Covid-19: Interpol issues global alert of vaccine scams

LYON (France), Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The international police organization Interpol has issued a global alert as fraudsters target governments with COVID-19 vaccine scams.In more than 60 cases in 40 countries, representatives of health ministries and hospitals have received offers to buy vaccines approved for distribution in their country, Interpol said on…

Afghanistan: World must unite to ensure Kabul will not be safe haven for ‘global terrorist threat’, says UN chief

        UNITED NATIONS, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the world to work together to “suppress the global terrorist threat in Afghanistan” after the Taliban took control of the war-torn country. “The international community must unite to make sure that Afghanistan is never again…

Afghanistan: Taliban takeover is world’s failure, says UK

   LONDON, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan is a “failure of the international community”, Britain’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said, assessing that the West’s intervention was a job only half-done.    “All of us know that Afghanistan is not finished. It’s an unfinished problem for the…

Afghan military plane crashes in Uzbekistan’s Surkhondaryo, confirms defence ministry

Russia’s RIA news agency earlier on Monday cited Uzbekistan’s defence ministry as saying the pilot had ejected and was injured. TERMEZ (Surkhondaryo, Uzbekistan), Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Afghan military plane has crashed in Uzbekistan, the Central Asian country’s defence ministry said on Monday, confirming earlier reports. “The military plane…

Afghanistan: Russian ambassador to meet Taliban in Kabul Tuesday

 MOSCOW, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia said its ambassador to Afghanistan will meet with the Taliban in Kabul on Tuesday and that it will decide on whether to recognise the new government based on its conduct.   “Our ambassador is in contact with the Taliban leadership, tomorrow he will meet…

Former US Pres Trump calls for Biden to resign over Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

Former US President Donald Trump WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former US president Donald Trump called for his successor Joe Biden to resign on Sunday over the swift takeover of Afghanistan by Taliban militants, as US troops withdrew from the country after nearly 20 years on the ground.   “It…

Spain sizzles in crushing heat as fires blaze

Firefighters have been battling a blaze at Navalacruz since early Saturday MADRID, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fires in Spain’s central Avila province forced hundreds of people to flee their homes on Sunday, as parts of the country sweltered under crushing temperatures. The fire, which has been burning in the city…

Covid-19: Main Cuban oxygen plant fails amid virus surge

HAVANA, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba’s public health minister said efforts were underway to restart the country’s main oxygen factory which had broken down even as the death toll from COVID-19 on Saturday reached 98, equal to the pandemic record. Minister Jose Angel Portal’s appearance on the state’s mid-day news broadcast…

Afghanistan: Taliban declares ‘war is over’

Taliban fighters drive an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle through the streets of Laghman province KABUL, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Taliban declared the war in Afghanistan was over after insurgents took control of the presidential palace in Kabul as US-led forces departed and Western nations scrambled on Monday to…

Airlines reroute flights to avoid Afghanistan airspace

Airlines rerouting some flights to avoid Afghanistan airspace KABUL, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Major airlines are rerouting flights to avoid Afghanistan airspace after the Taliban took control of the presidential palace in Kabul as US-led forces departed and Western nations scrambled on Monday to evacuate their citizens. United Airlines, British…