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Philippines conducts shooting response drills at school
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The Philippines has requested primary and secondary schools across the country to organize safe drills after a series of shootings since the beginning of the year.
Elon Musk points out alarming public debt benchmark for the US
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Billionaire Elon Musk agrees with the view that 50,000 billion USD is a worrying threshold for US public debt.
Turkey rejects military presence at Syrian airbase
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Turkey has denied information about the presence of its military forces at an airbase in Syria that was recently air-bombed by Israel.
New step in the race for the position of UN Secretary-General
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The race for the position of head of the United Nations enters a screening phase, under a closed process.
2 low pressure areas are at risk of strengthening in the next 24 hours, heavy rain is forecast to increase
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PAGASA warns that 2 low pressure areas are likely to strengthen in the next 24 hours.
Russian gold and foreign exchange reserves increase dramatically
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Russia's gold and foreign exchange reserves increased by 10 billion USD in just 1 week.
Storm Erin is preparing to intensify violently, heading towards the mainland
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Hurricane Erin officially became the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.
Mr. Trump - Putin make progress in Alaska, consider next summit in Moscow
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US President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have made "great progress" towards an agreement.
Thai general sets conditions for Hun Sen to return Cambodian prisoners
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Thailand will return 18 prisoners if Cambodia withdraws all frontline forces from the border area.
Mr. Putin opens a press conference at the Alaska summit, sending a message of peace to Ukraine
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Russian President Vladimir Putin opened a joint press conference, a change from the usual foreign reception ceremony.
The truth behind Ukraine's suspension of Russian gas transit to Europe
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Ukraine has been forced by the West to cut its contract for the transit of Russian gas to Europe, according to former Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov.
Forecast of low pressure in the East Sea affecting Vietnam
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The latest storm/low pressure news shows that there will be at least 4 low pressure areas in the East Sea and near the East Sea, of which 2 low pressure areas are expected to directly affect Vietnam.
Trump and Putin hold joint press conference after 30-minute closed-door talks in Alaska
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US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks on the Ukrainian conflict on August 15, local time, which is the morning of August 16 Vietnam time.
World 24h: The reason why nearly half of Starlink devices in Ukraine are in Russia-controlled areas
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World news 15.8: Nearly half of Starlink devices in Ukraine are in Russian-controlled areas; American man dies while dating an AI chatbot...
Thai princess's illness becomes serious
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The eldest daughter of the Thai Emperor, who has been hospitalized for more than 2 years, suffered a serious blood infection.
More than 300 people poisoned after eating free rice in Indonesia
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On August 14, 365 people were poisoned by food in Sragen town, Central Java (Indonesia) after having lunch at school.
American man dies while dating an AI chatbot
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Meta's AI Chatbot claimed to be a real person, provided the apartment address and invited this man to meet in New York (USA).
Special security campaign protects the Trump-P Putin summit
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Russian-US security forces landed in Alaska, turning Anchorage into a "fortress" ahead of the Putin-Trump summit in the early morning of August 16 Vietnam time.
leaving open the fate of tycoons when Cambodia sweeps up record online scams
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Despite a record online fraud crackdown in Cambodia, the ringleaders of the ring are unlikely to be arrested.
Close-up of the Ukrainian HIMARS rocket artillery system flattened by Russia
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The Russian Defense Ministry released a video recording the moment a Iskander-M ballistic missile attacked a target believed to be a Ukrainian HIMARS rocket artillery.
