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New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Johnson & Johnson (J&J) said on Wednesday that a second dose of its COVID-19 vaccine was found in a study to generate a strong immune response, justifying a booster shot after eight months. J&J said researchers found antibody levels increased ninefold among people who received …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that the United States would work to ensure Americans and Afghan partners could leave Afghanistan beyond Aug. 31, the planned deadline for the ongoing evacuation led by the U.S. military. President Joe Biden confirmed on Tuesday that …

Kabul, Afghanistan | Xinhua | The United States should withdraw all troops and contractors before Aug. 31 deadline from Afghanistan and no extension for the ongoing evacuation process would be possible, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Tuesday. “There will be no extension for the ongoing evacuation,” Mujahid told reporters at a …

Kabul, Afghanistan | Xinhua | Resistance against the Taliban has been continuing in Panjshir’s neighboring Andarab area of the northern Baghan province while Taliban is trying to form a government in the war-torn Afghanistan. In the latest development, Taliban forces have captured Andarab’s Banu, Deh Salah and Pul-e-Hisar districts of the northern …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday that the United States is engaging with the Taliban on a daily basis as the ongoing Afghan evacuation faces the Aug. 31 deadline. President Joe Biden on Monday left open the possibility of extending the ongoing evacuation …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | China’s digital fiat currency, or the e-CNY, has been used for the first time for transactions in the domestic futures market, the China Securities Journal reported on Monday. The e-CNY has been used by the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) for the payment of storage fees to …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered U.S. airlines to provide 18 aircrafts to support evacuation missions from Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Sunday. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said in a statement that Austin has ordered the Commander of U.S. Transportation Command “to activate Stage …

Kabul, Afghanistan | Xinhua | Militants opposing the Taliban have evicted Taliban fighters from three districts in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province, but the Taliban fighters have recaptured one of them, a local television channel Tolo news reported on Sunday. The anti-Taliban fighters seized Pul-e-Hisar, Deh Salah and Banu districts on Friday, but …

London, UK | XINHUA |  Seven Afghan civilians were killed amid chaos near the Kabul airport as people swarmed the area in hopes of boarding an evacuation flight following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Britain’s Ministry of Defense said Sunday. The ministry did not elaborate when they were killed or …

TODAY 4pm – Southampton 🆚 Manchester United 6:30pm – Arsenal 🆚 Chelsea London, UK | XINHUA |  Manchester City recovered from their opening day defeat away to Tottenham with a comfortable 5-0 win at home to recently promoted Norwich City on Saturday afternoon. Jack Grealish scored his first goal since …