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Secretary of State Antony Blinken says U.S. embassy in Kabul to remain vacant, ‘under 200’ Americans wishing to leave Afghanistan remain after withdrawal.

US Afghanistan Exit Leaves Under 200 Americans Behind
According to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, between 100 and 200 U.S. citizens who intended to leave Kabul remain at the airport after failing to get on military flights. | Read More

The Afghanistan war lasted 20 years and according to Biden, it cost $2 trillion and more than 2,350 military personnel.

U.S.

I Was Not Extending a Forever Exit: Biden Says Amid Criticism

The Mariel Special Development Zone in Havana is one of the most promising assets for Cuba's trade.

Cuba

Cuba, Mexico Settle Joint Venture at Special Development Zone

Image courtesy of the Peruvian Ministry of Defense, of Peruvian Defense Minister Walter Ayala (Center) visiting relatives of victims of the two-vessel collision in Yurimaguas, Peru, on Aug. 30, 2021.

Peru

Death Toll in Peru Boat Collision Rises to 21

A prominent Kenyan pathologist has warned of “vaccine apartheid” in Africa amid the slow rollout of Covid-19 jabs. In Africa, less than 2 percent of its 1.3 billion people are fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

African Scientists Denounce Vaccine Distribution Inequalities

Taliban members are seen in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of northern Balkh province, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2021.

Globalink| 14 Mln People in Afghanistan Face Food Insecurity: Wfp...

Former Generals Benedicto Lucas (R) and Manuel Callejas (C), Guatemala.

Guatemala: Generals Lucas and Callejas Face Trial for Massacres

Labor Minister Iber Maravi, Lima, Peru, Aug. 2021.

Peru: Castillo's Cabinet to Undergo Changes

Linda Perez (L) and her guide Alvaro Herrera (R), Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 31, 2021.

Venezuela and Cuba Achieve Three Medals in the Paralympics

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Colombian Judge Declines Indictment Hearing Against Ex-General

Taliban celebratory firing after last U.S. plane left Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2021.

Taliban Welcomes US Withdrawal From Afghanistan

An outbreak of viral fever and dengue in Uttar Pradesh Firozabad district has claimed 12 lives, most of them minors, sparking public anger against the local administration.

Viral Fever Outbreak Kills Nearly 70 in India Within a Week

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Tourism and culture are among the main economic assets of the country members.

ALBA-TCP Meets To Plan Tourism, Culture in Post-Pandemic World

Social media flooded with the images of some hostages strapped to the top of getaway cars being used as human shields by the criminals.

Raid at Brazilian Banks Kills Three, the City in Terror

The landslides caused by Nora devastated several properties in Jalisco state.

Tropical Storm Nora Kills One, Over Five Missings in Mexico

Police officers stand at the crime scene, Cucuta, Colombia, Aug. 30, 2021.

Colombia: Bombing Attack in Cucuta City Leaves 14 Injured

Police officers beat up a citizen during an anti-government protest, Chile.

Chile’s Military Police To Be Dissolved: Top Commission States

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Former school occupied by internally displaced people due to the Tigray conflict in Ethiopia.

Tigray’s Tplf Destroys Over 445 Schools, Violence Mounting

Afghan refugee girls play at a refugee camp in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar on Aug. 28, 2021.

10 Mln Afghan Children in Desperate Need of Humanitarian Aid

This video screen grab from the US Department of Defense shows General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., US Central Command (CENTCOCommander, speaking during a news briefing at the Pentagon on August 30, 2021.

US Military Completes Withdrawal From Afghanistan

A building in downtown New Orleans was destroyed by Hurricane Ida. Power was out across the city Monday.

Hurricane Ida Leaves All of New Orleans Without Power

People injured at the airport attacks, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 27, 2021.

Kabul Airport Survivors Say Some Civilians Killed by US Bullets

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John Pilger: The Great Game of Smashing Nations

John Pilger: The Great Game of Smashing Nations

28 August 2021

Supporters of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange protest outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Britain, 11 August 2021.

Reporting and Empire - The Prizewinners and the Outlaws

11 August 2021

People attend to the opening ceremony of 5 bridges in Prinzapolka, Nicaragua, July 31, 2021.

Arnold Matlin, M.D. Linwood, NY

Hands off Nicaragua

31 July 2021

View of the facade of the Organization of American States (OAS), today, in Washington (United States).

Nicaragua - Varieties of Neocolonial Solidarity

7 July 2021

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Citizen wears a mask with the image of Commander Hugo Chavez, Caracas, Venezuela, Nov. 29, 2020.

Alejandra Garcia

Hostilities Won't Stop Venezuela's Upcoming Elections

30 November 2020

For the Palestinians, the Nakba was and remain mostly about despair, helplessness, traumatic uprooting, and humiliation.

teleSUR / Amal Ben Othmane

On the 72nd Nakba Palestine Faces Its Biggest Threat

15 May 2020

In Latin America and the Caribbean, in addition to the tragic loss of human life, there were huge losses on the labor scene, thousands of workers have been unemployed since the lockdown measures began.

Roxana Baspineiro

COVID-19’s Toll on Latin American Workers, the Worst is Yet to Come

1 May 2020

Cuban doctors have been providing support in the most vulnerable countries in Latin America, Africa and Europe.

Roxana Baspineiro

Solidarity vs. Sanctions in Times of a Global Pandemic

15 April 2020

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Linda Perez (L) and her guide Alvaro Herrera (R), Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 31, 2021.

Venezuela and Cuba Achieve Three Medals in the Paralympics

Nelson Crispin Corzo, Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 26, 2021.

Colombian Swimmer Nelson Crispin Sets New Record

Lakeisha Patterson, Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 25, 2021.

Australia and Chile Dominate in Paralympic Swimming

Paige Greco, Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 25, 2021.

Australian Cyclist Greco Wins 1st Gold of Tokyo Paralympics

Opening ceremony of Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 24, 2021.

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Open