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Third shot: UK to offer COVID booster jabs to over 50s

Published On: September 15, 2021 07:54 AM NPT By: Associated Press

LONDON, Sept 15: The U.K. announced Tuesday it will offer a third dose of coronavirus vaccine to everyone over 50 and other vulnerable people to help the country ride out the pandemic through the winter months.

Taliban deny their deputy prime minister, Mullah Baradar, is dead

Published On: September 14, 2021 03:51 PM NPT By: Reuters

Sept 14: The Taliban have denied that one of their top leaders has been killed in a shootout with rivals, following rumours about internal splits in the movement nearly a month after its lightning victory over the Western-backed government in Kabul.

Report: Climate change could see 200 million move by 2050

Published On: September 14, 2021 07:45 AM NPT By: Associated Press

BARCELONA, Spain, Sept 14: Climate change could push more than 200 million people to leave their homes in the next three decades and create migration hot spots unless urgent action is taken to reduce global emissions and bridge the development gap, a World Bank report has found.

N.Korea tests first 'strategic' cruise missile with possible nuclear capability

Published On: September 13, 2021 10:35 AM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL, Sept 13: North Korea carried out successful tests of a new long-range cruise missile over the weekend, state media said on Monday, seen by analysts as possibly the country's first such weapon with a nuclear capability.

COVID-19 infections spread through gorillas at Atlanta zoo

Published On: September 12, 2021 07:15 AM NPT By: Associated Press

ATLANTA, Sept 12: Atlanta’s zoo says at least 13 western lowland gorillas have tested positive for COVID-19, including 60-year-old Ozzie, the oldest male gorilla in captivity.

US marks 20 years since 9/11, in shadow of Afghan war’s end

Published On: September 11, 2021 10:09 AM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept 11: Twenty years ago, the 11th of September dawned as just a date. By midnight, it was 9/11, the staggering starting point for a new era of terror, war, politics, patriotism and tragedy.

Afghanistan commercial flights resume as U.N. warns of humanitarian crisis

Published On: September 10, 2021 07:41 AM NPT By: Reuters

Sept 10: Kabul on Thursday saw the departure of its first international commercial flight since last month's chaotic Western airlift, but hopes for a return to order were offset by U.N. reports of rising restrictions on women and a looming humanitarian disaster.