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The Taliban warned of 'consequences' if the US extends its military presence in Afghanistan beyond the August 31 deadline
Business Insider 23 Aug 2021
Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen. Sergei Savostyanov\TASS via Getty Images A Taliban spokesman warned that extending the US withdrawal deadline could provoke a "reaction." It came hours after Biden said the US could extend its Aug. 31 deadline to help evacuation efforts ... See more stories on Insider's business page ... "It's a red line ... ....
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The US military may soon declassify a secret space weapon
Ars Technica 23 Aug 2021photo: UN / Christelle Alix
White House accused of scrubbing Macron criticism of Biden from official transcript of Afghanistan call
The Independent 23 Aug 2021
The White House has been accused of omitting French president Emmanuel Macron’s scathing remarks from an official press communication on US president Joe Biden’s handling of the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Afghanistan ... “We cannot abandon them,” it added. Official statement released by the France government on call with US President Joe Biden ... .
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Russian embassy in Japan wants to approach man who swam from Russia to Japan
Pravda RU 23 Aug 2021
In turn, the Russian embassy wants the Japanese side to allow employees of the general consulate of the Russian Federation in Sapporo to approach the citizen ... .
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Israeli strikes on Gaza high-rises may be war crimes - Human Rights Watch
BBC News 23 Aug 2021
Israeli air strikes that destroyed four high-rise buildings during May's conflict in the Gaza Strip may amount to war crimes, campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW) says. No-one was hurt in the attacks, but a report says several dozen families were left homeless and buildings damaged ... Both the Israeli military and Hamas denied the accusations ... .
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Farmers Are Creating Circular Gardens in the Sahara Desert. Here’s Why
Interesting Engineering 23 Aug 2021
Senegalese farmers are on their way to building their own Great Wall -- but theirs will come with a twist. It will be completely green ... The gardens, known locally as tolou keur, are the most recent incarnation of The Great Green Wall project ... Source. ... But, you might wonder, why are they planted in a circular pattern ... So the project was born.
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The World's Hottest Smartphone Brand Is Chinese---And It Isn't Huawei
Wall Street Journal 23 Aug 2021
HONG KONG—U.S. sanctions have pummeled Huawei Technologies Co.’s smartphone business. A different Chinese tech company is reaping the benefits. Xiaomi Corp. has filled the gap left by Huawei in markets from Europe to Southeast Asia to China ... , according to market researcher Counterpoint Research ... .
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We cannot witness ‘planned’ suffering of the Lebanese, Iran says
Tehran Times 23 Aug 2021
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Sunday that Iran sells oil and fuel to its friends and allies upon their request ... .
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"Plan was to assassinate Ashraf Ghani", says former President's brother Hashmat Ghani
DNA India 23 Aug 2021
Former President Ashraf Ghani's brother Hashmat Ghani has dismissed reports of he is joining the Taliban, saying he has " accepted their rule" but "accepted not to join them". Hashmat is an influential Afghan politician and a businessman and oversees the Ahmadzai tribe, the largest of the Pashtun tribes ... Question ... Question ... .
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Russia gets $18 billion from IMF
Pravda RU 23 Aug 2021
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) transferred a package of special drawing rights (SDR) worth $18 billion to Russia on Monday, August 23. The IMF made the relevant decision on August 2. Emissions in the amount of $650 billion were distributed between countries in accordance with established quotas ... .
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Saudi decision threatens to plunge millions more Yemenis into poverty
The Jerusalem Post 23 Aug 2021
Ibrahim al-Nahari, 37, works in a mobile phone shop in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern Asir Province and has resided there legally for 12 years. . For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org ... cnxps.cmd.push(function () { cnxps({ playerId. '36af7c51-0caf-4741-9824-2c941fc6c17b' }).render('4c4d856e0e6f4e3d808bbc1715e132f6'); }); ... .
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Ukraine's leader vows to do all he can to bring back Crimea
Yahoo Daily News 23 Aug 2021
Read full article. 1/9. Ukraine Crimean Platform Summit. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other officials pose for a group photo during the Crimea Platform summit in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021 ... (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP). 2/9. Ukraine Crimean Platform Summit ... 23, 2021 ... (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP). 3/9 ... .
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'Unheard-of astronomical' scene as the death toll from Tennessee floods climbs
Raw Story 23 Aug 2021
A torrential downpour over the course of a single day has decimated central Tennessee. Thus far 22 people have been declared dead and dozens of others are still missing. The flash floods poured from the sky delivering the area's biggest rainfall in a 24-hour period in history, reported The Tennesseean ... See the shocking videos and photos below. ... 🚨 . NEW.
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Egypt closes Gaza border amid tensions with Hamas
Al Jazeera 23 Aug 2021
Egypt has closed its main border crossing point with the Gaza Strip amid tensions with the territory’s Hamas rulers, officials have said. It was the first time the Rafah crossing was shuttered during a workday since early this year. Egyptian authorities had kept it open during the 11-day war between Israel and Hamas in May ... .
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China has no Law for Cryptocurrency, Says High Court
BTC Manager 24 Aug 2021
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