8 dead, 3 missing in N. Vietnam’s flash floods

Hanoi, Aug 2 (UNI) Eight people have died and three others remain missing following flash floods and landslides in recent days in Vietnam’s northern province of Dien Bien, Vietnam News Agency reported Saturday. As of 6 a.m. Saturday, around 60 houses had been swept away or damaged by floodwaters, according to the Vietnam Disaster and…

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Bulgaria unable to fully replace Russian components at Kozloduy Nuclear Plant: Envoy

Moscow, Aug 2 (UNI) Despite ongoing efforts to find alternatives to Russian equipment, Bulgaria will not be able to fully replace all Russian units and assemblies at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), Russian Ambassador to Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova told Sputnik. Mitrofanova emphasized that the Kozloduy NPP—constructed in the 1970s with significant Soviet involvement—is currently…

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Trump fires BLS’ Erika McEntarfer over jobs numbers

New York, (UNI) President Donald Trump has fired Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, accusing her, without evidence, of manipulating the monthly jobs reports for “political purposes”. The BLS’ monthly labour report on Friday showed that the US economy added only 73,000 jobs in July, far below expectations. It also…

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Trump sets new tariffs on many countries’ exports

Washington, Aug 1 (UNI) US President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order imposing sharply higher tariffs on dozens of trading countries potentially upending the global trade system and signaling a renewed push toward a protectionist era. India continues to face a 25 per cent tariff on its goods under the new order. However, the…

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