2021-08-12 b0f51dd88eaf44d6e991cf9c58f5e13e5c365c39 https://s.france24.com/media/display/139a4b02-fb3a-11eb-ad3a-005056bf30b7/w:1280/p:16x9/000_9DA7WK.jpg https://s.france24.com/media/display/139a4b02-fb3a-11eb-ad3a-005056bf30b7/w:1280/p:16x9/000_9DA7WK.jpg 55 Andry Rajoelina 14 /wiki/andry%20rajoelina Political impact of the COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/political%20impact%20of%20the%20covid-19%20pandemic President 239 /wiki/president%20of%20madagascar President 2 /wiki/list%20of%20presidents%20of%20madagascar cabinet 37 /wiki/government%20of%20madagascar famine 71 /wiki/famine increasing number of COVID-19 infections 116 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic%20in%20madagascar political crisis 172 /wiki/political%20crisis Andry Rajoelina Political impact of the COVID-19 pandemic President President cabinet famine increasing number of COVID-19 infections political crisis Political impact of the COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2021/08/12/president-andry-rajoelina-dismisses-his-entire-cabinet-citing-failures-in-government-as-the-country-struggles-with-sev France 24 12 ae74ac677407b1229276e77ba2bfa2fe705e9187 8 https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20210812-madagascar-president-sacks-all-his-ministers-citing-failures-in-government 2021 Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has sacked all his ministers, his office said, days after he criticised some of their performances as below par and weeks after officials said they had thwarted a… President Andry Rajoelina dismisses his entire cabinet citing "failures in government" as the country struggles with severe food shortages, an increasing number of COVID-19 infections and a political crisis over a recently uncovered plot to assassinate the president. 2021-08-12 f6a300fd104a4750dce277715b98572839629a34 53 2021 Algeria wildfires 1 /wiki/2021%20algeria%20wildfires Abdelmadjid Tebboune 14 /wiki/abdelmadjid%20tebboune Algerian President 2 /wiki/president%20of%20algeria 2021 Algeria wildfires Abdelmadjid Tebboune Algerian President 2021 Algeria wildfires /feed/2021/08/12/president-abdelmadjid-tebboune-in-a-televised-address-announces-that-22-people-have-been-arrested-for-causing-the-wild Reuters 12 bdd47f3844edda24af51cfbf92150a61bb4418a8 8 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/algeria-leader-calls-wildfires-disaster-says-22-arsonists-arrested-2021-08-12/ 2021 President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, in a televised address, announces that 22 people have been arrested for causing the wildfires which have left 65 people dead so far. 2021-08-12 914e4f2680abfce00b5c6b358a907416ebe6deac https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/BD60/production/_119908484_mediaitem119908483.jpg https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/BD60/production/_119908484_mediaitem119908483.jpg 52 Ankara 2 /wiki/ankara Syrians 37 /wiki/syrians%20in%20turkey Turkey 14 /wiki/turkey Turkey's migrant crisis 1 /wiki/turkey's%20migrant%20crisis a fight between Syrians and locals 71 /wiki/racism%20in%20turkey Ankara Syrians Turkey Turkey's migrant crisis a fight between Syrians and locals Turkey's migrant crisis /feed/2021/08/12/armed-locals-in-ankara-turkey-attack-shops-houses-and-cars-owned-by-syrians-the-assaults-occurred-after-a-turkish-te BBC News 12 e386f643d3e99c7d314e4dd774e8cdb2140a2b9e 8 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58185612 2021 Protesters attacked houses owned by Syrians after tensions flared over reports of a fatal stabbing. Armed locals in Ankara, Turkey, attack shops, houses and cars owned by Syrians. The assaults occurred after a Turkish teenager was killed yesterday during a fight between Syrians and locals, and the wounding of Turkish men who were stabbed by a Syrian man in another incident. 2021-08-12 bac9c9f9d210a921060e80ac96cd96f4c12757cb 51 AMIA bombing 406 /wiki/amia%20bombing Ahmad Vahidi 14 /wiki/ahmad%20vahidi Argentina 2 /wiki/argentina Argentine foreign ministry 506 /wiki/ministry%20of%20foreign%20affairs%20and%20worship Argentine justice 617 /wiki/argentine%20law Ebrahim Raisi 116 /wiki/ebrahim%20raisi Foreign relations of Argentina 1 /wiki/foreign%20relations%20of%20argentina Interpol 317 /wiki/interpol Iran 172 /wiki/iran brutal terrorist attack 739 /wiki/terrorism%20in%20argentina government 71 /wiki/government%20of%20iran ministerial rank 37 /wiki/ministry%20of%20interior%20(iran) red notice 239 /wiki/red%20notice AMIA bombing Ahmad Vahidi Argentina Argentine foreign ministry Argentine justice Ebrahim Raisi Foreign relations of Argentina Interpol Iran brutal terrorist attack government ministerial rank red notice Foreign relations of Argentina /feed/2021/08/12/argentina-condemns-the-designation-of-ahmad-vahidi-to-a-ministerial-rank-in-the-new-government-of-ebrahim-raisi-in-iran Buenos Aires Times 12 88cf60aa9adfa36b7ca46a03db9ac5631da3807e 8 https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/argentina-condemns-appointment-of-iranian-minister-linked-to-amia-attack.phtml 2021 Argentina condemns the designation of Ahmad Vahidi to a ministerial rank in the new government of Ebrahim Raisi in Iran. Argentina issued a red notice through INTERPOL against Vahidi for his alleged connection with the 1994 AMIA bombing. The Foreign Ministry expressed its condemnation of the designation as "an affront to the Argentine justice and the victims of the brutal terrorist attack". 2021-08-12 605041220165981d4739e0d0f459010667620c3d https://www.rnz.co.nz/assets/news/212527/eight_col_Vanuatu_passport.jpg?1571886282 https://www.rnz.co.nz/assets/news/212527/eight_col_Vanuatu_passport.jpg?1571886282 49 Foreign relations of Vanuatu 1 /wiki/foreign%20relations%20of%20vanuatu Syrian national 37 /wiki/syrian%20diaspora Vanuatu 2 /wiki/vanuatu citizens 14 /wiki/citizenship Foreign relations of Vanuatu Syrian national Vanuatu citizens Foreign relations of Vanuatu /feed/2021/08/12/vanuatu-stops-the-sale-of-its-citizenship-and-revokes-the-citizenship-it-gave-last-april-to-a-syrian-national-for-us-130 RNZ International 12 d5c2237e2789a112436905b4b6f8071f045a6482 8 https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/449063/vanuatu-sells-citizenship-in-april-takes-it-away-in-august 2021 A Syrian who purchased a Vanuatu citizenship said it has been revoked by the Pacific country. Vanuatu stops the sale of its citizenship and revokes the citizenship it gave last April to a Syrian national for US$130,000. 2021-08-12 0f149a2ecb8c1d83350a1c8acaa3bf1cdaab6354 48 2020 census 115 /wiki/2020%20united%20states%20census Great Depression 70 /wiki/great%20depression population growth 36 /wiki/population%20growth the first time 13 /wiki/demographic%20history%20of%20the%20united%20states white Americans 1 /wiki/white%20americans 2020 census Great Depression population growth the first time white Americans White Americans /feed/2021/08/12/the-population-of-white-americans-declines-for-the-first-time-and-population-growth-is-at-its-lowest-since-the-great-de Reuters 12 7ef12f9a24127d81f240872b66b3333fbfb8d906 8 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-release-census-data-used-legislative-redistricting-2021-08-12/ 2021 The population of white Americans declines for the first time, and population growth is at its lowest since the Great Depression, per the results of the 2020 census. 2021-08-12 904b80c5418b7eda8dad767bc8fba70c924ad0f0 47 COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic Lineage B.1.617 2 /wiki/sars-cov-2%20lineage%20b.1.617 COVID-19 pandemic Lineage B.1.617 COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2021/08/12/the-moderna-covid-19-vaccine-is-found-to-be-effective-against-the-lineage-b1617-delta-variant-for-six-months CNN 12 456c21cd898f7ed775c16dfaad26838ed161aae0 8 https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/12/health/moderna-vaccine-protection/index.html 2021 The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is found to be effective against the Lineage B.1.617 Delta variant for six months. 2021-08-12 13411e562058f841242f5bb1e5b491e9735f47fc https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9b41e3a3106040547eee3a0328cb6eb0975a050b/3215_158_2785_1671/master/2785.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=87ee608d6e8a9caba828242f600f1694 https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9b41e3a3106040547eee3a0328cb6eb0975a050b/3215_158_2785_1671/master/2785.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=87ee608d6e8a9caba828242f600f1694 46 COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic COVID-19 testing 71 /wiki/covid-19%20testing Lesotho 2 /wiki/lesotho Moeketsi Majoro 37 /wiki/moeketsi%20majoro Prime Minister of Lesotho 14 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20lesotho COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 testing Lesotho Moeketsi Majoro Prime Minister of Lesotho COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2021/08/12/lesotho-prime-minister-moeketsi-majoro-self-isolates-after-testing-positive-for-covid-19 The Guardian 12 ba57c849ff774948e0251e3b0887f09b39685065 8 https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/aug/12/lesothos-pm-isolating-with-covid-as-cases-go-unrecorded 2021 Medics fear government is failing to gather data as ‘social media conspiracies’ slow vaccination take-up Lesotho prime minister Moeketsi Majoro self-isolates after testing positive for COVID-19. 2021-08-12 41f276b4f27434bb380a0ed941b1730ba3a6c3a9 44 Australian Capital Territory 2 /wiki/australian%20capital%20territory COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic east coast of Australia 71 /wiki/eastern%20states%20of%20australia lockdown 14 /wiki/covid-19%20lockdowns state and territory 37 /wiki/state%20and%20territory%20of%20australia Australian Capital Territory COVID-19 pandemic east coast of Australia lockdown state and territory COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2021/08/12/the-australian-capital-territory-enters-a-lockdown-after-the-first-locally-acquired-case-of-covid-19-in-over-a-year-was The Australian 12 9f80fe3d8736dcbc2fceb51a35e39cc38f4792ce 8 https://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/canberra-expected-to-enter-a-lockdown-due-to-a-case-of-covid19-in-act/news-story/f59ccdea9eb84081f741d0012612832f 2021 The Australian Capital Territory enters a lockdown after the first locally acquired case of COVID-19 in over a year was reported. Every state and territory on the east coast of Australia, where the majority of the national population lives, is now under a lockdown. The last time this occurred was at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. 2021-08-12 bbba356464e44ee5e2fa7a1abd29d20f1c2713be https://static.themoscowtimes.com/image/1360/a4/494957.jpg <130d53f752a091a3f8342dbf86d9f5397deebb6d>https://static.themoscowtimes.com/image/1360/a4/494957.jpg 41 COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic Russia 2 /wiki/russia COVID-19 pandemic Russia COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2021/08/12/russia-reports-a-record-808-deaths-from-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-thereby-bringing-the-nationwide-death-toll-to-168 The Moscow Times 12 130d53f752a091a3f8342dbf86d9f5397deebb6d 8 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/08/12/russia-sets-new-pandemic-record-with-over-800-coronavirus-deaths-a74767 2021 The country’s total death toll of 168,049 is the sixth-highest in the world, but experts say the true figure is likely higher. Russia reports a record 808 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 168,049. 2021-08-12 32f28c968025037cde0283195d5f87b2bb529795 https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/1306A/production/_119903977_gettyimages-1300396758.jpg https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/1306A/production/_119903977_gettyimages-1300396758.jpg 39 COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic Ireland 2 /wiki/republic%20of%20ireland Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine 14 /wiki/pfizer-biontech%20covid-19%20vaccine its 37 /wiki/moderna%20covid-19%20vaccine COVID-19 pandemic Ireland Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine its COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2021/08/12/ireland-opens-registration-for-children-between-the-ages-of-12-and-15-to-receive-a-covid-19-vaccine-around-280000-chil BBC News 12 bee756e636beacc175ce5c61ed91020262a3df97 8 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58184278 2021 Health chiefs say about 42,000 children were signed up within hours of the registration opening Ireland opens registration for children between the ages of 12 and 15 to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Around 280,000 children will be eligible for vaccination with the Pfizer–BioNTech or Moderna vaccines, with more than 50,000 already registered. 2021-08-12 4e336fd60a0a98c4aee8ece21568fb48a1c311cb 35 COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic Thailand 2 /wiki/thailand COVID-19 pandemic Thailand COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2021/08/12/thailand-reports-a-record-22782-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-thereby-bringing-the-nationwide-total-of-co Philippine Daily Inquirer 12 b6e8008b848237f4a320783b6bbf2a97f4270150 8 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1472596/thailand-reports-record-22782-coronavirus-cases 2021 Thailand reports a record 22,782 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 839,771. 2021-08-12 193749eca9b5b01698de04d0bd219c3ba16e5fd1 33 COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic Malaysia 2 /wiki/malaysia COVID-19 pandemic Malaysia COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2021/08/12/malaysia-reports-a-record-21688-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-thereby-bringing-the-nationwide-total-of-co Free Malaysia Today 12 f4dd46b7e300587e6c5e43b058d150e5fadde400 8 https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2021/08/12/record-high-21668-covid-19-cases/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=pmd_1b43a37331311507a4fe050075996c87c3d94c68-1628770690-0-gqNtZGzNAmKjcnBszQcO 2021 Malaysia reports a record 21,688 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,342,215. 2021-08-12 89edbfd16dea14b9514de5a036163b9019a966ab https://cdn-japantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105904-870x489.jpeg <72bc877d0e740f8089f1672ad00c675b1b45fcdc>https://cdn-japantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105904-870x489.jpeg 31 COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic Japan 2 /wiki/japan COVID-19 pandemic Japan COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2021/08/12/japan-reports-a-record-for-the-second-consecutive-day-of-18822-new-cases-of-covid-19 The Japan Times 12 72bc877d0e740f8089f1672ad00c675b1b45fcdc 8 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/08/12/national/coronavirus-cases-august-12/ 2021 Japan reports a record for the second consecutive day of 18,822 new cases of COVID-19. 2021-08-12 4426bd7f07862e7b2f5a297868fdd59efb7aaf14 29 AstraZeneca 14 /wiki/oxford-astrazeneca%20covid-19%20vaccine COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic Cambodia 2 /wiki/cambodia CoronaVac 172 /wiki/coronavac SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant 239 /wiki/sars-cov-2%20delta%20variant Sinopharm 37 /wiki/sinopharm Sinopharm 71 /wiki/bbibp-corv Sinovac 116 /wiki/sinovac AstraZeneca COVID-19 pandemic Cambodia CoronaVac SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant Sinopharm Sinopharm Sinovac COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2021/08/12/cambodia-begins-to-administer-the-oxford-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-as-a-third-booster-dose-to-people-who-have-recei The Jakarta Post 12 e855a31afc42b34991ad2a5f5a308709f3419d89 8 https://www.thejakartapost.com/paper/2021/08/12/cambodia-starts-vaccine-booster-drive-to-shore-up-covid-19-defense.html 2021 Cambodia started offering coronavirus vaccine booster shots on Thursday in a renewed public health drive after managing to inoculate more than half of its population. Cambodia begins to administer the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as a third "booster" dose to people who have received the inactivated virus vaccines developed by Sinopharm (BBIBP-CorV) and Sinovac (CoronaVac) in order to strengthen immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. 2021-08-12 1f0cea79fdd7c65dee9defdf8b284153fdb912de 26 COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic FDA 2 /wiki/food%20and%20drug%20administration Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine 37 /wiki/pfizer-biontech%20covid-19%20vaccine booster vaccine 14 /wiki/booster%20dose compromised immune system 116 /wiki/immunocompromise its 71 /wiki/moderna%20covid-19%20vaccine COVID-19 pandemic FDA Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster vaccine compromised immune system its COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2021/08/12/the-us-food-and-drug-administration-authorizes-a-booster-dose-of-the-pfizer-biontech-and-moderna-covid-19-vaccines-for Reuters 12 14a11faa8e41beeb17935845d97e55012f3f9b64 8 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-fda-authorizes-covid-19-vaccine-boosters-immunocompromised-2021-08-13/ 2021 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorizes a booster dose of the Pfizer–BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for immunocompromised people. 2021-08-12 a28144524575eafb6b476748e243c1a706d070f9 25 COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic COVID-19 vaccine 116 /wiki/covid-19%20vaccine Secretary of Health and Human Services 2 /wiki/united%20states%20secretary%20of%20health%20and%20human%20services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 37 /wiki/united%20states%20department%20of%20health%20and%20human%20services Xavier Becerra 14 /wiki/xavier%20becerra require 71 /wiki/covid-19%20vaccine%20mandates%20in%20the%20united%20states COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 vaccine Secretary of Health and Human Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra require COVID-19 pandemic 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/wiki/london%20breed Mayor 2 /wiki/mayor%20of%20san%20francisco San Francisco 37 /wiki/san%20francisco major U.S. city 71 /wiki/lists%20of%20cities%20in%20the%20united%20states COVID-19 pandemic London Breed Mayor San Francisco major U.S. city COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2021/08/12/san-francisco-mayor-london-breed-issues-a-mandate-requiring-proof-of-full-vaccination-in-indoor-public-spaces-making-sa KTVU 12 c78402608bae48164e2f4c800bc392180cdbf760 8 https://www.ktvu.com/news/san-francisco-to-become-1st-major-city-to-require-full-vaccination-restaurants-gyms 2021 San Francisco mayor London Breed issues a mandate requiring proof of full vaccination in indoor public spaces, making San Francisco the first major U.S. city to do so. 2021-08-12 2c3f584740cd08dc3541404057db9f1cdc818407 17 British Columbia 2 /wiki/british%20columbia COVID-19 71 /wiki/covid-19 COVID-19 pandemic 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic assisted living 14 /wiki/assisted%20living province 116 /wiki/provinces%20of%20canada vaccine mandate 37 /wiki/vaccine%20mandate British Columbia COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic assisted living province vaccine mandate COVID-19 pandemic /feed/2021/08/12/british-columbia-announces-that-everyone-working-in-long-term-care-and-seniors-assisted-living-facilities-will-be-requi The Globe and Mail 12 5dcf21fb9363dc45f5f3dbe73f7d5eb344068312 8 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/amp/canada/british-columbia/article-british-columbia-makes-covid-19-vaccines-mandatory-for-long-term-care/ 2021 British Columbia announces that everyone working in long-term care and seniors’ assisted living facilities will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by mid-October, becoming the first province in Canada to impose such a mandate. 2021-08-12 0d4c010bddac4e24cc867015e3b34d3547c42151 12 Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency 115 /wiki/disaster%20and%20emergency%20management%20presidency Kastamonu Province 36 /wiki/kastamonu%20province Sinop Province 70 /wiki/sinop%20province Turkey 13 /wiki/turkey flash flood 1 /wiki/flash%20flood Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency Kastamonu Province Sinop Province Turkey flash flood Flash flood /feed/2021/08/12/flash-flooding-in-turkey-s-northern-kastamonu-province-kills-nine-people-while-flooding-in-the-sinop-province-leaves-on Reuters 12 a510f54cc88d787337b2fad73f97a1e9099b8cfa 8 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/flash-floods-northern-turkey-kill-four-one-missing-2021-08-12/ 2021 Eleven people were killed in flash floods in Turkey's Black Sea region on Thursday that sent water and debris cascading through through streets, damaged bridges and ripped up roads in the second natural disaster to strike the country this month. Flash flooding in Turkey's northern Kastamonu Province kills nine people, while flooding in the Sinop Province leaves one person missing. Four bridges have collapsed and 170 villages are without power while over 900 people have been evacuated, according to a statement from the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency. 2021-08-12 f71a14161de09b210d8f67027a27ef700367eec4 https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/1244E/production/_119903847_ab5483db-c5af-4144-94a7-7bb366581a0d.jpg <2278d8a531d306afd114da461d75abf0664ab4b1>https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/1244E/production/_119903847_ab5483db-c5af-4144-94a7-7bb366581a0d.jpg 11 Kamchatka Krai 36 /wiki/kamchatka%20krai Kurile Lake 13 /wiki/kurile%20lake Russia 70 /wiki/russia tourists 1 /wiki/tourism%20in%20russia Kamchatka Krai Kurile Lake Russia tourists Tourists /feed/2021/08/12/a-helicopter-carrying-13-tourists-and-three-crew-members-crashes-into-kurile-lake-in-kamchatka-krai-russia-eight-of-th BBC News 12 2278d8a531d306afd114da461d75abf0664ab4b1 8 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58182420 2021 Eight people survived after a helicopter with 16 people crashed in the Far East region, reports say. A helicopter carrying 13 tourists and three crew members crashes into Kurile Lake in Kamchatka Krai, Russia. Eight of the people on board survived, while the fate of the others remain unknown. 2021-08-12 d7c0a634b16be1d0a0e1f1d442d8ae774c5dfc12 10 Devon 37 /wiki/devon England 71 /wiki/england Plymouth 14 /wiki/plymouth Plymouth shooting 1 /wiki/plymouth%20shooting mass shooting 2 /wiki/mass%20shooting Devon England Plymouth Plymouth shooting mass shooting Plymouth shooting /feed/2021/08/12/six-people-including-the-gunman-are-killed-and-two-more-are-wounded-in-a-mass-shooting-in-plymouth-devon-england-ey BBC News 12 c8ae71d3064f5370b78a6f4805706f823f1d366f 8 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-58195419 2021 Six people, including the gunman, are killed and two more are wounded in a mass shooting in Plymouth, Devon, England. Eyewitnesses say that the shooting began at a house before the shooter "randomly started shooting" on the street. 2021-08-12 d76fe59abb7024740c5db71edecd1fb7df1204dd 9 Amhara Region 37 /wiki/amhara%20region Tigray Defense Forces 2 /wiki/tigray%20defense%20forces Tigray War 1 /wiki/tigray%20war Weldiya 14 /wiki/weldiya Amhara Region Tigray Defense Forces Tigray War Weldiya Tigray War /feed/2021/08/12/the-tigray-defense-forces-seize-the-city-of-weldiya-in-the-amhara-region-as-they-continue-to-advance-south Foreign Policy 12 8fb1a48e1b91e7430fd1808381d08bed542a694c 8 https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/11/abiy-tigray-tplf-ethiopia/ 2021 The Tigray Defense Forces seize the city of Weldiya in the Amhara Region as they continue to advance south. 2021-08-12 24cb285a4cae3f00a6c0238d71fff8801ba1953e https://aniportalimages.s3.amazonaws.com/media/details/__sized__/E8lVciCXIAcFEOd2021081210591320210812112420-thumbnail-154x87-70.jpg <38120ccc18e5d4a9ae3110d63712f046a8aa0173>https://aniportalimages.s3.amazonaws.com/media/details/__sized__/E8lVciCXIAcFEOd2021081210591320210812112420-thumbnail-154x87-70.jpg 8 Taliban interior ministry 71 /wiki/ministry%20of%20interior%20affairs%20(afghanistan) War in Afghanistan 1 /wiki/war%20in%20afghanistan city of Ghazni 37 /wiki/ghazni%20city government 2 /wiki/government%20of%20afghanistan governor of Ghazni province 14 /wiki/list%20of%20governors%20of%20ghazni Taliban interior ministry War in Afghanistan city of Ghazni government governor of Ghazni province War in Afghanistan /feed/2021/08/12/afghan-authorities-arrest-dawood-laghmani-the-governor-of-ghazni-province-for-abandoning-the-city-of-ghazni-when-the-t Asian News International 12 38120ccc18e5d4a9ae3110d63712f046a8aa0173 8 https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/afghan-security-forces-arrest-ghazni-governor-dawood-laghmani-interior-ministry20210812165433/ 2021 Ghazni [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): Afghan security forces arrested Ghazni Governor Dawood Laghmani along with his colleague on Thursday afternoon, said an Interior Ministry officials. Afghan authorities arrest Dawood Laghmani, the governor of Ghazni province, for abandoning the city of Ghazni when the Taliban captured it. The Interior Ministry also reports the arrest of many of Laghmani's colleagues. 2021-08-12 d7a80d5ac396e486e988e8279254763253f854f2 7 War in Afghanistan 1 /wiki/war%20in%20afghanistan deployment 37 /wiki/military%20deployment government 2 /wiki/government%20of%20the%20united%20kingdom interpreter 71 /wiki/interpreter troops 14 /wiki/british%20armed%20forces War in Afghanistan deployment government interpreter troops War in Afghanistan /feed/2021/08/12/the-british-government-announces-that-600-troops-will-be-deployed-to-afghanistan-on-a-short-term-basis-in-order-to-help BBC News 12 6fc9c98b4b59e6324ce95791950063adef20c014 8 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-58195286 2021 The British government announces that 600 troops will be deployed to Afghanistan on a short-term basis in order to help evacuate British citizens and protect Afghan staff and interpreters. Around 4,000 UK nationals are currently in the country. 2021-08-12 41a843752686b6eb2f58b1d579b63ff5f33d5d06 https://images.wsj.net/im-384614/social https://images.wsj.net/im-384614/social 6 Hamid Karzai International Airport 71 /wiki/hamid%20karzai%20international%20airport Kabul 37 /wiki/kabul Ned Price 317 /wiki/ned%20price Operation Allies Refuge 116 /wiki/operation%20allies%20refuge The Pentagon 2 /wiki/the%20pentagon U.S. Embassy in Kabul 172 /wiki/embassy%20of%20the%20united%20states,%20kabul U.S. State Department spokesperson 239 /wiki/spokesperson%20for%20the%20united%20states%20department%20of%20state U.S. military 14 /wiki/united%20states%20armed%20forces War in Afghanistan 1 /wiki/war%20in%20afghanistan Hamid Karzai International Airport Kabul Ned Price Operation Allies Refuge The Pentagon U.S. Embassy in Kabul U.S. State Department spokesperson U.S. military War in Afghanistan War in Afghanistan /feed/2021/08/12/the-pentagon-announces-it-will-send-us-troops-to-kabul-s-hamid-karzai-international-airport-to-help-evacuate-staff-fro The Wall Street Journal 12 d17d2a22b9236e9f4061a5634ad6109e6061f2f0 8 https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-expected-to-significantly-cut-personnel-from-kabul-embassy-11628790834 2021 The U.S. will significantly cut the size of its diplomatic presence at the Embassy in Afghanistan, the State Department said, amid fresh concerns that the deteriorating security situation will make it more difficult to evacuate personnel if the government falls following the American pullout of forces. The Pentagon announces it will send U.S. troops to Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport to help evacuate staff from the U.S. Embassy while U.S. Department of State spokesperson Ned Price states that the embassy will remain open. 2021-08-12 6857ce719dbd26e97a39c69ef149bf961276cc8b https://www.reuters.com/resizer/_MrArghP9XHTszwDlwS97FoIdGw=/800x419/smart/filters:quality(80)/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/OO7GVE2YWBODBATLERT5JE6KN4.jpg https://www.reuters.com/resizer/_MrArghP9XHTszwDlwS97FoIdGw=/800x419/smart/filters:quality(80)/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/OO7GVE2YWBODBATLERT5JE6KN4.jpg 4 Ghazni 37 /wiki/ghazni Herat 172 /wiki/herat Kandahar 116 /wiki/kandahar Qala e Naw 71 /wiki/qala%20e%20naw Taliban 2 /wiki/taliban War in Afghanistan 1 /wiki/war%20in%20afghanistan provinces of Afghanistan 14 /wiki/provinces%20of%20afghanistan Ghazni Herat Kandahar Qala e Naw Taliban War in Afghanistan provinces of Afghanistan War in Afghanistan /feed/2021/08/12/the-taliban-captures-the-provincial-capitals-of-ghazni-qala-e-naw-kandahar-and-herat-bringing-the-number-of-provincia Al Jazeera 12 99d956f477338c962b220eacba427da62b70c7c5 8 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/12/afghanistan-taliban-kandahar-prison-police-ghazni-live-updates 2021 Associated Press 12 c1475a23d6fcc22bc55bb41c86550acd5a1eb67e 8 https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-afghanistan-taliban-26d485963b7a0d9f2107afcbc38f239a 2021 Reuters 12 b81b1d42d57e6b53b3b49dded49b08f297af3c4b 8 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-battle-government-forces-us-fears-kabul-could-fall-90-days-2021-08-12/ 2021 The New York Times 12 159bc148f5e5224231d787d264181a6b385fe881 8 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/12/world/asia/kandahar-afghanistan-taliban.html 2021 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan captured the strategic city of Ghazni on Thursday, the ninth provincial capital they have seized in a week and another gain after U.S. intelligence said the insurgents could take the capital Kabul within 90 days. The Taliban captures the provincial capitals of Ghazni, Qala e Naw, Kandahar and Herat, bringing the number of provincial capitals taken in the past seven days to thirteen.