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Vietnam to spend $23.7 mln on embassy in US

Vietnam has completed negotiations to spend around $23.7 million from the national budget to purchase an embassy location in the U.S. In a document to garner opinions from the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Planning and Investment and Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had finished …

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Russia returns some troops to base in areas near Ukraine: report

Russia returns some troops to base in areas near Ukraine: report

Some troops in Russia’s military districts adjacent to Ukraine are returning to their bases after completing drills, Russia’s defence ministry was quoted as saying on Tuesday, a move that could de-escalate frictions between Moscow and the West. Russia’s Interfax news agency cited the ministry as saying that while large-scale drills …

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Plastic, chemical pollution beyond planet’s safe limit: study

Plastic, chemical pollution beyond planet's safe limit: study

The torrent of man-made chemical and plastic waste worldwide has massively exceeded limits safe for humanity or the planet, and production caps are urgently needed, scientists have concluded for the first time. There are an estimated 350,000 different manufactured chemicals on the market and large volumes of them end up …

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‘Don’t be Google’: The rise of privacy focused startups

'Don't be Google': The rise of privacy focused startups

Google once used the slogan “don’t be evil” to distinguish itself from its competitors, but now a growing number of pro-privacy startups are rallying to the mantra “don’t be Google.” They are taking on Google Analytics, a product used by more than half of the world’s websites to understand people’s …

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