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Cat owners are having to protect their pets from those who want to serve them as a snack alongside beer. Pet owners must now guard against criminal elements who want to make some fast money off of their stolen animals.
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Target's loss of data on 110 million customers in 2013 was considered the biggest retail hack in U.S. history. The installed malware was able to pull credit card information from all 1,797 stores. Target then sent the data to Experian for protection.
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Nearly 280 rhinos have already been killed in South Africa's Kruger National Park this year, and park officials are considering a unique plan to protect the endangered animals. In order to "spread the risk," they are thinking of moving the rhinos.
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Manila -
The disaster-weary Philippines braced for a second severe storm in five days on Saturday as the death toll from Typhoon Rammasun surged to 77, officials said.
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Tel Aviv -
An app for Google Glass provides real-time updates on missile attacks against Israel. Does this mean Israelis really are safe under that Iron Dome?
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Baghdad -
President Barrack, acting against strong national opposition, is sending troops back to Iraq. The decision was likely to be resisted by Americans weary of war.
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Hanoi -
Beijing's top foreign policy official on Wednesday slapped down Vietnamese claims to disputed waters, in talks aimed at pulling relations back from their lowest point in decades.
In the Media
by Cat Barton (AFP)
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Washington -
A solution to the Islamic revolution is as likely to be found as that the US will win the World Cup. Where is Henry Kissinger when we need him?
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Washington -
With thousands of American veterans unable to get medical care in a timely fashion, the Republican party is pressing President Barack Obama to do something forceful about the rising power of jidahists in Iraq.
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Hanoi -
From a hunch-backed bat to a giant flying squirrel, scientists have identified 367 new species in the Greater Mekong area since 2012, according to a new WWF report.
In the Media
by AFP
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Hanoi -
Vietnam on Tuesday accused a Chinese ship of ramming and sinking one of its fishing boats, fanning territorial tensions over Beijing's deployment of an oil rig in contested waters.
In the Media
by Tran Thi Minh Ha (AFP)
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Manila -
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said Wednesday that China's placing of an oil rig in contested South China Sea waters had "seriously threatened peace".
In the Media
by Karl MALAKUNAS (AFP)
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Beijing -
More than 3,500 Chinese citizens were evacuated from riot-hit Vietnam by sea on Monday, as Hanoi stifled fresh protests over a territorial dispute and foreign investors counted the cost.
In the Media
by AFP
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Beijing -
Almost 2,000 Chinese citizens were evacuated from riot-hit Vietnam by sea on Monday, with another two ships following, as Hanoi stifled fresh protests over a territorial dispute and foreign investors counted the cost.
In the Media
by AFP
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Beijing -
Almost 1,000 Chinese citizens were evacuated from riot-hit Vietnam by sea on Monday, with another three ships following, as Hanoi stifled fresh protests over a territorial dispute and foreign investors counted the cost.
In the Media
by AFP
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Hanoi -
Vietnamese security forces stifled fresh protests Sunday over China's plans to drill for oil in contested waters, as Beijing sent five ships to help evacuate its nationals from Vietnam following deadly mass riots last week.
In the Media
by Dan Martin (AFP)
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Hanoi -
Vietnamese civil society groups have called for renewed demonstrations against China in several cities Sunday after Beijing's deployment of an oil rig in contested South China Sea waters triggered the worst anti-China unrest in decades.
In the Media
by AFP
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Beijing -
An unrepentant China on Friday defended its actions in disputed Asian waters amid warnings of war with Vietnam, as Washington voiced "serious concern" after riots left two Chinese workers dead and more than 100 injured.
In the Media
by Carol Huang (AFP)
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Hanoi -
A riot at a steel plant in Vietnam has left one Chinese worker dead and over 100 injured, officials said Thursday, as an angry Beijing accused Hanoi of "connivance" in the worst anti-China unrest in decades.
In the Media
by Cat Barton (AFP)
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Hanoi -
Anti-China protesters have set more than a dozen factories on fire in Vietnam in the biggest eruption of rage against Beijing for decades over the deployment of an oil rig in contested waters.
In the Media
by Cat Barton (AFP)
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Mae Hong Son -
Southeast Asian leaders have expressed "serious concern" over worsening territorial disputes in the South China Sea, presenting a rare united front against an increasingly assertive Beijing.
In the Media
by Martin Abbugao (AFP)
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Hanoi -
Protesters staged one of Vietnam's largest ever anti-China demonstrations Sunday, decrying Beijing's deployment of a deep-water drilling rig in contested waters as territorial tensions soar.
In the Media
by Cat Barton (AFP)
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Mae Hong Son -
Surging maritime tensions dominated a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders Sunday, with Vietnam calling on its regional neighbours for support in its worsening territorial dispute with China.
In the Media
by Martin Abbugao (AFP)
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Hanoi -
Hanoi said Wednesday that Chinese ships protecting a deep-water drilling rig in disputed waters in the South China Sea had used water cannon to attack Vietnamese patrol vessels and repeatedly rammed them, injuring six people.
In the Media
by AFP
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Dien Bien -
War veterans, communist leaders and diplomats gathered in Vietnam's Dien Bien Phu town Wednesday for an event to mark the 60th anniversary of the country's seminal victory over French colonial forces.
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Hanoi -
Sixty years ago, French troops were crushed by Vietnamese fighters in a landmark battle that led to the country's independence, dented Paris's prestige and fuelled independence movements in other colonies.
In the Media
by Abhik Chanda (AFP) - 1 comment
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Washington -
The top U.S. environmental official will visit Taiwan in the first trip by a cabinet-level leader from Washington to the Chinese-claimed island in 14 years, officials aid Saturday.
In the Media
by AFP
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Ho Chi Minh City -
A critical blog post could land you in jail in communist Vietnam, but a satirical image of Cinderella which mocks the ruling elite? Likely to slip past the censors.
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In a land of simpering karaoke stars, Vietnam's first female rappers are foul-mouthed queens of the lyrical underground -- battling government censorship and rampant piracy to spit flow and make dough.Hip-hop is a new import to the communist country of...
In the Media
by Cat Barton (AFP)
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Hanoi -
Vietnam jailed a prominent blogger for 15 months on Wednesday on a charge of anti-state activity, the second such sentencing in a fortnight in a nation where perceived dissent is severely punished.Pham Viet Dao, 61, a Communist Party member and a forme...
In the Media
by AFP
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The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi
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The Pentagon Papers, once considered highly classified material have now been release for public consumption.
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Male white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys), captive.
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Landscape in Pu Mat National Park, Annamite Mountain Range in NorthEast Vietnam.
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U.S. Huey helicopter spraying Agent Orange over Vietnam
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Silk embroidery artwork depicting traditional Vietnamese agricultural practices
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Handout photo released June 17, 2011
A 198-pound tumor has been removed from leg of Nguyen Duy Hai, 31, during a 12-hour operation in a hospital located in Ho Chi Minh City.
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The Kissing Rocks, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam.
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A busy road with lots of motorcycle and bicycle traffic.
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There are about 1970 islands and islets in Ha Long Bay. Some are large enough to have small freshwater lakes or extensive caves; many are so small, they have not even been named yet.
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Souvenir shops along the way between Hanoi and Ha Long Bay feature silk embroidery workshops where vietnamese girls produce colourful traditional artwork.
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Northern white-cheeked crested gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys), Vietnam. Adult female with baby and adult male (Conservation International).
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The City of Hurricane Police Officers welcome the Veterans on the Run for the Wall ride.
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The Run for the Wall ride goes from coast to coast and will total up to 300,000 riders by the time they arrive in Washington, DC to honor the fallen, missing and surviving Veterans of all wars.
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Ancient Hanoi after storm
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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Another one of the floating fishing villages at Ha Long Bay. The villages have at least one floating house with a room where children attend basic school.
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View of a typical street in Hanoi. A woman wearing a cone straw hat balances on her shoulders large trays with fruits and vegetables.
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The National Archives. US Army Photo
UH-1D helicopters airlift members of the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment from the Filhol Rubber Plantation area to northeast of Cu Chi, Vietnam.
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Several junk-style cruise boats carry visitors around the islands. This is one of the main stops, to visit Sửng Sốt Cave.
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