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Beijing sweats in extreme heat for record third day

Beijing sweats in extreme heat for record third day

Beijing topped 40 degrees Celsius (104F) on Saturday for a record third day as the Chinese capital sweltered in extreme heat, while uncommonly high temperatures for June grilled an area the size of California in northern China. At 1:51 p.m. (0551 GMT), the temperature measured by Beijing’s benchmark weather station …

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Vietnam raises safety alert for citizens in Russia amid turmoil

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends that Vietnamese people in southern Russia should stay at home, avoid gatherings, and those planning to travel there should consider safety factors. “The security and order situation in the city of Rostov-on-Don and some southern regions of Russia has complicated developments. The Ministry of …

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Rebel Russian mercenaries barrel towards Moscow

Rebel Russian mercenaries barrel towards Moscow

Mutinous Russian mercenary fighters barrelled towards Moscow on Saturday after seizing a southern city overnight, with Russia’s military firing on them from the air but seemingly incapable of slowing their lightning advance. Facing the first serious challenge to his grip on power of his 23-year rule, President Vladimir Putin vowed …

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21 tons of laughing gas found in Binh Duong warehouse

Police and market management officials inspected a warehouse in Binh Duong’s Di An City Friday and found 1,200 cylinders filled with nitrous oxide. They also found many equipment to serve the extraction of the gas to smaller containers. The nitrous oxide is estimated to weigh 21 tons in total and …

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Da Nang bus violates speed limit 450 times in a month

A passenger bus running on fixed routes in Da Nang City was found to have violated speed limit 450 times in May. The bus belongs to Hai Van Transport Service Cooperative based in the central city, Da Nang Transport Department said Friday. The department has revoked the badges of the …

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Vietnam’s book on wildlife conservation wins UK prize

Written and illustrated by two Vietnamese authors, a graphic novel about a conservationist trying to save a sun bear has won the 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration. The award was announced Wednesday by the Yoto Carnegies, the U.K.’s longest-running book award for children and young people that recognizes outstanding …

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Australia sanctions three involved in downing of MH17

Australia sanctions three involved in downing of MH17

Australia on Saturday announced financial sanctions and travel bans on two Russians and a Ukrainian involved in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in 2014. Canberra officials said the sanctions target Russian national Sergey Dubinsky and Ukrainian Leonid Kharchenko, who were found guilty in absentia of murder and other …

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