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Afghan woman gives birth on flight to Britain


August 29, 2021

ISTANBUL: An Afghan wom­an on board an evacuation flight to Britain gave birth to a baby girl early on Saturday with assistance from the cabin crew, Turkish Airlines said in a statement. Soman Noori, 26, started having contractions during the Turkish Airlines flight from Dubai to Birmingham, and gave birth as the plane flew at an altitude of 10,000 metres …

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Palestinian child dies week after being shot at Gaza border


August 29, 2021

RAMALLAH: A 12-year-old Palest­inian boy who was shot in the head by Israeli fire during a violent demonstration at the Gaza-Israeli border last week died of his wounds on Saturday, Gaza health officials said. Hassan Abu al-Neil was shot Aug 21 during the demonstration organised by Gaza’s Hamas rulers to protest the crippling blockade imposed by Egypt and Israel. Violence …

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UAE to resume visas for tourists vaccinated against Covid-19


August 29, 2021

The United Arab Emirates has announced it will resume issuing visas to all tourists fully vaccinated against Covid-19 from Monday, a month before Dubai hosts the delayed Expo 2020 trade fair. The move comes amid a drop in coronavirus infections in the oil-rich Gulf country after it reported less than 1,000 cases per day last week for the first time …

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IS planners hit in Nangarhar drone strike: US


August 29, 2021

KABUL: The United States has attacked a militant Islamic State group’s “planner” in the Nan­garhar province bordering Pakis­tan in retaliation for Thursday’s bombing outside the Kabul airport and said there is a high risk of further blasts and attacks as it winds up its evacuation efforts. The Pentagon declined to say if the people targeted in the latest US strike were directly …

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Four charged with rape, murder of nine-year-old Dalit girl in India


August 29, 2021

A priest and three other men have been charged with the gang rape and murder of a nine-year-old Dalit girl, Indian police said, in a case that sparked days of protests in New Delhi. The girl was allegedly assaulted by the priest, 53, and three workers on Aug 1 after she had gone to a crematorium to fetch water. The …

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US in final phase of Kabul evacuations as Taliban say ready to take over airport


August 29, 2021

US forces are in the final phase of leaving Kabul, ending two decades of involvement in Afghanistan, and just over 1,000 civilians at the airport remain to be flown out before troops withdraw, a Western security official said on Sunday. The country’s new Taliban rulers are prepared to take control of the airport, said an official from the group that …

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TWO DIE IN JAPAN AFTER SHOTS FROM SUSPENDED MODERNA VACCINES: GOVT


August 28, 2021

Two people died after receiving Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shots that were among lots later suspended following the discovery of contaminants, Japan’s health ministry said on Saturday. The men in their 30s died this month within days of receiving their second Moderna doses, the ministry said in a release. Each had a shot from one of three manufacturing lots suspended on …

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Biden seeks ‘urgent’ action to prevent evictions after court verdict


August 28, 2021

WASHINGTON: The White House said it regretted the Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday to end the Biden administration’s pandemic-related federal moratorium on evictions, and urged states, cities, landlords and others to do what they could to help. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the eviction moratoriums issued by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had saved lives …

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100 kidnapped Nigerian children reunited with parents


August 28, 2021

MINNA: Nearly 100 Nigerian schoolchildren kidnapped from an Islamic seminary three months ago were reunited with their parents on Friday after their gunmen captors freed them from forest hideouts. The May 30 Tegina seminary abduction in northwest Niger State was one of the longest-running mass kidnappings at a Nigerian school since December when criminal gangs began to target students and …

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Pakistan vital for ‘any sustainable solution’ in Afghanistan, says US lawmaker


August 28, 2021

US Senator Lindsey Graham said on Friday that Pakistan must be part of a “sustainable solution” to the conflict in Afghanistan. His remarks came following a discussion on the region with Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Asad Majeed Khan. “Any sustainable solution in Afghanistan must include Pakistan,” the US senator wrote on Twitter, calling the region “very complicated” and the …

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