Οι ΗΠΑ κατέγραψαν χθες, Τρίτη, περισσότερους από 1.000 θανάτους από τονCOVID-19, οι οποίοι αντιστοιχούν σε περίπου 42 απώλειες την ώρα, σύμφωνα με απολογισμό του Reuters, καθώς το παραλλαγμένο στέλεχος Δέλτα του νέου κορωνοϊού συνεχίζει να πλήττει τμήματα της χώρας που έχουν χαμηλά ποσοστά εμβολιασμένων.
Western countries are stepping up efforts to evacuate their officials alongside Afghan refugees fleeing Taliban rule - despite the terrorist group declaring an "amnesty". Follow Newsweek s liveblog
(Bloomberg) Within 30 minutes of Hong Kong reversing its seven-day quarantine policy, Ovolo Hotels’ switchboard was swamped with calls. The operator of two facilities in the city’s mandatory quarantine program also got more than 850 emails, as frantic travelers sought to adjust their bookings.
Aid agencies say the Taliban is dealing with an Afghanistan that has made dramatic progress and may not revert easily back to how things were in the 1990s.