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Thousands feared dead as huge magnitude 7.2 earthquake destroys homes in Haiti
Metro UK 14 Aug 2021photo: AP / Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi
Zambian opposition leader Hichilema takes early lead in presidential vote
News24 14 Aug 2021
Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema took an early lead in the country's presidential election over long-time rival and incumbent Edgar Lungu, according to first results issued by the electoral commission on Saturday ... .
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Putin alarmed over 'absolutely unprecedented' natural disasters in Russia
Straits Times 14 Aug 2021
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday (Aug 14) said the scale of natural disasters that have hit Russia this year has been "absolutely unprecedented". Speaking at a video conference with officials on the effects of Siberia's record-setting forest fires, he said it was important�to work on the climate agenda systematically ... �.
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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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Will Prevent Instability, Says Afghan President Amid Reports He May Quit
NDTV 14 Aug 2021
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Saturday the remobilisation of the country's armed forces was a "top priority", as Taliban terrorists inched closer to the capital after routing the country's... .
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The Afghan military was built over 20 years. How did it collapse so quickly?
Indian Express 14 Aug 2021
The surrenders seem to be happening as fast as the Taliban can travel. In the past several days, Afghan security forces have collapsed in more than 15 cities under the pressure of a Taliban advance that began in May. On Friday, officials confirmed that those included two of the country’s most important provincial capitals. Kandahar and Herat ... Brig. Gen.
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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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With Taliban at Kabul's doorstep, US embassy officials rush to destroy classified documents
The Times of India 14 Aug 2021
KABUL As Taliban races to take control of Afghanistan and the terrorist group literally on the doorstep of Kabul, the US embassy in the capital city of the war-torn country is scrambling to destroy its classified documents and evacuate American citizens ... Now what they want to do if they achieve that isolation I think only they can speak to." ... .
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Tunisian President Kais Saied reassures US on 'justice and democracy'
The National 14 Aug 2021
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Friday dismissed US concerns over threats to democracy in the North African country, more than a month after he froze parliament, raising allegations of a coup ... Mr Finer delivered a message from President Joe Biden “urging a swift return to the path of Tunisia's parliamentary democracy”, a White House statement said.
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Earth has hottest month; climate change is blamed
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 14 Aug 2021
Earth sizzled in July and became the hottest month in 142 years of recordkeeping, U.S. weather officials announced. As extreme heat waves struck parts of the U.S. and Europe, the globe averaged 62.07 degrees last month, beating out the previous record set in July 2016 and tied again in 2019 and 2020 ... The margin was just .02 degrees ... On Friday, Aug.
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Death toll from floods in Turkey's Black Sea region rises to 40
Anadolu Agency 14 Aug 2021
The death toll from floods in Turkey's Black Sea region has risen to 40, authorities said on early Saturday. Floods caused by heavy rains hit the Black Sea region in the north of the country on Wednesday, leaving 34 people dead in the province of Kastamonu, a Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) statement said ... .
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One dead, two missing as torrential rains slam Japan, risk alerts broadened
Egypt Independent 14 Aug 2021
TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) – One woman was dead and two people were missing on Saturday after torrential rains touched off a landslide and engulfed at least two houses in western Japan, with rivers overflowing their banks as rain continued to pound the area ... Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS ... ....
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Defence urges judge not be a 'rubber stamp' in Meng Wanzhou extradition case
CBC 14 Aug 2021photo: AP / Luca Bruno
'It far exceeded the limits of decency' Romelu Lukaku agent reveals he received THREATS as he negotiated big-money move to Chelsea
Russia Today 14 Aug 2021
Federico Pastorello, agent of Belgian superstar striker Romelu Lukaku, has revealed that he and his family were the target of harassment and threats as he negotiated the his record-breaking move to Stamford Bridge ... "Many of those who today insult me and threaten me, thanked me wholeheartedly for bringing him to Milan," Pastorello indicated online.
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Venezuela government, opponents launch talks in Mexico
Urdu Point 14 Aug 2021
Mexico City, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Aug, 2021 ) .Venezuela's government and opposition launched negotiations on Friday in Mexico that were expected to focus on sanctions and elections to try to end a crippling political and economic crisis ... Venezuela "is in a very bad way ... ....
