Afghanistan: Last US military flight departs ending America’s longest war
The US military’s last C17 aircraft left Kabul with the ambassador on board early on Tuesday....
Hurricane Ida: One million people in Louisiana without power
Louisiana is assessing the damage after the storm knocked out power for nearly one million people....
Covid: EU recommends new travel restrictions for US as cases rise
The European Union has recommend barring American travellers as US hospital admissions peak....
Highly polluting leaded petrol now eradicated from the world, says UN
The highly polluting fuel has contaminated the atmosphere, water and crops for nearly a century....
China cuts children’s online gaming to one hour
Regulators are restricting game-playing for under 18s to an hour on Fridays, weekends and holidays...
Palestinian President Abbas holds rare talks with Israeli minister
It was the Palestinian president’s first official meeting with a senior Israeli since 2010....
Covid surge ‘deeply worrying’ in Europe as vaccinations dip – WHO
Europe could see another 236,000 deaths by December as vaccinations slow, a WHO official predicts....
South African researchers keep wary eye on yet another new coronavirus variant
Genetics researchers who have been watching for new coronavirus variants say they’ve seen a troubling new lineage that carries many of the same hallmarks as...
Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness against severe disease has not dropped much, CDC says
Overall effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines has not dropped much yet for most vaccinated Americans, CDC vaccine advisers were told Monday....
See video of Taliban checking US military helicopters left behind
Following the complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, a video taken by Los Angeles Times correspondent Nabih Bulos shows a group of Taliban fighters...
