Taliban in control of Afghanistan, panic in Kabul
by David FOX KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Victorious Taliban fighters patrolled Kabul on Monday after a stunningly swift end to…
4 years ago
27.5 million Filipinos already received jabs; 12.4 million already fully vaccinated
(Eagle News) – The Philippines has so far administered 27.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in its vaccination drive, with…
4 years ago
DFA: 32 Filipinos evacuated from Afghanistan so far
19 more set to leave immediately (Eagle News) -- Thirty-two Filipinos have so far been evacuated from Afghanistan, which is…
4 years ago
France to begin Kabul airlift by Monday evening
PARIS, France (AFP) -- France will evacuate its first nationals from the fallen Afghan capital Kabul to a base in…
4 years ago
Commercial flights out of Kabul cancelled due to chaos at airport: official
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Commercial flights from Kabul were cancelled Monday after chaotic scenes at the airport with thousands looking…
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Malaysia PM quits after just 17 months in office
by Sam Reeves / M. Jegathesan KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia's prime minister and his government resigned Monday after…
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Indonesia volcano erupts, blankets villages in ash
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia's most active volcano Mount Merapi erupted Monday, belching a cloud of ash into the air…
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Australia’s second-largest city introduces coronavirus curfew
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- A coronavirus curfew was announced Monday for Australia's second-biggest city of Melbourne, with residents confined to…
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US troops fire shots in air at Kabul airport as crowd mobs tarmac: witness
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- US troops fired shots into the air at Kabul airport on Monday as thousands of Afghans…
4 years ago
France sees fifth weekend of protests against Macron Covid pass
by Ornella LAMBERTI PARIS, France (AFP) -- More than 200,000 protesters marched across France on Saturday against a health pass…
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