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South Africa’s health regulator reported on Thursday a causal link between the death of an individual and Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) Covid-19 vaccine, the first time such a direct link has been made in the country. The person presented with rare neurological disorder Guillain-Barre Syndrome soon after being given J&J’s …

Chinese military helicopters fly past Pingtan island, one of mainland China’s closest points to Taiwan, in Fujian province on Thursday. It comes ahead of massive military drills off Taiwan following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the self-ruled island. China’s largest-ever military exercises encircling Taiwan kicked off Thursday, in …

A low-pressure area has been formed in the northern area of the East Sea, causing rains in northern Vietnam from Friday. According to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting, the center of the low-pressure area lay to the south of Guangdong Province, with maximum wind speed of 50 kph at …

The public security ministry has said it will look into regulations to see if it is possible to incorporate place of birth in the new passport. The passport complies with the country’s laws as well as standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization, Ministry of Public Security spokesman To …

A man in New York has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting a McDonald’s worker for serving his mother cold French fries, police and reports said. Multiple gunshot incidents occur daily in the Big Apple. In this latest case, Michael Morgan, 20, shot the 23-year-old McDonald’s employee in …

As much of Europe bakes in a third heatwave since June, fears are growing that extreme drought driven by climate change in the continent’s breadbasket nations will dent stable crop yields and deepen the cost-of-living crisis. The European Commission on Wednesday urged EU member states to re-use treated urban wastewater …

Southeast Asian nations on Wednesday (Aug 3) urged restraint over Taiwan after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island prompted an enraged China to vow “punishment.” Pelosi’s dramatic trip to Taipei, defying stark threats by China, overshadowed a meeting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers …

It took a senior police officer 15 minutes to talk a suspect into dropping the rifle he used to rob gold shops in central Vietnam. Colonel Dang Ngoc Son, deputy director of Thua Thien-Hue Province Police Department, was informed about a gold shop robbery in the province last Sunday afternoon. …

The U.K. said it would continue recognizing the new Vietnamese passport and grant visas to holders as normal, the British Embassy in Vietnam said on Wednesday. “The U.K. currently continues to recognize the new Vietnamese passport. Visa applicants and travelers (including those in transit) should ensure they are fully aware …

Vietnam’s new passports follow international standards and will still be issued despite visa denial by three European countries, the immigration department said. A representative of the Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security said Tuesday there were “no problems” regarding the new passport, so issuance would still commence as …