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Hurricane Ida: 'Catastrophic' storm surge as winds move onshore
BBC News 29 Aug 2021
Hurricane Ida has made landfall in the US state of Louisiana, with winds of 150mph (240km/h) and a potentially "catastrophic" storm surge, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) says ... Ida gathered strength over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico ... "Go to an interior room or a small room with no windows ... Related Topics. Top Stories ... .
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‘Everything is changing’: the struggle for food as Malawi’s Lake Chilwa shrinks
The Guardian 30 Aug 2021
There was a time when the vast Lake Chilwa almost disappeared.
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Taliban: U.S. airstrike hits suicide bomber targeting airport
Politico 29 Aug 2021
No group immediately claimed the attack, however militants have fired rockets in the past ... Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told the AP that the insurgents would investigate the incident, but had no other details on the killing ... “There is no country in the world like my homeland, a proud nation,” he sang.
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US Air Defense Activated as Multiple Rockets Fired at Kabul Airport - Reports
Urdu Point 30 Aug 2021
There have been no initial reports of US casualties ....
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Afghans killed outside airport were seeking new lives abroad
The Times of India 30 Aug 2021
KABUL. Mohammed Jan Sultani had clutched his national Taekwondo championship certificates as he waded through the multitudes pushing to get into Kabul airport late last week. The 25-year-old athlete wasn't on any evacuation lists ... service members ... Three days later, Zahid remains in shock. He cries, but doesn't speak ... Start a Conversation. .
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I watched the bombs fall to unleash the 9/11 wars. Two decades later, they grind on
The Observer 29 Aug 2021
“And there’s an old poster out west that says, ‘Wanted. Dead or Alive’.” Bush is no longer president and Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks whose face was on the putative poster, died in a US special forces raid 10 years ago ... 00.55 ... The 9/11 wars have not been lost or won by anyone yet, and so grind on, with no end in sight ... .
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Hurricane Ida lashes Louisiana, testing post-Katrina levee system
Canoe 30 Aug 2021
NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Ida, which made landfall as a fierce Category 4 storm, plowed through the Gulf of Mexico into Louisiana on Sunday, lashing the coast with 150 mile-per-hour winds, torrential downpours and pounding surf that plunged much of the shoreline under several feet of water. Story continues below ... Try refreshing your browser, or ... .
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Iran and Syria vow to confront U.S. sanctions
The Independent 29 Aug 2021
Iran and Syria vowed on Sunday to take “mighty steps” to confront U.S. sanctions imposed on the two regional allies, saying their relations will strengthen under Iran’s new leadership ... With the help of Russia and Iran, Syrian government forces now control much of Syria ... U.S ... Syria has blamed Israel for the attacks ... .
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Afghanistan: Black Hawks and Humvees - military kit now with the Taliban
BBC News 29 Aug 2021
the Taliban were no longer a group of ragtag soldiers wielding Kalashnikov assault rifles on battered pickup trucks ... There was no characteristic long beard, or traditional salwar kameez outfit, and certainly no rusted weapons ... "So there is no immediate danger of the Taliban ...
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Last British troops begin arriving from Afghanistan
The Economic Times 30 Aug 2021
Britain ended its evacuation flights from Afghanistan on Saturday, though Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to “shift heaven and earth” to get more of those at risk from the Taliban to Britain by other means ... .
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Wife of murdered Greek ambassador jailed over his death in Brazil
BBC News 29 Aug 2021
A Brazilian woman has been sentenced to 31 years in prison for planning the murder of her husband, the former Greek ambassador to Brazil. In 2016, Kyriakos Amiridis' charred remains were found in the boot of a burnt-out car in Rio de Janeiro ... He married Françoise in 2004 and the couple have a daughter ... Related Topics. .
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India: Four charged with rape, murder of nine-year-old girl
Al Jazeera 29 Aug 2021
A priest and three other men were charged with the gang rape and murder of a so-called “lower-caste” nine-year-old girl, Indian police said, in a case that sparked days of protests in the capital, New Delhi. The girl was allegedly assaulted by the priest, 53, and three workers on August 1 after she went into a crematorium to ask for water ... .
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Cristiano Ronaldo to become highest earner in Premier League history
90min 29 Aug 2021
Man Utd news. Cristiano Ronaldo will become the Premier League's all-time highest paid player after returning to Manchester United from Juventus ... .
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Pakistan's finance ministry warns of risks to country's economy
The Economic Times 30 Aug 2021
A report in News International cited the ministry as saying that a rise in international commodity prices can build pressure on domestic inflation and balance of payment situation ... .
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Turkey says ‘expansionist’ Greek policies ‘far from reason’
Anadolu Agency 29 Aug 2021
Turkey on Sunday warned Greece against “expansionist attitudes,” saying it is just chasing a “vain hope” ... Accompanied with top army generals, Akar inspected measures taken along the Greek border ... But unfortunately, we constantly face provocations, unlawful aggressive actions and discourse from the Greek side.”.
