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Kabul Airport Was Hit By Two Massive Bombings And At Least 103 People Are Dead
Two bombing attacks rocked Kabul’s airport on Thursday Aug. 26, leaving more than 100 people dead, including 13 Americans, and dozens more injured.
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Climate
India Is Banning Single-Use Plastics By July 2022
India is banning single-use plastics by July 2022. The country produces over 25,000 tons of plastic waste every single day, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.
Activism
People Around The World Are Protesting In Support Of Afghans After The Taliban Took Control
Protests have taken place around the world in support of Afghans after the Taliban took control of the country on Sunday Aug. 15.
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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.
Featured
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.”
Featured
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.
Featured
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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