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‘Bombs and bullets were like rain’: 50 years on from the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam war

Xuan Phuong, a war correspondent who is now 96, recalls her entry into the city after South Vietnam’s surrender The day that Saigon fell, Xuan Phuong, a war correspondent, could only hear shouting and commotion. It was 30 April 1975, and helicopters were frantically lifting personnel and civilians from the US embassy.Phuong, who had travelled down from the north, was initially held back by troops who said fighting was still continuing. When she was finally able to reach the centre of the city the following day, 1 May, she found chaos. Clothes and luggage were scattered and discarded along the streets. Buildings were being looted. Continue reading...

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Pentagon-funded research is boosting the Chinese military

American researchers funded by the Pentagon have helped Chinese military companies despite U.S. sanctions and other legal restrictions on such use, according to a think tank report.

Power returns to Spain and Portugal. The outage's cause remains a mystery

Electricity has returned to Spain and Portugal, but the cause of Monday's widespread blackout remains a mystery

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Spain’s power supply is almost fully restored after one of Europe’s most severe blackouts

Spain’s power supply is almost fully restored after one of Europe’s most severe blackouts

Kim Kardashian robbery accused, 71, says he ‘totally regrets’ $10m heist

Yunice Abbas claims he acted as lookout in Paris hotel lobby while US celebrity’s jewellery was taken at gunpointA 71-year-old man who has said he played a bit part in a jewellery heist in which Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in 2016 has said he “totally regretted” having participated.Yunice Abbas is one of 10 people on trial in Paris for having taken part in the robbery on the night of 2-3 October. Continue reading...