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Chelsea sale halted after sanctions against owner Abramovich

Chelsea sale halted after sanctions against owner Abramovich

European football champions Chelsea are now effectively controlled by the British government after sanctions were imposed against Russian owner Roman Abramovich on Thursday. Abramovich, who had been under scrutiny following Russia’s attack on Ukraine, announced he was selling the Premier League club last week. That process is now on hold, …

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Thieves use pepper spray on dog owner in HCMC

Surveillance video has captured two men pepper spraying a dog owner in a HCMC alley while fleeing after trying to stealing his pet using a stun gun. The men, wearing long-sleeve shirts and face masks, drove a bike into an alley off Phan Huy Ich Street in Go Vap District …

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Vietnam to import Covid-19 antibody drug Evusheld

The Ministry of Health has green lighted the import of Evusheld, a combination of two long-acting monoclonal antibodies developed by pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca. The information was confirmed to VnExpress Thursday by a representative of the ministry’s Drug Administration Department. The drug is said to have preventive properties and is meant …

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Prolonged delay sees HCMC metro operator run out of funds

Ho Chi Minh City should ask for supplementary funding from the central government to support the operator of its first metro line, the Ministry of Planning and Investment said. A wholly state-owned firm, HCMC Urban Railway Company No. 1 (HURC1), the operator of HCMC’s metro line No. 1, has run …

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Vietnam records 218,444 new Covid cases

The Ministry of Health confirmed 218,444 new domestic Covid-19 cases on Thursday, including more than 57,000 cases detected in previous days. 62 cities and provinces recorded more than 160,000 cases, while the extra cases were added by Thanh Hoa, Vinh Phuc and Binh Dinh Provinces. Thanh Hoa led the list …

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Vietnam province allows Covid patients to work if they wish

Long An, neighboring Ho Chi Minh City, has decided to send Covid-19 patients and close contacts back to the office if they are willing. The rule is applied for state agencies, businesses and production facilities. However, patients and close contacts need to have permission from their superiors to return to …

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Top Russia, Ukraine diplomats arrive in Turkey for talks

The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine have arrived in Turkey for face-to-face talks set for Thursday morning, officials said, in the first high-level contact between the two sides since Moscow attacked its ex-Soviet neighbor. Officials from Kyiv and Moscow have held several rounds of discussions in Belarus, but the …

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