Over the past two years, five tech CEOs have been arrested in connection with the platforms they developed, with the most recent being the owner of Telegram. Pavel Durov – Telegram Pavel Durov, the co-founder and CEO of encrypted messaging app Telegram, was arrested at Le Bourget airport in the …
Read More »Vietnamese-American ‘Poker Master’ loses $60,300 in theft by nephew
A 70-year-old Vietnamese-American man, renowned in the poker community as “The Master,” has fallen victim to theft by his own nephew in southern Binh Thuan Province. Nguyen Van Men, who has earned over $11 million from dozens of poker tournaments in the U.S., reported that his nephew, Dinh Chi Vu, …
Read More »US hospital keeps woman’s body in morgue for year after telling family she was discharged
A Northern California hospital informed the family of a woman that she had been discharged, only for them to discover a year later that she had died and her body had been kept in cold storage. Jessie Marie Peterson, who had diabetes, was admitted to Mercy San Juan Medical Center …
Read More »Woman marks 102nd birthday with ‘scary’ skydive
A British woman has celebrated her 102nd birthday by skydiving out of a plane and said she hoped her daredevil antics might inspire other elderly people to stay active. Manette Baillie said it was “a bit scary”, adding “I must admit I shut my eyes very firmly.” Baillie told BBC …
Read More »Philippines says two new mpox cases are milder variant
The Philippines has confirmed two more mpox virus infections of the milder clade 2 variety, its health ministry said Monday, bringing the number of active cases to three. “We continue to see local transmission of mpox clade II here in the Philippines, in Metro Manila in particular,” Health Minister Teodoro …
Read More »22 killed in flash floods, landslides across Thailand
Flash floods and mudslides across Thailand brought by monsoon rains have killed 22 people and injured 19, authorities said on Monday, warning some provinces of further risk, with 30,000 households affected. A Russian couple and nine migrant workers from neighbouring Myanmar were among 13 people killed in a mudslide on …
Read More »Vietnam to elect new president in October
The election of Vietnam’s new president will be carried out during a National Assembly session in October according to a Party’s resolution, the assembly’s General Secretary Bui Van Cuong said Monday. At a meeting with former Party and state leaders on Aug. 15, Party General Secretary and President To Lam …
Read More »Deputy PM Le Minh Khai dismissed from position
The National Assembly approved the dismissal of Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai at an extraordinary session on Monday. The Central Party Committee dismissed Khai as its secretary and member on Aug. 3, saying he had violated Party regulations and anti-corruption laws, as well as other violations while performing his …
Read More »Vietnam’s National Assembly to elect new president in October
The election of Vietnam’s new president will be carried out during a National Assembly session in October according to a Party’s resolution, the assembly’s General Secretary Bui Van Cuong said Monday. At a meeting with former Party and state leaders on Aug. 15, Party General Secretary and President To Lam …
Read More »Vietnam appoints three new deputy prime ministers
Vietnam’s National Assembly on Monday approved the appointment of Nguyen Hoa Binh, Ho Duc Phoc, and Bui Thanh Son as three new deputy prime ministers for the 2021-2026 term. With these new appointments, the government for the current term is now composed of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and five …
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