Sat 21 August 2021: China will now allow couples to legally have a third child as it seeks to hold off a demographic crisis that could threaten its hopes of increased prosperity and global influence. The ceremonial legislature on Friday amended the Population and Family Planning Law as part of a decades-long effort by the […]
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Sat 21 August 2021: The Taliban’s co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar arrived in Kabul on Saturday for talks with fellow members of the group and other politicians on establishing a new Afghan government. “He will be in Kabul to meet jihadi leaders and politicians for an inclusive government set-up,” a senior Taliban official told AFP. […]
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Sat 21 August 2021: A video of men dancing with weapons has been viewed millions of times on social media, claiming that it shows Taliban fighters celebrating after capturing the Afghan capital in August 2021. The claim is false: the video has been circulating online since March 2021 and is apparently from a wedding event […]
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Fri 20 August 2021: The three-dose COVID-19 DNA vaccine from Zydus Cadila was approved by India’s medicines authority today for emergency use in adults and children aged 12 and up, making it the country’s sixth vaccination to be approved. The company stated that it intends to produce 100 million to 120 million doses of ZyCoV-D […]
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Fri 20 August 2021: The Taliban got more support than Germany would like it to have, now it will be necessary to have negotiations with the radical movement, German Chancellor Angela said on Friday. “It should be noted that the Taliban got more support than we would like it to have. Now we will have […]
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Fri 20 August 2021: Following the Taliban’s quick takeover of Afghanistan, Facebook announced new security measures on Thursday to protect users in the country. Following recommendations from activists, journalists and civil society groups, the company said users can now shield their posts from people they don’t know. Also, users of Facebook-owned Instagram in Afghanistan will […]
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Fri 20 August 2021: Malaysia’s King Al-Sultan Abdullah has appointed Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the country’s new prime minister, according to a statement released by the palace on Friday. Muhyiddin Yassin, Ismail’s predecessor, resigned on Monday after just over 17 months in power. Due to infighting within his ruling political coalition, Muhyiddin’s majority support […]
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Fri 20 August 2021: Turkey’s president affirmed his country’s commitment to Afghanistan’s “stability and security” Thursday and said Ankara could hold talks with the government. “We will meet with the government formed by the Taliban if necessary, and discuss our mutual agendas,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said following a five-hour Cabinet meeting at the presidential complex […]
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Thu 19 August 2021: Moscow has not made any approving statements about the change of power in Afghanistan, assessing only the objective situation in Kabul after the arrival of the Taliban movement (recognized as terrorist group and banned in Russia) in the city, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. “I would like to […]
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Thu 19 August 2021: Qatar’s former Prime Minister, Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani, yesterday called on the international community to speak directly with the Taliban, and to respect the current situation in Afghanistan, after the movement took control of the country’s capital earlier this week, Anadolu reported. “Now that the Taliban has returned to power victorious after twenty years, […]
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