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Democratic lawmakers from 16 states on Tuesday pledged to introduce legislation providing legal refuge to transgender youth and their families displaced by restrictive laws in their states. These states will join legislative efforts already under way in California, New York and Minnesota to provide a coordinated response to a recent …

For the first time since July 25 last year, Vietnam has recorded no new daily Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday. The country recorded 2,709 new infections on Tuesday, bringing the total infection tally in the fourth wave to 10,516,539. The three localities with the highest numbers of new cases are Hanoi …

Australia’s central bank raised interest rates for the first time in more than a decade on Tuesday, a pre-election hike designed to curb soaring consumer prices. The Reserve Bank of Australia raised the main lending rate by 25 basis points to 0.35 percent, the first increase since November 2010. Ending …

A man in the northern Hai Phong City was arrested Monday for the alleged sexual assault of two girls aged 8 and 13. Nguyen Van Binh, 67, stands accused of “raping children aged below 16”, police of Ngo Quyen District said. On Saturday, the two sisters visited their grandparents on …

A woman was pulled out alive on Tuesday from the rubble of a building that collapsed four days ago in central China, state media said, calling the rescue a “miracle”. The commercial building in Changsha city, Hunan province, which housed apartments, a hotel and a cinema, caved in on Friday, …

Amazon on Monday confirmed that it is expanding medical coverage for US workers to include travel costs for abortions, as conservative-led laws look to block access in many states. The retail colossus joins a list of companies that have made moves in reaction to states maneuvering to block women’s to …

The leaders of Japan and Thailand announced a new defense agreement on Monday as well as plans to upgrade their economic relations, as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wrapped up the last leg of a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia. The agreement would facilitate the transfer of defense hardware and …

Several parks in Hanoi, including the Ha Dong sport park and Hello Kitty theme park, remain under construction despite starting years ago. Kim Quy park in Dong Anh District is the largest proposed park. According to the plan, the 100-hectare park, budgeted at VND4.6 trillion (US$200 million), began in September …

Health authorities confirmed 3,122 new Covid-19 cases in 53 cities and provinces on Monday, the lowest number in more than three months. In the last week, the daily average was 5,938 cases, down 10 percent from the previous week. The daily average death toll was three, down 64 percent. On …

India’s electricity demand touched a record high in April as its northern states reeled under the hottest pre-summer months in decades, with a surge in the use of air conditioning triggering the worst power crisis in more than six years. Power demand grew 13.2 per cent to 135.4 billion kilowatt …