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Macau launched a third round of mandatory Covid-19 testing for its more than 600,000 residents on Monday, in a push to curb a rise in infections in the world’s biggest gambling hub. Authorities in Macau have locked down multiple buildings and put more than 5,000 people in quarantine in the …

The Group of Seven rich democracies will announce a ban on imports of Russian gold on Tuesday, as part of ongoing efforts to hold Russia accountable for its war in Ukraine and block attempts to evade Western sanctions, a senior U.S. administration official said on Sunday. Britain and the United …

At least 17 young people were found dead at a nightclub in a township in South Africa’s southern city of East London on Sunday, police said. “We got a report about 17 (people) that died in a local tavern in Scenery Park which is based in East London,” a provincial …

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes leaders of the Group of Seven rich democracies on Sunday to a three-day summit in the Bavarian Alps overshadowed by the war in Ukraine and its far-reaching consequences, from energy shortages to a food crisis. The summit takes place against a darker backdrop than last …

Hundreds of protesters descended on the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday to denounce the justices’ decision to overturn the half-century-old Roe v. Wade precedent that recognized women’s constitutional right to abortion. The sweeping ruling by the court, with a 6-3 conservative majority, was set to alter American life, with nearly …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he aims to remain in power until the middle of the next decade, despite calls for him to quit, which would make him the country’s longest continuously serving leader in 200 years. Earlier this month, Johnson survived a vote of confidence by …

A plane taking off from Central Highlanda Da Lat Town to Hanoi on Saturday has a damaged wheel, but landed safely anyway. The Airbus 320 just took off from Da Lat’s Lien Khuong Airport at noon when an airport employee discovered a piece of rubber on the ground, suspected to …

Over 200 police officers raided two bars in Central Highlands’ Dak Lak Province in the early hours of Saturday, finding 44 people testing positive with narcotics. Bar 47 on Buon Ma Thuot Town’s Che Lan Vien Street and Bar Monaco on Ly Thai To Street were blasting music when police …

A gunman went on a terrifying rampage in a gay bar and the surrounding streets in Oslo on Saturday, killing two people and injuring more than 20 on the day the city’s LGBTQ community was due to celebrate its annual Pride parade. The attack took place in the early hours, …

Beijing on Saturday said it would allow primary and secondary schools to resume in-person classes and Shanghai’s top party boss declared victory over Covid-19 after the city reported zero new local cases for the first time in two months. The two major cities were among several places in China that …