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Weather alerts, forest fires, melting pavement in cities: A sizzling heat wave has sent temperatures in parts of central and southern Europe soaring toward 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in some places. From Italy to Romania, authorities warned people to be cautious, drive carefully if going on holiday, drink plenty …

Senior citizens sway to old-time tunes at a former kindergarten in northern China, as educators turn their sights away from children in the face of a rapidly ageing population and a baby bust. Hundreds of millions of Chinese are set to enter old age in the coming decades while the …

Two people were resolving a traffic collision between them on an expressway in northern Hai Duong Province when a car hit them from behind, killing them both. At approximately 9 a.m. on Thursday, a 16-seat car carrying 11 passengers was traveling along the Hanoi-Hai Phong Expressway in Gia Loc Town …

China West Normal University in Nanchong City of Sichuan Province has started to enroll students for its giant panda college, the first of its type in China, with 50 expected to attend the new major this September. The college was established in September last year by the university and the …

The cargo train ASEAN Express, connecting Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, and China, returned to Malaysia on Thursday after a 14-day trip to Chongqing, China, marking its first completed inbound trip. The train, carrying 20 wagons of 40-m containers, started its journey on June 27. “This is the first inbound trip; we …

Police in Hanoi have detained two men for operating a sex service ring employing 15 women, with four under 16 and one under 18. Do Van An, 33, is now investigated for “sex service brokering” and “harboring prostitutes.” Nguyen Huu Huy, 19, is facing the charge of “sexual services brokering,” …

A French mayor exasperated by summer downpours has ordered the sun to come out and encouraged clergy to start “top-priority communication with heaven” to help end an unusual bout of wet weather engulfing his village. The weather authority Meteo France said last week it had rained 20 percent more in …

China is building almost twice as much wind and solar energy capacity as every other country combined, research published Thursday showed. The world’s second-largest economy is the biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that drive climate change. China has committed to bring carbon emissions to a peak by 2030 and …

The Biden administration is awarding nearly $2 billion in grants to help restart or expand electric vehicle manufacturing and assembly sites owned by General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Volvo and other carmakers in eight states, including the presidential battlegrounds of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia. The Energy Department will issue grants totaling …

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on Thursday that Vietnam should conduct research for building a 350-kph north-south railway. At a conference on initiatives to invest in the high-speed north-south railway, Chinh said 1,541 km worth of the high-speed railway, running through 20 localities, should be completed by 2035. “To …