By seizing political power in Afghanistan after the departure of the United States, the radical Islamic group Taliban also took control of mineral wealth estimated…
US lawsuit tries to quash sale of Embraer fighter jets to Nigeria – 23/08/2021 – world
The A-29 Super Tucano fighter jets, manufactured by the Brazilian company Embraer in the United States, are at the center of a legal dispute that…
The world’s last Samaritans live in a village of 440 people between Israel and Palestine – 08/23/2021 – World
In the occupied and largely segregated West Bank, Jews live in fortified settlements and Palestinians in Arab towns and villages. There are also the 440…
In Haiti, the needs of the population are enormous, but the charity of some politicians rings false – 23/08/2021 – World
Hundreds of Haiti earthquake victims lined up in scorching heat last week to receive hot meals delivered to a makeshift camp, fighting over rice and…
24 Haitians found alive among rubble a week after the earthquake – 23/08/2021 – World
A week after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southwest Haiti, 24 people were found alive in the mountainous region of Pic de Macaya, located between…
Kamala travels to Asia to reaffirm importance of United States after failure in Afghanistan – 23/08/21 – World
Amid the US image crisis after the failed troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, which brought the Taliban back to power in the country, US Vice President…
Taliban threaten US if troop withdrawal deadline is extended – 23/08/21 – World
The Taliban have said they will not allow an extension of the deadline for the withdrawal of Western forces from Afghanistan, set at 31. “It’s…
Extreme weather events kill dozens in US, Mexico – 08/23/2021 – Worldwide
Extreme weather events caused flooding and killed dozens of people in the United States and Mexico over the weekend. In the southern state of Tennessee,…
China reports no new local cases of Covid-19 for first time since July
China reported on Monday (23) that there have been no new cases of Covid-19 disseminated in the country for the first time since July, signaling…
China celebrates 70 years of annexation of Tibet with pressure for assimilation by Communist Party – 22/08/2021 – world
At the foot of the Potala Palace, a sacred place of Tibetan Buddhism and former residence of the Dalai Lama in Lhasa, around 10,000 people…