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HÀ NỘI — A news website on external relations was launched on Friday, aiming to provide information about the Party’s policies and standpoints, the State’s laws as well as the country’s foreign affairs and international integration, and promote the image of Việt Nam. … [Read more...] about News website, handbook on external relations launched

Taking on a new language is as easy as taking on a new genre or dance routine for ITZY, who are known for their free-spirited personalities, sassy empowerment anthems and can-do attitudes. While each member assumes a different role in the group (from lead vocals to rapping to lead dancer), together the girls feel at once well-studied and effortlessly cool (seriously, who else can make an airport security line look sexy, like the girls do in their music video for “Dalla Dalla?”) … [Read more...] about ITZY Talk English EP and Expanding Their Reach: ‘K-Pop is a Global Genre Now’

Minh said the site is the biggest information project of the VNA to date, with the participation of various units, including agencies in charge of information sources, photos, documents, publication, and technical matters. The engagement of 63 domestic and 30 foreign bureaus has created a special strength for the site, he said, adding that it covers various matters from many localities as well as the perspectives of foreign experts and Vietnamese expatriates. As the VNA is a key press agency providing the most accurate information about the 13th National Party Congress in a timely manner, thousands of stories, photos, videos, and infographics about the gathering have been published on the website since the beginning of January. Apart from updated news, the website, available in six languages (Vietnamese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, and Chinese), provides archival information, including documents issued at national Party congresses, biographies of Party General Secretaries … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency helping spread official news on 13th National Party Congress

Nurse Anila Dominic who had flown from India waited for 45 minutes before she could pass through border control. The 27-year-old said: 'I had to wait nearly 45 minutes. There were not enough people, that is why it took a long time. If there were more people there to check it would be easier for passengers. They were asking for cover test, the passenger locator form and my passport.' … [Read more...] about Plan to force travellers to quarantine at hotel airports on arrival in UK could get the go-ahead TODAY

Eagle-eyed admirers flocked to dub the former I’m A Celebrity star a ‘silver fox’ when he showcased a string or two of grey hairs in a recent Instagram upload, which saw him look super suave in a baby blue suit. … [Read more...] about Peter Andre dubbed ‘sexy silver fox’ as he unveils natural grey hair after Covid battle

'If they're tasked with checking the paperwork, it sounds like there's a deficiency in the paperwork, so they might have had the test but they weren't given the right paperwork, which comes back to the fact that the Department for Transport directions are not that clear. The whole situation has been very shoddy, the way it's been rolled out.'  … [Read more...] about Government ‘is already in talks with Marriott group and Holiday Inns’ amid plan to force UK arrivals to quarantine at airport hotels for up to 10 days at their own cost and wear GPS tags – as minister refuses to rule out closing borders ALTOGETHER

Ferrell Damon Scott: President Trump commuted the sentence of Ferrell Damon Scott. This commutation is supported by former Acting United States Attorney Sam Sheldon, who prosecuted his case and wrote that he '… strongly does not believe that [Mr. Scott] deserves a mandatory life sentence.' Ms. Alice Johnson, the CAN-DO Foundation, and numerous others also support clemency for Mr. Scott. Mr. Scott has served nearly 9 years of a life imprisonment sentence for possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Under today's sentencing guidelines, it is likely that Mr. Scott would not have received such a harsh sentence.  … [Read more...] about The Kim Kardashian effect: Trump grants clemency to 31 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses and pardons one

Representative Rick Renzi – President Trump granted a full pardon to Representative Rick Renzi of Arizona. Mr. Renzi's pardon is supported by Representative Paul Gosar, Representative Tom Cole, former Representative Tom DeLay, former Representative Jack Kingston, former Representative Todd Tiahrt, former Representative John Doolittle, former Representative Duncan Hunter Sr., former Representative Richard Pombo, former Representative Charles Taylor, former Representative Dan Burton, Larry Weitzner, National Institute of Family and Life Advocates, and numerous other members of his community. In 2013, Mr. Renzi was convicted of extortion, bribery, insurance fraud, money laundering, and racketeering. He was sentenced to 2 years in Federal prison, 2 years of supervised release, and paid a $25,000 fine. Before his conviction, Mr. Renzi served three terms in the House of Representatives. His constituents considered him a strong advocate for better housing, quality education, and … [Read more...] about Lil Wayne is pardoned by Donald Trump: Rapper who faced 10 years in prison on firearms charge is given clemency after praising the president during 2020 election campaign

'The death was declared a homicide by strangulation/asphyxiation,' Det. Tim Dykgraaf said in a court filing. 'Richard was the only other person present in the home at the time frame of the incident that was physically capable of causing the injuries that resulted in Amber’s death.' … [Read more...] about Husband is charged with strangling his pregnant wife, 32, to death two months after she was found dead in bed at their home where they lived with their two other children

The most recent Office for National Statistics (ONS) count, which includes all deaths in England where Covid-19 is mentioned on the death certificate, were 13,497 or 20% higher than the government count in the pandemic at the end of 2020, according to Guardian analysis. … [Read more...] about UK official Covid death toll has always undercounted fatalities, study finds