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Fire kills 4 in Hanoi ‘tube’ house

A fire that broke out in a four-story house in Hanoi’s Ha Dong District Saturday morning killed a woman and her three grandchildren. The fire started from a motorbike parked inside the house at around 7:45 a.m. and spread all over the “tube” house on Thanh Cong Street. It took …

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Thousands of migrants face tough new US border rules

Thousands of migrants face tough new US border rules

The United States bolted tough new immigration policies into place Friday, setting up an uncertain future for desperate migrants reaching its southern border, as a top official expressed confidence the system will hold. Thousands of people remained in Mexico hoping to enter the United States, as it was not yet …

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US ‘doomsday’ mother found guilty of murdering children

A U.S. mother with “doomsday” religious beliefs was found guilty Friday of murdering two of her children and conspiring to kill her husband’s ex-wife. Lori Vallow was on trial in the northwestern US state of Idaho over the deaths of her 16-year-old daughter Tylee Ryan and adopted seven-year-old son Joshua …

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Pepper-sprayed police officer takes down thief in HCMC

A HCMC police officer chased down thieves fleeing on a motorbike after they pepper sprayed him, and the injured officer was even able to apprehend one. Lieutenant Tran Nhat Duy, an officer in Ward 2 of Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Binh District, was patrolling with his team on Wednesday …

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Bar fire kills three in Hai Phong

A fire killed three female staff at a four-story bar on Ngo Quyen Street in the northern city of Hai Phong on Friday. The fire started on the first floor at around 2 p.m. and then quickly spread to the other three floors. The bar was designed as a closed …

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Women dance to their own beat in China’s nightclubs

Women dance to their own beat in China's nightclubs

Tired of Shanghai club nights dominated by men, where a woman’s appearance often matters as much as her musical skills, Eloise Fan has created an underground space where women DJs are free to shine. On a chilly spring evening, dozens of young women in a packed basement bar crowded around …

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