Month: August 2021

Categories EU

EU completes evacuation of staff from Afghanistan, only ‘core presence’ remains in Kabul airport – European Commission

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With the Afghanistan evacuation deadline looming large on August 31, a European Commission spokesman has said all EU staff have been flown out of the country, bar a handful of officials still on the ground at Kabul airport. … Read More >EU completes evacuation of staff from Afghanistan, only ‘core presence’ remains in Kabul airport – European Commission

Categories Shows

The real winner from the Afghanistan war, record breaking heat, Nabisco on strike

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The occupation of Afghanistan was an outrageous attack on human rights from the beginning and now the corporate media are outraged that the US is leaving after two decades. Lee Camp highlights the many losers and the wealthy winners from the occupation. He then covers the record-breaking heat across the planet and the movements responding to it, and the US Empire’s next target for regime change. … Read More >The real winner from the Afghanistan war, record breaking heat, Nabisco on strike

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Taliban, poppy fields & the world’s heroin supply — what happens now? (Full show)

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Will ISIS-K find a way to prevent the evacuation of refugees from Kabul? Desperate refugees continue to crowd at the perimeter of the airport hoping for escape. RT’s Murad Gazdiev reports from the city. Then RT’s Eisa Ali reports on the effect the end of the war will have on the world’s supply of opium and heroin and an expected spike in methamphetamine use in Europe. … Read More >Taliban, poppy fields & the world’s heroin supply — what happens now? (Full show)

Categories Middle East

Taliban has NOT AGREED extension to evacuation deadline, wants ALL foreign departures finished by August 31 – spokesman

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The Taliban’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has reiterated that the militant group will not accept any extension for foreign evacuations past the August 31 deadline, adding that Afghans are no longer allowed to go to Kabul airport. … Read More >Taliban has NOT AGREED extension to evacuation deadline, wants ALL foreign departures finished by August 31 – spokesman

Categories World

South Africa’s unemployment rate, which contributed to winter looting spree, reaches record high of 34.4%

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South Africa’s unemployment rate has climbed to a new record high of 34.4%. Incredibly high jobless rates continue to contribute to social unrest and were a key factor in the outbreak of violence and looting this winter. … Read More >South Africa’s unemployment rate, which contributed to winter looting spree, reaches record high of 34.4%

Categories Asia & Pacific

China claps back at US Vice President Harris, criticizes Washington’s ‘selfish’ Afghanistan policy

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China has launched a scathing attack at Washington for its “selfish” Afghanistan policy, following accusations from US Vice President Kamala Harris that Beijing exerts aggression on countries situated in its southern seas. … Read More >China claps back at US Vice President Harris, criticizes Washington’s ‘selfish’ Afghanistan policy

Categories Asia & Pacific

Vietnam says Cuba to supply ‘large number’ of its Covid-19 vaccine doses, ready to transfer production technology

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ietnam will receive a major shipment of Cuba’s Abdala vaccine by the end of the year, the Vietnamese health ministry said, adding that Havana was also eager to transfer technology to produce the jab in the Southeast Asian state. … Read More >Vietnam says Cuba to supply ‘large number’ of its Covid-19 vaccine doses, ready to transfer production technology