The government said on Friday that 8.3% of the 50 million people targeted for vaccination against Covid-19 had received at least their initial dose, as of Thursday.

WASHINGTON: Russia is set to deliver an advanced satellite system to Iran that will vastly improve its spying capabilities, according to a US media report.

BEIJING: Solar panel "wings" spread out and two camera "eyes" pointing ahead, China's Mars rover Zhurong struck a birdlike pose as it explored the red planet in photos released by the country's space agency Friday.

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has rejected speculation about a dissolution of the House and early general election.

There were 27 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,290 new cases in the country over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Friday morning.

KANCHANABURI: Two Thai migrant smugglers and 28 more illegal Myanmar job seekers have been arrested in Sangkhla Buri district.

VIENNA: While the 1942 Disney film "Bambi" is world famous as a classic of animated cinema, the man behind the story -- an eminent writer in pre-war Vienna who had to flee the Nazis -- is little known.

Health authorities plan to shut state quarantine facilities for people arriving from overseas by air at the end of June.

CHON BURI: Another 47 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in Chon Buri province, five of them linked to three known clusters.

HONG KONG: Hong Kong censors will vet all films for national security breaches under expanded powers announced on Friday, in the latest blow to the financial hub's political and artistic freedoms.