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Putin says 20-year U.S. presence in Afghanistan only led to tragedies

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the 20-year U.S. presence in Afghanistan only resulted in tragedies, Sputnik reported on Wednesday.

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Two dead in post-Ida Mississippi highway collapse

Two people were killed and 10 people injured after a highway collapsed in southeast Mississippi late Monday, raising the death toll from Hurricane Ida to four, Mississippi Highway patrol troopers sai

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U.S. suspends diplomatic presence in Afghanistan

The United States has suspended diplomatic presence in Afghanistan and will move operations to Qatar, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday.(CGTN)

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U.S. climate envoy Kerry to visit China and Japan this week

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry will travel to China and Japan from August 31 to September 3, "to engage with international counterparts on efforts to address the climate crisis," the U.S. Department o

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HK Election Committee completes qualification check on candidates

00:42 In theHong Kong Special Administrative Region, two lawmakers have been disqualified from running for local polls. The electoral committee said they failed to be r

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China condemns Kabul airport attack

China said on Friday that it's shocked by the deadly attack near Kabul airport and condemned such an act.Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said so far, there are no casualties among Chinese n

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China, U.S. maintaining normal economic, trade communications: MOFCOM

China and the U.S. have been maintaining normal communications in areas of economy and trade, said Gao Feng, spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), at a regular press conference on T

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At least 16 soldiers died in Boko Haram attack in Niger

At least 16 soldiers were killed and nine others injured after hundreds of Boko Haram fighters attacked a military post in southeast Niger, the country's defense minist

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At least 16 soldiers died in Boko Haram attack in Niger

At least 16 soldiers were killed and nine others injured after hundreds of Boko Haram fighters attacked a military post in southeast Niger, the country's defense ministry said in a statement on Wedne

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Russian, Indian leaders discuss Afghan situation over phone

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have exchanged views on the situation in Afghanistan in a telephone conversation, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.The two leaders

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Airbnb says will house 20,000 Afghan refugees globally for free

Airbnb will begin housing 20,000 Afghan refugees around the world for free, the company's Chief Executive Officer Brian Chesky has announced on Twitter."The displacement and resettlement of Afghan re

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IMF's largest SDR allocation in history takes effect

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday that its new allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) equivalent to $650 billion, the largest in the IMF's history, comes into effect, in an ef

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NYC mandates COVID-19 vaccine for public school teachers, staff

New York City public school teachers and staff will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday. Source(s): Reuters

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Haiti earthquake death toll rises to 2,207

The death toll from the deadly Haiti earthquake on August 14 has risen to 2,207 with 344 people still missing, Haiti's civil protection agency said on Sunday.Some 12,268 people were injured in the ma

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Over 1.9 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China

More than 1.9 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across China as of Wednesday, the National Health Commission (NHC) said Thursday.

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Biden says Afghanistan withdrawal 'chaos' unavoidable

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday in an interview with ABC News that he did not see a way to withdraw from Afghanistan without "chaos ensuing."Biden, who is facing mounting criticism from th

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Ghani and family are in UAE: foreign ministry

Afghanistan's Ashraf Ghani is in the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf state's foreign ministry said on Wednesday."The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation can confirm that the