International News: August 2021

Tuesday, 31 August 2021

In a few pockets of Afghanistan, resistance fighters are still opposing the Taliban.

By BY SHARIF HASSAN AND JIM HUYLEBROEK from NYT World https://ift.tt/3DBUtaP

Teenage Lifeguard Killed in Lightning Strike: ‘It Was Like a Bomb’

By BY ASHLEY WONG from NYT New York https://ift.tt/38t4EAh

Huracanes y cambio climático: esto es lo que sabemos

By BY VERONICA PENNEY from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2WHlLfh

Reflections on Our Summer Reading Contest and Our Final Week of Winners

By BY NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/3ywJsnD

College Football Changes: More 2-Point Tries and a Crackdown on Stadium Gamesmanship

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3mOFiFx

This Is the Moment the Anti-Vaccine Movement Has Been Waiting for

By BY TARA HAELLE from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jxvtcV

Bangladeshi manufacturers criticize the expansion of a deal to protect workers.

By BY ELIZABETH PATON from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3kIOkkr

'Congress didn't even construct a washroom there': BJP after Rahul calls Jallianwala Bagh renovation 'insult'

The BJP on Tuesday lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his attack on the government over the renovation of the Jallianwala Bagh memorial, alleging that his party did not even construct a washroom at the site but is now doing politics over the exercise undertaken by the Modi dispensation.

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India Schedule at Tokyo Paralympics, September 1, 2021: Event, Match Timings and Live Streaming Details

After a good seventh day at the Paralympic Games, here are the events featuring India on the eighth of the event.

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Kylian Mbappe's Future Dominates Final Hours of Football Transfer Window

Kylian Mbappe's future still remains unresolved in a transfer window that has seen Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo change clubs.

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There’s a Better Way to Stop Ransomware Attacks

By BY PAUL ROSENZWEIG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3BvP17Q

Revocatoria a Gavin Newsom: una guía para los votantes

By BY JILL COWAN AND SHAWN HUBLER from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3jz4k9D

Let’s Talk About ‘Sellouts’

By BY JOHN MCWHORTER from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2WKQqs6

Downed lines are making it hard for Entergy to restore power in Louisiana.

By BY IVAN PENN AND PETER EAVIS from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3kCTUFf

Transcript: Ezra Klein Answers Listener Questions

By Unknown Author from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/3DIDh3N

The U.S. faces a series of dilemmas in dealing with a Taliban government.

By BY MAX FISHER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3BpMjR9

New Jersey Woman Charged With Selling Fake Vaccine Cards on Instagram

By BY JONAH E. BROMWICH from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3mSTAVt

Hochul directs $65 million for the rollout of booster shots in New York, assuming federal regulators clear them.

By BY GRACE ASHFORD from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2WEXk1E

Players Apologize as Mets Try to Move On From Thumbs Down

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3kJh4tk

The New U.S. Challenge in Afghanistan: Coping With Taliban Rule

By BY MAX FISHER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3mMnIBZ

WhatsApp banned over 3 million Indian accounts between Jun 16-Jul 31: Report

Over three million Indian accounts were banned by WhatsApp while 594 grievance reports were received by the messaging platform between June 16-July 31, according to its compliance report.

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Monday, 30 August 2021

With a Tuesday withdrawal deadline for U.S. troops, hope dwindles for Afghans to flee via the airport.

By BY JIM HUYLEBROEK from NYT World https://ift.tt/3mMuTtG

White House Weighs Clemency to Keep Some Drug Offenders Confined at Home

By BY ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS AND CHARLIE SAVAGE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sXhQH0

Your Tuesday Briefing

By BY MELINA DELKIC from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2WGkN2Q

The world is still short of everything. Get used to it.

By BY PETER S. GOODMAN AND KEITH BRADSHER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3yoUmvy

A university in Bangladesh evacuates almost 150 young women from Kabul.

By BY ISABELLA KWAI from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WGltoU

New York’s Brief Hot Restaurant Summer: Bread Binges and Tabletop Coke

By BY BECKY HUGHES from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3ytNY6q

E. U. Proposes New Travel Restrictions on Unvaccinated U.S. Visitors

By BY ELIAN PELTIER from NYT World https://ift.tt/38mT8qa

La variante delta se infiltró en un aula de primaria. Así sucedió

By BY SABRINA IMBLER AND EMILY ANTHES from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3kJ4L0u

What Voters in a California Swing District Say About Afghanistan

By BY JENNIFER MEDINA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/38pAOfV

What’s Better, a Prize or a Patent?

By BY PETER COY from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/38rLPO0

When the ‘Silent Majority’ Isn’t White

By BY JAY CASPIAN KANG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3gJ3GnS

New data confirm Pfizer and Moderna vaccines bring a small risk of heart problems, especially for boys and younger men.

By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3gIgz1O

Human Most of All: In Moscow, a Theater Stages ‘Gorbachev’

By BY IVAN NECHEPURENKO from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/2WwCqls

A new plant was supposed to help keep New Orleans’s lights on after storms. It didn’t.

By BY IVAN PENN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/38nAC0K

N.J. will end pandemic unemployment benefits this weekend.

By BY PRECIOUS FONDREN from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3zwA0lx

Here are some ways to help victims of the storm.

By BY CHRISTINE HAUSER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3mM9mRW

Starbucks Faces Rare Union Challenge as Buffalo Workers Seek Vote

By BY NOAM SCHEIBER from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3Bu8RjN

A planeload of sorely needed medical supplies lands in Mazar-i-Sharif.

By BY DANIEL E. SLOTNIK from NYT World https://ift.tt/3gLoxqP

Taliban kills 14 people of Hazara minority in Afghanistan's Daykundi province: Reports

Taliban has killed at least 14 people belonging to the Hazara community in Khadir district of Afghanistan's Daykundi province, local media reports said. Among those killed are 12 soldiers, who reportedly surrendered, and two civilians. One of them is said to be a kid.

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SpaceX to use robot chopsticks to catch largest-ever flying object

Tech billionaire Elon Musk took to Twitter on Monday to announce that his aerospace manufacturing firm SpaceX will try to catch largest-ever flying object with robot chopsticks.

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Flood situation deteriorates in Assam, 2 children killed

With five more Assam districts affected by flood fury on Monday, two children died and over 3.63 lakh people were affected in 21 of the state's 34 districts, officials said.

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Explosion at Colombian police station leaves 13 injured

At least 13 people were injured following an explosion at a police station near Colombia’s border with Venezuela, officials in the city of Cucuta said on Monday. Police said the explosion was caused by an “improvised explosive device” that was left at the station, which is located in one of Cucuta’s lower income neighborhoods.

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Ladakh to reopen schools in Kargil region for classes 6 to 8 students

Ladakh reported seven new Covid-19 cases, taking the overall infection tally to 20,551, officials said Monday, even as the Kargil district administration allowed schools to reopen from September 1 for classes 6th to 8th. The union territory has registered 207 Covid-related deaths -- 149 in Leh and 58 in Kargil -- since the outbreak of the pandemic last year.

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Sunday, 29 August 2021

Bayern Vs. Gladbach In German Cup, Dortmund Vs. Ingolstadt

Bayern Munich will play at Borussia Mnchengladbach in the second round of the German Cup, while defending champion Borussia Dortmund was given a home draw against seconddivision Ingolstadt.

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More than 300,000 customers are without power. It could be weeks before they have it back.

By BY TARIRO MZEZEWA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Y2MHGJ

After Katrina, New Orleans became a fortress. Ida is testing its strength.

By BY CHRISTOPHER FLAVELLE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3gJbS7M

Hurricane Ida Makes Landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4

By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND STORYFUL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2XYPJf4

On the road to Kabul, hundreds of families can’t go home and wait for help.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WAMuu3

As the virus surges in Oregon, counties are asking for mobile morgues to house the dead.

By BY MATT RICHTEL, SERGIO OLMOS AND MIKE BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ksVYiM

Ron DeSantis, How Many Covid Deaths Are Enough?

By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2V2DsW4

Security arrangements tightened across Delhi ahead of Janmashtami

The Delhi Police on Sunday said security arrangements has been tightened across the national capital in view of Janmashtami celebrations, and asked people to strictly follow Covid-appropriate behaviour. Janmashtami, celebrated to mark the birth of Lord Krishna, is on Monday.

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Saints Move Practice To Home Of Cowboys After Ira Evacuation

The New Orleans Saints are planning to practice at the home of the Dallas Cowboys for three days this week after evacuating because of Hurricane Ira, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Sunday.

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