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The Latest: Ambassador: 360 Russians brought home from Kabul

JUSTIN MARK August 26, 2021 No Comments

**AUG 26, 2021 @ 1800 GMT** | U.S. soldiers stand inside the airport as hundreds of people gather near an evacuation control checkpoint on the perimeter of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. Western nations warned Thursday of a possible attack on Kabul’s airport, where thousands have flocked as they try to flee Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in the waning days of a massive airlift. **(AP Photo)**

MOSCOW, Russia (AP) — The Russian ambassador in Afghanistan says 360 Russian citizens have been flown home from Kabul.

Ambassador Dmitry Zhirnov said in televised remarks Thursday that all those Russians who wanted to leave Afghanistan were taken home the previous day aboard four Russian Defense Ministry planes. He said that along with 360 Russians, the planes also evacuated 38 nationals of other ex-Soviet nations.

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Japan suspends 1.63M doses of Moderna over contamination

JUSTIN MARK August 25, 2021 No Comments

**AUG 25, 2021 @ 1845 GMT | FILE** – This June 14, 2021, file photo shows a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine vial that is being administered for flight attendants of Japan Airlines ar Haneda Airport in Tokyo. Japan’s health ministry said Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021 that it is suspending use of about 1.63 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine produced by Moderna Inc. after contamination was found in portions of unused vials, raising concern of a supply shortage as the country desperately tries to accelerate vaccinations amid the surge of infections. **(AP File Photo)**

TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Japan suspended use of about 1.63 million doses of Moderna vaccine Thursday after contamination was found in unused vials, raising concern of a supply shortage as the country tries to accelerate vaccinations amid a COVID-19 surge.

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Trump-backed Herschel Walker seeks Georgia Senate seat

JUSTIN MARK August 24, 2021 No Comments

**AUG 24, 2021 @ 1800 GMT | FILE** – In this May 29, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump, left, and his daughter Ivanka Trump, right, watch as former football player Herschel Walker, center, throws a football during White House Sports and Fitness Day on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. On Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021, Walker filed paperwork to enter the U.S. Senate race in Georgia after months of speculation, joining other Republicans seeking to unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in 2022. **(AP File Photo)**

GEORGIA, United States (AP) — Herschel Walker on Tuesday filed paperwork to run for U.S. Senate in Georgia after months of speculation, joining other Republicans seeking to unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in 2022.

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WHO head calls for two-month vaccine booster moratorium

JUSTIN MARK August 23, 2021 No Comments

**AUG 23, 2021 @ 1800 GMT** | Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, left, speaks during a joint press conference with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto, right, after their talks in the ministry in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. (MTI via AP)

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization on Monday called for a two-month moratorium on administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines as a means of reducing global vaccine inequality and preventing the emergence of new coronavirus variants.

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In Kabul, a fearful wait for US to deliver on evacuation vow

JUSTIN MARK August 21, 2021 No Comments

**AUG 21, 2021 @ 1445 GMT** | Afghan and Pakistani nationals stand in a queue and wait their turn to enter into Afghanistan through a border crossing point, in Chaman, Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021. **(AP Photo)**

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Tens of thousands of people in Afghanistan waited nervously on Saturday to see whether the United States would deliver on President Joe Biden’s new pledge to evacuate all Americans and all Afghans who aided the war effort. Meanwhile, the Taliban leader arrived in Kabul for talks with the group’s leadership on forming a new government.

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Not giving up: Afghan relatives in UK reach out for help

JUSTIN MARK August 21, 2021 No Comments

**AUG 21, 2021 @ 1800 GMT** | In this handout photo provided by the Ministry of Defence, members of the UK Armed Forces taking part in the evacuation of entitled personnel from Kabul airport in Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. **(Ministry of Defence via AP)**

LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) — For people with family members trying to get out of Afghanistan, recent days have brought a frantic mix of fear and frustration.

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Do I need a booster if I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?

JUSTIN MARK August 21, 2021 No Comments

**AUG 21, 2021 @ 1830 GMT** | What should I know if I got the J&J vaccine? **(AP Illustration Image)**

WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — Probably at some point, but health officials still are collecting the data needed to decide.

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Explosive California wildfires could burn into December

JUSTIN MARK August 20, 2021 No Comments

**AUG 20, 2021 @ 1700 GMT | FILE –** In this Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, file photo, buildings burn as the Dixie Fire tears through the Greenville community of Plumas County, Calif. California has already surpassed the acreage burned at this point last year, which ended up setting the record. Now it’s entering a period when powerful winds have often driven the deadliest blazes. **(AP File Photo)**

CALIFORNIA, United States (AP) — Smoke from California’s wildfires choked people on the East Coast. Flames wiped out a gold rush-era town. Ash covers area that would dwarf Rhode Island.

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Merkel, Putin spar over Navalny but vow to maintain dialogue

JUSTIN MARK August 20, 2021 No Comments

**AUG 20, 2021 @ 1800 GMT** | Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, presents flowers to German Chancellor Angela Merkel during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. The talks between Merkel and Putin are expected to focus on Afghanistan, the Ukrainian crisis and the situation in Belarus among other issues. **(Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)**

MOSCOW, Russia (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed their sharply different views of Russia’s treatment of imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, democratic values and other major topics of dispute Friday but vowed to maintain a dialogue.

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