Mexico city, Haiti | Xinhua | The death toll has risen to 724 in a strong earthquake that struck Haiti on Saturday morning, the nation’s civil protection authorities said in a statement on Sunday. “The death toll of the earthquake rose at the start of the day on Aug. 15 to …
Read More »Taliban enter Kabul, promise to restore order
Kabul, Afghanistan | XINHUA | The Afghan Taliban ordered its members to enter the capital city of Kabul, a spokesman of the group said on Sunday. A statement by Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman of the Taliban, said the move aims to maintain order in the capital city. The statement was issued …
Read More »Afghanistan: US sending troops to Kabul airport
Washington, USA | Xinhua | The United States will deploy thousands of troops to Kabul airport to support embassy staff drawdown as the security situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate. “We are further reducing our civilian footprint in Kabul, in light of the evolving security situation. We expect to draw …
Read More »Brentford 2 Arsenal 0
Saturday 14 August MUN vs LEE 2.30pm BUR vs BHA 7pm CHE vs CRY 7pm EVE vs SOU 7pm LEI vs WOL 7pm WAT vs AVL 7pm NOR vs LIV 9.30pm Sunday 15 August NEW vs WHU 6pm TOT vs MCI 7.30pm London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Brentford beat Arsenal 2-0 to end tonight …
Read More »U.S. embassy urges Americans to leave Afghanistan immediately
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. Embassy in Kabul on Thursday urged Americans to leave Afghanistan immediately as the security situation in the country continues to deteriorate. “The U.S. Embassy urges U.S. citizens to leave Afghanistan immediately using available commercial flight options,” the embassy said in a statement. “Given the …
Read More »France to end free COVID-19 tests to boost vaccination
PCR and antigen tests will no longer be available for free, except to patients with a medical prescription Paris, France | Xinhua | France will stop offering free coronavirus tests by mid-October, in a move to promote vaccination and avoid drastic measures to halt the spread of more infectious variants, the …
Read More »More countries, territories report COVID-19 variants: WHO
Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The number of countries, areas or territories reporting various variants of COVID-19 continues to increase after the global number of coronavirus cases surpassed 200 million last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. In its latest weekly update on the pandemic issued on Wednesday …
Read More »WHO to test three new drugs for COVID-19 treatment
Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday announced that it will test three new drugs for COVID-19, which will involve thousands of researchers at more than 600 hospitals in 52 countries. According to a press release issued by WHO on Wednesday, the three new drugs are …
Read More »Biden says Afghan forces must fight for themselves
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that the Afghan troops must fight for themselves as multiple cities have fallen to the Taliban in the past few days. “We spent over a trillion dollars over 20 years. We trained and equipped with modern equipment over 300,000 …
Read More »Global oil prices to remain at current level this year, to decline next year: EIA
Houston, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecast in a report on Tuesday that global crude oil prices will remain near current levels for the remainder of 2021 and will decline next year. In its August’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA said Brent crude oil spot prices …
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