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A gunman killed three people when he opened fire in the food court of a shopping mall outside Indianapolis on Sunday before a bystander fatally shot the assailant, media reported. Two other people were injured in the incident, which took place in the early evening at Greenwood Park Mall, the …

Authorities across southern Europe battled on Sunday to control huge wildfires in countries including Spain, Greece and France, with hundreds of deaths blamed on soaring temperatures that scientists say are consistent with climate change. In Spain, helicopters dropped water on the flames as heat above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) …

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has requested the compilation of a list of troublemakers who violate regulations so they can be banned from flying. In a recently issued directive on aviation safety and security, CAAV head Dinh Viet Thang said airport managements should look out for passengers who …

Three central provinces – Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Quang Tri – have been experiencing record high temperatures of up to 43 degrees Celsius. Several factors have come together to make this happen. Nghe An’s Tuong Duong, Ha Tinh’s Huong Khue and Quang Tri’s Dong Ha districts have been the …

Northern Vietnam will continue to experience hot, sunny days until next Tuesday, when rains will return to the region, weather experts say. An incoming air mass from the sea will cause a low-pressure area and trigger a shift in weather patterns in northern Vietnam starting next Wednesday, according to the …

Foreign affairs minister Bui Thanh Son said Vietnam and Laos have made great achievements in politics, security, defense and economy in their 60-year diplomatic relationship. Vietnam and Laos first established their diplomatic relationship on September 5, 1962, marking a new chapter for the two countries, Minister of Foreign Affairs Son …

Macau is set to begin another working week of partial lockdown, after the city extended the closure of its casinos and non-essential businesses to try and eradicate its worst coronavirus outbreak yet. Authorities had announced a week of “static management” starting June 11 after recording more than 1,500 infections in …

A summer heatwave that has triggered devastating forest fires across southwest Europe showed no signs of abating Sunday, as parts of the continent readied for new temperature records early next week. Firefighters in France, Portugal, Spain and Greece are battling forest blazes that have ravaged thousands of hectares of land …

Many nations in the Group of 20 (G20) major economies condemned Russia’s attack of Ukraine and called for it to end the war during ministerial talks in Indonesia, the host said in its closing statement on Sunday. A two-day gathering of finance ministers and central bank governors on the resort …

A woman in Tien Giang who let her son sit on the roof of her running car was fined VND4 million ($170.54) and had her license revoked for two months. Traffic police of Mekong Delta’s Tien Giang Province on Saturday said a 31-year-old woman in Vinh Kim Commune had borrowed …