Giorno: 14 Agosto 2021

Rush of Troops to Kabul Tests Biden’s Withdrawal Deadline

The last-minute decision to send 3,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan to help partially evacuate the U.S. Embassy is calling into question whether President Joe Biden will meet his Aug. 31 deadline for fully withdrawing combat forces.

Woman to appear in court over murder of boy, three, in Nottinghamshire

Read More UK news Woman to appear in court over murder of boy, three, in Nottinghamshire Leila Picker arrested after boy died having been found seriously injured at house in Jacksdale PA Media Sat 14 Aug 2021 08.02 EDT Last modified on Sat 14 Aug 2021 08.07 EDT A woman is to appear in court […]

Director Ken Loach says he has been expelled from Labour

Read More Labour Director Ken Loach says he has been expelled from Labour Leftwing film-maker claims move by party is because he would ‘not disown those already expelled’ Sat 14 Aug 2021 07.46 EDT Last modified on Sat 14 Aug 2021 08.12 EDT The veteran leftwing film-maker Ken Loach has said he has been expelled […]

Afghan president in urgent talks as Taliban push closer to Kabul

Read More Afghanistan Afghan president in urgent talks as Taliban push closer to Kabul Ashraf Ghani says focus is on preventing ‘further instability, violence and displacement’ Reuters in Kabul Sat 14 Aug 2021 07.27 EDT Last modified on Sat 14 Aug 2021 08.23 EDT Afghanistan’s president, Ashraf Ghani, said he was in urgent talks with […]

Afghanistan tra Jihad e clero, i nuovi talebani sul modello Iran

Read More I talebani sono visti come i discendenti del movimento del Mullah Omar, ma in realtà molto diversi. Molta acqua è passata sotto i ponti e pochi dei talebani di allora sono ancora vivi. Molti gruppi etnici e tribù che poco avevano avuto a che fare con i talebani in passato, ne sono oggi […]

Afghanistan, il fronte del Nord è l’ultima speranza di Ghani

Read More Le città del sud sono cadute una dopo l’altra, quasi come tessere del domino allineate per la conquista dei talebani, con pochi combattimenti o addirittura nessuno. A nord la resistenza si concentra su Mazar-i-Sharif, con gli uomini di Abdul Rashid Dostum che alla fine si schierano accanto alle truppe governative. C’è voluto molto […]

Afghanistan, marines a Kabul per l’evacuazione. Il presidente Ghani: “Consultazioni per impedire ulteriore instabilità”

Read More Le truppe statunitensi con tremila marines, riporta Associated Press, sono arrivate ieri a Kabul con il compito di aiutare il personale diplomatico e altri americani a lasciare il Paese, mentre i talebani sono arrivati a 11 chilometri a sud della capitale afgana. Sul fronte Kabul con le milizie anti talebani di Francesca Mannocchi […]

COVID patients transferred to hospitals in Jerusalem due to heavy loads

Read More COVID-19 patients who reside in Israel’s Central District and require close supervision are diverted to hospitals in Jerusalem due to the growing number of hospitalized patients in coronavirus units. Some 800 coronavirus patients are hospitalized across Israel as of Saturday, including 450 patients in serious condition and 74 on ventilators. Since Friday, eight […]

Medupi fails two tests already

Read More Celebrations over the overdue completion of Eskom’s corruption-riddled Medupi power station in Limpopo, which also overran costs by an eye-watering amount, were dampened when an explosion rocked the plant’s unit four on Sunday night.  Several employees were suspended after preliminary investigations showed protocols were flouted during work to displace hydrogen with carbon dioxide […]

BBC journalist speaks of ‘increasingly repressive’ Russia ahead of expulsion

Read More BBC BBC journalist speaks of ‘increasingly repressive’ Russia ahead of expulsion Sarah Rainsford says she is caught up in wider diplomatic game as country ‘turns in on itself’ Sat 14 Aug 2021 06.56 EDT Last modified on Sat 14 Aug 2021 06.57 EDT A senior BBC journalist who is to be expelled from […]