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- Capitol police officers sue Trump and far-right groups over 6 January attack
- Air pollution linked to more severe mental illness – study
- Tokyo Paralympics: China surge to top of medal table, Russell and Dunn claim gold in pool – live!
- China bans celebrity rankings in bid to ‘rectify chaos in the fan community’
- Cyprus: row erupts as passports of Turkish Cypriot officials rescinded
- Scottish independence vote depends on sustained support, says UK minister
- ‘We were punch bags’: North Korean prison beatings form of torture, says UN
- Apple agrees to App Store changes letting developers email users about payment options
- Man charged with contaminating goods at London supermarkets
- New Zealand police break up one-person anti-lockdown protest in Auckland
- Coronavirus live news: WHO to ship Chinese vaccines despite concerns, US Covid hospitalisations hit eight-month high
- New Zealand Covid update: national lockdown extended after 70 new cases
- Australia to open Covid vaccinations to 12- to 15-year-olds from 13 September
- Gareth Southgate: I got more abuse for vaccine video than managing England
- Vinnie Jones: ‘My career flew off the rails. The wheels were going. There wasn’t a spare seat!’
- A new start after 60: ‘I always dreamed of being a writer – and published my first novel at 70’
- From Shonda Rhimes to Armando Iannucci: 10 of the best TV showrunners
- Experience: I was attacked by two sharks at once
- ‘It was the happiest time’: The Beach Boys on their strange second coming
- Parmesan and Pop-Tarts: 17 foods you’ve probably never frozen – but really should
- Bank holiday weekend travel warning as fine weather forecast for UK
- ‘We want to create magic’: Taking cinema to remote Spanish villages
- Historic Anglo-Egyptian treaty signed in London – archive, 27 August 1936
- Malaria trial shows ‘striking’ 70% reduction in severe illness in children
- Biden vows retaliation for Kabul airport attack | First Thing
- ‘They don’t come for us’: Haitians face agonising wait for help after quake
- 'We weren't able to bring everyone': Jacinda Ardern ends New Zealand flights from Afghanistan
- Australia Covid live news update: NSW records 882 new cases and sets school return date; two truck drivers test positive while in WA
- Fashion brands sign new deal on Bangladesh garment workers’ safety
- Qatar has failed to explain up to 70% of migrant worker deaths in past 10 years – Amnesty
- Kamala Harris’s south-east Asia trip reveals limits of US strategy
- Kabul airport atrocity offers a glimpse of the chaos to come in Afghanistan
- Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul airport blasts
- Joe Biden says terrorists will pay for Afghan attack that killed US ‘heroes’ – video
- Pentagon chief says US to 'take action' against Kabul airport attackers – video
- Suicide bomb striking Kabul airport kills dozens in Afghanistan – video report
- Afghanistan evacuations enter ‘most hectic, dangerous phase’ – video
- Are Covid vaccine booster shots necessary? – video explainer
| Capitol police officers sue Trump and far-right groups over 6 January attack Posted: 26 Aug 2021 11:20 AM PDT • Roger Stone also named in suit by six officers in federal court • Ex-president worked with others to 'commit acts of … terrorism' Capitol police officers who were attacked and beaten during the insurrection at the US Congress on 6 January by extremist supporters of Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the former Republican president, his ally Roger Stone and members of far-right extremist groups. The officers accused them of intentionally sending a violent mob to disrupt the congressional certification of Joe Biden's victory in the November 2020 election. Continue reading... |
| Air pollution linked to more severe mental illness – study Posted: 26 Aug 2021 10:00 PM PDT Exclusive: research finds small rise in exposure to air pollution leads to higher risk of needing treatment Exposure to air pollution is linked to an increased severity of mental illness, according to the most comprehensive study of its kind. The research, involving 13,000 people in London, found that a relatively small increase in exposure to nitrogen dioxide led to a 32% increase in the risk of needing community-based treatment and an 18% increase in the risk of being admitted to hospital. Continue reading... |
| Tokyo Paralympics: China surge to top of medal table, Russell and Dunn claim gold in pool – live! Posted: 27 Aug 2021 02:49 AM PDT
An unfortunate inevitability of athletic competition these days, there are always statements like these. From Reuters: Polish track cyclist Marcin Polak, who won a bronze medal at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin), the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Friday. "The rider has been provisionally suspended pending the final adjudication of the matter. He is thus not allowed to participate in the Men's B 1000m time trial of the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 scheduled for 28 August 2021," the UCI said in a statement. "The consequences on the bronze medal he obtained in the Men's B 4000m individual pursuit of the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 will be determined by the relevant disciplinary panel." Polak, 38, won his bronze medal on Wednesday. He also claimed two time trial world titles in 2015 and 2017, and won an individual pursuit world title on the track in 2019.
Wheelchair rugby: The Americans might take the lead here. Some heavy defensive work blocks off the line once, twice, three times, and eventually no try is awarded to GB. Down the other end, USA will score and lead 40-39! Five minutes left. |
| China bans celebrity rankings in bid to ‘rectify chaos in the fan community’ Posted: 26 Aug 2021 10:51 PM PDT Authorities increase regulation of fame and fan culture that they say will tackle online bullying and protect children Chinese authorities have banned online lists ranking celebrities by popularity, as regulators continue a drive to "clean up" fame and fandom culture. According to regulations published in state media, all existing lists that rank Chinese stars must also be removed from the internet. Continue reading... |
| Cyprus: row erupts as passports of Turkish Cypriot officials rescinded Posted: 26 Aug 2021 09:00 PM PDT Head of Turkish-controlled north, Ersin Tatar, calls move by Greek Cypriot government 'racist' and 'anachronistic' A war of words has erupted on Cyprus as the divided island's two ethnic communities exchange barbs over the decision by the Greek Cypriot government to rescind the passports of senior Turkish Cypriot officials. Ersin Tatar, who heads the Turkish-controlled north and is among those affected, described the policy as "an assault" on attempts to find a solution to the country's partition. Previously he had called the move "racist" and "anachronistic". Continue reading... |
| Scottish independence vote depends on sustained support, says UK minister Posted: 27 Aug 2021 02:38 AM PDT Alister Jack says government could allow vote if support for referendum stays above 60% for long period The UK government could approve a second Scottish independence referendum if support for staging one stays above 60% for a sustained period, Alister Jack, the Scotland secretary, has said. Jack said consistent support for a fresh vote would confirm to the government that one was justified, as he signalled a further softening of the Conservatives' previously rigid rejection of Scottish National party demands for a second referendum. Continue reading... |
| ‘We were punch bags’: North Korean prison beatings form of torture, says UN Posted: 26 Aug 2021 10:00 PM PDT Reports of forced labour and severe punishments for detainees add to growing evidence of abuses worsening during the pandemic Detainees in North Korea are forced into gruelling manual labour and beaten so severely it may be a form of torture, the UN has said, as it warned that Covid-19 had exacerbated human rights concerns in the notoriously oppressive country. In a report to be presented at the UN general assembly in September, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, said fresh accounts given to the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) had added to "a growing body of information confirming consistent patterns of human rights violations". Continue reading... |
| Apple agrees to App Store changes letting developers email users about payment options Posted: 26 Aug 2021 10:56 PM PDT Preliminary lawsuit settlement allows developers to circumvent the tech giant's lucrative commission system Independent developers will be allowed to tell iPhone users about ways of avoiding the "Apple Tax" on their apps for the first time, as part of an out-of-court settlement concluding a class-action lawsuit against the company. The agreement, which is accompanied by a $100m payout from Apple to be distributed among App Store developers who have earned less than $1m over the past six years, represents a small but significant concession from the company, whose iron grip over the App Store has earned it billions in profit alongside accusations of unlawful monopolistic behaviour. Continue reading... |
| Man charged with contaminating goods at London supermarkets Posted: 26 Aug 2021 11:03 PM PDT Council advises shoppers to throw away anything bought from the three stores late on Wednesday A 37-year-old man has been charged with contaminating or interfering with goods with intent at three supermarkets in west London. Leoaai Elghareeb, of Crabtree Lane, Fulham, is due to appear before Westminster magistrates court on Friday. Continue reading... |
| New Zealand police break up one-person anti-lockdown protest in Auckland Posted: 26 Aug 2021 09:06 PM PDT An Instagram account had called on people to get involved in the Queen Street demonstration A one-person anti-lockdown protest in central Auckland has been shut down, after the police were alerted to discussions of a potential gathering on social media. New Zealand police said officers were on Queen Street on Friday after hearing a protest was being planned, but only one person arrived with the intention of protesting, Newshub reported. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2021 02:46 AM PDT WHO to ship 100m doses of Sinovac and Sinopharm by the end of next month, while the number of coronavirus patients in US hospitals has breached the 100,000 mark again
Former Italian prime minister and billionaire media mogul Silvio Berlusconi is back in hospital for tests, his spokesman confirmed Friday. "Hospitalisation was required for a thorough clinical evaluation," he told AFP, after media reports that the 84-year-old was admitted to Milan's San Raffaele hospital on Thursday.
In the UK, Primark changing rooms at two London stores will become vaccination clinics this bank holiday weekend. Shoppers can turn up without an appointment and get a first or second dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, NHS England said. It is fantastic that over a million young Londoners have had the vaccine, but it is vital that all get vaccinated to protect themselves from the harm coronavirus can cause even at their young age, as well as preventing transmission to more vulnerable friends and family. Following the success of the vaccination clinics in our stores in Bristol and Birmingham, we're pleased to be able to offer people in London the opportunity to get their vaccine this weekend at our Wood Green and Oxford Street (East) store," she said. Wherever we can, we try to support important local community initiatives and we're really pleased that we can play a small part in supporting the work of the NHS by making it even easier for people to get their vaccine. Continue reading... |
| New Zealand Covid update: national lockdown extended after 70 new cases Posted: 26 Aug 2021 09:18 PM PDT Auckland and the neighbouring region of Northland are likely to stay in level 4 lockdown for another two weeks New Zealand will remain in a full lockdown until midnight on Tuesday, with regions south of Auckland moving to level 3 after then, the prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has announced. The update came after 70 new cases of coronavirus were reported in the community, bringing the total number in New Zealand's outbreak to 347. Continue reading... |
| Australia to open Covid vaccinations to 12- to 15-year-olds from 13 September Posted: 27 Aug 2021 02:23 AM PDT Expert advice released ahead of national cabinet meeting which discussed what freedoms Australians will enjoy once 70% of adults are vaccinated
Greg Hunt has promised that all children aged 12 to 15 will be able to be vaccinated by the end of 2021, after technical advice confirmed they are eligible for Pfizer. But the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation has warned that, given supply constraints, Pfizer doses should be prioritised for young adults. And the government should also consider offering older Australians choice of vaccine before vaccinating teenagers. Continue reading... |
| Gareth Southgate: I got more abuse for vaccine video than managing England Posted: 26 Aug 2021 02:30 PM PDT
Gareth Southgate has revealed that he received more abuse for recording a video urging young people to have a Covid-19 vaccination than he did for his management of England during their run to the final of Euro 2020. England's manager, who handed Leeds United's Patrick Bamford his first call-up when he named his squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Hungary, Poland and Andorra, admitted he is worried about misinformation on social media convincing some footballers not to have the jab. Continue reading... |
| Vinnie Jones: ‘My career flew off the rails. The wheels were going. There wasn’t a spare seat!’ Posted: 27 Aug 2021 12:00 AM PDT The footballer-turned-movie hard man is back, starring in a new Footsoldier film. He talks about how his film and TV career exploded and refinding his dignity I am, obviously, scared of Vinnie Jones. Even though he is calling from New York, 3,000 miles and five hours away, I keep expecting him to click his neck three times and pull me into a breathless headlock. But instead, he is sleepy and then charming, and doesn't threaten to kick my face in once. He is sleepy because he was up until 2.30am shooting Law & Order: Organized Crime, in which he appears in the recurring role of Albanian gangster Albi. "Going toe-to-toe with Christopher Meloni," he smiles, "a legend in the acting world." Continue reading... |
| A new start after 60: ‘I always dreamed of being a writer – and published my first novel at 70’ Posted: 26 Aug 2021 10:00 PM PDT In her thirties, Anne Youngson wrote a book in her lunch breaks at work. It stayed in a drawer. Then she retired, wrote her debut and was shortlisted for a major award When Anne Youngson's agent told her a publisher had made an offer for her first novel, she was worried. "I said: 'Don't they want to meet me?' I was convinced that when they discovered how old I was, their whole attitude to whether they wanted me would change," she says. Youngson was 69 then and 70 when her debut – Meet Me at the Museum – was published. Her first instinct was to see her age as a commercial disadvantage. "I thought they would look at me and think: 'Oh God, how will we promote this?'" But then Meet Me at the Museum was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel award, and she had to think again. Her second novel, Three Women and a Boat, was published last year. Now 73, she is midway through writing her third. Continue reading... |
| From Shonda Rhimes to Armando Iannucci: 10 of the best TV showrunners Posted: 27 Aug 2021 01:00 AM PDT A celebration of the brains behind some of the small screen's biggest and best shows, including The Wire, Grey's Anatomy and Friends Since graduating from the US remake of The Office, Schur has done more than anyone to develop its ethos of making comedy that's cool without being unkind. He was the boss of Parks and Recreation, which recovered from a so-so start to become truly beloved. Then The Good Place wowed us with primary colours and slyly intelligent philosophising. He co-created Brooklyn Nine-Nine, too. Continue reading... |
| Experience: I was attacked by two sharks at once Posted: 27 Aug 2021 02:00 AM PDT The great white swiped for my head, but missed, because another had got there first It was a warm winter's day in South Africa and I planned to go surfing at Nahoon Reef. I was 15 and had just finished my first day back at school after the winter break. The reef is famous among surfers for its powerful waves and popularity with sharks. If you see lots of birds diving into the reef or notice a strong fishy smell in the air, you should not surf there. But on that day in July 2000, the waves were perfect, just over head high, and there was no wind. The water was warm for winter, too. The conditions were too good to resist. Continue reading... |
| ‘It was the happiest time’: The Beach Boys on their strange second coming Posted: 26 Aug 2021 10:00 PM PDT They helped define the 60s, but were hopelessly uncool as the 70s began – and Brian Wilson was unravelling. The band discuss the masterpieces they made against the odds In the 1960s, the Beach Boys staked their claim as the US's most popular band, as their dazzling, harmony-drenched songs about surfing, cars and California Girls epitomised the American dream. So, at the end of the decade, when leader and principal songwriter Brian Wilson – who had recently spent several months in a psychiatric hospital – suggested that the band were on the verge of bankruptcy, everyone thought it was a joke. "We arrived in London for a tour on the day that hit the headlines," co-founder Al Jardine says over the phone from California. "The IRS [US tax collection agency] had closed our studio and our offices in Hollywood. The hotels wouldn't accept our corporate credit cards. In the end, I had to use my personal American Express card to pay for our rooms." Continue reading... |
| Parmesan and Pop-Tarts: 17 foods you’ve probably never frozen – but really should Posted: 26 Aug 2021 11:00 PM PDT From spinach to sandwiches, here's how to reclaim your freezer from loose peas and crystal-encrusted lollies, to instantly improve your life in the kitchen If there is one skill I wish I was better at, it's freezer optimisation. Right now, my freezer is a mess of ice cubes and lollies and roughly a ton of loose peas, leaving me without enough room to freeze things that are actually useful. Getting your freezer organised is a great idea, so allow me to list all the things you can freeze, but probably don't. Honestly, this list is as much for me as it is for you. Continue reading... |
| Bank holiday weekend travel warning as fine weather forecast for UK Posted: 27 Aug 2021 12:13 AM PDT Holidaymakers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland look to take advantage of late summer sun People seeking a bank holiday getaway in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are being warned to avoid major roads before 7pm as holidaymakers look to take advantage of good late summer weather forecast for much of the UK. The RAC estimates that 16.7m leisure trips are planned between Friday and Monday, with the south-west predicted to be especially packed. Continue reading... |
| ‘We want to create magic’: Taking cinema to remote Spanish villages Posted: 26 Aug 2021 09:15 PM PDT La Barraca de Cine has spent the past year roving its way around dozens of communities across the country Stretching six metres and painted turquoise, the trailer has trundled across Spain, making its way to mountaintop villages, cobblestone plazas and medieval historical centres. No matter the location, the process starts much in the same way: with the unfurling of a giant screen. "Our motto is cinema for everyone and anywhere," said Patricia de Luna, one of the co-founders of La Barraca de Cine, a roving cinema that has made its way to dozens of villages across Spain in the past year. "Those evenings of cinema with family, friends and that shared experience with those around you – that's the magic we want to create." Continue reading... |
| Historic Anglo-Egyptian treaty signed in London – archive, 27 August 1936 Posted: 26 Aug 2021 09:30 PM PDT 27 August 1936: Foreign secretary Anthony Eden remarked on Egypt placing her hand into that of a great and free England, thus opening a new era in relations Fleet Street, Wednesday On sofas and chairs round the rooms were seated many well-known administrators and Foreign Office officials and wives and relatives of the Egyptian delegates. A group of red-hatted secretaries sat at the top of the room behind Mr Eden, who presided. Continue reading... |
| Malaria trial shows ‘striking’ 70% reduction in severe illness in children Posted: 26 Aug 2021 09:05 AM PDT A study in Burkina Faso and Mali suggests combining anti-malarial drugs and vaccination could reduce deaths and hospitalisations A trial combining vaccinations and prevention drugs has substantially lowered the number of children dying of malaria in two African countries, according to researchers. The results of the study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, have been hailed as "very striking", especially at a time when decades-long progress on combating malaria has stalled in some countries. Continue reading... |
| Biden vows retaliation for Kabul airport attack | First Thing Posted: 27 Aug 2021 02:45 AM PDT A double suicide-bomb attack at Kabul airport killed 13 US troops and 72 Afghan civilians. Islamic State has claimed responsibility Good morning. The pace of evacuation flights out of Kabul accelerated today following a double suicide-bomb attack that killed 13 US troops and 72 Afghans – the deadliest day for US troops in more than a decade. Continue reading... |
| ‘They don’t come for us’: Haitians face agonising wait for help after quake Posted: 27 Aug 2021 02:01 AM PDT People in need of water, food and shelter are fending for themselves as aid response complicated by heavy rain, gangs and distrust of international agencies On the morning a catastrophic earthquake struck southern Haiti, Jackson Mason, a barber, was picking up water and other shopping from Cavaillon's bustling market. "The earth below me started to shake – people were thrown into the air, others yelled, praying to Jesus to save them," Mason, 35, says. "Everything flew in the air, even the wallets in people's hands." Continue reading... |
| 'We weren't able to bring everyone': Jacinda Ardern ends New Zealand flights from Afghanistan Posted: 27 Aug 2021 01:50 AM PDT Prime minister Jacinda Ardern announced New Zealand was ending further flights into Kabul, due to the continuing threat of terrorist attacks. The announcement followed an attack at the airport on Thursday that killed least 60 Afghans and 13 US soldiers. Ardern said she did not know how many visa holders from Afghanistan remained in the country, nor how many of those registered on SafeTravel managed to get out, but said New Zealand had not given up on trying to bring visa-holders home Continue reading... |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2021 02:39 AM PDT Number of new coronavirus cases falls in NSW as Victoria records 79 new cases and ACT 21. Follow updates live
With that, we will close the blog for the day. Here's a quick run through of the day's biggest events:
So the PM has released his post-national cabinet update as a statement, which you can read below: National Cabinet Statement @ScottMorrisonMP #auspol pic.twitter.com/dIsM9mJ6PQ Continue reading... |
| Fashion brands sign new deal on Bangladesh garment workers’ safety Posted: 26 Aug 2021 05:40 AM PDT Campaigners and union leaders praise accord, which replaces one agreed after 2013 Rana Plaza fire Campaigners have hailed a new agreement designed to protect garment workers in Bangladesh, signed by the likes of H&M and Inditex, which owns Zara and Bershka. The accord replaces another agreement signed by more than 200 international fashion companies after the Rana Plaza factory fire in 2013, in which more than 1,100 people died. For the first time, these companies faced legal action if their health and safety standards were found lacking or if they did not address problems in an agreed time period. More than 38,000 inspections have been carried out since 2013, and nearly 200 factories have lost their contracts owing to poor safety standards. Continue reading... |
| Qatar has failed to explain up to 70% of migrant worker deaths in past 10 years – Amnesty Posted: 26 Aug 2021 04:40 AM PDT World Cup host has not properly investigated fatalities, rights group says, citing concerns over heat stress and safety World Cup host Qatar has failed to investigate the deaths of thousands of migrant workers in the past decade, according to a new report by Amnesty International. The human rights organisation said the majority of migrant worker deaths in Qatar are attributed to "natural causes", cardiac or respiratory failure; classifications which are "meaningless" without the underlying cause of death explained, according to one expert cited. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Kamala Harris’s south-east Asia trip reveals limits of US strategy Posted: 26 Aug 2021 09:01 PM PDT Analysis: With little sign of big ideas or ambitious proposals, some analysts say vice-president's trip reflects how little the administration is investing in the region In October 2013, as the former US president Barack Obama had to cancel his four-nation tour of south-east Asia due to the congressional impasse at home, China's president Xi Jinping, instead, made the news headlines across the region. On that trip to Indonesia, Xi proposed to set up an Asian infrastructure investment bank to support the region's "connectivity". He and his Indonesian counterpart, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, also announced $32bn of trade and investment deals. Then in Malaysia, Xi and the prime minister, Najib Razak, vowed to strengthen military ties and triple bilateral trade to $160bn by 2017. Continue reading... |
| Kabul airport atrocity offers a glimpse of the chaos to come in Afghanistan Posted: 26 Aug 2021 09:01 PM PDT Joe Biden left with no good options after deadliest day for US troops in Afghanistan in more than a decade The tempting comparison between the withdrawals of US forces from Kabul in 2021 and Saigon in 1975 has offered diminishing returns over the past 12 days. Whereas about 7,000 people were evacuated from Vietnam (5,500 Vietnamese civilians and about 1,500 Americans), more than 95,000 people have left Afghanistan in a historic airlift since 14 August, the day before the capital fell to the Taliban. Continue reading... |
| Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul airport blasts Posted: 26 Aug 2021 01:14 PM PDT Analysis: Affiliate known as Islamic State Khorasan Province, or ISKP, poses 'acute' and 'persistent' threat, says US The claim of responsibility from the Islamic State for the devastating suicide bombing at Kabul airport came as little surprise to analysts. The organisation's affiliate in Afghanistan known as Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), had been pointed to as the prime suspect immediately after the blast. The IS official Amaq news agency said on its Telegram channel that a member called Abdul Rahman al-Logari carried out "the martyrdom operation near Kabul Airport". The name suggests the killer of at least 12 US servicemen and more than 60 civilians was Afghan. Continue reading... |
| Joe Biden says terrorists will pay for Afghan attack that killed US ‘heroes’ – video Posted: 26 Aug 2021 03:42 PM PDT The president said the US would 'hunt down' those responsible for the attack on the international airport in Kabul in which more than 60 people were killed, including 12 US military personnel. Biden said the evacuation of Americans and others from Afghanistan would continue after two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans near the airport on Thursday Continue reading... |
| Pentagon chief says US to 'take action' against Kabul airport attackers – video Posted: 26 Aug 2021 01:49 PM PDT Gen Kenneth F McKenzie confirmed the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) had taken responsibility for the suicide bomb attacks at Kabul's airport and the US would take action against those behind it. Two suicide bombs exploded near the main entrances to the airport hours after western intelligence agencies warned of an imminent and 'very credible' terrorist threat; the Pentagon confirmed that they expect attacks to continue Continue reading... |
| Suicide bomb striking Kabul airport kills dozens in Afghanistan – video report Posted: 26 Aug 2021 10:00 AM PDT Two suicide bombs exploded near the main entrances to Kabul airport on Thursday, reportedly killing at least 60 people, including children. Footage filmed after the blast shows what appears to be smoke rising from the airport and an eyewitness said 'people were hurled everywhere' in the explosions Continue reading... |
| Afghanistan evacuations enter ‘most hectic, dangerous phase’ – video Posted: 26 Aug 2021 08:07 AM PDT The German defence minister warned of a very concrete risk of attacks at Kabul airport hours before at least one explosion near Abbey gate, an entrance to the Hamid Karzai international airport in Kabul. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer warned on Thursday morning that German officials had advised people 'to no longer come to the airport on their own' but only if they could reach it safely. The German military has airlifted more than 5,200 people from Kabul so far, including 4,200 Afghans and 505 Germans Continue reading... |
| Are Covid vaccine booster shots necessary? – video explainer Posted: 26 Aug 2021 04:28 AM PDT Many countries with already high vaccination rates are considering offering people an additional coronavirus vaccine dose. But are booster shots necessary? And what about the issue of vaccine equity? The Guardian's Natalie Grover examines the costs and benefits of possibly introducing a third jab
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