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Concern raised by delay in the creation of a new cybersecurity board

RICHMOND (VA) -- President Joe Biden has created a board to investigate major ransomware attacks and other digital espionage incidents. This board will be similar to a transportation safety board that deals with crashes. Eight...

EXPLAINER – Why Afghanistan needs our help?

WASHINGTON (AP), -- The grim situation in Afghanistan is worsening as winter intensifies. The downward spiral of violence that has followed the fall and takeover by the Taliban government, which was backed by the U.S.,...

Dubai party-hard debates new workweek: When is brunch?

DUBAI (UAE) -- Friday will be different. Dubai's former first weekend was a party tradition that included a long, hours-long celebration with unlimited supply of seafood, dessert, and Veuve Clicquot Champagne. This event is also...

Mutinous soldiers hold Burkina Faso President Kabore

OUAGADOUGOU (Burkina Faso) -- Two rebellious soldiers informed The Associated Press by telephone Monday that Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore was being held by mutinous troops. They didn't say where Kabore was held...

First talks held in Europe by Taliban since the Afghan takeover

OSLO, Norway (AP), -- Official talks between the Taliban and western diplomats began in Europe for the first time since they took control of Afghanistan in August. Closed-door meetings took place in a hotel high...

Biden-Kishida talks touch on North Korea and China

WASHINGTON (AP), -- The U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with Fumio Kimio, the Japanese Prime Minister, on Friday to discuss their concerns over North Korea's nuclear program as well as China's increasing military...

Tonga’s resort guests raise funds as the world rallies around them

WELLINGTON (AP) -- Tonga's tranquil resort was situated behind a lagoon-and-reef break that was ideal for both snorkelers and surfers. Moana Paea, owner of the resort, and her staff would cook delicious meals together. Guests...

As a settler critic, an Israeli general is made into a lawmaker

JERUSALEM, (AP) -- General Yair Golan served in the occupied West Bank protecting Jewish settlements for a large part of his military career. He is today one of their most vocal critics. Golan is a former...

Diplomat: Tongan survival story matches events

WELLINGTON (AP) -- A remarkable story about a retired carpenter, who survived in the ocean overnight after the Tonga tsunami swept his out to sea, fits with current events, a New Zealand diplomat stated...

After hamsters receive COVID-19, Hong Kong will kill 2,000 animals

According to officials from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, the city will also cease the sale and import of hamsters. On Monday, the employee at the pet shop tested positive for the Delta variant....

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