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US, European allies discuss banning imports of Russian oil

US, European allies discuss banning imports of Russian oil

The United States and European allies are exploring banning imports of Russian oil, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday, and the White House coordinated with key Congressional committees moving forward with their own ban. Europe relies on Russia for crude oil and natural gas but has become …

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Flames engulf ancient Hoi An house

A fire erupted at a two-story house of over 100 years old in Hoi An in central Vietnam on Sunday, severely damaging its properties and architecture. At around 10:10 p.m., the fire began to spread from the second floor of the house on Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, which was being …

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In Spain, abortions legal but barriers remain

In Spain, abortions legal but barriers remain

When Spanish doctor Marta Vigara was 17 weeks pregnant, her waters broke and she quickly realised the prognosis for her pregnancy was “very bad”. A geriatric specialist working at Madrid’s Clinico San Carlos hospital, she immediately went to her colleagues in the gynaecology department to have a therapeutic abortion. Such …

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Vietnam records 202,172 new Covid cases

The Ministry of Health confirmed 142,128 Covid-19 cases on Sunday in 61 provinces and cities, while the northern Bac Giang and Hoa Binh provinces added 60,044 infections detected from previous days. With the additional cases, Hoa Binh leads Sunday’s tally with 36,572 cases, followed by Hanoi with 29,578 and Bac …

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Stop daily updates of Covid cases: health ministry

The health ministry has proposed that the announcement of daily Covid-19 updates be stopped because “they don’t reflect the true nature of the pandemic situation.” The announcements can cause needless worry among people, it said. In the proposal submitted to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh Saturday, the ministry said that …

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