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Chinese millennials take a shine to gold

Chinese millennials take a shine to gold

-- 2021-08-30 10:12:54

For many affluent young Chinese consumers, modern simplicity is out and tradition is back in when it comes to jewellery. Sales of gold bracelets, pendants, earrings and necklaces that draw on dragons...

World must 'positively guide' Taliban, Chinese foreign minister tells top US diplomat

World must 'positively guide' Taliban, Chinese foreign minister tells top US diplomat

REUTERS 2021-08-30 09:56:50

Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a phone call on Sunday that the international community should engage with Afghanistan's new Taliban...

US drone strike destroys Islamic State car bomb in Kabul

US drone strike destroys Islamic State car bomb in Kabul

-- 2021-08-29 22:28:38

American forces launched a drone strike in Kabul on Sunday that killed a suicide car bomber suspected of preparing to attack the airport, US officials said, as the United States nears the end of its m...

US carries out military strike in Kabul, officials say

US carries out military strike in Kabul, officials say

-- 2021-08-29 20:17:59

The United States carried out a military strike on Sunday in Kabul, two US officials told Reuters. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the strike targeted suspected ISIS-K militan...

‘Huge explosion’ reported near Kabul airport in Afghanistan

‘Huge explosion’ reported near Kabul airport in Afghanistan

-- 2021-08-29 19:48:12

A huge explosion was reported from a highly congested residential area near Kabul airport in Afghanistan on Sunday, killing a child, a little after the US President Joe Biden warned against another po...

Malaysia seeks help to confirm reports of two nationals arrested in Afghanistan

Malaysia seeks help to confirm reports of two nationals arrested in Afghanistan

-- 2021-08-29 10:54:49

Malaysia is seeking help from foreign security agencies to confirm media reports that two of its nationals have been arrested by the Taliban in Afghanistan for their alleged involvement in Islamic Sta...

US in final phase of Kabul evacuations

US in final phase of Kabul evacuations

-- 2021-08-29 10:51:09

US forces are in the final phase of their evacuation from Kabul and just over 1,000 civilians inside the airport remain to be flown out before troops are withdrawn, a Western security official in the...

Taliban prepare to set up new govt as US evacuation enters endgame

Taliban prepare to set up new govt as US evacuation enters endgame

-- 2021-08-29 09:59:48

The Taliban said on Saturday they were preparing a new cabinet as the US evacuation nears its end and they expected that sharp currency falls and economic turmoil following their takeover of Kabul two...

Mamata slams Modi govt as nephew summoned over coal scam   

Mamata slams Modi govt as nephew summoned over coal scam  

-- 2021-08-28 19:58:13

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government for "unleashing federal probe agencies against her family members", hours after her nephew and...

US drone strike kills Islamic State 'planner' of Kabul attack

US drone strike kills Islamic State 'planner' of Kabul attack

-- 2021-08-28 18:49:32

The United States attacked an Islamic State ‘planner’ in Afghanistan in retaliation for a deadly bombing outside Kabul airport and said there was a high risk of further blasts as it nears...

Taliban plans ‘inclusive caretaker government’ in Afghanistan

Taliban plans ‘inclusive caretaker government’ in Afghanistan

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-08-28 15:36:06

The Taliban says it is planning an inclusive caretaker government in Afghanistan after the group toppled the Western-backed administration in a stunning sweep earlier this month, Al Jazeera reports....

Two die in Japan after shots from contaminated Moderna vaccines

Two die in Japan after shots from contaminated Moderna vaccines

-- 2021-08-28 13:04:31

Two people died after receiving Moderna Covid-19 vaccine shots that were among lots later suspended following the discovery of contaminants, Japan's health ministry said on Saturday. The men in their...

China cracks down on 'chaotic' celebrity fan culture

China cracks down on 'chaotic' celebrity fan culture

REUTERS 2021-08-28 11:07:32

China cracked down on what it described as a "chaotic" celebrity fan culture on Friday, barring platforms from publishing popularity lists and regulating the sale of fan merchandise after a series of...

Some 105,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan since mid-Aug: US

Some 105,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan since mid-Aug: US

-- 2021-08-28 10:47:42

About 12,500 people were evacuated from Afghanistan on Thursday, raising the total number of evacuees amid the Taliban takeover of Kabul to roughly 105,000 since Aug 14, the White House said on Friday...

Death toll in Kabul airport carnage reaches 170

Death toll in Kabul airport carnage reaches 170

-- 2021-08-27 22:39:41

The United States pressed on with the monumental evacuation from Afghanistan on Friday amid tighter security measures and fears of more bloodshed, a day after the suicide attack at the Kabul airport t...

16 killed in Pakistan chemical factory fire

16 killed in Pakistan chemical factory fire

-- 2021-08-27 20:13:43

At least 16 people were killed in a factory fire on Friday in Pakistan’s largest city and financial hub, Karachi, raising questions about the industrial safety in a country not new to such accid...

Afghan minister works as delivery man in Germany

Afghan minister works as delivery man in Germany

-- 2021-08-27 19:41:09

Sayed Sadaat was the communications minister of the Afghan government before moving to Germany last December in the hope of a better future. Now he is a delivery man in the eastern city of Leipzig. H...

Taliban planning inclusive caretaker government led by ‘Amir-ulmomineen’   

Taliban planning inclusive caretaker government led by ‘Amir-ulmomineen’  

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-08-27 19:33:07

Afghanistan’s Taliban is planning an inclusive caretaker government after the group toppled the Western-backed administration in a stunning sweep earlier this month, reports Al Jazeera. Taliban...

No jobs, passports for 'anti-national' social media posts in India

No jobs, passports for 'anti-national' social media posts in India

-- 2021-08-27 17:49:49

At least three Indian states are denying passports and government jobs to people because of their social media posts or participation in protests, human rights activists has said, reports Reuters. In...

WHO says hopes for air bridge into northern Afghanistan in days

WHO says hopes for air bridge into northern Afghanistan in days

-- 2021-08-27 16:35:33

Medical supplies are running out in Afghanistan, where the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday it hoped to establish an air bridge into the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif with the help of...

Myanmar now decides to include Rohingyas in its inoculation campaign

Myanmar now decides to include Rohingyas in its inoculation campaign

-- 2021-08-27 15:44:16

Myanmar will vaccinate minority Muslim Rohingya people against the coronavirus, a spokesman for its ruling military said on Friday, adding that no one will be left behind in its inoculation campaign....

Hundreds of displaced families seek food and shelter in Kabul

Hundreds of displaced families seek food and shelter in Kabul

-- 2021-08-27 15:20:54

Hundreds of Afghan families who have been camping in searing heat at a Kabul park after the Taliban overran their provinces begged for food and shelter on Thursday, the most visible face of a humanita...

India asks Kerala, Maharashtra to consider night curfew as virus cases rise

India asks Kerala, Maharashtra to consider night curfew as virus cases rise

-- 2021-08-27 14:54:18

India has asked the states of Kerala and Maharashtra to consider night curfews in areas with high Covid-19 case numbers as the country reported more than 40,000 new infections for two days in a row on...

China now wants families to have three children, but problem lies elsewhere

China now wants families to have three children, but problem lies elsewhere

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-08-27 11:50:19

Faced with a worrying demographic crisis of its own making, China is encouraging couples to have more children, CNN reports. There's just one problem: women aren't too keen on the idea, according to...

US braces for more ISIS attacks after 73 killed in Kabul blasts

US braces for more ISIS attacks after 73 killed in Kabul blasts

-- 2021-08-27 10:10:18

US troops helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule braced for more attacks on Friday after Islamic State struck the crowded gates of Kabul airport, killing scores of civilians and at...

Blast outside Kabul airport kills at least 13, including children

Blast outside Kabul airport kills at least 13, including children

-- 2021-08-26 21:14:07

A suspected suicide bomb exploded outside Kabul airport on Thursday, killing at least 13 people including children, a Taliban official said, after the United States and allies urged Afghans to leave t...

Explosion outside Kabul airport, casualties unclear

Explosion outside Kabul airport, casualties unclear

-- 2021-08-26 20:32:06

Pentagon press secretary on Thursday said there had been an explosion outside Kabul airport, adding it was unclear if there were casualties. There has been an explosion outside the Kabul airport, the...

Sydney hospitals set up emergency tents as Covid cases hit record

Sydney hospitals set up emergency tents as Covid cases hit record

-- 2021-08-26 13:00:46

Australia's new daily cases of COVID-19 topped 1,000 on Thursday for the first time since the global pandemic began, as two major hospitals in Sydney set up emergency outdoor tents to help deal with a...

Afghans told to avoid Kabul airport over Islamic State threat

Afghans told to avoid Kabul airport over Islamic State threat

-- 2021-08-26 12:00:14

The United States and allies urged people to move away from Kabul airport on Thursday due to the threat of an Islamic State terror attack as Western troops hurry to evacuate as many Afghans as possibl...

Iraq seeks to ease Saudi-Iran hostility

Iraq seeks to ease Saudi-Iran hostility

-- 2021-08-26 10:23:49

Iraq has invited Iran and Tehran's Gulf Arab foes to a summit in Baghdad with the objective of calming tensions which have brought them close to open conflict in recent years. Officials say the meeti...