Hoping to stop the flow of migrants, the United States on Sunday tried to block the Mexican border at an isolated Texas town where thousands of Haitian refugees have set up a camp, but the migrants quickly found other ways to cr Hoping to stop the flow of migrants, the
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Afghanistan: Life under Taliban rule one month on
At Afghanistan’s border with Uzbekistan a cargo train rolls over a bridge and into the newly created “Islamic Emirate”. The Taliban’s white and black flag flutters next to the Uzbek one. Some traders have welcomed the group’s return to power. The driver of a truck being loaded with wheat tells
Indonesia Increase Patrols After Foreign Vessels Detected Near Natuna
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian navy has increased patrols around its Natuna islands in the South China Sea after Chinese and U.S. vessels were detected nearby in international waters, despite saying there were no disturbance from the vessels, a navy official said on Thursday. Five navy vessels, assisted by an air
Forcing Covid-19 close contact children out of school ‘probably unnecessary’ – Reid
The rule forcing schoolchildren to stay home and isolate for 14 days as close contacts of Covid-19 cases was “probably unnecessary”, HSE chief executive Paul Reid has said. The National Public Health Emergency Team are meeting on Thursday to consider the spread of the Delta variant and Covid-19 cases in school and
Tunisia: President promises constitutional changes amid opposition
President Kais Saied has vowed a new government and said the “Tunisian people have rejected the consitution.” But opposition parties have rejected his plans. Tunisian President Kais Saied on Saturday said he would form a new government and enact changes to the country’s 2014 constitution. The new government will be
Taliban: Women can study in gender-segregated universities
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Women in Afghanistan can continue to study in universities, including at post-graduate levels, but classrooms will be gender-segregated and Islamic dress is compulsory, the Taliban government’s new higher education minister said Sunday. The minister, Abdul Baqi Haqqani, laid out the new policies at a news conference,
Vaccination mandate ‘disrupts and divides the country,’ Gov. Hutchinson says: Live COVID-19 updates
The nation can only end the coronavirus pandemic by expanding vaccination efforts through mandates and access while increasing testing capacity and shoring up overburdened healthcare systems, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said Sunday. Murthy, speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” said President Biden and every American must use “every lever we have” in
Iran, Iraq agree to cancel visa requirements as Kadhemi meets Raisi
Kadhemi is the first foreign leader to visit the ultra-conservative Raisi, and he brought along a “high level political and economic delegation” Iran and Iraq have agreed to cancel visa requirements between the two countries, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi announced during a joint press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa
BREAKING: Ohio reports 8,405 new COVID-19 cases; Valley’s total jumps 344
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Health on Saturday reported 8,405 new cases of coronavirus, the second-highest total of the week and since January. Friday, ODH reported 9,019 new cases, about 1,000 more than the state’s previous eight-month daily record, reported Thursday. Saturday, Ohio’s case total since the coronavirus pandemic began grew
New Mexico Reports 20 More COVID-19 Deaths, Most in Months
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s pandemic death roll rose by 20 on Friday, the largest reported single-day increase in months. The state on Friday also reported 885 additional confirmed cases — the largest one-day increase in a week and substantially higher than the recent daily average — as the