Giorno: 16 Agosto 2021

These Israeli COVID graphs prove Pfizer vaccine works

Read More Despite a recent increase in the number of serious cases in Israel, including among the fully vaccinated, those who received both doses of the vaccine against COVID-19 are significantly less likely to experience severe illness, according to data released by the Israeli Health Ministry. As of August 16, the ministry recorded 159 severe […]

Western Australia Likely to Continue Zero-COVID Strategy, Despite Vaccine Roadmap

Read More West Australian (WA) Premier Mark McGowan has suggested the state will continue to pursue a zero-COVID strategy even when 80 percent of the population has been vaccinated. This is despite agreeing to a national cabinet plan to relax restrictions once that benchmark was reached. It also follows a decision by the WA government […]

Zambia’s opposition leader Hichilema wins presidential vote at sixth bid

Read More Business tycoon and opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was on Monday declared winner of the hotly contested presidential election in debt-burdened Zambia. With 155 of 156 constituencies reporting, official results showed Hichilema had captured a landslide of 2 810 757 votes against 1 814 201 for President Edgar Lungu. “I therefore declare the said […]

Taliban in control of Afghanistan, panic in Kabul

Read More Victorious Taliban fighters patrolled Kabul on Monday after a stunningly swift end to Afghanistan’s 20-year war, as thousands of people mobbed the city’s airport trying to flee the group’s feared hardline brand of Islamist rule. President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Sunday night as the insurgents encircled the capital, capping a military […]

Some Afghan allies will be left behind, UK defence secretary concedes

Read More Afghanistan Some Afghan allies will be left behind, UK defence secretary concedes Ben Wallace says it is a ‘really deep regret’ that all Afghans eligible to come to UK will not be extracted Afghanistan live news: desperate crowds at Kabul airport [embedded content] 01:11 Deputy political editor Mon 16 Aug 2021 04.58 EDT […]

‘We see silence filled with fear’: female Afghan journalists plead for help

Read More Afghanistan ‘We see silence filled with fear’: female Afghan journalists plead for help Women in media in Kabul tell of trying to destroy traces of their identity as they brace for Taliban retribution Mon 16 Aug 2021 04.37 EDT Last modified on Mon 16 Aug 2021 04.38 EDT When president Ashraf Ghani slipped […]

COVID vaccine in Israel: Nearly one million receive booster shot

Read More With Israel’s COVID vaccine booster campaign underway, 963,572 Israelis have received their third shot; 5.8 million Israelis have received their first vaccine, and 5.4 million have received their second. According to health ministry data published Monday, 5,075 Israelis tested positive with the coronavirus on Sunday, and 519 Israelis are in serious condition; 17 […]

Malaysian’s Muhyiddin Resigns, King Keeps Him as Interim PM

Read More Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin arrives at the National Palace for a meeting with the king, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Aug. 16, 2021. (Lim Huey Teng/Reuters) KUALA LUMPUR—Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has handed his resignation to the king but will stay on as interim premier, the palace said on Monday, after […]

Lava Streams From Indonesia’s Mount Merapi in New Eruption

Read More YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesia’s most active volcano erupted Monday with its biggest lava flow in months, sending a river of lava and searing gas clouds flowing 3.5 kilometers (more than 2 miles) down its slopes on the densely populated island of Java. The rumbling sound could be heard several miles away as Mount Merapi erupted, […]