‘There will be consequences’: Taliban warn US and Britain to get out, saying August 31 withdrawal deadline is a ‘red line’ and it will ‘provoke a reaction if they are intent on continuing the occupation’ Joe Biden set the deadline of August 31 for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan Taliban spokesman Dr Suhail Shaheen said they will […]

‘There will be consequences’: Taliban warn US and Britain to get out, saying August 31 withdrawal deadline is a ‘red line’ and it will ‘provoke a reaction if they are intent on continuing the occupation’ Joe Biden set the deadline of August 31 for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan Taliban spokesman Dr Suhail Shaheen said they will […]

An outbreak source investigation centred on Auckland’s Crowne Plaza MIQ has so far failed to discover how the virus spread from the suspected “index case” into the community, as officials try to track down two people. Health officials are looking at an atrium thoroughfare inside the Crowne Plaza building as it was used by six […]

KYIV, Ukraine — Erfan Kudusov fled Crimea with his wife and four children after Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula in 2014, along with many other Crimean Tatars who resented Moscow’s rule. For Kudusov and others in Crimea, the Russian takeover evoked tragic family memories of the 1944 mass deportation of Crimean Tatars on […]

The remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Pantheon monument in Paris, making the entertainer the first black woman to receive the country’s highest honour. French President Emmanuel Macron is organising a ceremony on 30 November at the Paris monument, which houses the remains of scientist Marie Curie, French […]

Dawn Bookhardt-Bowen was working at Ramble on Pearl, a Boulder boutique, last year when coronavirus began spreading across Boulder County and the nation. Wanting to protect her health, Bookhardt-Bowen left her job at the store for six months. “I was afraid to come back to work,” she said. “I didn’t come back to work until […]

UNEMPLOYMENT benefits that were to officially end on Labor Day may end EARLIER in some states due to administrative rules. On September 6, as many as 7.5 million unemployed citizens who lost their jobs as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic will stop receiving the temporary bonus unemployment insurance benefits. Every state pays benefits that […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tom T. Hall, the singer-songwriter who composed “Harper Valley P.T.A.” and sang about life’s simple joys as country music’s consummate blue collar bard, has died. He was 85. His son, Dean Hall, confirmed the musician's death on Friday at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. Known as “The Storyteller” for his unadorned […]

Anjem Choudary smiles for the cameras after prison release We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Anjem Choudary, 54, blamed for inspiring […]

For some parents, the recommendation from Victoria’s Chief Health officer for children over 5 to wear a face mask, is no different to asking them to wear a helmet on a bike. But others fear it will add to the anxiety that many kids are already experiencing as a result of the pandemic. West Footscray […]