Новости за 12.08.2021

The UK will deploy around 600 troops to Afghanistan to help Britons and local translators flee the country. Amid the Taliban’s whirlwind advance, the US is also putting boots on the ground to assist with evacuations.
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Washington’s Covid-19 political gamesmanship has escalated, with Joe Biden praising local officials who defy governors over mask mandates and Republicans debuting a bill making states with vaccine passports also require voter ID.
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An "unbelievable" tennis star baffled her match's commentator and spectators at a pre-US Open tournament in Pennsylvania by refusing to warm up after play resumed following a temporary suspension due to heat on Wednesday.
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Five people as well as the suspected shooter have been killed in a “serious firearms incident” in the British port city of Plymouth that drew a massive response from police and emergency services.
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The US State Department is cutting staff at its Kabul embassy down to a “core diplomatic presence,” as the Taliban closes in on the Afghan capital. Meanwhile, American citizens in Afghanistan have been urged to flee the country.
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A bus has exploded downtown in the central Russian city of Voronezh. Footage emerging from the scene shows the vehicle torn apart, as local media report multiple people injured.
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A massive blast has rocked a Pakistani military industrial site located in the northeastern town of Wah. At least three people were killed and two more injured by the explosion which shattered windows across the town.
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The Lincoln Project has drawn ire for a “psychotic” attack ad against anti-mask mandate Republican governors Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott, which accused them of asking people to “sacrifice” their children “for the economy.”
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A British sprinter who formed part of Team GB's men's 4x 100m silver medal-winning team at the recent Toyko 2020 Olympic Games has been suspended from competition upon testing positive for a banned substance.
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The second-largest school district in Colorado has reportedly informed teachers to use a “gender unicorn” to understand transgender students and not tell parents if their children are showing gender confusion at school.
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The popular Russian children's animation show ‘Masha and the Bear’ has reportedly become one of the most globally demanded among its peers.
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Chelsea have announced the re-signing of former striker Romelu Lukaku, who heads back to the club for a near-British record fee as spending from owner Roman Abramovich with a view to defending the Champions League commences.
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Shops, apartments and vehicles belonging to Syrian refugees living in Altindag, a suburb of the Turkish capital, were targeted by a mob of rioters incensed over the death of an 18-year-old Turk blamed on two Syrians.
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Over 9,000 incidents of anti-Asian hate have been recorded in the US since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, with nearly half of the incidents being anti-Chinese in nature, an advocacy group reported.
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The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that all public-facing federal healthcare workers will be required to get a Covid vaccine, following similar moves by other parts of the Biden administration.
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Conor McGregor has attacked fellow UFC legend Daniel Cormier once more by calling him a "fat mess" and criticizing his "abysmal" way of life, after the pundit told him to "worry about the dudes that keep beating your ass".
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Kylian Mbappe has welcomed Lionel Messi to PSG despite reports he is unhappy with his arrival. Meanwhile, Real Madrid are allegedly preparing an offer for him while the Parisians dream of landing Cristiano Ronaldo in 2022.
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The Taliban has reportedly made major advances in Kandahar, reaching the city’s center. The country’s second-largest city is now apparently on verge of collapse, and the militants have already seized some 10 provincial capitals.
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English actress Una Stubbs, best known for her television roles in ‘Sherlock’, ‘Benidorm’ and ‘Eastenders’ and a star of the West End, has died at the age of 84, her agent and family have said.
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The death toll from flash floods in northern Turkey has reached nine, according to local authorities, who said that more than 900 people have been evacuated as buildings, bridges and roads suffered severe damage.
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A new preprint study has shown that both the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines are much less effective against the fast-spreading Delta variant, a fact a White House official has said is a wake-up call.
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Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has stood by the government’s response to massive wildfires raging across the country, lauding the efforts to evacuate people. The fires, however, destroyed large swaths of forest and numerous homes.
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A bus explosion that killed 13 people, including nine Chinese workers, while en route to Pakistan’s Dasu hydropower plant was a “suicide bombing”, the government has said while directing suspicion at India and Afghanistan.
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Football superstar Lionel Messi has joined the "crypto craze" by being paid part of his hefty PSG signing on fee in fan tokens when committing to the Ligue 1 giants on a two-year deal this week, as confirmed by the club.
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Italy’s emergency services fought more than 500 fires across the country throughout the night, officials said on Thursday, as the death toll from the blazes rose to four amid intense heat waves across Europe.
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