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First Afghan interpreters to arrive in US as Blinken fails to reach deal in Kuwait
(WASHINGTON) -- The first Afghans who worked for the U.S. military and diplomatic missions are being evacuated and will arrive in the U.S. late Thursday night or early Friday morning, according to a source familiar with the plans. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that ...
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Earth Overshoot Day marks date planet has used up resources for the year
(NEW YORK) — With 155 days left in 2021, humans have already surpassed what global resources can sustain in a single year, according to international sustainability organization Global Footprint Network. Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when demand for Earth’s ecological resources exceeds what the ...
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Blinken warns of ‘deeply, deeply troubling’ reports of atrocities in Afghanistan amid US withdrawal
(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken acknowledged Wednesday during a joint press conference in India that the situation in Afghanistan is headed in the wrong direction -- noting the Taliban is "making advances" and calling reports that the group has committed atrocities "deeply, ...
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Tokyo reports record number of COVID-19 cases as Olympic games continue
(TOKYO) -- Tokyo reported a record number of 3,177 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday as the Olympic games remain underway. It's the second day in a row in which Japan's capital reported record-breaking cases. On Tuesday, the city reported 2,484 COVID-19 cases, which exceeded its previous ...
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Iceland hotel seeks photographer to capture northern lights
(HELLA, Iceland) -- Hotel Rangá in Iceland is looking for a photographer to chase the northern lights, also known as aurora borealis. This dream job consists of three weeks chasing the lights from September to October. The hotel is located in the Icelandic countryside, where temperatures ...
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Experts warn of prolonged COVID-19 pandemic due to vaccine inequality
(LONDON, HONG KONG and JAKARTA) -- A perfect storm with the coronavirus appears to be brewing across the Asia-Pacific region: surges in the highly contagious delta variant combined with slow vaccination uptake. Tight vaccine supplies are a major factor and experts caution that unless most ...
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U.K. to allow fully vaccinated travelers from U.S, E.U., without quarantine
(LONDON) -- Beginning next month, the United Kingdom will allow fully vaccinated U.S. citizens to enter the country without quarantining. In a statement, the U.K. Department for Transport says the policy will apply to travelers from countries on their "green" and "amber" lists, but ...
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At least one killed, over a dozen injured in explosion at German chemicals site
(BERLIN) -- At least one person was killed and more than a dozen others were injured in an explosion at an industrial park for chemical companies in western Germany on Tuesday morning, officials said. The powerful blast at Chempark's site in Leverkusen reverberated through the ...
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Socialist school teacher to be sworn in as Peru’s president on 200th independence anniversary
(NEW YORK) -- A rural schoolteacher and son of illiterate campesinos from the Andean highlands is poised to be sworn in as Peru's president Wednesday, the same day the country will commemorate its 200th anniversary of independence from Spain. His inauguration comes after a ...
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Blinken makes first trip to India amid heightened tensions with China
(NEW DELHI) -- If this week is the Biden administration’s full-court press in Asia, then Secretary of State Antony Blinken is playing point guard with his first trip to India. President Joe Biden has made it a top foreign policy priority to rally against the ...
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US concludes combat mission in Iraq as Biden meets with Iraqi prime minister
(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said the U.S. is "not going to be, by the end of the year, in a combat mission" in Iraq. The president, while meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi Monday afternoon, said the U.S. role there will be focused ...
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Discontent over Fukushima nuclear disaster response casts shadow over Tokyo Olympics
(NEW YORK) -- Some 150 miles from Tokyo's Olympic venues, calendars that line the walls of empty classrooms remain frozen on a date more than a decade in the past: March 11, 2011. Images from an abandoned elementary school in Futaba, Japan, are an eerie ...
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