By Reuters  July 19, 2023 | 08:58 am GMT+7 A man holds onto his cap at the seaside as Typhoon Talim approaches, in Hong Kong, China, July 17, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Tyrone Siu Trees fell on moving vehicles, a whale washed ashore and a freezer full of ice cream floated off in floods as TyphoonTalimmade its way across China’s southern provinces on Tuesday. On Chinese social media, videos showed pedestrians falling over and struggling against the winds, flooded roads and onlookers gathering around the beached whale in the dark.Talim, the first typhoon to make landfall in China this year, struck…
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By Mai Nhat  July 19, 2023 | 07:43am GMT+7 Actress Ngo Thanh Van, also known as Veronica Ngo, stars in “The Creator,” an upcoming sci-fi action thriller movie about the fight between human beings and artificial intelligence. The movie’s second trailer, released on July 17, reveals more background information about Van’s character Kami. Set in a post-apocalypse world, “The Creator” revolves around a human special agent force that has been formed to hunt and shut forces of AI down. Kami is a member of the force, and is expected to have a lot of action scenes. Ngo Thanh Van plays…
Coffee contains a huge amount of caffeine, which works similar to theophylline, an old medicine used to treat breathing difficulties and chest pains by opening air passages in the lungs and improving their function. Because of that, some people, especially those who have asthma, may find breathing easier to a certain extent after drinking coffee. Some people, especially those who have asthma, may find breathing easier after drinking coffee. Photo illustration by Pexels However, coffee is far from a cure for the disease, as consuming it in the wrong way may harm our respiratory system and make our breathing problems…
Chronis also invested in the show’s music, using songs with heavy bass guitar and elements of pop, new wave, rock, and continuous drums. VIFW is taking place July 13-16 at the Military Zone 7 Gymnasium in HCMCfeaturing 18 shows of domestic and international designers and brands. . Source: Internet
Health authorities have sounded alarms from North America to Europe and Asia, urging people to stay hydrated and shelter from the burning sun, in a stark reminder of the effects of global warming.Europe, the world’s fastest-warming continent, was bracing for the peak of the current heat wave to hit Italy’s islands of Sicily and Sardinia, where a high of 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit) has been forecast by the European Space Agency.The previous European temperature record was 48.8C recorded on Sicily in 2021, according to the UN weather agency.Near Athens, emergency services battled wildfires for a second day in…
Victoria state Premier Dan Andrews said the cost of the Games, which were to have been held in four regional hubs, could blow out to more than A$7 billion ($4.8 billion) from a budgeted A$2.6 billion if they went ahead.”Frankly A$6-A$7 billion for a 12-day sporting event, we’re not doing that,” Andrews said at a media conference.”I will not take money out of hospitals and schools to fund an event that is three times the cost as estimated and budgeted for last year.”Andrews said Victoria had already informed the global governing body Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) in “amicable meetings” but…
By Hoang Dung  July 18, 2023 | 09:50 am GMT+7 Miss Earth Mina Sue Choi of South Korea visited Vietnam for the first time on a business trip this week. Choi was welcomed by actress Truong Ngoc Anh, head of the organizing committee of the 2023 Miss Earth Vietnam pageant when she arrived at Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday night.”I’m very happy to receive such a warm welcome and feel the hospitality of everyone,” Choi said. The 2022 Miss Earth Mina Sue Choi at Tan Son Nhat Airport, HCMC on July 16, 2023. Photo…
Two members of climate activist group Futuro Vegetal holds a sign after blasting paint on the Kao superyacht in Ibiza on July 16, 2023. Photo by Twitter/Futuro Vegetal Two climate activists were arrested after blasting paint on the $300 million superyacht of billionaire Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie on the Spanish island of Ibiza. Climate activist group Futuro Vegetal said two of their members used fire extinguishers filled with black and red paint to vandalize the superyacht called Kaos on Sunday.Futuro Vegetal also posted a photo of the two members standing in front of the superyacht with a sign that…
Dan, 16, is set to be the only Vietnamese contestant on the reality show produced by broadcaster SBS.”I’m ready to challenge myself on this show,” Dan said.Musician Duong Khac Linh, who has been Dan’s mentor since the 2019 The Voice Kids of Vietnam, assisted her in completing the procedures and connecting with the show’s organizers.To qualify as a contestant, the Vietnamese teen had to go through two interviews, online and in person. She received the result a week later. Vu Linh Dan announced as one of the contestants of reality show Universe Ticket. Photo by SBS “After four years, Dan…
By Reuters  July 18, 2023 | 07:57am GMT+7 A United Airlines Boeing 737-800 sits at a gate after arriving at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, US, June 5, 2019. Photo by Reuters The Federal Aviation Administration said it was investigating a United Airlines Boeing 767-300 flight that lost an emergency evacuation slide on Monday shortly before landing safely in Chicago. After United Airlines Flight 12, with 155 passengers and 10 crew, landed in Chicago from Zurich, Switzerland, maintenance workers discovered the slide was missing, the FAA said. The slide was located in a neighborhood near O’Hare, the agency added.United…