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Google Maps redacts Vietnamese flag from Spratly Islands

A Vietnamese flag atop Spratly Island appears blank white on Google Maps, with the all-seeing tech giant saying the flag cannot be seen due to “low-quality image.” When users accessed Google Maps satellite images on Tuesday morning, they reported that the rooftop of a building on Spratly Island, part of …

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Burning tractor paralyzes vital Hanoi expressway

A tractor on fire impeded traffic the Phap Van-Cau Gie expressway for over three hours, forcing vehicles to be re-routed to the National Highway 1A. At around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, a tractor running on the Phap Van-Cau Gie expressway in the Hanoi-Ninh Binh direction caught fire as it reached Y …

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Six dead in Nepal tourist helicopter crash

Six dead in Nepal tourist helicopter crash

All six people aboard a tourist helicopter in Nepal were killed when it crashed soon after take-off near Mount Everest on Tuesday, aviation authorities said. The Manang Air chopper was heading for the capital Kathmandu from near Lukla, the gateway for climbing expeditions to the world’s highest peak, but lost …

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