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The Taliban in Afghanistan have named a new interim government led by hardliners as the group pledges to implement a strict Islamic rule over the country of roughly 40 million. The new cabinet of the freshly restored Islamic Emirate of…

Pfizer’s top scientist defended the dose of the active ingredient in the company’s COVID-19 vaccine, which is lower than in Moderna’s vaccine. Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has 30 micrograms of mRNA, while Moderna’s has 100…

AFGHANISTAN: Over 300 unaccompanied Afghan children have been evacuated from Kabul since the Taliban took over on August 15, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, adding that many more have been separated from their…

US: More people are believed to have died from illnesses related to 9/11 than were killed on the actual day of the Al-Qaeda attacks on New York and Washington, according to a report published on Tuesday. The September 11 Victim…

VIETNAM: Vietnam jailed a man on Monday for five years for breaking strict COVID-19 quarantine rules and spreading the virus to others, state media reported. Le Van Tri, 28, was convicted of “spreading dangerous infectious…

INDONESIA: A fire tore through an overcrowded Indonesian prison in the early hours of Wednesday when most inmates were asleep, killing 41 people and injuring dozens of others, an official said. Firefighters extinguished the blaze…

BRAZIL: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro upped his attacks on perceived enemies including the Supreme Court and the electoral system Tuesday, vowing to defend supporters’ “freedom” as Brazil marked its Independence Day with rival…

At least 41 people have died in Indonesia after a fire broke out at an overcrowded prison on the outskirts of the capital Jakarta. The blaze broke out in the early hours of Wednesday morning at Tangerang jail, when most of the…

SWITZERLAND: The COVID-19 pandemic had a “devastating” impact on the fight against HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria in 2020, according to a report released by the Global Fund on Wednesday. “To mark our 20th anniversary, we had hoped…

AFGHANISTAN: The Taliban on Tuesday announced a caretaker Government to run the affairs in Afghanistan, where they have returned to power after two decades. The group drew from its inner high echelons to fill top posts, including an…