

 

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Talks set to go ahead on scheduling date for E20 as basic benzene fuel 

By The Nation

 

DIT director-general Nantika Thangsupanich

 

The Department of Energy Business under the Energy Ministry will this week discuss with oil retailers and refineries the date to announce gasohol E20 as the basic benzene fuel and cancel gasohol 91.

 

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Masks, santising gels become scare in Songkhla

By THE NATION

 

 

Medical masks and hand-santising gels have become scarce, Songkhla commerce official Chatsuda Chumsaeng said today (March 2).

 

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Oprah Winfrey blames ‘wrong shoes’ following fall on stage

 

 

Oprah Winfrey has taken a tumble on stage.

 

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Boy bullied over his love of books gains 150,000 Instagram followers

By Annie Lord

 

Google

 

Callum Manning, from South Sheilds, Tyne and Wear, created an Instagram account to review books. 

 

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The shooting of John Lennon: Will Mark David Chapman ever be released?

By James McMahon

 

United by a murder: Fans in mourning in 1980, the late John Lennon and his killer Mark David Chapman ( Rex )

 

Two summers ago, in August, Mark David Chapman took off his prison uniform, put on his smartest clothes and – under the watchful eyes of the Wende Correctional Facility guards – made his way to the New York Parole Board building complex.

 

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Ministry expands Covid-19 measures on schools

By The Nation

 

Permanent Secretary and Spokesperson Prasert Boonruang

 

As a measure to contain the Covid-19 outbreak, the Ministry of Education ordered affiliated authorities to sanitise areas in schools and educational institutions nationwide and strictly follow the ministry’s instructions.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151297-ministry-expands-covid-19-measures-on-schools/

 

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