Afghanistan: Race against time as Biden sets 10-day rescue deadline August 21, 2021 The UK government has been plunged in a race against time to help British nationals and supportive Afghans leave Afghanistan as the US president suggested rescue missions must be completed within 10 days. Joe Biden, at a press conference on Friday, signalled US efforts to rescue American citizens could wrap up at the end of [...]
Merkel urges Putin to free Navalny during her final visit to Moscow August 21, 2021 German Chancellor Angela Merkel has used her final official visit to Russia to tell President Vladimir Putin to free Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, but the Kremlin leader rebuffed her, saying the jailing was unrelated to politics. Watch the full report.
Elon Musk says Tesla is developing humanoid robot that can ‘eliminate dangerous and boring tasks’ August 20, 2021 Elon Musk has said Tesla is aiming to launch the prototype of a humanoid robot called “Tesla Bot” next year. Musk added that the robot would “eliminate dangerous, repetitive, boring tasks.” Watch the full report.
Chaos in Kabul: watch how US soldiers help Afghan women over airport wall August 19, 2021 Footage showed American soldiers helping a little girl and a woman over a wall at Kabul Airport. Watch the full report.
Watch him explain: Afghan President Ghani defends decision to flee August 19, 2021 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, speaking from exile in the United Arab Emirates, said that he had left Kabul to prevent bloodshed. His comments come as US President Joe Biden says US troops may stay in Afghanistan beyond the 31 August deadline. Watch the full report.
Watch: China tightens control of tech sector August 17, 2021 China moved on Tuesday to tighten control of its technology sector, publishing detailed rules aimed at tackling unfair competition and companies’ handling of critical data. Watch the full report.
Canada’s snap election: Who are the key players? August 17, 2021 Here are the profiles of the Canadian political party leaders contesting the 20 September federal election. Watch the full report.
Watch: Malala urges Biden to ‘take a bold step’ to protect Afghan people August 17, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden “has a lot to do” and must “take a bold step” to protect the Afghan people, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai said in a video interview. Watch the full report.
Wall Street banks start enforcing stricter mask and vaccine requirements August 16, 2021 Big Wall Street banks have started enforcing stricter mask and vaccine requirements for staff, sometimes communicating them behind the scenes, in an effort to combat coronavirus infections in their offices while avoiding a fierce national debate about individual rights, sources at the banks and consultants who work with them have said. Watch the full report.
Watch: Hungarians compete in wife-carrying contest August 16, 2021 Some 40 Hungarian husbands, with their wives on their backs, clambered over rough terrain on Saturday in the nation’s second wife-carrying contest. Watch the full report.