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Girl fights back rape attempt, records culprit

A girl retaliated against her would-be rapist, recorded his motorbike license plate and reported him to the police in the Central Highlands’ Lam Dong Province. Nguyen Van Ha, 26, was detained by police of Lam Ha District to be investigated for “engaging in sexual intercourse with a person aged from …

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Beijing shuts train lines as rain arrives in China’s north

Beijing on Tuesday temporarily shut numerous train lines in suburban areas around the Chinese capital after issuing an early warning for thunderstorms and flash floods as the country’s north braces itself for stormy weather. Chinese authorities have placed the country’s northern region on high alert for heavy rain since late …

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Trump appears with bandaged ear at Republican convention

Donald Trump made a triumphant entrance during the first night of the Republican National Convention on Monday, receiving a raucous ovation from the party faithful two days after a would-be assassin’s bullet grazed his right ear. Trump walked into the Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee with a thick bandage over …

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World’s second-largest economy grows 4.7%, below forecast

China’s economy grew much slower than expected in the second quarter as a protracted property downturn and job insecurity knocked the wind out of a fragile recovery, keeping alive expectations Beijing will need to unleash even more stimulus. The world’s second-largest economy grew 4.7% in April-June, official data showed, its …

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Foreign teachers face tough times in Vietnam as salaries drop

Foreign teachers in Vietnam are facing increasingly tough times as salaries drop and competition intensifies, challenging their ability to sustain their livelihoods and prompting many to reconsider their futures. Amy, who has been teaching English in Ho Chi Minh City for nearly two years, is preparing to return to the …

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Two Vietnamese climbers rescued in Japan’s Mount Biei

Japanese rescue forces have saved two exhausted Vietnamese climbers in Mount Biei, located in Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. Japanese police and firefighters said that they received a distress signal from two Vietnamese women, both in their 30s, at 6 p.m. on July 14 (local time). The women, who were …

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Bitcoin soars to two-week high after Trump attack

Bitcoin surged to a two-week high on Monday after the attempted assassination of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump raised the odds of the former president, who has presented himself as a champion of cryptocurrency, winning the upcoming election. Trump said he was shot in the ear during the attack at …

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