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Two Afghan interpreters, who served British troops during their years-long stay in the war-torn country, talked to Sky News, expressing fear for their own lives and the safety of their families. Both men are former so-called Locally Employed Staff (LES), eligible for Britain’s Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP). As …

Dublin’s Harrington became just the third Irish boxer to win gold at the Olympics when she outpointed the reigning world champion, Brazil’s Beatriz Ferreira, in the early hours of Sunday morning in Tokyo. In doing so, Harrington equals the achievement of both Katie Taylor and Michael Carruth, who have also won …

The destroyed aircraft was a single-engine Mooney M20, which had taken off from Alexandria Municipal Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. It was on its way to Flying Cloud Airport, in Eden Prairie, when it crashed into an empty lot next to a residence. Footage of the incident filmed …

Users can use the tool to request mass prayers for anything from a job interview to personal health. After a user creates their post, others can click a button reading, “I prayed.” The feature began being tested in the US in December.  “During the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve seen many faith …

The London hard fork, the latest software upgrade activated by ethereum, the second-largest blockchain network, sent its price up, having pushed bitcoin back up over the $40,000 level. Boom Bust co-host Christy Ai analyzes what’s behind the event and why the hard fork is such a big deal.

Speaking to Fox News on Saturday night, Trump boasted that he was “tremendously proud” of the role he played in developing safe and effective vaccines to fight Covid – a process that typically requires more than a decade.  “I think if we didn’t come up during the Trump administration with …

Obama is the latest Democrat to be accused of hypocrisy for seemingly breaking the very pandemic-era guidance he has promoted to the public.  The former president’s celebration on Saturday originally drew outrage when reports indicated the guest list was in the hundreds, leading some to wonder how such an event …

While renewed mask mandates and updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have received heavy pushback from critics, a poll conducted by the Washington Post and the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University has found that many want to continue relying on …

The former lawyer for Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Fund (FBK), Sobol flew to the Turkish capital, Istanbul, from Moscow’s Vnukovo airport on Saturday evening, Russian media reported, citing law enforcement sources. According to the sources cited, Sobol was expected to fly to another country from Istanbul, but her final destination, as well …

The president received his first shot of COVIran Barekat, one of the two locally produced coronavirus vaccines, on Sunday, local media reported, sharing pictures from the event. Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf received a dose of the vaccine alongside the president, who was sworn in earlier this week. The high-profile …