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Sat, 08/14/2021 - 10:34 AM

Europe

Flooding in Turkey Kills at Least 44 People

Floods in Black Sea region destroyed homes and cut off electricity to hundreds of villages

An aerial photo shows overturned cars among destruction in a mud-covered street in Bozkurt town of Kastamonu province, Turkey, Aug. 14, 2021.

Sat, 08/14/2021 - 09:08 AM

USA

Tropical Storm Grace Strengthens as Fred Weakens in Caribbean

Fred is expected to re-develop Sunday over the Gulf of Mexico

City workers load sandbags at a drive-thru sandbag distribution event for residents ahead of the arrival of rains associated with tropical depression Fred, Aug. 13, 2021, at Grapeland Park in Miami.

Sat, 08/14/2021 - 07:28 AM

Africa

Zambian Opposition Leader Hichilema Takes Early Lead in Presidential Vote

President says Thursday’s elections were 'not free and fair'

FILE - Opposition UPND party's presidential candidate Hakainde Hichilema casts his ballot in Lusaka, Zambia, August 12, 2021.

Sat, 08/14/2021 - 06:01 AM

COVID-19 Pandemic

Australia’s NSW Announces Snap Lockdown

Immunocompromised in US to get third COVID shot

Police officers patrol through the quiet Central Station in the city center during a lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney, Australia, Aug. 12, 2021.

Sat, 08/14/2021 - 03:00 AM

East Asia Pacific

1 Dead as Mudslides Hit Japan’s Nagasaki Prefecture

Highest level risk alert issued as more downpours are anticipated

In this photo provided by Nagasaki Kenou Wide Area Fire Department, rescuers work at a mudslide site following heavy rain in…

Fri, 08/13/2021 - 10:48 PM

US Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal

Abdullah Brings Proposed Taliban Deal to Kabul

US troops head to Afghanistan to secure embassy, evacuate staff, Afghans

TOPSHOT - Pakistani soldiers (R) check stranded Afghan nationals at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing point in Chaman on…

Fri, 08/13/2021 - 08:09 PM

COVID-19 Pandemic

US FDA Authorizes Third Shot of Pfizer or Moderna for At-risk Group

Russia reports highest daily COVID-19 deaths

A pedestrian wears a face mask as she walks past an information sign of COVID-19 testing in Chicago, Ill., Friday, Aug. 13,…

Fri, 08/13/2021 - 05:33 PM

COVID-19 Pandemic

CDC Panel Recommends Third Dose for Some with Weakened Immune Systems

The recommendations are for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2021, file photo, people that received a COVID-19 vaccine socially distance as they wait the required…

Fri, 08/13/2021 - 03:27 PM

Quick Takes

Messi Trains for the First Time with PSG's Neymar, Mbappe

Soccer star Lionel Messi joined PSG for training for the first time, Friday, August 13, doing runs and dribbles on the pitch with fellow strikers Kylian Mbappe and Neymar. (Reuters)

Fri, 08/13/2021 - 02:33 PM

COVID-19 Pandemic

Biden Announces Funding for Rural Communities Struggling with COVID-19

The money will be targeted to assist rural hospitals and health care providers, according to a White House news release