Новости за 18.08.2021

The support for the additional shot comes even before the final studies on the dose's effectiveness are completed

Thousands of people have attempted to flee Afghanistan this week as Taliban forces gained control of the country, culminating in the capital city of Kabul on Aug. 15. At least 400,000 Afghans have been forcibly displaced this year—250,000 since late May alone, according to the United Nations. A refugee crisis seems almost certain, and the…

“Fame is rot,” J.M. Barrie was purported to have said. “Daughters are the thing.” Of course, the creator of Peter Pan didn’t have any children, so he wasn’t exactly speaking from experience. For the crop of fathers of girls currently inhabiting our screens, daughters are actually quite a lot of trouble. There’s Chris Pratt, having…

An interview with Dominic Tierney, author of 'The Right Way to Lose a War: America in an Age of Unwinnable Conflicts.'

The study from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences tracked around 4.3 million 911 calls

European diplomats and leaders greet the prospect of refugees with a mix of compassion and fear

(NEW YORK) — The names, Social Security numbers and information from driver’s licenses or other identification of just over 40 million former and prospective customers that applied for T-Mobile credit were exposed in a recent data breach, the company said Wednesday. The same data for about 7.8 million current T-Mobile postpaid customers appears to be…

'I get depressed sometimes because I can't provide a safe home for my children'

"One day you're in heaven, and the next day everything is gone"

“Even after 40 years, nothing has changed in Afghanistan," says one refugee in Pakistan. "Fear, hunger, displacement, and uncertainty are our destiny."

Those arrested included University of Hong Kong student union leaders who passed a motion to mourn the “sacrifice” of an attacker who stabbed a police office, local media reported.

Older generations remember when the Taliban largely confined women to their homes, banned television and music and held public executions

The story and images are all too familiar. American troops withdrawing after several decades, cities falling, a president fleeing, chaotic airports, helicopters hovering over embassies, families desperate to get out in any way they can. Forty-six years ago, it was Saigon. Today, it’s Kabul. My family has mourned the loss of their homeland my entire…

(AUSTIN, Texas) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to his office, who said the Republican is in good health and experiencing no symptoms. Abbott, who was vaccinated in 2020, was isolating in the governor’s mansion in Austin and receiving monoclonal antibody treatment, spokesman Mark Miner said in a statement.…

(WASHINGTON) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has announced that he and husband Chasten have become parents. Buttigieg, the first openly gay Cabinet secretary confirmed by the Senate, posted the news Tuesday on his personal Twitter account. Read more: Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s Unlikely, Untested, Unprecedented Presidential Campaign “For some time, Chasten and I have wanted to…

While their neighbors argued about political blame and long-term consequences, for Afghan Americans the tragic scenes overseas are personal.