(2021-08-13). Humanitarians assess needs of 18.4 mln people in Afghanistan: UN. ecns.cn Relief workers in Afghanistan are determining the needs of 18.4 million people out of the nearly 40-million population as fighting spreads across the country, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.
(2021-08-13). Questions raised by Italian study over origins. ecns.cn A Beijing-based epidemiologist, who requested anonymity, said the study supports the hypothesis that SARS-CoV-2 may have originated and evolved in different parts of the world before the first reported outbreak occurred in Wuhan.
(2021-08-13). U.S. intelligence agencies hurry to satisfy Biden's 90-day order on Covid origin tracing. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden in May ordered the Intelligence Community to produce a report on COVID-19 origin tracing within 90 days. As the deadline approaches, U.S. intelligence agencies have shown their latest "progress" to the public through CNN.
(2021-08-13). Contributions to COVAX reflect China's commitment to global anti-COVID-19 fight: Bangladesh health experts. ecns.cn China's contributions through the COVAX Facility have reflected Beijing's commitment to global anti-COVID-19 fight, Bangladesh health experts said.
(2021-08-13). Taliban announces total conquest of Kandahar as Afghan officials confirm fall of 2nd-largest city. rt.com 
The Taliban has claimed complete control over Kandahar following fierce fighting, as officials confirm that government forces have retreated from the second-largest city. | A spokesperson for the militant group posted a statement on Friday announcing that Afghanistan's most important provinces — Kandahar, Helmand, Herat and Badghis — had been completely conquered. | Read more | | The Taliban said it had seized…
(2021-08-13). Cuba receives more than 41 tonnes of humanitarian aid from Russia. tass.com The shipment includes canned meat, corn flour and sunflower oil…
(2021-08-13). Talibanes toman la segunda ciudad más importante de Afganistán. telesurtv.net La captura de las ciudades de Kandahar y Herat representaría la mayor victoria de los talibanes desde que comenzaron una ofensiva en mayo.
(2021-08-13). US Supreme Court declines to block Indiana University's vaccine mandate, preserving key precedent for compulsory Covid-19 jabs. rt.com 
The US Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from students who sought to strike down Indiana University's Covid-19 vaccine mandate, leaving in place a potentially key legal precedent for forced inoculations. | Justice Amy Coney Barrett rejected the emergency request to hear the case on Thursday, meaning the high court won't overturn rulings by an Indiana district court and the US Court of Appeals in Chicago, which upheld the mandate. There were no dissenting opinions cited from other Supreme Court justices. | The Indiana case marked the first legal challenge of a Covid-19 vaccine mandate to come before…
(2021-08-13). Barack Obama Lied When He Declared End of US War in Afghanistan in 2014, Book Says. sputniknews.com In December 2014, then-US President Barack Obama announced that the Afghan war, which started in 2001 as a response to 9/11 terrorist attacks, had ended. He promised that all US troops would be pulled out of the country, but it took another seven years to kick-start the final step of the withdrawal.
(2021-08-13). Blinken, Austin reportedly call on Afghan Pres. to resign. en.mehrnews.com The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin have reportedly called on Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to resign and allow the formation of a transitional government.
(2021-08-13). Las mujeres cubanas son la fortaleza de la Revolución. cubadebate.cu El Presidente Díaz-Canel continuó este jueves los intercambios con varios sectores de la sociedad cubana. De dialogar con líderes comunitarios en la mañana pasó a hacerlo con mujeres de un sinfín de profesiones, encuentro emotivo y también crítico sobre cuánto falta por hacer en materia de igualdad de género.
(2021-08-13). US Supreme Court partially overturns New York's statewide eviction ban. rt.com 
The US Supreme Court has temporarily blocked New York's eviction moratorium, ruling that the policy violates landlords' right to due process. The decision will remain in force as litigation on the dispute continues. | The 6-3 decision partially stuck down the statewide eviction ban on Thursday, ruling in favor of a group of property owners who challenged the moratorium in an emergency filing to the Supreme Court. Three liberal-leaning justices — Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan —
(2021-08-13). The US Is Bombing Its Equipment That Has Been Captured by the Taliban. news.antiwar.com As the Taliban is rapidly advancing in Afghanistan, the US has stepped up airstrikes in the country. A US airstrikes have destroyed tanks, MRAPs, humvees, and D30 artillery pieces. US airstrikes have also killed civilians. In one instan…
(2021-08-13). Rusia considera atroz la situación del diplomático Alex Saab en Cabo Verde. telesurtv.net Rusia resaltó que EE.UU. implementa la práctica de capturar a ciudadanos de otros Estados en terceros países bajo acusaciones inventadas.
(2021-08-13). Llega a La Habana nuevo cargamento de ayuda humanitaria desde Rusia. cubadebate.cu Un AN-124 del Ejército ruso aterrizó en la tarde de este jueves en Aeropuerto José Martí con poco más de 40 toneladas de ayuda humanitaria para Cuba. La carga estaba compuesta por carne enlatada, aceite vegetal y harina de trigo. Un segundo avión llegará este viernes con equipamiento médico y medicinas.
(2021-08-13). Canada Reportedly Deploys Special Op Forces to Evacuate Embassy Staffers From Afghanistan. sputniknews.com Over the last few weeks, the Taliban have established control over several provincial capitals in Afghanistan. On Thursday, the Pentagon announced that it would return several thousand troops to the country to secure the departure of US embassy staffers from Kabul.