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🌏 The Taliban Take Over Afghanistan, Haiti Is Hit By An Earthquake And A Tropical Storm And More
All the world news you need to know this week.
Kassy Cho
Kassy Cho is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Almost. She is based in Taipei, Taiwan. Email her at kassy@almostmag.co.
Climate
11 Places Around The World That Are On Fire
Wildfires are raging around the world. Here are just a few of the countries that have been affected.
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The Taliban Held Its First Press Conference Since Its Takeover And Said Women Will Have Rights
In its first press conference since taking control of Afghanistan, the Taliban has said it will not be seeking revenge against anyone who had opposed them and that women will be “afforded” their rights “within the limits of Islam.”
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Some 640 Afghans Packed Into A US Military Aircraft To Flee The Country After The Taliban Took Control
A photo showing 640 Afghans packed into a US military aircraft evacuating from Kabul has become one of the defining images of Afghanistan’s collapse, after the Taliban regained control of the country on Sunday Aug. 15.
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People In Afghanistan Are Literally Clinging To Planes To Try To Flee After The Taliban Took Control
Video of people in Afghanistan trying to flee the country by clinging to a departing US Air Force plane has gone viral.
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People In Afghanistan Are Running To The Airport To Flee The Country After The Taliban Took Control
Hundreds of people in Afghanistan have flocked to Kabul airport in an attempt to flee the country after the Taliban entered Afghanistan’s presidential palace on Sunday Aug. 15 and declared that the country is under its control.
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The Taliban Have Taken Control Of Afghanistan’s Government After The US Withdrew And Its Government Fled
Taliban fighters have entered Afghanistan’s presidential palace in Kabul and declared that the country is under their control.
Climate
A 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Struck Haiti And At Least 1,297 People Are Dead And Thousands More Injured
At least 1,297 people are dead and more than 5,000 injured in Haiti after the island was struck by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake on Saturday morning.
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🌏 A 9-Year-Old Indian Girl Raped And Murdered, Dubai's Missing Princess Pictured And More
All the world news to know this week
Climate
Wildfires Are Tearing Across Algeria, Leaving At Least 65 People Dead Including 28 Soldiers Firefighters
Wildfires raging across Algeria have killed at least 65 people, including 28 soldiers who died while trying to save civilians.
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This Nine-Year-Old Indian Girl Was Allegedly Gang-Raped And Murdered And People Want Justice
Protests have broken out across India after a nine-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped and murdered.
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🌏 Memes And Sportsmanship At The Olympics
Your Olympics and world news for the week