The frigid air and "polar vortex" that have affected about 240 million people in the United States and southern Canada have also frozen up Niagara Falls.
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Ho Chi Minh City earmarks $25.6mn for solar panels at 440 public offices
These rooftop solar panels will generate a total capacity of 43.3 MWp
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'Danger behind the beauty': more solar storms could be heading our way
Mike Bettwy of the US Space Weather Prediction Center said that "we're focused on the more sinister potential impacts" of solar storms, such as taking out power grids and satellites, or exposing astronauts to dangerous levels of radiation
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The phase out does not apply to other livestock export industries, such as live cattle exports, nor does it apply to live sheep exports by air
1 week agoMusk arrives in Indonesia's Bali for planned Starlink launch
Indonesia is the third country in Southeast Asia where Starlink will operate
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Heavy rains caused historic floods that killed over 150 people, while nearly 100 residents are still missing and more than 500,000 have been displaced
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Authorities have recommended that a seven-km (4.35-mile) radius be cleared
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Foreign travelers excitedly explore Thoi Son Isle on Tien River in Vietnam
Visitors can reach Thoi Son after a brief 15-minute boat journey from My Tho cruise port in My Tho City
Pig farm discharges wastewater into national landscape in Vietnam’s Central Highlands for years
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Artist paints murals on house to raise awareness of COVID-19 prevention in Hanoi
He drew the virus, vaccine, and earth on the exterior walls of a house
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Foreign travelers excitedly explore Thoi Son Isle on Tien River in Vietnam
Visitors can reach Thoi Son after a brief 15-minute boat journey from My Tho cruise port in My Tho City
Foreigners filmed scrawling graffiti on walls in downtown Ho Chi Minh City
Many viewers left comments to criticize these vandals
Hundreds of kilograms of freshwater fish found dead on Da Nang beach
The bodies of dead fish, mainly tilapias, lay scattered along the beach near a sluice gate, where wastewater is discharged into the ocean, on Saturday
Pig farm discharges wastewater into national landscape in Vietnam’s Central Highlands for years
Local authorities have yet to impose any sanctions on the pig farm owner
Chinese investor eyes $10mn stake in wind power project in north-central Vietnam
The stake is equivalent to over VND255 billion (US$10 million)
Traffic delayed as 5 women dance on Da Lat road
The road is narrow and has no sidewalks or lanes for motorbikes
Body of second missing Mongolian climber found on Everest
Usukhjargal Tsedendamba, 53, and Purevsuren Lkhagvajav, 31, were last in contact Sunday evening from Camp 4, which is situated less than a kilometre (0.6 miles) below the summit
Eruption of Indonesia's Mt Ibu forces seven villages to evacuate
Authorities have recommended that a seven-km (4.35-mile) radius be cleared
Musk arrives in Indonesia's Bali for planned Starlink launch
Indonesia is the third country in Southeast Asia where Starlink will operate
Ho Chi Minh City pagodas, streets festooned with colorful lanterns, flags in preparation for Buddha’s Birthday
Buddha’s Birthday is an important annual Buddhist event