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Gatherings of more than two people are banned in the city’s Go Vap and Thanh Loc districts. Residents have been told to leave home only to buy groceries or medicine and in cases of an emergency. They are also allowed to travel to work at businesses that involve “essential” goods …

According to the latest data released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), the US’ daily imports of crude from Russia totaled nearly 23,000 million barrels, nearly doubling compared to the previous month. The surge in exports made Russia the country’s second biggest oil supplier after Canada, which shipped 139,869 …

Right after pledging a humanitarian-aid package of some 26 million euro on Wednesday to the Kurdish-controlled breakaway region of Northeastern Syria (NES), EU authorities on Thursday renewed punitive sanctions against the Syrian government of Bashar Assad. That same day, the Syrian leader won re-election as president in a landslide victory, …

The incident happened on Sunday morning in Miami-Dade County, west of the incorporated city of Miami Gardens, the police reported. A number of people were standing outside of a banquet hall rented for a concert, when a white Nissan Pathfinder pulled up. The three assailants then stepped out and began …

After being asked whether the government would make vaccination compulsory for NHS staff in the near future, Zahawi replied that they have “been consulting in terms of a condition of deployment into social care” and that “it’s only right that we look at the healthcare system as well.” Calling it …

The brief armed incursion happened on May 11, while Bulgaria was hosting US and other allied soldiers participating in the Swift Response exercise. However, the Bulgarian public only learned about it on Friday, after the owner of the raided factory spoke to national media. Footage from the factory’s security cameras …

Many MMA fighters have turned to the subscription site, which is typically used by models keen to offer their admirers a sliding scale of charges for content which often revolves around them whipping their kit off and even engaging in salacious activities, as a lucrative way of making money. The …

Massive but mostly peaceful demonstrations were held in numerous cities and towns across the Latin American country on Saturday. ‘Fora Bolsonaro’ (Bolsonaro Out) was one of the main slogans among protesters, who demanded the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro over the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. People flooded the streets …

Marc Boom, the CEO of Houston Methodist, a firm that runs eight hospitals with more than 26,000 employees, gave personnel a June 7 deadline to get vaccinated. The consequences of not getting the shot include “suspension and eventually termination,” he wrote in an April letter to doctors and nurses, which …

Output during the first four months of the year increased by 1.1% in annual terms.  Statistics show that production in the mining sector last month decreased by 1.8% compared to last year, down 1.4% from the previous month. Mining production between January and April was down 5.7% in annual terms.  …