News Archives for World - 2021-08-06

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World

Resurgent Taliban take provincial capital, kill Afghan govt spokesman

A police spokesman in southern Nimroz province says the capital Zaranj has fallen to the Taliban because of a lack of reinforcements from the government

Updated 06 Aug, 2021 09:07pm

Middle East

Palestinian man dies of Israeli gunfire after occupied West Bank clashes

Imad Ali Mohammad Dweikat had reached hospital in the city of Nablus "in a critical state"

Updated 06 Aug, 2021 06:49pm

Europe

Early signs COVID-19 vaccines may not stop Delta transmission, England says

Some initial findings ... indicate that levels of virus in those who become infected with Delta having already been vaccinated may be similar to levels found in unvaccinated people

Published 06 Aug, 2021 06:20pm

USA

US job growth solid in July; unemployment rate falls to 5.4%

Nonfarm payrolls increased by 943,000 jobs last month after rising 938,000 in June
Estimates ranged from as low as 350,000 to as high 1.6 million
The unemployment rate fell to 5.4% from 5.9% in June

Published 06 Aug, 2021 06:09pm

World

Taliban close in on two provincial Afghan capitals as US forces exit country

The Lashkar Gah office of aid group Action Against Hunger was hit by a bomb during fighting in the area on Thursday

Published 06 Aug, 2021 04:27pm

Asia

Drought compounds humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as conflict intensifies

With very little functioning irrigation, Afghanistan relies on snow melting in its mountains to keep its rivers flowing and fields watered during the summer and snowfall last winter was again very low

Published 06 Aug, 2021 04:02pm

Africa

Nigeria bombs gunmen camp, kills 78: military

The Nigerian military first deployed to the area in 2016 and a peace deal with bandits was signed in 2019 but attacks on communities have continued

Published 06 Aug, 2021 03:57pm

World

Taliban assassinate head of Afghan government media department

Shoot dead the head of the Afghan government's media information centre at a mosque in the capital, the ministry says

Updated 06 Aug, 2021 04:12pm

Middle East

Rocket fire from Lebanon draws retaliatory Israeli shelling

Israel's Army Radio reported that the military fired shells and artillery towards parts of south Lebanon under the control of the heavily armed Iranian-backed Hezbollah group

Updated 06 Aug, 2021 02:01pm

Asia

Central Asia's leaders meet as Taliban advances in Afghanistan

Fighting in Afghanistan's long-running conflict began to intensify in May, when US and other foreign forces began the withdrawal due to be completed later this month

Published 06 Aug, 2021 12:14pm

Asia

Japan PM Suga apologises for skipping parts of Hiroshima speech

The government will also discuss with Olympics organisers on the issue of Paralympic spectators after the close of the Olympics, he added

Published 06 Aug, 2021 11:03am

World

Top diplomats of United States, South Korea discuss ways to engage North Korea

Blinken confirmed US support for dialogue and engagement between North Korea and South Korea, the US Department of State said in a statement

Published 06 Aug, 2021 10:29am

World

Struggling Sydney warned to brace for higher Covid numbers

Meanwhile, there are signs that Australians are tiring of on-again-off-again restrictions that have marked pandemic life, although compliance with lockdown rules is still widespread

Published 06 Aug, 2021 09:50am

World

Key vote expected Saturday for Biden's US infrastructure bill

That would mark a resounding victory in a deeply divided Washington for Biden, a former Senator who touts his ability to reach across the aisle

Published 06 Aug, 2021 09:48am

USA

US vows support for struggling Pacific islands

On the eve of the forum, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin met with Palau's president, Surangel Whipps, to reaffirm the US commitment to the defence of the island nation

Published 06 Aug, 2021 09:45am

World

Six dead in Alaska sightseeing plane crash

Many of the tours include a water landing in a floatplane and the area has seen multiple crashes in recent years

Published 06 Aug, 2021 09:32am

World

Ignoring WHO call, major nations stick to vaccine booster plans

PARIS/BERLIN: Germany, France and Israel will go ahead with plans to administer COVID-19 vaccine boosters,...