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Two vintage military planes collided in midair on Saturday at a World War Two commemorative airshow in Dallas, federal officials said, crashing to the ground before exploding into flames. It was not immediately clear how many people were injured or killed. The incident early on Saturday afternoon involved a World …

Democratic U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has won re-election in Nevada, Edison Research projected on Saturday in a victory that guarantees the Senate will be controlled by Democrats in 2023. Cortez Masto defeated Republican challenger Adam Laxalt, a former state attorney general who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump. …

China will keep fine-tuning its steps to control Covid as it tries to minimize infections and serious cases, officials said on Saturday, a day after surprise announcements to lessen the impact of a strict zero-Covid policy. The authorities announced the moves, cheered by financial markets, despite a surge infections to …

U.S. hotel operators expect more pain from China’s strict Covid lockdowns which have halted construction of some luxury properties and impeded travel to one of the world’s key tourism markets. Growth in China has been stuttering at a time when companies are rushing to open hotels and capitalize on pent …

Australia’s Home Affairs Minister on Saturday sought to reassure the public that Covid-19 protocols were adequate after a cruise ship with hundreds of infected passengers docked in Sydney. Carnival Australia’s Majestic Princess cruise ship was docked in Sydney, the capital of the most populous state, New South Wales, with “in …

ASEAN and the U.S. agreed to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership during a high-level summit in Phnom Penh on Saturday. U.S. President Joe Biden and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen announced the official launch of the ASEAN-U.S. comprehensive strategic partnership at the ASEAN-U.S. Summit. “ASEAN is the heart of the …

Southeast Asian heads of government held talks on Saturday with visiting global leaders and were due to meet U.S. President Joe Biden, as the region tries to navigate the growing rivalry between China and Western powers. Cambodia is hosting the Association of Southeast AsianNations (ASEAN) annual summit and a parallel …

Two former police officers in the northern Thai Binh Province were arrested for tying up a suspect and leaving him out in the cold before his death. Pham Quang Hung, former deputy head of the detainment facility of the police of Vu Thu District, and Trinh Thanh Hung, former deputy …

The education ministry on Saturday said it would prioritize the approval for foreign language proficiency exams, especially IELTS and TOEFL, in the coming days. The Ministry of Education and Training said the decision is to resolve difficulties for those who wish to take these exams. It has requested relevant units …

Kim See-Lim, regional director, East Asia and the Pacific, for the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), says Vietnam should set up stable regulatory frameworks and make quicker decisions to realize its carbon-neutral target. Q: Vietnam has some very ambitious goals for its green transition; for instance, it wants to …