News Archives for World - 2021-08-25

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USA

US to prioritise troop evacuation in last two days of Kabul operation

There are about 5,400 troops at the airport, a number that President Joe Biden says is set to go down to zero by the end of the month, depending on cooperation from the Taliban

Published 25 Aug, 2021 09:45pm

Europe

Taliban agree to let Afghans leave after Aug 31: German envoy

Says has received assurance from a Taliban negotiator that Afghans who have the right documents will still be allowed to leave after the United States' withdrawal deadline

Published 25 Aug, 2021 09:26pm

World

WHO experts say urgent search for Covid origins 'stalled'

"The search for the origins of SARS-CoV-2 is at a critical juncture"

Published 25 Aug, 2021 08:18pm

Europe

Russia flies nationals out of Afghanistan on Putin's orders

Evacuating more than 500 people from Afghanistan, including Russians and citizens of Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine
The Russian government plans to request flights out of Afghanistan in September for Afghan students who are planning to study in Russia

Published 25 Aug, 2021 07:54pm

South Asia

Taliban asked Turkey for support to run Kabul airport, Turkish officials say

The Taliban have made a request for technical support in running Kabul airport
Ensuring the safety of workers without the Turkish Armed Forces is a risky job
It's going to be a critical lifeline for the humanitarian action in Afghanistan

Updated 25 Aug, 2021 09:09pm

World

Moderna completes filing process for full approval of COVID-19 vaccine

Moderna's completed submission includes data from a late-stage study that showed 93% vaccine efficacy

Published 25 Aug, 2021 07:39pm

World

J&J says second dose of Covid vaccine boosts protection

WASHINGTON: Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday a second dose of its Covid-19 vaccine boosted immunity beyond the...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 06:36pm

World

Members of Afghan girls robotics team arrive in Mexico

Mexico has granted the girls and one of their partners humanitarian visas

Updated 25 Aug, 2021 06:11pm

South Asia

Taliban appoint senior veterans to key ministerial posts

Have not formally announced appointments, which a commander said were provisional

Updated 25 Aug, 2021 06:48pm

South Asia

China reopens world's third busiest port after partial virus halt

The company "The closure is currently estimated to last around seven to 14 days"

Updated 25 Aug, 2021 06:38pm

South Asia

China and Russia show common front on Afghanistan

China and Russia are not part of the G7
Biden said the United States expects to finish evacuations by Aug. 31
Putin told Xi, he is willing to work with China to "prevent foreign forces from interfering and destroying" Afghanistan

Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:54pm

Europe

Talks with Taliban must continue to preserve gains: Merkel

The fact that the Taliban are back in power is "bitter but we have to deal with it," Merkel said

Updated 25 Aug, 2021 05:17pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Wednesday

At least 213,100,070 cases of coronavirus have been registered

Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:25pm

World

Two US lawmakers travel to Kabul amid evacuation efforts

WASHINGTON: Two members of the US House of Representatives traveled to Afghanistan on Tuesday, prompting a rebuke...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 01:53pm

Asia

Two injured in acid attack at station in Tokyo

The attack took place at Shirokane Takanawa station in an upscale part of Tokyo on Tuesday night

Published 25 Aug, 2021 12:12pm

Europe

Russia to evacuate over 500 people from Afghanistan

Four military transport aircraft would be involved in the operation that would also evacuate citizens of Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine

Published 25 Aug, 2021 12:04pm

Europe

UK says deadline for Afghanistan evacuation is to the last minute of Aug. 31

Raab was asked after a White House spokesperson said at a briefing on Tuesday they needed to check if the deadline for evacuations was up to the last minute of Aug. 30 or Aug. 31

Published 25 Aug, 2021 11:54am

World

The ruling LDP vote is expected to take place on Sept. 29.

Toshihiro Nikai, the Secretary General of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), said this week he backs the re-appointment of Suga as party head

Published 25 Aug, 2021 11:52am

Middle East

Iraq seeks to ease Saudi-Iran hostility at Baghdad summit

Officials say the meeting, which will also discuss the war in Yemen, Lebanon's collapse and a regional water crisis

Published 25 Aug, 2021 11:35am

World

Why is August 31 the date for the US pullout from Afghanistan?

Former president Donald Trump set an agreement with the Taliban insurgents in February 2020 that all US forces would withdraw from Afghanistan by May 1 this year

Published 25 Aug, 2021 10:21am

USA

Ex-New York governor Cuomo stripped of Emmy over sex harassment

The one-time Democratic Party heavyweight won global plaudits for his straight-talking television performances about the coronavirus as it raged though the United States in early 2020

Published 25 Aug, 2021 10:06am

World

9/11: Victims' families find solace, help in support groups

The Voices of 9/11 association, created after the attacks to help the families of the victims, has been relaying that message, according to founding director Mary Fetchet

Published 25 Aug, 2021 09:59am

World

'Please let us on the bus': Heartbreak on Kabul airport convoy

Tens of thousands of people are gathered around the airport north of the capital in the hope of getting a flight out of the country as an evacuation run by the US military continues in chaos

Published 25 Aug, 2021 09:54am

USA

US Supreme Court revives 'Remain in Mexico' immigration policy

Under former president Donald Trump's "Remain in Mexico" program, tens of thousands of non-Mexican asylum seekers

Published 25 Aug, 2021 09:50am

Africa

Ivory Coast says first Ebola patient since 1994 has recovered

We performed on the patient two biological tests which were negative in an interval of 48 hours

Published 25 Aug, 2021 09:48am

World

US VP Harris in Hanoi after 'Havana syndrome' delay

HANOI: United States Vice President Kamala Harris landed in Vietnam Tuesday after an "anomalous health incident" in...