Giorno: 15 Agosto 2021

Dinosaurs in the Holy Land: A (terribly) brief history

Read More Two little girls, not very tall at all, gazed upwards. Above them soared a gigantic furry creature, hairy and brown, 10 meters (about 33 feet) high. It shook its head and opened its mouth wide. Far down his body, his hairy tail wagged. One of the little girls waved and said: “Hi mammoth!” […]

Israel launches late night vaccination campaign to curb spiraling COVID surge

Read More Following a successful test in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening, Israel is set to expand its night vaccination campaign to cities across the country as part of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s effort to prevent another national lockdown and curb rising morbidity. Hundreds of people, ranging in age from 12 to 90, were vaccinated […]

I talebani nel palazzo del ‘signore della guerra’ fuggito: il banchetto tra lo sfarzo dei salotti

Read More 15 agosto 2021 <iframe class=”rep-video-embed” src=”https://video.repubblica.it/embed/mondo/afghanistan-i-talebani-occupano-il-palazzo-del-signore-della-guerra-il-banchetto-tra-lo-sfarzo/393967/394678&width=640&height=360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”></iframe> Decine di combattenti talebani sono entrati nel sontuoso palazzo di Abdul Rashid Dostum, signore della guerra e acerrimo nemico degli insorti che avrebbe dovuto difendere la città di Mazar-i-Sharif e invece è fuggito. Nel video gli […]

US Starts Evacuating Embassy in Kabul

Read More The United States has started evacuating its embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul, with more troops on the way to help secure Kabul airport, which is now the only route out of the country after the Taliban’s swift advance brought all border crossings under its control. “We have a small batch of […]

Oklahoma protest against mask, vaccine mandates draws hundreds to Statehouse

Post Content Chanting, “USA! USA!” hundreds gathered at the Oklahoma Statehouse in Oklahoma City on Saturday to protest coronavirus mask and vaccine mandates and fight for their “freedom” to make their own choice. The protesters sang patriotic songs inside the building’s rotunda and held signs with slogans such as: “No vaccine mandate,” “Mandate medical freedom” […]

“Siamo entrati a Jalalabad”: le prime immagini postate sul web dai talebani

Read More 15 agosto 2021 <iframe class=”rep-video-embed” src=”https://video.repubblica.it/embed/mondo/afghanistan-le-prime-immagini-dell-ingresso-dei-talebani-a-jalalabad/393966/394677&width=640&height=360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”></iframe> I talebani hanno preso il controllo della città chiave dell’Afghanistan orientale, Jalalabad. I portavoce dei talebani hanno twittato il video che mostra uomini in piedi sul ciglio della strada che applaudono al passaggio dei militanti talebani […]

Adviser to Israel’s education minister, former Knesset candidate, shot dead

Read More A former candidate in this year’s Israeli election was shot and killed on Sunday in Rameh, an Arab town in Israel’s north, as he sat in his car next to his home. Police have launched a murder investigation in the death of Saher Ismail, a 50-year-old Rameh resident. Ismail ran on the election […]

Toys could be in short supply this Christmas, so get buying now, industry warns

Read More The ObserverRetail industry Toys could be in short supply this Christmas, so get buying now, industry warns Container shortages and shipping costs may result in a scramble for must-have gifts Sun 15 Aug 2021 03.45 EDT It may be August, but the nation’s toy shops have already issued an alarming plea to parents […]

Is time up for the ‘Blackboy clock’? Racism row divides Cotswolds town

Read More The ObserverRace Is time up for the ‘Blackboy clock’? Racism row divides Cotswolds town Campaigners pushing to remove Stroud’s 240-year-old figure are accused of trying to erase history by the local Tory MP Sun 15 Aug 2021 03.30 EDT Much of Dan Guthrie’s life has been haunted by a disturbing mechanised figure resembling […]