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Vietnam jails high-profile environmentalist on tax evasion
Vietnam jails high-profile environmentalist on tax evasion
by  AFP

A high-profile environmentalist and anti-coal campaigner in Vietnam has been jailed for two years on tax evasion charges, her NGO said on Saturday. "From her contribution to Vietnamese society and her works, the verdict given to Khanh was too harsh," her environmental NGO GreenID told AFP, referring to the two-year sentence for tax evasion charges.

Russian state TV airs videos of two missing Americans in Ukraine
Russian state TV airs videos of two missing Americans in Ukraine
by  AFP

A Russian state TV channel aired videos on social media of two Americans who went missing last week while fighting alongside the Ukrainian army, stating they had been captured by Russian forces. A US State Department spokesperson on Saturday confirmed American authorities had seen the photos and videos of the two US citizens "reportedly captured by Russia's military forces in Ukraine".

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