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Endangered python found in HCMC school yard

A reticulated python was found on a tree at a HCMC high school and subsequently handed over to forest rangers. The female python, two m long and weighing five kg, was found at the Duong Van Thi High School in Thu Duc City. A reticulated python captured at the Duong …

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Six jailed for faking Covid test results, travel papers

Six people in central Vietnam’s Binh Thuan Province received jail terms for forging travel papers and Covid-19 test results following an outbreak last year. Diep Tu Hieu, Tran Xuan Dat and Nguyen Phuoc each received two-year sentences, while Nguyen Tung Lam, Vo Duy Tan and Kieu Minh Hoa received one …

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Analysis: Japan is chasing its tail on yen intervention

Analysis: Japan is chasing its tail on yen intervention

As Bank of Japan steps into currency markets for the first time in decades to defend a battered yen, it’s facing many problems like its commitment to ultra-easy monetary settings. Thursday’s sudden burst of yen-buying intervention by Japanese authorities — the first instance since 1998 – caused a large 6 …

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Man arrested for setting dog on neighbor

A man in Da Nang was arrested Thursday after making his pit bull attack a neighbor. Tran Dinh Thao, 46, was arrested for “deliberate infliction of bodily harm upon another person,” police of Son Tra District said. Two others, Dang Van Ngoc, 36 and Truong Anh Tam, 39, are also …

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EU watchdog proposes emergency brake for energy markets

EU watchdog proposes emergency brake for energy markets

A temporary brake on gas and electricity derivatives when prices spike could improve how energy markets operate, the EU’s watchdog proposed on Thursday, along with more fundamental changes over time. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) said the number of trading halts in energy derivatives has been very low …

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US mortgage rates rise to 6.29%, highest in 14 years

US mortgage rates rise to 6.29%, highest in 14 years

U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose to 6.29% on Thursday, the highest level since 2008, according to Freddie Mac’s mortgage market survey. Last week, rates averaged 6.02%. A year ago, home buyers enjoyed rates of 2.88%. The Federal Reserve’s aggressive monetary policy tightening, including a 75 basis point hike announced on …

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