Giorno: 19 Agosto 2021

Dozens of China Apps Warned Over Breaching Data Transfer Rules

Read More China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) reported 43 apps on Wednesday for illegally transferring user data, warning companies to fix the issue within a week. The illegal behavior included transferring users’ location and contacts, and harassing users with pop-up windows, according to a MIIT statement. The ministry said if the 43 apps, […]

North of England leaders urge fair distribution of Afghan refugees

Read More Immigration and asylum North of England leaders urge fair distribution of Afghan refugees Poorest areas house high proportion of asylum seekers, analysis shows, but north pledges to be welcoming , Niamh McIntyre, Helen Pidd and Diane Taylor Thu 19 Aug 2021 01.00 EDT Political leaders in the north of England have promised to […]

Former Afghanistan president Karzai talks with Taliban about power transfer

Read More Afghanistan Former Afghanistan president Karzai talks with Taliban about power transfer Hamid Karzai meets senior militant as president Ashraf Ghani flees to UAE, amid reports of beatings and shootings South Asia correspondent Wed 18 Aug 2021 12.45 EDT First published on Wed 18 Aug 2021 10.40 EDT A senior Taliban commander met a […]

Biden says US troops may stay in Afghanistan beyond 31 August deadline

Read More Afghanistan Biden says US troops may stay in Afghanistan beyond 31 August deadline US president tells ABC: ‘We’re going to stay until we get them all out’ amid continued chaotic scenes at Kabul airport as thousands seek to flee and agencies Wed 18 Aug 2021 22.00 EDT First published on Wed 18 Aug […]

Biden says as many as 15,000 Americans looking to flee Afghanistan

Post Content As many as 15,000 American citizens may remain inside Afghanistan, struggling to get out, days after the Asian nation fell to control of Taliban terrorists, President Biden said Wednesday. Also looking to flee are tens of thousands of Afghan citizens who fought alongside or aided U.S. troops over the past two decades – […]

As COVID sweeps across Israel, family doctors buckle under the load

Read More The strain hospitals are under due to the coronavirus has long been a major concern. But the virus has also pushed local family doctors to the brink of crisis. In conversations with Haaretz, they said that calls from patients, some stemming from simple anxiety, have soared. Patient violence, mainly but not exclusively verbal, […]

Israel ignored call for system to predict fires after deadly 2010 blaze

Read More Israel has no system capable of predicting wildfires or determining which direction they will move in, even though the Fire and Rescue Authority defined this as an “urgent and critical” need shortly after the Carmel Forest fire in 2010. Moreover, while regulations to allow the creation of buffer zones, which experts agree are […]

Earthquake of Magnitude 6.8 Strikes Near Port-Olry, Vanuatu: USGS

Read More A map showing the location of an earthquake that struck near the coast of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, on Aug. 18, 2021. (USGS) An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck near the coast of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, triggering a tsunami warning for nearby areas, authorities said. The quake was at a depth of 91 km (56 miles) […]

Terrorists celebrate fall of Afghanistan and Taliban’s return

Post Content Supporters of al Qaeda and other extremist social media accounts posted triumphant messages this week after the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan, sparking renewed concerns that the country could function as a haven for terror groups following the impending U.S. withdrawal. Pro-al Qaeda social media accounts posted an unsigned message on Monday after […]