KABUL: Twin suicide bombs ripped through crowds outside Kabul airport on Thursday, killing at least 85 people including 13 US troops and deepening panic in the final days of an already frenzied evacuation effort from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

BEIJING: Top Chinese actress Zheng Shuang was hit with a $46 million tax evasion fine Friday while references to film star Zhao Wei were wiped from video streaming sites as Beijing steps up its campaign against celebrity culture.

Activist Jatupat "Pai Daodin" Boonpathararaksa has tested positive for the coronavirus and has been transferred to a prison hospital, a senior Corrections Department official said on Friday.

CHON BURI: Heavy rain pounded Pattaya and other areas of Bang Lamung district on Friday morning, causing flooding on many roads and in communities.

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Two more Covid-19 deaths and another 450 infections were reported in this northeastern province on Friday.

NAKHON PHANOM: Police arrested a drug courier and seized 470 kilogrammes of compressed marijuana worth about 10 million baht in Sri Songkhram district late on Thursday night.

The family of a 61-year-old woman who died in Chumphon province 10 days after receiving a Covid-19 vaccination will be compensated, the provincial public health office said.

KABUL: Twin suicide bombs ripped through crowds outside Kabul airport on Thursday, killing scores of people including 13 US troops and deepening panic in the final days of an already frenzied evacuation effort from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

PARIS: Premier League champions Manchester City were reported to be closing in on a deal late Thursday to bring Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo back to England.

There were another 273 Covid-19 fatalities and 18,702 new cases recorded over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Friday morning.