The United States will accept the use by international visitors of COVID-19 vaccines authorized by US regulators or the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said late on Friday. On Sept. 20, the White House announced the United States in November would lift travel restrictions on …
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UK eyes ‘walk me home’ phone-tracker to protect lone women, after recent slayings
A top British government official is backing a phone company’s proposal for a new tracking service to help protect women walking alone, an idea pitched amid ongoing outrage over the slayings of two young women who were targeted near their homes in London. The chief executive of Britain’s biggest phone …
Read More »Afghans bury dead after Kunduz blast claimed by ISIS
Mourners from Afghanistan’s minority Shia community buried their dead on Saturday after a suicide attack claimed by ISIS killed more than 60 people. A gravedigger in the Shia cemetery overlooking the northern city of Kunduz told AFP they had handled 62 bodies, and reports suggested a final toll of up …
Read More »French envoy to Australia: Deceitful sub deal raises risks in Indo-Pacific region
France’s ambassador to Australia says Australian officials lied to his face and raised the risk of confrontation in Asia by crafting a secret submarine deal with the United States and Britain that undermined trust in democratic alliances. France is determined to protect its interests in the Indo-Pacific region, and to …
Read More »Nine killed as block of flats collapses in Georgia’s Black Sea resort of Batumi
Nine people died after a block of flats partly collapsed in Georgia’s Black Sea resort of Batumi, the interior minister said on Saturday, with unsafe renovation work blamed for the accident. Around five floors of the building collapsed on Friday, crushing several cars parked outside and leaving “up to 15 …
Read More »UN signs deal with Bangladesh to help Rohingya refugees on remote island
UN officials signed a deal with Bangladesh on Saturday to help provide basic services to thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees who have been moved to camps on a remote island in the Bay of Bengal. The Bangladeshi government has moved nearly 19,000 Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char island from border …
Read More »Over 100 dead or missing after nine interlocked vessels capsize in DR Congo
Over 100 people are dead or missing after nine interlocked canoes sank this week in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said on Saturday. It was the latest in a series of maritime accidents in the sprawling country where people often travel on overloaded and unsafe vessels on the Congo, …
Read More »Top official in Ethiopia’s Tigray interim government seeks asylum abroad
A top official in the interim administration of Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region told AFP on Saturday he had fled the country and was seeking asylum, citing fears for his safety. Gebremeskel Kassa served as chief of staff of the administration appointed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed after the Nobel peace …
Read More »Four far-right suspects charged in France for plotting attacks
A French anti-terrorist judge has charged four men with suspected links to a far-right conspiracy theorist for allegedly plotting a series of attacks, including on coronavirus vaccination centers, a judicial source said Saturday. Two of the men are also accused of involvement in the kidnapping of an eight-year-old girl in …
Read More »Volcanic lava engulfs more houses in Spain’s La Palma
Buildings near the volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma were engulfed by rivers of lava early on Saturday, with the drama of the red-hot eruption intensified by the spectacle of flashes of lightning. The magma destroyed at least four buildings in the village of Callejon de la Gata, …
Read More »Tesla’s Brandenburg factory becomes site for Giga-Fest event
From flashing lights and booming speakers to sprawling stages and a Ferris wheel, Tesla’s factory near Berlin has been transformed into a festival site for a one-day county fair on Saturday, hosted by CEO Elon Musk. The fair, expected to attract tens of thousands of visitors with Brandenburg locals are …
Read More »ISIS claims responsibility for the deadliest attack on Afghanistan since US withdrawal
ISIS claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing in Afghanistan which targeted Shia Muslims in a mosque on Friday. The attack killed at least 46 people and injured more than 140 in Afghanistan’s northeastern Kunduz province. The extremist group said that an ISIS suicide bomber “detonated an explosive vest amid a …
Read More »Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, journalists whose work has angered the rulers of the Philippines and Russia, were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, an award the committee said was an endorsement of free speech rights under threat worldwide. The two were awarded “for their courageous fight for freedom …
Read More »Iraq reported 2215 new Coronavirus cases and 36 mortalities
Iraq logged 2215 new cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Friday. The daily epidemiological report stated that 36 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 3251 patients had achieved full recovery. According to the Ministry, the cumulative count of the Covid-19 cases …
Read More »Biden signs Havana Act into law after hundreds of US diplomats targeted
US President Joe Biden said Friday that he had signed the Havana Act into law, after a noticeable increase in US diplomats and officials reporting symptoms of severe onsets of pressure, sound or heat. “Today, I was pleased to sign the HAVANA Act into law to ensure we are doing …
Read More »Suicide bomber kills 46, wounded more than 140 at Afghanistan Shia mosque – state news agency
A suicide bomber attacked a mosque in Afghanistan’s northeastern Kunduz province on Friday, killing 46 people and wounding more than 140, the state-run Bakhtar news agency said. Video footage showed bodies surrounded by debris inside the mosque that is used by people from the minority Shi’ite Muslim community. No group …
Read More »UNAMI denies allegations of irregularities recorded on the special voting day
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq issued its first comment on Friday regarding allegations of irregularities recorded on the special voting day. The comment comes at a time when security personnel, inmates of prisoners, and the displaced continue to cast their votes 48 hours before the regular voting day. …
Read More »High turnout in the special voting process in the Iraqi governorates, voters hope changing (Pictures)
On Friday, a special voting of security forces, displaced persons, and prisoners have launched across Iraq. Al-Najaf Governorate witnessed a high turnout of voters numbered 24000 distributed on 18 centers and 57 stations, including the displaced persons. In Southern Iraq, according to our correspondents, Basra, Dhi-Qar, Babel, and Maysan Governorates …
Read More »Suspect arrested after reports of armed teen send Belgian city of Waregem into lockdown
Police in the Belgian city of Waregem told some 12,000 locals to stay indoors, while schools and public buildings were put on lockdown as they search for an armed man. One person has been arrested, according to city officials. According to local reports, an armed 18-year-old man known to police …
Read More »IHEC adds final touches on polling centers for the special voting day
Iraqi High Electoral Commission and the security forces began preparing the electoral centers today for the special voting day, which will start tomorrow morning. Alghadeer News agency correspondent reported that security cordons were imposed around the polling stations deployed in the military units and the headquarters of the security services …
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