Month: August 2021

Categories World

16 soldiers killed as Boko Haram attacks outpost in southern Niger, ministry claims 50 militants slain

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Hundreds of Boko Haram militants attacked a military outpost in southern Niger overnight Tuesday, killing 16 soldiers and wounding nine. The defense ministry said dozens of militants were killed in the ensuing combat. … Read More >16 soldiers killed as Boko Haram attacks outpost in southern Niger, ministry claims 50 militants slain

Categories Asia & Pacific

Fukushima nuclear plant to construct UNDERSEA tunnel to release a million tons of treated water

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The operators of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant have announced plans to build an undersea tunnel to facilitate the release of more than one million tons of treated water from the site into the surrounding ocean. … Read More >Fukushima nuclear plant to construct UNDERSEA tunnel to release a million tons of treated water

Categories EU

Germany will continue to help Afghans wanting to leave after August 31 despite Taliban warnings – Chancellor Merkel

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged that Berlin will continue to help aid workers and Afghans who have worked with its troops looking to flee the country past the August 31 deadline, despite warnings from the Taliban. … Read More >Germany will continue to help Afghans wanting to leave after August 31 despite Taliban warnings – Chancellor Merkel

Categories Asia & Pacific

‘Scapegoating China cannot whitewash the US’: Beijing blasts Washington ahead of American report into Covid-19 origins

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Beijing has criticized the US’s “politicization” of the Covid-19 pandemic as the American intelligence community readies its unclassified report on the origin of the virus, amid rumors it may point to a Chinese lab leak. … Read More >‘Scapegoating China cannot whitewash the US’: Beijing blasts Washington ahead of American report into Covid-19 origins

Categories Asia & Pacific

Vietnam to pay recovered Covid patients to care for sick amid surge in cases that is overwhelming medics

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Vietnam is willing to dole cash out to citizens that have recently recovered from Covid to work alongside medical staff in hospitals to treat patients, as case rates soar and the country’s inoculation drive lags. … Read More >Vietnam to pay recovered Covid patients to care for sick amid surge in cases that is overwhelming medics

Categories Middle East

‘US troops call it World War Z’: RT correspondent in Kabul airport describes ‘horrendous’ situation

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RT reporter Murad Gazdiev says what he and his crew saw at Hamid Karzai airport in Kabul after reaching it resembled a scene from a zombie apocalypse movie after a week of hectic evacuation efforts by the US and its allies. “We’ve just arrived at Kabul airport. … Read More >‘US troops call it World War Z’: RT correspondent in Kabul airport describes ‘horrendous’ situation

Categories World

‘Lockdowns are over, in the name of Jesus’: Australian police fine church & ban services for openly defying Covid restrictions

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Police have imposed a week-long operations ban on a church outside Sydney, Australia after its pastor held a sermon in violation of health orders and urged followers to defy the city’s strict lockdown rules. … Read More >‘Lockdowns are over, in the name of Jesus’: Australian police fine church & ban services for openly defying Covid restrictions

Categories Middle East

Huge decline in Covid-19 vaccinations since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, says UNICEF

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The UN has warned that the number of Covid-19 vaccinations in Afghanistan has dropped off by 80% since the Taliban completed its takeover with the capture of Kabul less than two weeks ago, citing the chaotic conditions there. … Read More >Huge decline in Covid-19 vaccinations since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, says UNICEF