Bolivia's President Anez tested positive for coronavirus

Bolivia’s President Jeanine Anez said on Thursday she had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

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  08/07/2020 - 15:12

  After more than 70 years of membership, the United States moved to quit the WHO amid escalating tensions with China over the coronavirus pandemic.

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  Rescue workers in Japan on Monday combed through the wreckage of houses shattered by deadly floods and landslides in a desperate search for survivors as the death toll rose and more torrential rain loomed.

• US Defence Department voices concern about China’s military drills in East Sea

  

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  The US Department of Defence on July 2 voiced its concern about China’s decision to conduct military exercises around the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago in the East Sea on July 1-5.

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• At least 50 die in jade mine landslide in Myanmar

  

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  At least 50 people have died after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, according to local authorities.

• Over 7.5 metric tons of cocaine seized in Colombia-US joint operation

  

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  Colombia and the United States seized over 7.5 metric tons of cocaine worth $286 million in a joint operation, the Colombian government said on Wednesday.

• Gunmen kill 24 people in attack on Mexican drug rehab center

  

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  Photos from the scene shared by police with local reporters showed at least 11 prone and bloodied bodies lying in a room.

• Inovio's COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows promise in small early-stage trial

  

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  An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc showed promise and was found to be safe in an early-stage human trial, the company said on Tuesday.

• Bloomberg: Vietnam’s economy grows unexpectedly in Q2

  

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  Bloomberg newspaper said on June 29 that Vietnam’s economy unexpectedly grew in the second quarter despite the impact of COVID-19.

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  The respiratory illness caused by the new coronavirus has been particularly dangerous for the elderly, although other adults and children are also among the 500,000 fatalities.

• 36th ASEAN Summit a success

  

  29/06/2020 - 10:52

  Vietnam has once again affirmed its proactive and responsible chairmanship of ASEAN in 2020.

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  26/06/2020 - 17:01

  Many UNSC member countries lauded Vietnam’s coordination and management role in the negotiation work.

• Don't look!: Mexican town shudders as quake strikes again

  

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  The 7.4-magnitude quake near the Pacific coast killed at least 10 people and injured more than 20, rocking remote mountain villages.

• Irish man appears in court over 39 Vietnamese lorry deaths

  

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  An Irish man has appeared in court charged with manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants who were found dead inside a lorry in Essex, the UK last October.