Indian state battered by COVID now on alert for Nipah virus
NEW DELHI, India (AP) — The southern Indian state of Kerala is quickly ramping up efforts to stop a potential outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus, even as the state… Read more »
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Kabul airport attack kills 60 Afghans, 13 US troops
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport Thursday, transforming a scene of desperation into one of horror in the waning… Read more »
Taliban took Afghanistan but face cash squeeze
WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — The Taliban face a frontal challenge in cementing control of Afghanistan: Money.
New Chinese law tightens control over company data on users
BEIJING, China (AP) — China is tightening control over information gathered by companies about the public under a law approved Friday by its ceremonial legislature, expanding the ruling Communist Party’s… Read more »
China pushes adoption of language, cultural symbols in Tibet
BEIJING, China (AP) — A top Chinese official said Thursday that “all-round efforts” are needed to ensure Tibetans speak standard spoken and written Chinese and share the “cultural symbols and… Read more »
Taliban sweep into Afghan capital after government collapses
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban swept into Afghanistan’s capital Sunday after the government collapsed and the embattled president joined an exodus of his fellow citizens and foreigners, signaling the… Read more »
‘Game over’: Westerners rush to leave Kabul, rescue Afghans
WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — The chop of U.S. military helicopters whisking American diplomats to Kabul’s airport punctuated a frantic rush by thousands of other foreigners and Afghans to flee… Read more »
Thai police fire rubber bullets, tear gas at protesters
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Police in Thailand’s capital fired rubber bullets and tear gas on Friday to stop hundreds of protesters who were attempting to march to the prime minister’s… Read more »
Taliban takes key northern Afghan cities as battles rage on
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban fighters seized most of the capital of northern Afghanistan’s key Kunduz province on Sunday, and took another neighboring provincial capital after a monthlong siege. The… Read more »
Rapid virus spread through Indonesia taxes health workers
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Irman Pahlepi is back at work in Jakarta’s Dr. Suyoto public hospital, immediately resuming his duties treating COVID-19 patients after recovering from an infection himself —… Read more »