Giorno: 19 Agosto 2021

Taliban opens fire on protesters waving Afghan national flag in frightening video

Post Content Taliban fighters Thursday opened fire on a group of protesters celebrating Afghanistan’s independence day and waving the Afghan national flag in Kabul. Afghans gathered in the streets to commemorate the anniversary of a 1919 treaty that gave the country independence from Great Britain and waved the Afghanistan national flag, only to be dispersed […]

Morrisons strikes GBP7bn takeover deal with US private equity group

Read More Morrisons Morrisons strikes GBP7bn takeover deal with US private equity group Supermarket chain accepts improved offer of 285p per share from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice amid bidding war @zoewoodguardian Thu 19 Aug 2021 17.38 EDT Last modified on Thu 19 Aug 2021 18.30 EDT Morrisons has agreed a GBP7bn takeover by the US […]

Afghanistan collapse: Evacuation flights departing Kabul well short of capacity

Post Content The U.S. Air Force has evacuated 2,000 people in the past 24 hours from Kabul, but flights are leaving well short of capacity as Americans and Afghan refugees struggle to get into the airport. Each C-17 transport plane took off Thursday with 180 people on board – 40% short of its 300-person capacity, […]

Video shows Afghans passing baby off to troops to escape Taliban

Post Content A heartbreaking video posted online Thursday showed Afghans handing a baby to military troops at the Kabul airport to escape the Taliban. Fox News obtained the somber footage depicting an adult handing a child off to a service member over a barbed fence at the Kabul airport, which is currently surrounded by Taliban […]

Living in Kabul now: ‘No one feels safe,’ woman tells Fox News

Post Content “No one feels safe at this moment.” Those are the words of a leading woman figure in Afghanistan with good and accurate knowledge of what is happening in the country. We spoke with her by phone earlier today. Because of the threat she is under she asked we withhold her name. “We are […]

70 Years Since CCP Takeover, Regime Calls for Tibet to Accept Communist Rule

Read More China’s Communist Party marked the 70th anniversary of its taking control of Tibet with a call for the region to embrace the regime’s all-encompassing rule. At the iconic Potala Palace, a sacred Buddhist site in Tibet’s capital Lhasa, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang on Aug. 19 spoke in front of a tightly-vetted crowd […]

Republicans call for investigation into UPitt’s federally funded fetal tissue research

Post Content At least eight Republican politicians, including three from Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation, are calling for an investigation into the University of Pittsburgh’s fetal tissue research. Although the university has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, it appeared as though it would continue to face public scrutiny over a federally funded program that utilized fetal organs. It’s […]