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Sat, 14 Aug 2021 23:36:38 EDT
Taliban enter outskirts of capital Kabul, Afghan officials say
Taliban fighters have entered the outskirts of the Afghan capital, further tightening their grip on the country as panicked workers flee government offices and helicopters land at the U.S. Embassy. ...

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 09:14:25 EDT
Hundreds killed after major earthquake hits Haiti, government agency says
At least 304 people have died and hundreds are injured or missing after a major earthquake struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday, authorities said, reducing churches, hotels and homes to rubble in th...

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 09:10:17 EDT
U.S. sees record number of children in hospital with COVID-19
The number of children hospitalized with COVID-19 in the United States hit a record high of just over 1,900 on Saturday, as hospitals across the South were stretched to capacity fighting outbreaks cau...

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 20:28:20 EDT
Tour bus rollover in New York state sends more than 50 people to hospital
A tour bus bound for Niagara Falls ran off the New York State Thruway and rolled over in central New York, sending more than 50 people to hospitals, state police and a hospital say.

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 20:08:56 EDT
Ivory Coast reports 1st Ebola case since the 1990s
Ivory Coast reported the first case of the Ebola hemorrhagic virus in the country in 25 years, the country's health minister and the World Health Organization (WHO) said separately on Saturday. ...

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 10:23:22 EDT
Death toll from flooding along Turkey's Black Sea coast rises to at least 57
The death toll from severe floods and mudslides along Turkey's Black Sea coast has climbed to at least 57, the country's emergency and disaster agency said Saturday, as authorities disputed reports th...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 12:22:35 EDT
27 people aboard Carnival cruise test positive for COVID-19, Belize tourism board says
Twenty-seven people aboard a Carnival cruise tested positive for COVID-19 just before the ship made a stop in Belize City this week, according to the Belize Tourism Board.

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 14:20:10 EDT
Man kills 5, himself in Britain's 1st mass shooting in a decade
Police have identified Jake Davison, 22, as the man who killed five people in Plymouth, southwest England, then took his own life in Britain's first mass shooting in over a decade. Authorities said th...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Inside the collapse of Afghanistan: From the Taliban's resurgence to the vagaries of Afghan tribal politics
The Taliban now control all but four of Afghanistan's major cities, and Canadian officials are preparing for the capital Kabul to fall imminently.

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 08:14:17 EDT
More U.S. cities enact proof of vaccination rules; COVID-19 surges in Moscow, Tokyo
A rapidly growing number of places across the U.S. are requiring people to show proof they have been inoculated against COVID-19 to teach at schools, work at hospitals, see concerts or eat inside res...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 08:56:17 EDT
Taliban sweep across Afghanistan's south; take 4 more cities
The Taliban completed their sweep of Afghanistan's south on Friday, taking four more provincial capitals in a lightning offensive that is gradually encircling Kabul, just weeks before the U.S. is set ...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 10:16:42 EDT
Wildfires continue to scorch southern Italy after temperatures reportedly top 48 C
Fires stoked by hot winds swept through southern Italy on Thursday, a day after a monitoring station in Sicily reported temperatures of 48.8 Celsius, which some scientists believe could be the highest...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 09:28:55 EDT
Amazon moves Lord of the Rings series to Britain, in blow for New Zealand
In a major blow to New Zealand's small but vibrant screen industry, Amazon Studios announced Friday it would move filming of the second season of its Lord of the Rings series to Britain. ...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 04:28:09 EDT
Death toll from northern Turkey floods rises to 27
Turkish officials say search-and-rescue crews have recovered 10 more bodies overnight, raising the death toll from the severe floods and mudslides that struck the north of the country to 27 on Friday....

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 14:18:08 EDT
Britain's Olympic relay silver medallist suspended after positive test, Canada earned bronze in the event
British sprinter CJ Ujah, who was part of the team which won a silver medal in the men’s 4.100-metre relay event, has been provisionally suspended by the Athletic’s Integrity Unit (AIU) after test...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 03:30:01 EDT
Taliban capture Herat and Kandahar, as U.S. sends troops to help evacuate embassy staff
The Taliban captured two major Afghan cities — the country's second- and third-largest after Kabul — and a strategic provincial capital on Thursday, further squeezing the embattled government just...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 02:43:59 EDT
U.S. FDA authorizes COVID-19 vaccine boosters for those with weak immune systems
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc for people with compromised immune systems.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 07:28:49 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Thursday
Dr. Anthony Fauci says Americans can expect to see more children infected with the coronavirus as the highly transmissible delta variant extends its hold across the country.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 09:11:27 EDT
Nurse in Germany may have injected people with saline instead of COVID-19 vaccine, police say
Authorities in northern Germany appealed to thousands of people on Tuesday to get another shot of COVID-19 vaccine after a police investigation found that a Red Cross nurse may have injected them with...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 07:56:22 EDT
London police chief says Prince Andrew case is under review
London's top police official said Thursday that the city's police department is reviewing its files but not opening an investigation of Britain's Prince Andrew, who faces sexual assault allegations in...



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