Afghan presidential palace denies Taliban attack on Kabul, Taliban fighters told to "stand at gates"

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KABUL, Aug 15: The media office of the Afghanistan's Presidential Palace on Sunday denied Taliban's attack on Kabul, saying only sporadic gun firing occurred in parts of Kabul. ...

7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti leaves 304 people dead

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Photo taken with a mobile device shows members of the Cuban Medical Brigade helping an injured person after an earthquake in Jeremie, Haiti, Aug. 14, 2021. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

Afghan conflict: All key cities except Kabul under Taliban control

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KABUL, Aug 15: Tensions are rising in the Afghan capital, Kabul, as the Taliban continue their rapid advance towards the city, reported BBC. ...

UK defense secretary says US withdrawal from Afghanistan a "mistake"

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British Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace said the withdrawal agreement negotiated in Doha, Qatar, by the Trump administration was a "rotten deal." ...

Taliban claims control over three more Afghan provincial centers

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KABUL, Aug 14 :The Afghan Taliban said their members overran three more provincial capitals on Friday, after they have taken control over a dozen cities within a week. Zabihu ...

UN chief calls on Taliban to halt offensive against govt forces

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UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 13 : United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called on Taliban militants to immediately halt their offensive against government forces and return to the negotiating table...

Taliban seizes four more Afghan provincial capitals

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KABUL, Aug. 12 : Taliban militants overran four provincial capitals in north and west of Afghanistan on Monday and Tuesday, bringing to nine the number of Afghan provincial capitals captured...

Taliban claim control over 2 major cities in S. Afghanistan

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KABUL, August 13: Taliban militants on Friday claimed to have taken control over key southern Afghan cities of Lashkar Gah and Kandahar, after weeks of heavy clashes between the...

Death toll from Turkey's flash floods rises to 27

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ISTANBUL, August 13: The death toll from Turkey's flash floods along its northern Black Sea coast reached 27 on Friday, the disaster and emergency management authority said, rising by...

COVID-19 Update: Nepal reports 3,260 new cases , 2,294 recoveries and 32 deaths

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KATHMANDU, Aug 12: Nepal on Thursday added 3,260 new cases of the coronavirus disease on Thursday taking the total number of infections since March 23, 2020 to 798,651.  The...

Tens of thousands of people flee violence in Afghanistan: UN

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More than 5,800 internally displaced persons arriving in Kabul between July 1 and Aug. 5 needed food, household items, water and sanitation support and other assistance, the UN OCHA said. ...

Average life expectancy in China rises to 77.3 yrs: white paper

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BEIJING, Aug. 12: The average life expectancy in China rose from 67.8 years in 1981 to 77.3 years in 2019, according to a white paper released Thursday. Titled "Moderate...

Egyptian college students create "robot nurse" to help medical teams during pandemics

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"The current version (of the android) performs several tasks, such as taking medicines from the pharmacy to the patients' room, taking samples from the patients' room to the lab, making...

UK opposition party expresses solidarity for ex-Gurkhas’ hunger strike

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LONDON, August 12: The United Kingdom’s main opposition, Labour Party, has expressed its solidarity for the struggle waged by ex-Gurkha veterans who resorted to stage hunger strike nearby Prime...

Taliban seizes key Afghan cities, Washington stuck in limbo amid troop withdrawal

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The Taliban's territorial takeovers are "a consequence of American misjudgments and failures," says Wesley Clark, former top NATO general. ...