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US warns Taliban against military takeover in Afghanistan
Anadolu Agency 13 Aug 2021
Washington’s top peace broker for Afghanistan on Friday reiterated that the US demanded an immediate end to Taliban attacks against cities and an agreement on a political settlement ... This came as the Taliban have advanced into provincial capitals one after another after overrunning more than 200 rural and suburban districts ... 10-12 ... .
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Six people killed in mass shooting in Plymouth, England
News24 13 Aug 2021
Six people, including a child, were killed in a mass shooting in the city of Plymouth in southwest England on Thursday evening, in an incident described by the British Home Secretary as "shocking" ... .
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Russia extends state of emergency over fires in Siberia
Belfast Telegraph 13 Aug 2021
Russian authorities have expanded a state of emergency in north-east Siberia to bring in outside resources to combat wildfires that have engulfed the vast region. Emergencies minister Yevgeny Zinichev declared the state of emergency for Sakha-Yakutia ... Smoke covers Yakutsk (Ivan Nikiforov/AP). AP. /. Smoke covers Yakutsk (Ivan Nikiforov/AP) ... Most Read ... .
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Macron to Boycott U.N. Racism Conference on Concerns Over Antisemitism
Hamodia 13 Aug 2021
French President Emmanuel Macron will not attend this year’s United Nations’ conference ...
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Thai protesters spar with police in march on PM’s residence
The Independent 13 Aug 2021photo: AP / Matias Delacroix
Venezuela's Maduro says won't bow to 'blackmail' after US call for new polls
Urdu Point 13 Aug 2021
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro said his government would not give in to "blackmail or threats" after the United States urged him to make serious efforts toward holding elections if he wants sanctions relief ... State Department spokesman Ned price said the sanctions were aimed at "promoting accountability" on democracy and human rights ... ....
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China cities declare rain 'red alerts' as flood death toll hits 21
Gulf Daily News 13 Aug 2021
SHANGHAI - Five cities in the central Chinese province of Hubei have declared "red alerts" after torrential rain left 21 people dead and forced the evacuation of nearly 6,000 people, state media reported. The deaths were recorded in the township of Liulin, part of the city of Suizhou in the north of the province ... .
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Covid blame game exposed: China caught inventing fake Swiss biologist
NewstalkZB 13 Aug 2021
Social media accounts purporting to be a Swiss biologist have reportedly been fabricated by Chinese media to bolster a theory that the US pressured the World Health Organisation to investigate the origin of Covid-19 ... The Embassy of Switzerland has since revealed that a person by such a name does not exist, and "more likely that this is a fake news".
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Europe needs to prepare for temperatures of 50C in future, Met Office warns
The Independent 13 Aug 2021
Europe needs to brace itself for further record-breaking temperatures of 50C and higher, weather experts at the Met Office have warned. On Wednesday the mercury hit 48.8C in Syracuse, Italy, which if confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization, will break the previous highest of 48.0°C in Athens in 1977 ... Professor Stott said ... .
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As Nord Stream 2 nears completion, Germany's Merkel to make farewell Russia & Ukraine visits ...
Russia Today 13 Aug 2021
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will fly to Moscow next week for a meeting with her Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as work finishes up on the jointly-backed Nord Stream 2 pipeline and ahead of her departure from office ... Germany remains one of Russia’s most important economic partners, despite growing tension between Moscow and the West ... .
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Tens of thousands urged to evacuate as heavy rain hits Japan
Phys Dot Org 13 Aug 2021
Tens of thousands of people were urged to evacuate on Friday as "unprecedented" levels of torrential rain hit western Japan, raising the risk of floods and landslides, the weather agency said. The downpours are forecast to continue for several days over a large swathe of the country, from the northern Tohoku region to Kyushu in the south ... ....
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Why Afghanistan’s Taliban proved unstoppable after all
Arab News 14 Aug 2021
PESHAWAR. The Taliban has reportedly seized control of the Afghan cities of Herat, Kandahar and Ghazni after weeks of military gains across the country, prompting fears the Afghan government in Kabul could collapse ... Even Afghan elite commandos, so highly praised by their US military patrons, have failed to make a stand ... (AFP/File Photo) ... (AFP) ... (AFP).
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Jamie Spears agrees to step down as Britney Spears' conservator
Music News 13 Aug 2021
Britney Spears' father Jamie Spears has agreed to step down from her conservatorship after 13 years. Appearing in court on Thursday, Jamie responded to the singer's petition to suspend him from the legal arrangement by announcing his intention to step down ... "Nevertheless, even as Mr ... As the Court has likely surmised, before Ms ... .
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China blasts ‘political tracing’ after WHO asks for more data to continue Covid-19 origins probe
Russia Today 13 Aug 2021
Beijing opposes the renewed probe into the origins of the coronavirus by the World Health Organization (WHO) as it’s driven by political, rather than scientific, concerns, Deputy Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu said ... Also on rt.com WHO calls on China to release data needed for Covid-19 origins probe, notes that ‘lab theory’ still on the table.
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Airbnb tumbles after projecting decline in bookings on virus
Moneyweb 13 Aug 2021
Airbnb shares fell 5% in extended trading after the company forecast a decline in quarterly bookings compared with pre-pandemic levels, citing the spread of the delta variant of Covid-19 ... .
