Bangkok Heat

Thai authorities issued an extreme heat warning for Bangkok on Wednesday, urging people to stay indoors for their own safety as temperatures soared.

The United States diverted a delivery of Chinese-made face masks bound for Germany at a Bangkok airport, a Berlin city official said Friday, accusing Washington of "modern-day piracy" as competition for protective gear against the coronavirus heats up.

Second seed Somdev Devvarman progressed after Australian qualifier Andrew Whittington retired mid-way in the second-round contest due to heat stroke. Somdev was leading 7-5 4-2 when the Australian threw in the towel.

Scores of protesters seeking to halt preparations for elections in Thailand fought with police in the capital on Thursday.

A three-year-old boy has died after being left inside a private school bus for several hours in sweltering heat, Thai police said on Wednesday, the second such death of a toddler in recent weeks.

Thai authorities issued an extreme heat warning for Bangkok on Wednesday, urging people to stay indoors for their own safety as temperatures soared.

The United States diverted a delivery of Chinese-made face masks bound for Germany at a Bangkok airport, a Berlin city official said Friday, accusing Washington of "modern-day piracy" as competition for protective gear against the coronavirus heats up.

Second seed Somdev Devvarman progressed after Australian qualifier Andrew Whittington retired mid-way in the second-round contest due to heat stroke. Somdev was leading 7-5 4-2 when the Australian threw in the towel.

Scores of protesters seeking to halt preparations for elections in Thailand fought with police in the capital on Thursday.

A three-year-old boy has died after being left inside a private school bus for several hours in sweltering heat, Thai police said on Wednesday, the second such death of a toddler in recent weeks.