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Britain's economy unexpectedly slowed to a crawl in July as the Delta variant of COVID-19 spread rapidly after lockdown restrictions were eased and as a 'pingdemic' kept many workers at home self-isolating.
RNZ
China has lobbied the Australian parliament to help it join a major regional trading pact, describing the strength of Chinese trade with Australia.
The Christian Science Monitor
The Taliban face Afghans protective of social gains made during the 20-year American presence – on women’s rights, health, education, and the economy.
openDemocracy
White right-wing evangelical Christians were fighting racist culture wars long before the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center
Māori Television
According to Jonodev Chaudhuri of the Muscogee Creek tribe, the borders between the United States and Canada, as well as between the United States and Mexico...
openDemocracy
A former Labour minister admits the briefing document was ‘bang to rights’ and ‘should have been acted on’
United Nations Western Europe
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for a renewal of the social contract to rebuild trust and social cohesion in recommendations made to Member States of the United Nations. Tackling the “infodemic” of misinformation, addressing tax evasion, achieving social protection coverage, and reforming how GDP is measured are among the UN Chief’s recommendations in […]
Stuff
The route out of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan for those stranded remains uncertain, as NZ is left off the invite list for US-led meeting. "We want a multilateral solution, if we can find one."
the Guardian
Shares in Hong Kong-listed firm slump 10% and bond trade suspended amid fears of contagion in shaky Chinese real estate market
The Conversation
The World Trade Center buildings were built to withstand wind loads more than 30 times the aircrafts’ weight.
NZ Herald
New images of the 9/11 attacks released from Secret Service as Biden makes major move.
Caretaker government faces criticism for excluding women and being dominated by the Taliban’s ‘old guard’.
The Taliban have announced the formation of a hardline interim government for Afghanistan, with key roles being shared among veterans of the militant group and their allies in the US-sanctioned Haqqani Network.
Newsroom
Once again, there is a rift between richer and poorer EU countries, writes Dr Oliver Hartwich.
the Guardian
Marina LeGree claims group of Americans and at-risk Afghans prevented from flying for a week
Asia Times
NEW YORK – “This is manifestly not Saigon,” said United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken as helicopters snatched fleeing Americans from the embassy roof in Kabul. It’s incomparably worse fo…
the Guardian
From plummeting trade to drastic shortages of workers, needlessly leaving the single market has been disastrous, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Newsroom
The push to achieve common prosperity in China is set to shake up the Chinese and global economy - as well as how NZ companies consider doing business with that country.
Taliban and opposition forces battled on Saturday to control the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul, the last Afghan province holding out against the militant group, as the top U.S. general warned of a "civil war" if the Islamists failed to consolidate power.
The leader says he backs a plan to end the fighting in Panjshir Valley, an anti-Taliban stronghold.
By end of 2021 rich countries will have 1.2 billion vaccine doses not marked for donations, according to a new analysis.
Asia Times
When China announced in early August a new US$6 million for new development projects in Myanmar, the sum was trifling in Beijing’s wider $1 trillion global Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). China’s F…
Forbes
A slick off the Gulf Coast was found after Hurricane Ida swept through the region.
AP NEWS
PAPEETE, Tahiti (AP) — France’s worst coronavirus outbreak is unfolding 12 time zones away from Paris, devastating Tahiti and other idyllic islands of French Polynesia. The South Pacific archipelagos lack enough oxygen, ICU beds and morgue space – and their vaccination rate is barely half the national average.
the Guardian
âIâm in hiding, not only me but other colleagues. Thereâs still some gunfire at night-time. We are living in horror. Iâm running out of cash with my familyâ
RNZ
The 2021-2022 Pacific cyclone season has started, and officially runs from November 1, 2021 to the end of the cyclone season in 2022.
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