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In World First, Cuba Starts Covid-19 Jabs for Toddlers
On Monday, it started distributing jabs in the 2-11 age group in the central province of Cienfuegos.
Trial of Accused 9/11 Mastermind Restarts, Days Before 20th Anniversary of Attacks That Shook World
Attorneys say the five defendants are all weak and suffer the lasting effects of severe torture endured in secretive CIA "black" sites between 2002 and 2006.
Algeria Arrests Members Of MAK Separatist Group After Attacks
Algeria has arrested 27 suspected members of a separatist group that the government has declared a terrorist organisation, after an attack in two northern towns, police said on Monday.
UK Delays Post-Brexit Border Checks, Seeks New Talks With EU
Britain said Monday it is postponing the start of postBrexit border checks on goods going to Northern Ireland, as it seeks breathing space in its tense standoff with the European Union over trade rules.
Taliban Say U.N Promises Aid After Meeting With Officials In Kabul
Senior Taliban officials met in Kabul on Sunday with the U.N. undersecretarygeneral for humanitarian affairs, who promised to maintain assistance for the Afghan people, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said.
7 People Wounded When Man Opens Fire In Georgia College Town
The shooting happened in downtown Athens at around 2 am Sunday after a large fight broke out
Migrant Caravan Broken Up Again In Southern Mexico
Mexican border agents and police broke up a caravan of hundreds of migrants Sunday who had set out from southernmost Mexico the fourth such caravan officials have raided in recent days.
VP Kamala Harris To Visit California To Campaign For Governor
Washington (AP) United States Vice President Kamala Harris will visit California's Bay Area next week to campaign for Governor Gavin Newsom, who faces possible removal from office in a September 14 recall election. Symone Sanders, Harris' chief spokesp...
Second Afghan Boy Dies of Mushroom Poisoning in Poland
The two boys arrived in Poland with their family on August 23 after the Taliban takeover and were in quarantine at a migrant facility in the town of Podkowa Lesna near Warsaw.
Virus Pushes Some California Hospitals Near ICU Capacity
Hospitals in the heart of Californias Central Valley are running out of beds in their intensive care units because of an influx of coronavirus patients, prompting officials on Friday to declare an official surge."
Man Who Shot At Cops In Unrest Over Floyd Death Is Acquitted
A man charged with attempted murder after firing at Minneapolis police officers in the chaotic protests that followed George Floyds death has been acquitted of all charges against him.
US Coast Guard Repatriates 91 Migrants To Dominican Republic
The U.S. Coast Guard said it repatriated 91 migrants to the Dominican Republic on Friday after they were recently detained in waters near Puerto Rico.
Hurricane Ida: Amid Inundated Roads & No Power, Storm Kills 46; NY Mayor Says 'Biggest Wake Up Call'
Ida first made landfall on Sunday on the Gulf Coast with the strength of a Category 4 hurricane and hit the northeast with a massive punch when it barreled on Wednesday into the densely populated Northeast.
US Exit Filled with Vengefulness, Hatred Towards Afghans, Says Former PM Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
A dreaded figure in Afghanistan, earning the monicker the ‘Butcher of Kabul’, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar contested the 2019 presidential election where Ghani had emerged victorious.
Congo Says Angola Tailings Pollution Kills 12, To Seek Compensation
The Democratic Republic of Congo will seek compensation from the owners of an Angolan diamond mine after a tailings dam leak polluted drinking water, causing 12 deaths and making thousands of people ill, the country's environment minister said on Thursday...
'If Nation Trusts You, Why Are People Lining Up on Borders?' Amrullah Saleh Has Questions for Taliban
Asserting that the resistance to the Taliban has spread extensively across Afghanistan, Saleh said, “Our resistance is to defend all Afghan citizens' rights.