Month: August 2021
FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Takes Additional Steps to Prevent Evictions as the Delivery of Emergency Rental Assistance Continues to Increase – Whitehouse.gov
FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Takes Additional Steps to Prevent Evictions as the Delivery of Emergency Rental Assistance Continues to Increase Whitehouse.gov
Read More2 U.S. lawmakers’ Kabul trip prompts Biden administration fury
Two members of Congress flew unannounced into Kabul airport in the middle of the chaotic evacuation stunning State Department and U.S. military personnel who had to divert resources to provide security and information to the lawmakers, U.S. officials said.
Read MoreSupreme Court orders ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy reinstated
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Biden administration likely violated federal law in trying to end a Trump-era program that forces people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S.
Read MoreMembers of Afghan girls robotics team arrive in Mexico
Five members of a girls robotics team in Afghanistan were welcomed to Mexico Tuesday after fleeing their Taliban-controlled country. The team members, none of whom were identified for security reasons, were received at the Mexico City airport by Minister of
Read MoreFukushima operators to build undersea tunnel to release treated water
Operators of Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant unveiled plans Wednesday to construct an undersea tunnel to release more than a million tonnes of treated water from the site into the ocean. Plans for the one-kilometre (0.6-mile) tunnel were announced after
Read MoreTaliban tell Afghan women to stay home from work because soldiers are ‘not trained’ to respect them – CNN
Taliban tell Afghan women to stay home from work because soldiers are ‘not trained’ to respect them CNN Afghan allies trapped behind Taliban lines turn to prayers and unofficial channels as Aug. 31 deadline nears Fox News Why Biden will end the
Read More‘The world has let us down’: Afghan pop star describes ‘horrifying’ escape from Kabul
An Afghan pop star and activist has told Sky News of her “horrifying” escape from the country, saying it is a miracle she was able to leave and feels “the world has let us down”.
Read MoreCOVID-19 Reaches Australia’s Remote Aboriginal Communities—Highlighting a Perilously Slow Vaccine Rollout
It’s not easy to get to Goodooga. The tiny Australian town is about a nine hour drive from Sydney, and miles from the closest two-lane highway. But that didn’t stop COVID-19 from reaching the predominantly Aboriginal community of about 250.
Read MoreBrazil detains two French travelers for perching atop iconic statue
Brazilian authorities have detained two French men for watching the sun rise over Rio de Janeiro from the top of the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue while the monument was closed, one of the travelers told AFP. Clement Dumais, 28,
Read MorePhilippines’ Duterte says will run for vice president in 2022
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared he will run for vice president next year to continue his “crusade” against drugs and insurgents — a move critics said was a “smokescreen” and driven by fear of criminal charges. Duterte, who was elected
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