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Sobbing Amber Heard accuses Johnny Depp of sexual assault

Sobbing Amber Heard accuses Johnny Depp of sexual assault

“Aquaman” actor Amber Heard broke down in tears on the witness stand on Thursday as she said ex-husband Johnny Depp sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle and threatened her life shortly after the pair were married. Testifying in a widely watched defamation trial, Heard said she visited Depp in …

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Oil falls as demand concerns weigh against tight supply

Oil falls as demand concerns weigh against tight supply

Oil prices dipped at the start of Asian trade on Friday as worries about an economic downturn that could dampen demand for crude vied with concerns over new sanctions from the European Union against Russia, including an embargo on crude oil. Brent futures fell 37 cents, or 0.3 percent, to …

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Vietnam’s $2.4 mln project to improve population data quality

Vietnam launched a $2.4 million plus project Thursday to generate and use quality population and development data to promote evidence-based policy making and assessing progress in achieving Sustianable Development Goals. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will provide more than $1.9 million to implement the project and the Vietnamese government …

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45,000 HCMC businesses owe $172 mln in social security payments

As of March, 44,493 HCMC businesses owed social security totaling over VND4 trillion ($172.4 million), according to the municipal social security office. Nguyen Thi My Dung, deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh City Social Security Office, said Thursday around 25,000 businesses owe between 1-3 months worth of social security …

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Germany invites Vietnamese nationals to study and work as nurses

A German government program will allow Vietnamese citizens to study and work as nurses in Germany, according to the Department of Overseas Labor. The department, which functions under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, announced Wednesday a program to choose candidates to work as nurses at general hospitals …

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