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Vietnamese embassy in Germany promises birthplace confirmation

The Vietnamese embassy in Germany will issue a certificate confirming the birthplace of holders of Vietnam’s new passports. It would be issued free of cost to support people who were already granted entry to perform other administrative procedures, the embassy website said. Those who want the confirmation “need to … …

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Not happening: Hanoi’s second metro to miss 2022 deadline

The Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line, scheduled to have its elevated section running by the end of this year, will miss the deadline, its managers have said. The Nhon depot construction is less than 80 percent complete and the line’s consortium of sponsors, including the Asia Development Bank, the French Development …

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Zelensky calls for evacuation of Ukraine’s Donetsk region

Zelensky calls for evacuation of Ukraine's Donetsk region

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Saturday for the evacuation of the eastern Donetsk region which has seen fierce clashes between his country’s forces and the Russian military. The governor of the eastern Donetsk region, where Moscow is focusing the brunt of its offensive, said that six civilians were killed …

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Death toll from week-long Iran flooding tops 80

Death toll from week-long Iran flooding tops 80

At least 80 people have been killed and 30 others are missing in floods that have wreaked havoc across Iran for more than a week, state media reported Saturday. Since the start of the Iranian month of Mordad on July 23, “59 people died and 30 are still missing in …

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Spain reports first monkeypox-related death in Europe

Spain reports first monkeypox-related death in Europe

Spain reported its first monkeypox-related death on Friday, in what is thought to be Europe’s first fatality from the disease and only the second outside Africa in the current outbreak. Brazil reported earlier on Friday the first monkeypox-related death outside the African continent in the current wave of the disease. …

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