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Blinken said the United States will also let in more Afghans who served as interpreters or in other support roles to forces of the US-led coalition

The MT Mercer Street, managed by prominent Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer, was attacked Thursday off Oman.

PG&E acknowledged its equipment was to blame for the Paradise disaster and filed for bankruptcy protection in January 2019.

Some 2,000 people have had to evacuate, with more following on Sunday.

Rights groups believe at least one million Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim minorities have been incarcerated in camps in Xinjiang

The shot was also subject to a safety pause in April after a heightened risk was identified involving a rare form of clotting, mostly in younger women.

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan cautioned Havana against "any violence or targeting of peaceful protesters."

Sweltering conditions hit much of the Pacific seaboard and as far inland as the western edge of the Rocky Mountains over the weekend.

President Ashraf Ghani blamed the Taliban for all the "bloodshed and destruction," adding that his government will not "surrender" to the militants.

Anthony Fauci, America's top infectious disease expert, told NBC unvaccinated people now account for 99.2 percent of Covid-19 deaths.

The heat wave continued to move eastward on Thursday into the central Canadian prairies.

Environment Canada said the "prolonged, dangerous and historic heat wave will persist through this week."

US President Joe Biden will on Thursday visit the site with First Lady Jill Biden.

California boasts the world's fifth-largest economy in terms of GDP. But it is also one of the US states with the most poor people.

The embargo has not succeeded in overthrowing Cuba's communist regime.

The growing fear and uncertainty about the future have left many Afghans desperate to leave.

The 7-year-old was looking for his pet Chihuahua with his brother

Major US companies including Nike and Twitter announced in 2020 they were making Juneteenth a paid holiday for employees

Most countries seem to reject the idea of another virtual meeting like last year, which many participants described as frustrating.

The delay comes just days after Royal Caribbean's Celebrity Millennium trip had two cases of Covid-19.

The United States was among eight countries and territories added to an EU "white list", exempting them from Covid-19 travel bans.

The White House defended Fauci this month after the emails surfaced, calling him "an undeniable asset" in the pandemic response.

The US passed the 500,000 death mark at the end of February, just under four months ago.

French President Emmanuel Macron insisted that NATO should not spread itself too thin and "skew" the relationship with China.

WHO and partners also highlighted the desperate need for funds to overcome the pandemic.

The 25 percent duties were never imposed, but were intended to also target Austria, Italy, Spain and Turkey.

Police were seeking help from the community in finding the shooters.

The United States remains the worst-hit nation in the world, with the highest number of known fatalities and infections.

There were more than 43,000 gun-related deaths in the United States last year, including suicides,

With support from most wealthy nations, the Covax programme, backed by the World Health Organization, is meant to share vaccines with the poorest nations.