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Despite sweeping economic reform and increasing openness to social change, Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party retains tight media censorship and does not tolerate criticism, and its dissent crackdown has shown signs of intensifying recently.
The Nov. 22 flight was the first reported test of the DF-41 since May 2018, said a Pentagon official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Pre-production on the project’s first season, which is set to film in New Zealand, is currently underway — although sources tell Variety that the full cast has not yet been set. Several actors, including Markella Kavenagh, Will Poulter, and Joseph Mawle, have already been cast.
Judges give state governments six weeks to explain why they should not be held accountable for pollution failures.
Magnitude 6.4 quake struck at shallow depth, causing buildings to collapse in Tirana and nearby towns.
The annual emissions gap report shows that even if all current promises are met, the world will warm by more than double that amount by 2100.
Comedian Joanna Hausmann, a Venezuelan-American, describes some of these accents and demonstrates how they all sound.
In the space of a few months Håland's goalscoring feats -- he's bagged 22 goals in 18 appearances, including four hat-tricks in the Austrian top flight and the Champions League -- has put him on the radar of a host of Europe's leading teams.
The UAE's largest and most ornate place of worship doesn't disappoint and with tourists traveling from around the globe to bask in the opulence, it's no surprise a staggering 4 million visitors came to experience it in the first half of 2019 alone.
Yujing Zhang, a 33-year-old businesswoman from Shanghai, faced up to six years in prison after she was found guilty in September of unlawfully entering a restricted zone and making false statements to a federal officer.
Archeologists are successfully revealed some of the many mysteries that have remained buried at the royal Necropolis of Saqqara for thousands of years.
Next year's budget will continue to support growth and the competitiveness of the European economy, as well as other EU priorities, such as security and the management of migration.
Anti-government demonstrators have protested in the streets of Hong Kong for six months amid increasing violence and fears that China will ratchet up its response to stop the civil disobedience.
The BDP was re-elected with 38 seats, but it faced a strong opposition challenge after former president Ian Khama fell out with President Mokgweetsi Masisi, his hand-picked successor, and backed The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) party.
Air New Zealand is Airline of the Year for 2020, according to AirlineRatings.com, the Australia-based aviation safety and product rating agency.
Under the Islamic Sharia inheritance laws the country mainly relies on, female heirs inherit half that of male relatives.