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Philippines floods, landslides leave 42 dead, dozens missing

Philippines floods, landslides leave 42 dead, dozens missing

Philippine search and rescue teams pulled bodies from water and thick mud on Friday, bringing to 42 the death toll from flooding and landslides triggered by a storm, with dozens more feared buried. Eleven bodies were retrieved in the southern province of Maguindanao, which was hit hard by approaching tropical …

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Dengue fever kills 12 in Hanoi, cases rising

Hanoi has recorded 12 dengue fever deaths this year with over 1,000 new infections per week recently. The Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC) said the number of dengue fever cases has been rising rapidly in the capital this month. Infections were recorded in all districts, and over 1,000 new …

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Can Tho to spend $10.8 mln building anti-erosion embankment

Mekong Delta capital Can Tho will build a two-kilometer embankment along the Tra Noc River to protect riverine families. Costing VND270 billion ($10.87 million), including more than VND100 billion from the central budget and the rest from the city’s budget, the project will be carried out by the municipal Irrigation …

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Interpol says metaverse opens up new world of cybercrime

Interpol says metaverse opens up new world of cybercrime

Global police agency Interpol said it was preparing for the risk that online immersive environments – the “metaverse” – could create new kinds of cybercrime on a larger scale. Interpol’s member countries have raised concerns about how to prepare for possible metaverse crime, Madan Oberoi, Interpol’s executive director for technology …

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In Britain’s inflation crisis, healthy diets are a casualty

In Britain's inflation crisis, healthy diets are a casualty

Fresh vegetables and fish are falling off the menu. Packaged pizzas and processed meat are the dishes of the day. Many British households are turning away from healthier foods as rampant inflation pushes them towards cheaper processed meals, according to consumer data and experts who are worried about the nation …

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Three killed in convenience store fire

Three people were killed in a fire at a convenience store in the Mekong Delta’s Dong Thap Province Friday morning. At around 12:30 a.m., flames began to engulf the Bay Tien convenience store in An Khanh Commune, owned by 33-year-old Bui Thi Yen Suong. There were six people inside the …

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29 arrested after two shot dead in Phu Quoc

Police have arrested 29 people involved in a shooting that killed two people and severely injured four others in Phu Quoc Island on Thursday. The incident started from a land dispute between local men and two men from Ca Mau Province that border Kien Giang Province, home to Phu Quoc, …

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