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- Bootleg Fire: Increasing Heat and Wind Could Complicate Fight to Contain Blaze August 3, 2021We’re on top of the latest extreme weather in the U.S. and around the world. Follow here for news on heat waves, wildfires, floods and more.
- The Covid Variant in Schools: What to Know August 3, 2021Classrooms are opening their doors to a different pandemic. Here is how to think about risk.
- A New Surge at a Santa Monica I.C.U. August 3, 2021They thought the worst of the pandemic was behind them. Then a new wave of cases arrived at the I.C.U. at Providence Saint John’s Health Center.
- Charlottesville Zoning Plan Prompts Debate Over Racial Justice August 3, 2021Four years after a white supremacist march, the Virginia city is reconsidering its housing and zoning rules.
- Biden Officials Open to Tightening Law Authorizing War on Terrorist Groups August 3, 2021At a Senate hearing, officials also urged repeal of the 1991 Gulf War and 2002 Iraq war laws, portraying them as obsolete and unnecessary.
- As Virus Cases Spike in Arkansas, the Governor Backtracks on Masks August 4, 2021Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a law banning mask mandates. Now he wants to unravel it, reflecting the dilemma for Republican governors across the South, where the health crisis has deepened.
- F.D.A. Aims to Give Final Approval to Pfizer Vaccine by Early Next Month August 3, 2021The Food and Drug Administration’s move is expected to kick off more vaccination mandates for hospital workers, college students and federal troops.
- Biden Has Blunt Words for Republican Governors on Vaccines: ‘Get Out of the Way’ August 3, 2021President Biden signaled a new level of frustration with Republican leaders in states where the highly contagious Delta variant is surging.
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- Iranian-backed forces suspected of tanker hijacking off UAE coast August 3, 2021Panama-registered Asphalt Princess was reportedly seized by eight to nine armed individualsIranian-backed forces are suspected of being behind the seizure of a tanker off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, after Britain’s maritime trade agency reported a “potential hijack” in the area on Tuesday by eight to nine armed individuals.Maritime security source […]
- Taliban on brink of taking key Afghan city as residents told to flee August 3, 2021Officials confirm all but one district of Lashkar Gah is under hardline Islamists’ control after fierce fightingTaliban fighters appeared to be on the brink of overrunning the key Afghan provincial capital of Lashkar Gah, as officials confirmed all but one district of the city was under the hardline Islamists’ control and residents were ordered to evacuate.M […]
- Tokyo 2020 Olympics: marathon swimming, skateboarding, cycling and more – live! August 3, 2021Track designer reveals boost from surface as records fallGames schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageEmail Tom, tweet or comment below the line 12.41am BST Women’s golf: Very early days here. The first round has just started and only a few of the athletes are out on the course. Bianca Pagdanganan of the Philippines is -2 after three holes, Ko Jin Y […]
- Scientists discover Machu Picchu could be at least two decades older than thought August 3, 2021A team of investigators used enhanced carbon dating methods to examine human remains from the site in Peru A scientific discovery about Machu Picchu has cast doubt on the reliability of colonial records for modern western historians trying to piece together an understanding of the Inca people who built the site.For more than 75 years, many historians and sci […]
- Cuomo faces calls to quit after inquiry finds he sexually harassed 11 women August 3, 2021Report finds New York governor created ‘climate of fear’‘I never touched anyone inappropriately,’ Cuomo insistsAndrew Cuomo, the governor of New York state, faced demands to resign on Tuesday after an investigation found that he sexually harassed 11 women, created a “climate of fear” in a “toxic” workplace and violated federal and state civil laws.An explosi […]
- Belarus exile group leader Vitaly Shishov found dead in Kyiv, police say August 3, 2021Police open murder investigation after activist discovered in park after failing to return from a run The head of a Kyiv-based non-profit organisation that helps Belarusians fleeing persecution has been found dead in a park in the Ukrainian capital, police have said, raising suspicion that he may have been murdered.Vitaly Shishov, the head of Belarusian Hous […]
- Anger in Turkey grows over government’s handling of wildfires August 3, 2021Response of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling party seen by many as out of touch as blazes rage for seventh dayPeople across Turkey are looking for answers as to how summer wildfires got so desperately out of control, after seven straight days of unusually ferocious fires that continue to blaze throughout the south and west of the country.Eight people, including […]
- Third day of protests in Delhi over alleged rape of nine-year-old girl August 3, 2021Hundreds take to streets of Indian capital after latest case of sexual violenceThe alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl from India’s lowest caste has sparked a third day of protests in the capital, in the latest case to spotlight the country’s high levels of sexual violence.Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in Delhi on Tuesday holding […]
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- Andrew Cuomo: Biden says governor should resign over harassment report August 3, 2021The new report comes months after several women accused the New York governor of sexual misconduct.
- Gunmen attack home of Afghan defence minister in Kabul August 3, 2021The minister was not at home during the attack, which came rising unrest across the country.
- Belarus sprinter Krystina Timanovskaya to leave Tokyo for Poland August 4, 2021Krystina Timanovskaya took refuge in the Polish embassy after refusing to board a flight to Belarus.
- MV Asphalt Princess: Ship hijacked off UAE ordered to sail to Iran August 3, 2021The Panama-flagged MV Asphalt Princess has been ordered to sail to Iran, officials say.
- Vitaly Shishov: Head of Belarus exiles group found dead in Ukraine August 3, 2021Vitaly Shishov lived in Ukraine and led a group helping people who fled the Belarus crackdown.
- Beirut blast: ‘The day our city exploded’ August 3, 2021One year on from the blast that rocked Beirut, no one has yet been made accountable.
- German pensioner given hefty fine for WW2 tank in house August 3, 2021The 82 year old is given a suspended sentence and fined €250,000 (£213,469).
- FBI used pictures of staff for undercover sex crime stings August 3, 2021A watchdog says the FBI put office staff in danger by using their photos to lure sexual predators.
