Western powers scramble to evacuate from Afghanistan
BRUSSELS (AFP) -European nations and the EU scrambled to evacuate their citizens and local staff from Kabul on Sunday (Aug...
Month: August 2021
NanoFilm shares plunge 28.8% on resignation of COO, disappointing earnings report
SINGAPORE - Investors dumped shares of NanoFilm Technologies on Monday (Aug 16), unnerved by the resignation of the company's chief...
Pentagon authorises more troops for Kabul as US embassy says airport security not stable
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - The Pentagon authorised another 1,000 troops to help evacuate United States citizens and Afghans who worked for...
High Court orders 3 firms linked to Envy nickel trading scheme wound up, liquidators appointed
SINGAPORE - Three companies at the centre of one of Singapore's biggest investment fraud schemes linked to big-spending businessman Ng...
Haiti hospitals struggle to treat thousands injured in quake as death toll rises to 1,297
LES CAYES (AFP) - Hunched on benches, curled up in chairs or even lying the floor, those injured in the...
Trump calls for Biden to resign over Taleban takeover of Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Former US president Donald Trump called for his successor Joe Biden to resign on Sunday (Aug 15)...
Hospitalisations of Americans younger than 50 reach new coronavirus pandemic highs
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) - A lagging vaccination campaign and the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant are driving a...
Thousands evacuate as wildfires ravage Utah and northern California
LOS ANGELES (NYTIMES) - Intense wildfires continued to burn across parts of the western United States on Sunday (Aug 15),...
More than 60 countries say Afghans, others must be allowed to leave Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - More than 60 countries issued a joint statement saying Afghans and international citizens who want to leave...
GZERO VIDEO: Biden administration made big mistakes in Afghan pullout
NEW YORK (GZERO MEDIA) - While the US' pullout of troops from Afghanistan was a smart policy by President Joe...