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The arrest was part of an investigation into the smuggling of Vietnamese migrants into the UK in the backs of lorries. — File photo courtesy of the National Crime Agency. BIRMINGHAM — Mai Van Nguyen, an alleged high-ranking member of a Vietnamese people smuggling network, has been arrested and charged in the UK. …

South Korea said on Thursday patients with mild coronavirus symptoms will have to treat themselves, aiming to free up medical resources for more serious cases, as new infections hit a fresh high because of the fast spreading Omicron variant. South Korea has largely been a Covid-19 mitigation success story, thanks …

Sweden scrapped almost all of its few pandemic restrictions on Wednesday and stopped most testing for Covid-19, even as the pressure on the healthcare systems remained high and some scientists begged for more patience in fighting the disease. Sweden’s government, which throughout the pandemic has opted against lockdowns in favour …