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China on Sunday reported its highest number of new Covid-19 infections in six months, a day after health officials said they were sticking with strict coronavirus curbs, likely disappointing recent investor hopes for an easing. China recorded 4,610 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday, of which 588 were symptomatic and 4,022 …

Nurses in Britain will go on strike, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said on Saturday, an action that will add to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s challenges during an economic crisis. The prospect of up to 300,000 nurses walking out and the subsequent cancelled operations and procedures, coincides with British …

Twitter on Saturday updated its app in Apple’s App Store to begin charging $8 for sought-after blue check verification marks, in Elon Musk’s first major revision of the social media platform. The change comes a week after Musk took over the social media company in a $44 billion deal. The …

A man has died after suffering severe burns as the car he was in exploded in HCMC’s Cu Chi District. Nguyen Van Phu, 38, died after being hospitalized unconscious with severe burns Friday afternoon, his family said Saturday. Phu was stopping the car in a garden along the road, with …

A woman who was tricked and trafficked into China in 1995 has been reunited with her family in central Vietnam, but she yearns to be back with her children in China. Tran Thi Lo, 54 this year, was born into a family of nine siblings in Loc Ha District in …

Thirteen people have been killed in a fire overnight at a cafe in the Russian city of Kostroma, local authorities said Saturday. “According to preliminary information, 13 people fell victim to the fire,” local governor Sergei Sitnikov said on Telegram. Russian news agencies reported that 250 people were evacuated from …

A woman who was tricked and trafficked into China in 1995 has been reunited with her family in central Vietnam, but she yearns to be back with her children in China. Tran Thi Lo, 54 this year, was born into a family of nine siblings in Loc Ha District in …

15 foreigners and two Vietnamese were injured when a bus carrying them crashed into a car and a motorbike in the northern province of Hoa Binh Friday evening. The bus was carrying 42 foreigners and two Vietnamese when it crashed into a seven-seat car and a motorbike before flipping sideway …

The Hai Van International Transportation Joint Venture Company has suggested launching 17 new bus routes connecting HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat airport with major bus terminals and residential areas. The company, which currently operates a route that links the airport with Vung Tau beach town, has submitted its proposal to the …

Twitter Inc temporarily closed its offices and cut workers access to internal systems on Friday after telling employees they would be informed by email later in the day about whether they were being laid off. The move follows a week of uncertainty about the company’s future under new owner Elon …