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Four people including the pilot died and another person was critically injured when their hot air balloon crashed into the Arizona desert on Sunday after eight skydivers had successfully jumped out of the basket, investigators said. The Kubicek BB 85 Z balloon went down on Sunday in Eloy, about 65 …

The HCMC Department of Health has recorded over 12,500 pieces of negative feedback at public hospitals, most of them about registration services and restroom quality. Announcing the results on Sunday, the department stated that those opinions were submitted through an automatic feedback system established at public hospitals across the city. …

A traffic police officer in the Central Highlands suffered severe injuries after a drunken teenage motorcyclist rammed into him at a checkpoint. Captain Nguyen Dinh Phuc, 36, was part of a task force checking drivers for drunk driving at a checkpoint in Dak Glei District in Kon Tum Province Sunday …

Dense fog and cold enveloping large swathes of the northern part of India disrupted flights and train service in the country’s capital New Delhi for a second day on Monday. At least 463 flights leaving Delhi were delayed and 87 flights were canceled on Monday, according to aviation website Flightradar24. …

Expatriates find Hanoi enticing for many reasons: the low cost of living, incredible cuisine and easy access to nearby tropical getaways, to name a few. While the capital effortlessly attracts foreigners, one factor often prevents them from staying for long: its pollution. The suffocating air in the city is particularly …

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh left Hanoi Tuesday morning for attendance at the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF-54) in Davos, Switzerland and official visits to Hungary and Romania. The PM is accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen …

More than 290 kilograms of what has been identified as cocaine were washed ashore in central Quang Ngai Province and discovered by locals. The border guard station in Binh Hai Commune, Binh Son District on Monday said a man who was going fishing on Sunday discovered a gray bag on …

Tay Ho District has proposed a project to dredge West Lake, Hanoi’s largest freshwater body, at a cost of VND2 trillion (US$81.6 million). The dredging is part of a long-term plan to renovate the lake that will comprise work to build wharves along it at the cost VND1.6 trillion and …

Microsoft has eclipsed Apple to become the world’s largest company by market capitalization, driven by its deep focus on generative artificial intelligence (AI), a sector that has garnered increasing investor favour. The tech giant, which along with Nvidia and Amazon placed a significant emphasis on AI, has experienced substantial market …

New Zealand’s former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern married her longtime partner Clarke Gayford in a private ceremony on Saturday, finally tying the knot after cancelling ceremonies during strict Covid-19 controls she imposed on the country. Ardern, 43, and Gayford, 47, got engaged in May 2019 and were meant to be …