Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Twelve of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Thursday’s Kabul airport bombing were 9/11 babies, according to local media reports. The Pentagon released their names and biographies on Saturday. They were born within a few years of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, which …
Read More »‘COVID-19 lab leak theory driven by ideology, not science’
Washington, US | XINHUA | The lab leak theory to explain COVID-19’s origins is losing credence as more findings are surfacing, Michael Hiltzik, a U.S. columnist with The Los Angeles Times, said on Thursday. Claiming the virus leaked from a lab is not only a matter of “conjectures,” but also …
Read More »Taliban take over 3 gates at Kabul’s airport
Kabul, Afghanistan | Xinhua | The U.S. and coalition forces have handed over control of three gates, including the entrance to the military section, of Kabul’s airport, to Taliban members, a Taliban official told local media Sunday. “The U.S. troops are in control of a small part of the airport, …
Read More »UK ends civilian evacuation mission in Afghanistan
London, UK | Xinhua | The final evacuation flight purely for civilians under Britain’s Operation Pitting has left the Kabul airport, the British Ministry of Defense said Saturday. Any further flights leaving Kabul under Britain’s evacuation operation “will have UK diplomatic and military personnel on board,” the ministry added. General …
Read More »Uganda eyes benefits of new Global Posta Strategy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has signed onto the Global World Postal Strategy that is aimed at reviving, sustaining and growing the postal sector, which is under pressure from the digital revolution. The four-year strategy responds to the current market needs and sets out approaches on how the …
Read More »Iran condemns Kabul’s deadly terrorist attacks
Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iran’s spokesman for Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Saeed Khatibzadeh, on Friday condemned the recent deadly terrorist attacks at the Kabul airport, the ministry’s website reported. He expressed condolences over the terrorist attacks in Afghanistan which happened a day ago, Khatibzadeh was quoted as saying. He …
Read More »7 U.S. Capitol police officers sue Trump, right-wing groups over Jan. 6 riot
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Seven U.S. Capitol police officers on Thursday filed a civil rights lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and his ally Roger Stone, as well as a number of members of right-wing extremist groups over the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Filed in a Washington, D.C. federal …
Read More »Biden vows retribution as death toll rises to 103 in Kabul attacks, says U.S. evacuation continues
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday the United States will avenge militarily the bombing attacks earlier in the day in the Afghan capital of Kabul that have killed at least 103 people, adding the ongoing evacuation in Afghanistan will continue uninterrupted. The number of U.S. service …
Read More »Trial finds Johnson & Johnson booster shot leads to strong immune response
New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Johnson & Johnson (J&J) said on Wednesday that a second dose of its COVID-19 vaccine was found in a study to generate a strong immune response, justifying a booster shot after eight months. J&J said researchers found antibody levels increased ninefold among people who received …
Read More »U.S. to ensure Americans, partners can leave Afghanistan beyond Aug. 31: Blinken
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that the United States would work to ensure Americans and Afghan partners could leave Afghanistan beyond Aug. 31, the planned deadline for the ongoing evacuation led by the U.S. military. President Joe Biden confirmed on Tuesday that …
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