NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA

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US launched several airstrikes in support of Afghan forces

12:16 am July 23, 2021

Washington: The U.S. military launched several airstrikes this week in support of Afghan government forces fighting Taliban insurgents, including in the strategically important province of Kandahar, officials said Thursday. The strikes demonstrate U.S. intentions to continue supporting Afghan forces with combat aircraft based outside the country, at least until the scheduled conclusion of the U.S. military withdrawal on August 31. The Biden administration has not said whether it will continue […]

Western wildfires grow, but better weather helps crews

12:02 am July 23, 2021

Bly: Lower winds and better weather helped crews using bulldozers and helicopters battling the nation’s largest wildfire in southern Oregon while a Northern California wildfire crossed into Nevada, prompting new evacuations as blazes burn across the West. Oregon’s Bootleg Fire grew to 624 square miles (1,616 square kilometers) — over half the size of Rhode Island. However, authorities said higher humidity […]

Fighting among prison gangs in Ecuador kills 21, injures 80

11:56 pm July 22, 2021

Quito: Rival gangs of inmates fought in two prisons in Ecuador, killing at least 21 people and injuring about 80, authorities said Thursday. Violence broke out on Wednesday in the main prison in the city of Guayaquil as well as the Latacunga prison in central Ecuador, according to prison authorities. Nine police officers and 70 prisoners were injured in the fighting. […]

Dramatic in Covid deaths but US must stay vigilant about Delta variant: Biden

10:23 pm July 21, 2021

Washington: President Joe Biden has said that even though the United States has seen a dramatic drop in the number of COVID-19 deaths due to its vaccination programme, the people must remain vigilant about the more virulent Delta variant that is spreading fast in the country. Stressing the need for people to get vaccinated, he […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Citing Aadhaar, American expert recommends US to design a system that is inclusive and work for most people

11:57 pm July 20, 2021

Washington: Citing the experience of the Aadhaar system in India, an American expert has recommended lawmakers that the US design a digital identification system that is inclusive and will work for most people. Prof Elizabeth Renieris, founding director of the Notre Dame-IBM Technology Ethics Lab at University of Notre Dame, made the remarks during a Congressional hearing by Task Force on Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee on ”I […]