Tuesday, 31 August 2021

70 percent of adults in the European Union have been fully vaccinated.


By BY ELIAN PELTIER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3sY5HBK

An Experimental H.I.V. Vaccine Fails in Africa


By BY STEPHANIE NOLEN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/38pIuz1

Elizabeth Holmes on Trial


By BY ANDREW ROSS SORKIN, JASON KARAIAN, SARAH KESSLER, STEPHEN GANDEL, LAUREN HIRSCH, EPHRAT LIVNI AND ANNA SCHAVERIEN from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3t1Coht

U.K. rejects reports that its troops pushed for a gate at Kabul airport to stay open.


By BY MEGAN SPECIA from NYT World https://ift.tt/2V25xwx

Brazil bank robbery: Hostages describe terrifying getaway car ordeal

Brazil hostages describe terrifying ordeal as bank robbers used them as human shields on getaway cars.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WI8C5C

Tokyo Paralympics: Afghanistan athlete Hossain Rasouli makes debut after evacuation

Afghanistan evacuee Hossain Rasouli finally gets his chance to compete at the Tokyo Paralympics - and his opponents can't "help but feel joy".

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3BwFYn3

Afghanistan: Taliban enter Kabul airport and celebrate by posing in aircraft

The group entered the Afghan capital's airport hours after the last US soldier left the country.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3mOZ2bN

‘Three Rooms,’ by Jo Hamya: An Excerpt


By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3gMYPC6

Widespread power outages confront Louisiana and Mississippi after Ida.


By BY JESUS JIMÉNEZ from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3yqLEgt

Berlin university canteens cut meat from menus to curb climate change

The new menus are designed to reduce the carbon footprint of universities in the German capital.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jvfpIz

The End


By BY DAVID LEONHARDT from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3Dxv3eB

The police set up checkpoints outside New Zealands’s largest city.


By BY NATASHA FROST from NYT World https://ift.tt/3mR4pY6

Ida moves toward the Northeast, bringing flash flood watches and heavy rain.


By BY DERRICK BRYSON TAYLOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3zrN63n

America’s Final Hours in Afghanistan


By BY MICHAEL BARBARO, CLARE TOENISKOETTER, ANNIE BROWN, STELLA TAN, PAIGE COWETT AND MARION LOZANO from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/3DwgWWW

The Taliban declare victory at a Kabul airport in disarray.


By BY MATTHIEU AIKINS, JIM HUYLEBROEK AND AURELIEN BREEDEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WF6Wtz

Ida brings more challenges for Louisiana hospitals already struggling with a Covid surge.


By BY EDUARDO MEDINA AND TARIRO MZEZEWA from NYT World https://ift.tt/3jxeuqY

Those in the storm’s path know life won’t be normal anytime soon.


By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/38tiEdq

Widespread power outages confront Louisiana after Ida.


By BY JESUS JIMÉNEZ from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3yucMew

Ida hit one of the country’s biggest oil and chemical hubs.


By BY HIROKO TABUCHI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2UZoRKO

Working remotely has meant huge salaries, for a lucky few.


By BY DROR POLEG from NYT World https://ift.tt/38tc0E0

How Sasha the Cougar Was Rescued From a Bronx Home


By BY ASHLEY WONG from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3kKvYjo

Florida withholds school funding as the battle over mask mandates grows even fiercer.


By BY ERICA L. GREEN, DANIEL E. SLOTNIK, SARAH MERVOSH AND ETHAN HAUSER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3Dwpq02

R. Kelly trial: First male accuser testifies to sexual abuse

An unnamed man says the star promised fame in exchange for sex, while a female witness alleges rape.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jxy1YF

Monday, 30 August 2021

China cuts children's online gaming to one hour

Regulators are restricting game-playing for under 18s to an hour on Fridays, weekends and holidays

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/38lJMel

Palestinian President Abbas holds rare talks with Israeli minister

It was the Palestinian president's first official meeting with a senior Israeli since 2010.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/38nQhNB

A W.H.O. official urges measures to keep schools open.


By BY NICK CUMMING-BRUCE from NYT World https://ift.tt/38qC6Yg

In an effort to lure Berliners, Covid shots are made available on a train.


By BY CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE from NYT World https://ift.tt/3DxRNLi

Biden receives the bodies of soldiers killed in Kabul bombing.


By BY JIM TANKERSLEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/3Dtq12K

A family says 10 of its members were killed in a U.S. drone strike in Kabul.


By BY MATTHIEU AIKINS from NYT World https://ift.tt/3zvw6cD

A Quarter-Century Ago, She Landed a Brooklyn Unicorn


By BY D.W. GIBSON from NYT Real Estate https://ift.tt/3BrXbOa

A SPAC Counterattack


By BY ANDREW ROSS SORKIN, JASON KARAIAN, SARAH KESSLER, STEPHEN GANDEL, LAUREN HIRSCH, EPHRAT LIVNI AND ANNA SCHAVERIEN from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3ysAo37

What to Know About the Investigation Into Tyler Skaggs’s Death


By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/38ru8xQ

China urges the United States to engage with the Taliban.


By BY CHRIS BUCKLEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/2UZfQl7

Afghanistan: US investigating civilian deaths in Kabul strike

The strike aimed to stop a suicide bomber, but reportedly left nine Afghan civilians dead.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WBuv6x

Milan fire: Flames engulf modern 20-storey block of flats

The tower is only 10 years old and questions are being asked about how the fire spread so dramatically.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/38r045q

Ida knocked out power to much of New Orleans.


By BY DERRICK BRYSON TAYLOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3DuGN1q

Oil and gasoline futures gyrate after Ida disrupts production.


By BY STACY COWLEY AND KEVIN GRANVILLE from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3gFbZkP

Elizabeth Holmes’ trial and the jobs report: Here’s what’s coming this week.


By BY CORAL MURPHY MARCOS from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3BsW0OP

Digital tools help children learn how to handle their finances.


By Unknown Author from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3t63JPS

Is Vaccine Immunity Waning?


By BY DAVID LEONHARDT from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3Duz17K

In Baton Rouge, a hospital strained by the pandemic braces for storm victims.


By BY RICK ROJAS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3BrupNF

As the Delta variant surges, companies are readjusting the return to office.


By BY CORAL MURPHY MARCOS from NYT World https://ift.tt/38pfhnI

The Tale of California’s Recall Election


By BY KEVIN ROOSE, SYDNEY HARPER, ERIC KRUPKE, AUSTIN MITCHELL, DANIEL GUILLEMETTE, DIANA NGUYEN, MARC GEORGES, LISA CHOW, M.J. DAVIS LIN, DAN POWELL AND MARION LOZANO from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/3BpiT5K

North Korea Restarted Plutonium-Producing Reactor, U.N. Agency Warns


By BY CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World https://ift.tt/3kEyNCa

When Charlie Watts Finally Made It to New York City


By BY MICHIKO KAKUTANI from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2WC1Uhr

Brazil bank robbers tie hostages to getaway cars

Armed gang members took hostages as human shields, after a bank robbery in the city of Araçatuba.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3sVIGiE

Sunday, 29 August 2021

Some who stayed to ride out the storm are having second thoughts.


By BY KATY RECKDAHL AND CHELSEA BRASTED from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/38kz6wm

Biden is to witness the return of service members killed in the Kabul airport bombing.


By BY JIM TANKERSLEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/3jqvNdB

The U.K. ambassador returns home as his country’s last troops leave Kabul.


By BY ISABELLA KWAI from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ytYSJf

Some Afghans say that enemies of the Taliban have begun to disappear.


By BY CARLOTTA GALL from NYT World https://ift.tt/3DtcJmL

Mountain lion: US mother fights off animal attacking her son

She hit the animal with her bare hands as it attacked the five-year-old at their home in California.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WtsDfY

In states with virus surges, hospitals have a concerning number of young patients.


By BY NOAH WEILAND AND ERIN SCHAFF from NYT World https://ift.tt/3sV8Dit

98 Countries Pledge to Accept Afghans After U.S. Military Departs


By BY LARA JAKES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3yqw9Fk

The U.S. carries out a strike against a ‘credible threat’ in Kabul, American officials say.


By BY HELENE COOPER, DAN BILEFSKY AND MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT World https://ift.tt/3gIDfim

Emotional arrival for Afghan Paralympians in Tokyo

The safe arrival of Afghanistan's Paralympic athletes in Tokyo sends out "a very strong message of hope", says the International Paralympic Committee.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jpGD3l

What now for Afghans arriving in America?

Afghans land to start a new life in the US as hope dims for those left behind to face the Taliban.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/38hoK0e

Afghanistan: 'Thousands more left behind...and feel terrified'

The BBC's Lyse Doucet in Kabul says many people are still desperately trying to leave, as evacuations draw to a close.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WADHbp

Can Novak Djokovic Be Invincible Again?


By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3ztUbAm

A Lineup of Color Made History, Even if It Felt ‘Routine’


By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3jqgy4b

Homes That Sold for Around $450,000


By BY C. J. HUGHES from NYT Real Estate https://ift.tt/3BdQtLQ

The Sunday Read: ‘How Long Can We Live?’


By Unknown Author from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/3kzyGrJ

Por qué mi hija se casó (temporalmente) a los 13 años


By BY STEPHANIE GRANT from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3ytPqWh

How to prepare before, during and after a hurricane.


By BY JESUS JIMÉNEZ from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sVDnQk

Biden is to witness the return of service members killed in the Kabul bombing.


By BY JIM TANKERSLEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/3jsOMnP

Sixth typhoon in a month makes landfall in Philippines

Super Typhoon Man-Yi is the latest storm forecast to potentially cause further life-threatening conditions. from BBC News https://ift.tt/R...