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Hanoi sells 600 century-old villas for funding

Hanoi is putting 600 downtown villas built before 1954 on sale, the municipal People’s Committee said. The move is among policies made by the committee to manage and put public villas built before 1954 to use. All 600 villas are under the management of the Hanoi Housing Management and Development …

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Dozens still missing as South Africa floods death toll rises to 443

Dozens still missing as South Africa floods death toll rises to 443

Rescuers searched for dozens of people still missing in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province on Sunday after heavy rains triggered floods and mudslides that have killed over 440 people. The floods have left thousands homeless, knocked out power and water services and disrupted operations at one of Africa’s busiest ports, …

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Dam drowns relocated villagers in misery

After giving up their homes and farmland for a hydropower project, many villagers in Quang Ngai Province have seen their life descend from relative prosperity to downright misery. Standing next to the reservoir created by the Dak Drinh hydropower plant in the central province are 14 makeshift houses inhabited by …

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Two Chinese get death for meth production

A court in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum sentenced two Chinese men to death Saturday for running an operation producing over 11kg of methamphetamine. Cao Zi Li and Jian Huang, both 59, identified as the ringleaders, were found guilty of ‘illegal production of narcotic substances.’ Another Chinese accomplice …

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Vietnam confirms 14,660 new Covid cases

Vietnam recorded 14,660 new Covid cases in 60 provinces and cities on Sunday, pushing the nation’s infection tally during the fourth coronavirus wave to over 10.4 million. The average new Covid infections over the past seven days were 20,986 a day. The Covid-19 death toll in Vietnam rose to 42,944 …

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