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Another heat wave to hit northern, central Vietnam

The northern and central regions, respectively home to Hanoi and Da Nang, will again experience hot weather starting Tuesday after a relatively cool week. The National Center for Hydro – Meteorological Forecasting said a hot low pressure area would again develop in the west starting Monday, and raise temperatures in …

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Tractor trailer crash in Mexico kills 26

Tractor trailer crash in Mexico kills 26

A tractor trailer and a van crashed on a highway in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas on Sunday morning, killing 26 people, local authorities said. The two vehicles crashed about half an hour outside of the state capital Ciudad Victoria and then caught on fire, the Tamaulipas’ public security …

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Thailand opposition crushes military parties in election rout

Thailand opposition crushes military parties in election rout

Thailand’s opposition secured a stunning election win on Sunday after trouncing parties allied with the military, setting the stage for a flurry of deal-making over forming a government in a bid to end nearly a decade of conservative, army-backed rule. The liberal Move Forward party and the populist Pheu Thai …

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France to send dozens of armored vehicles, light tanks to Ukraine

France to send dozens of armored vehicles, light tanks to Ukraine

France will send to Ukraine in the coming weeks dozens of armored vehicles and light tanks, including the AMX-10RCs fighting vehicles, according to a joint statement issued after President Emmanuel Macron’s talks with Ukraine’s president. After a working dinner that lasted more than three hours between Macron and Volodymyr Zelenskiy, …

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South Korean defrauds investors of $3.2M

A South Korean director set up 10 investment companies with promises of high returns as part of a ploy to appropriate VND76 billion ($3.2 million) from 156 investors. Kim Bumjae, 55, director of Raon VN Company and Khanh Asset Company, and eight other accomplices will go on trial in Ho …

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School bullying a behavior taught by society

Hoang Thao, 27, said that when she was in ninth grade she used to hate one of her classmates just because she “had a mole right next to her mouth, which was an ugly thing to see.” Thao and her friends regularly beat up the girl with the mole. “It …

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Thai polls close with army-backed PM tipped for defeat

Thai polls close with army-backed PM tipped for defeat

Vote counting got under way in Thailand’s general election Sunday with pro-democracy opposition parties tipped to defeat the conservative military-backed government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha after almost a decade in power. Opinion surveys pointed to a resounding defeat for ex-army chief and coup leader Prayut after a campaign that …

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HCMC to offer one-month free travel on first metro line

The HCMC Urban Railway Management Board has proposed free travel for all passengers on the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro (Line No.1) during its first month of operation. The metro line investor is seeking approval from city authorities for the proposal for what will be the city’s first metro line, scheduled …

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