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Canadian police on Sunday cleared a key U.S. border bridge occupied by trucker-led demonstrators angry over Covid-19 restrictions, towing vehicles and making “several” arrests in their bid to quell a movement that has also paralyzed downtown Ottawa. “Today, our national economic crisis at the Ambassador Bridge came to an end,” …

British employers expect to raise staff pay by the most in at least nine years but the 3 percent wage deals for workers would still be below fast-rising inflation, according to a survey published on Monday. With the Bank of England fearing a wage-price spiral from Britain’s tight labor market, …

Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam said on Monday that the “onslaught” of coronavirus infections in the global financial hub has dealt a heavy blow and overwhelmed its capacity to deal with the epidemic as daily cases surge to record highs. Daily infections have multiplied 13 times over the past two …

Vietnam recorded 26,372 Covid-19 local cases on Sunday in 58 cities and provinces. Hanoi led the tally with 2,940 cases, followed by Hai Duong with 1,906 and Nam Dinh with 1,894. On Sunday, 84 deaths were confirmed, raising the death toll to 38,946, or 1.6 percent of the total infections. …

The transport ministry would look into building a new international airport in northern port city of Hai Phong, the government office stated Friday. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has instructed the Ministry of Transport to build Tien Lang International Airport in Tien Lang District as part of the national airport …

The U.S. authorities on Saturday expressed concern over continued violence against journalists in Mexico, two days after the newest killing of a reporter. “We’re dismayed by the scenario journalists are dealing with in Mexico,” the U.S. embassy in Mexico stated on Twitter, calling the deadly capturing in southern Mexico of …

A man was shot dead during a riot on Saturday after trouble broke out in the final of FIFA Club World Cup between Palmeiras and Chelsea, Brazilian police said. The man, who police said was an off-duty prison guard, was shot outside Palmeiras’ stadium in Sao Paulo, where thousands of …

With a high vaccination rate, Vietnam should now start living with Covid-19 and prepare to resume normalcy, according to the Hanoi Medical University Hospital director. “With the Omicron variant having dominated global coronavirus infections and penetrated Vietnam, I think we have moved past the pandemic peak and are now likely …

Health authorities on Saturday confirmed 27,302 new local Covid-19 cases in 60 localities, bringing the inflection tally in the fourth wave so far to 2,454,887 cases. The three localities with the highest numbers of new cases are Hanoi with 2,981 cases, Nam Dinh with 1,842 cases and Hai Duong with …

The Le Loi Street section intended for the construction of Ben Thanh Station of HCMC’s first metro line would be returned to authorities before April 30 for redesigning. Nguyen Quoc Hien, deputy head of the Ho Chi Minh City Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR), the main investor for the …