Biden says Aug. 31 deadline in Afghanistan might be extended
Aug 19, 2021 U.S. troops may stay in Afghanistan past an Aug. 31 deadline to evacuate Americans, President Joe Biden said on Wednesday, and the Pentagon said the U.S. military…
Black Market For Fake COVID-19 Passes Flourishes In France
August 18, 2021 People refusing to get Covid vaccines in France are coughing up hundreds of euros for fake health passes in an online black market that has flourished since…
Evacuations from Afghanistan gather momentum as Taliban promises peace
Aug 18, 2021 More than 2,200 diplomats and other civilians have been evacuated from Afghanistan on military flights, a Western security official told Reuters on Wednesday, as efforts gathered pace…
Japan’s Kaji, the godfather of Sudoku dies at 69
Aug 17, 2021 Maki Kaji, a puzzle enthusiast and publisher who was known as the “Godfather of Sudoku” – the number puzzle played daily by millions around the world –…
Uber partners with GetUpside to offer promotions to drivers, delivery people
Aug 17,2021 Uber Technologies Inc said on Tuesday it had partnered with retail technology startup GetUpside that would allow its drivers and delivery people in the United States get cashbacks…
Defiant Afghan Ex-VP Vows To Fight Taliban
August 17, 2021 Afghanistan’s vice president Amrullah Saleh, a former spy chief who has survived more than one assassination attempt by the Taliban, is a trenchant critic of Pakistan. Afghanistan’s…
Taliban’s Afghanistan takeover presents fresh challenge for social media companies
Aug 17, 2021 The Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan poses a new challenge for big U.S. tech companies on handling content created by a group considered to be terrorists by…
Afghanistan: Shocking video shows 3 people falling off plane mid-air in Kabul
August 17, 2021 Shortly after a video of a huge crowd jostling to get into an aircraft at Kabul airport flooded the social media on Monday, another unforeseen video splashed…
COVID-19: Tokyo Paralympics to hold without fans
Aug. 16, 2021 The 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo later this month will follow the lead of the 2020 Olympics and exclude fans from the majority of venues due to…
Over 60 countries say Afghans, others who want to leave Afghanistan must be allowed to do so
Aug 16, 2021 More than 60 countries issued a joint statement saying Afghans and international citizens who want to leave Afghanistan must be allowed to depart and added that airports…