Tuesday 31 August 2021

A university in Bangladesh evacuates almost 150 young women from Kabul.


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New York’s Brief Hot Restaurant Summer: Bread Binges and Tabletop Coke


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E. U. Proposes New Travel Restrictions on Unvaccinated U.S. Visitors


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La variante delta se infiltró en un aula de primaria. Así sucedió


By BY SABRINA IMBLER AND EMILY ANTHES from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3kJ4L0u

What Voters in a California Swing District Say About Afghanistan


By BY JENNIFER MEDINA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/38pAOfV

What’s Better, a Prize or a Patent?


By BY PETER COY from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/38rLPO0

When the ‘Silent Majority’ Isn’t White


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New data confirm Pfizer and Moderna vaccines bring a small risk of heart problems, especially for boys and younger men.


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Afghan left behind by UK: I'm fighting to stay alive

An Afghan who had authorisation to fly to the UK speaks to the BBC about his struggle to escape.

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British number one Konta pulls out of US Open

British number one Johanna Konta pulls out of the US Open, just hours before she was set to play her opening match on Monday.

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Leeds close to £30m deal for Man Utd winger James

Leeds United are closing in on a club record £30m deal to sign Manchester United winger Dan James.

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Afghan left behind by UK: I'm fighting to stay alive

An Afghan who had authorisation to fly to the UK speaks to the BBC about his struggle to escape.

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British number one Konta pulls out of US Open

British number one Johanna Konta pulls out of the US Open, just hours before she was set to play her opening match on Monday.

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Leeds close to £30m deal for Man Utd winger James

Leeds United are closing in on a club record £30m deal to sign Manchester United winger Dan James.

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Human Most of All: In Moscow, a Theater Stages ‘Gorbachev’


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A new plant was supposed to help keep New Orleans’s lights on after storms. It didn’t.


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N.J. will end pandemic unemployment benefits this weekend.


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Here are some ways to help victims of the storm.


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Starbucks Faces Rare Union Challenge as Buffalo Workers Seek Vote


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A planeload of sorely needed medical supplies lands in Mazar-i-Sharif.


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Supreme Court Asked to Block Texas Law Banning Most Abortions


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Simona Halep defeats Camila Giorgi.


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Fans faced a long wait to get into the grounds.


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Monday 30 August 2021

When Will Biden Join the Fight for Voting Rights?


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Cristiano Ronaldo: Man Utd fans & players celebrate CR7's return

Cristiano Ronaldo may have been in Portugal, but he was everywhere at Molineux.

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Cristiano Ronaldo: Man Utd fans & players celebrate CR7's return

Cristiano Ronaldo may have been in Portugal, but he was everywhere at Molineux.

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Two of the U.S. service members killed in the Kabul attack were women.


By BY DAVE PHILIPPS from NYT World https://ift.tt/3mKxrsq

American University of Kabul students and alumni trying to flee were sent home.


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When Will Biden Join the Fight for Voting Rights?


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Biden Observes Return of Troops Killed in Kabul Bombing


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Hundreds of thousands of customers are without power. It could be weeks before they have it back.


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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is self-isolating

The first minister said she had been identified as a close contact of someone who had tested positive for Covid-19.

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Jamaican reggae icon Lee 'Scratch' Perry dies aged 85

Perry, a legendary singer and music producer, is known for his pioneering experiments with dub.

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is self-isolating

The first minister said she had been identified as a close contact of someone who had tested positive for Covid-19.

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Jamaican reggae icon Lee 'Scratch' Perry dies aged 85

Perry, a legendary singer and music producer, is known for his pioneering experiments with dub.

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More than 300,000 customers are without power. It could be weeks before they have it back.


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After Katrina, New Orleans became a fortress. Ida is testing its strength.


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Hurricane Ida Makes Landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4


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On the road to Kabul, hundreds of families can’t go home and wait for help.


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As the virus surges in Oregon, counties are asking for mobile morgues to house the dead.


By BY MATT RICHTEL, SERGIO OLMOS AND MIKE BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ksVYiM

Ron DeSantis, How Many Covid Deaths Are Enough?


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Ida Strengthened Quickly Into a Monster. Here’s How.


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Winds whip through New Orleans’s deserted streets as the storm bears down.


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The E.U. is set to reimpose travel restrictions on U.S. visitors.


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Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning Star of ‘Lou Grant’ and ‘Up,’ Dies at 91


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Meteorologists were amazed by how fast Ida strengthened.


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Sunday 29 August 2021

Europe migrant crisis: More than 500 people rescued off Italian island

Italian coastguards rescue 539 people from a small fishing boat believed to have set off from Libya.

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Fire crews tackle blaze at Nick Nairn restaurant

More than 30 firefighters are called to a fire in the kitchen of Nick's in Bridge of Allan, near Stirling.

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Afghanistan: Final UK troops leave Kabul

Boris Johnson says the armed forces can be proud as Britain's 20-year military presence in the country ends.

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Europe migrant crisis: More than 500 people rescued off Italian island

Italian coastguards rescue 539 people from a small fishing boat believed to have set off from Libya.

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After Video of Abusive Nurse, Canada’s Indigenous Seek Health Overhaul


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What we know about the 13 U.S. service members killed in the Kabul attack.


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Sixteen years after Katrina, a New Orleans resident sees just partial progress.


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Chelsea Proves a Point While Collecting One at Liverpool


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Evacuees from Afghanistan arrive in Virginia, tired, relieved, and worried for those they left behind.


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Snowdon: Amputee Paul Ellis' 13-hour crawl to reach summit

Paul Ellis, who had both his legs amputated in 2008, says the support of passers-by kept him going.

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Snowdon: Amputee Paul Ellis' 13-hour crawl to reach summit

Paul Ellis, who had both his legs amputated in 2008, says the support of passers-by kept him going.

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Among the Troops WhoDied, Two Women on the Frontline


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Breakthrough Covid cases: Uncommon and often mild, but not always.


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Florida has a worse surge than states with similar vaccination rates. What went wrong?


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Repression Without Borders


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Two Paralympians who were evacuated from Afghanistan arrive in Tokyo.


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How will Ida compare to Katrina?


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Reprisal strike killed two ISIS militants and wounded another.


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Manchester City 5-0 Arsenal: Gunners suffer third league defeat in a row

Arsenal's miserable start to the new Premier League campaign continues as the Gunners are beaten 5-0 by Manchester City.

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Manchester City 5-0 Arsenal: Gunners suffer third league defeat in a row

Arsenal's miserable start to the new Premier League campaign continues as the Gunners are beaten 5-0 by Manchester City.

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Hurricane Nora forms in the Pacific as it moves toward Mexico’s western coast.


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Outside Kabul’s airport, the Taliban patrols as the window for Afghans to flee closes.


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‘Time is not on our side,’ New Orleans mayor warns.


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Saturday 28 August 2021

Canada authorizes Moderna vaccine for those 12 and older.


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