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The Ministry of Public Security proposed to buy off information for the sake of dealing with traffic violations, at most for VND5 million ($200) per case. Information that can be bought off for dealing with traffic violations includes photos and videos recorded by individuals, according to a draft on a …

Despite 22 states instituting abortion bans of varying severity, a new study by the Society of Family Planning finds that broader access to abortion pills and telehealth-led procedures protected by Democrats’ “shield laws” has contributed to a nationwide increase in abortions since the Supreme Court’s June 2022 ruling. The number …

A once-respected crocodile expert was sentenced in Australia Thursday to more than 10 years in jail for sexually abusing and killing dozens of dogs, and a string of other crimes. Adam Britton, 53, had pleaded guilty to 63 charges relating to bestiality, animal cruelty and possessing child abuse material. In …

Police in the central Ha Tinh Province have taken into custody 155 people suspected of operating or joining a ring to trick people in need of jobs to send them to Laos, where they were forced to work for online scammers. Hoang Bich Ngoc, 30, a native of northern Hai …

It is “increasingly likely” 2024 will be the hottest year on record, despite July ending a 13-month streak of monthly temperature records, the EU’s climate monitor said Thursday. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said last month was the second warmest on record books going back to 1940, only slightly …

Thousands of anti-racism protesters took to the streets in several English cities on Wednesday to oppose days of far-right violence that have had U.K. police on high alert. Nightly riots — during which mosques and migrant-related facilities have been attacked — have erupted across towns and cities in England and …

The Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line in Hanoi is operational from 8 a.m. Thursday, becoming the second running metro line in Vietnam after 15 years in the making. There were not many passengers present at the S8 Station on the opening day. Most of them were elderly people and students. Hoang …

A blaze lasting three hours completely destroyed a 13,000-square-meter wood processing factory in an industrial zone of the southern Dong Nai Province on Thursday night. The factory, located in Bau Xeo Industrial Park, is owned by Shingmark Vina, a Taiwanese company specializing in wood products with over 5,000 employees. The …

Abandoned by his father at birth and losing his vision at 13 as an Agent Orange victim, a student in central Vietnam has overcome immense challenges to excel in studies and gain admission to six universities. Do Nam Khanh, 18, from the central province of Ha Tinh, was classified as …

Climate activists on Tuesday spray-painted a mansion on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza belonging to Argentinian football star Lionel Messi, sparking the ire of his country’s President Javier Milei. Campaigners from the group Futuro Vegetal released a video showing two members standing in front of the house near the …