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Taiwan says China wants to 'emulate' the Taliban
Hong Kong Standard 21 Aug 2021
Taiwan's foreign minister accused China on Saturday of wanting to "emulate" the Taliban, saying the island that Beijing claims as sovereign Chinese territory did not wish to be subject to communism or crimes against humanity ... Writing on Twitter in response to the U.S ... The Standard Channel. IOS Android. IOS Android. More>> ... arms sales ... .
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West struggles with Afghanistan chaos, Biden again defends withdrawal
Asahi News 21 Aug 2021
KABUL/WASHINGTON--Chaos around the Kabul airport was so bad this week that the U.S. military was forced to use three helicopters to transport 169 Americans into the complex from a building just 200 meters (656 feet) away, the Pentagon said on Friday ... troops and the Islamic militants' swift takeover of the country ... "... U.S ... 31 U.S. deadline ... 11 attacks ... .
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US asks 150 countries not to come to UN meeting
The Independent 19 Aug 2021
The United States is urging the more than 150 countries planning to send their leader or a government minister to New York to speak in person at the UN General Assembly next month to consider giving a video address instead to prevent the annual high-level week from becoming “a super-spreader event.” ... ASSOCIATED PRESS. .
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Grace makes landfall in Mexico as major hurricane
Urdu Point 21 Aug 2021
Hurricane Grace slammed into Mexico for a second time early Saturday as a major Category Three storm, threatening to bring significant flooding and mudslides, US forecasters said ... Category Three is the third highest of five levels on the Saffir-Simpson scale ... Authorities closed most highways in Veracruz, which is crossed by numerous rivers ... ....
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Taliban co-founder in Kabul for talks to set up government
The New Arab 21 Aug 2021
Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar arrived in Kabul on Saturday for talks on establishing a new "inclusive" government in Afghanistan, a senior official said. Other senior Taliban leaders seen in the capital in recent days include Khalil Haqqani - one of America's most wanted terrorists with a $5 million bounty on his head ... ....
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Official Taliban websites go offline, though reasons unknown
Indian Express 21 Aug 2021
aliban websites that delivered the victorious insurgents’ official messages to Afghans and the world at large in five languages went offline abruptly Friday, indicating an effort to try to squelch them. It is not immediately clear, though, why the sites in the Pashto, Urdu, Arabic, English and Dari languages went offline Friday ... sanctions laws.
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Australia anti-lockdown rallies: protesters violently clash with police in Melbourne
The Guardian 21 Aug 2021
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Rainfall observed at peak of Greenland ice sheet for first time on record
Raw Story 20 Aug 2021
This past weekend, researchers at the National Science Foundation's Summit Station observed rainfall at the peak of Greenland's rapidly melting ice sheet for the first time on record—an event driven by warming temperatures. "It's something that's hard to imagine without the influence of global climate change." ... "Like the heat wave in the [U.S ... .
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2nd largest wildfire in California burns over 700,000 acres in 5 counties
International Business Times 21 Aug 2021
The Dixie Fire, the second-largest wildfire in California's history and the biggest one so far this year in the US, has so far burned more than 700,000 acres of land since it erupted on July 14, according to authorities ... It was about 35 per cent contained as of Friday afternoon, reports said ... Increased 10 times in size in 48 hrs ... Also Read ... .
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Quake-hit Haiti's PM Henry vows elections 'as soon as possible'
France24 21 Aug 2021
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry pledged Friday to organize elections as soon as possible despite the devastation of last week's earthquake, in a nation still reeling from its president's assassination ... .
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California 'gig worker' ballot initiative backed by Uber and Lyft ruled unconstitutional
Raw Story 21 Aug 2021
A California voter-approved referendum that lets many "gig workers" be treated as independent contractors was ruled unconstitutional on Friday, setting up more legal fights over the controversial measure ... "Meanwhile, Prop. 22 remains in effect, including all of the protections and benefits it provides independent workers across the state," it added ... .
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R. Kelly aide says he paid bribe for singer to marry Aaliyah
BBC News 21 Aug 2021
A former tour manager for US R&B singer R. Kelly has testified that he bribed a government worker in 1994 to obtain a fake ID for then 15-year-old Aaliyah - so the singers could marry. Demetrius Smith said he paid $500 (£367) for an ID used by Mr Kelly, then 27, to wed Aaliyah, who was under age ... He has denied the charges ... Kelly ... Related Topics. .
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Apple II manual signed by Steve Jobs sold for $787,484 at auction
Indian Express 21 Aug 2021
The Apple II computer user manual from 1979 signed by Steve Jobs and Mike Markkula was sold for $787,484 (or over Rs 5.85 crore) as part of an auction in the US. The document was sold to Jim Irsay, Owner & CEO of the Indianapolis Colts ... The guide is signed and inscribed opposite the Table of Contents ... Go change the world! Steven Jobs, 1980 ... .
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The 20 Wealthiest Billionaires in the World
Newsweek 21 Aug 2021
There's an ongoing fight to be at the top in the billionaire club ....
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Lebanon complains to UN over Israeli airspace violations
Arab News 21 Aug 2021
BEIRUT. Lebanon has filed an urgent complaint with the UN Security Council over Israel’s violations of its airspace. It said the flyovers “violated Lebanese sovereignty, endangered the safety of civil aviation and directly threatened the lives of civilian passengers, both Lebanese and foreigners.” ... 1701 and of Lebanon’s sovereignty ... SPEEDREAD ... ....
