The treacherous road to Kabul's airport

As thousands try to flee Afghanistan, the main route to the capital's airport has become treacherous.

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Amazon 'planning to open department stores in US'

The e-commerce giant reportedly wants to branch further into High Street retail by opening several big stores.

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Car use back to levels seen before first lockdown

The data is likely to intensify debate about how to get people out of vehicles and on to public transport.

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Zaki Anwari: Afghan footballer falls to death from US plane in Kabul

Zaki Anwari, 19, had played for Afghanistan's national team before attempting to flee the country.

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Haiti earthquake: Rescue efforts continue in Les Cayes

The death toll from the 7.2-magnitude quake is now over 2,000, with many still missing in towns like Les Cayes.

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Washington DC: Active bomb threat near US Capitol

US Capitol Police are negotiating with the driver of a suspicious vehicle on Capitol Hill.

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Afghanistan: Child handed over Kabul airport wall as chaos continues

Afghans try to scale airport walls and shots are fired amid continuing chaos at Kabul's airport.

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Canadian soldier faces jail over feeding cannabis cupcakes to troops

A Canadian bombardier fed cannabis cakes to troops during a drill involving guns and live ammunition.

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Covid-19: Mississippi quarantines 20,000 pupils at start of new school year

Schools around the US are seeing Covid-19 outbreaks within days of starting the new academic year.

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‘Don’t forget the 500,000 internally displaced Afghans’ - UNCHR

Do not forget the 500,000 internally displaced people, the UNHCR representative to Afghanistan says.

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Afghanistan: A woman's story of life under the Taliban in 1999

Taliban rule in 1999 - an Afghan woman recalls the day her father disappeared.

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Afghanistan: Who originally supported Trump's deal with the Taliban?

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace now calls it a "rotten" deal but supported it at the time.

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Afghanistan evacuations: Woman on trip back to Kabul describes fleeing city

A councillor who was visiting family in the country she had left aged three tells of her evacuation.

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Belgium stabbing suspect won’t be charged over unborn baby’s death

A man in Belgium is charged with allegedly stabbing his partner, but not her unborn baby's death.

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Facebook reveals most-seen posts are inane questions, not politics

"Does sugar go in spaghetti?" is among the US's top posts, as Facebook battles right-wing content claims.

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Stock markets sink on 'cocktail of worries'

Shares and oil prices fall as investors take fright over economic concerns, the spread of coronavirus, and the Taliban.

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Chip shortage: Toyota to cut global production by 40%

The world's biggest carmaker will cut output in September, while VW warns it may have to make further cuts.

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Russia names Golos monitor as 'foreign agent' ahead of election

Golos has vowed to continue its work ahead of parliamentary elections in a month's time.

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Chip shortage: Toyota to cut global production by 40%

The world's biggest carmaker will cut output in September and VW warns it may have to make further cuts.

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Rank Group racks up big losses after venues shut during lockdown

But Rank Group, which also owns casinos, says trading since reopening has exceeded expectations.

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Afghan interpreter begs PM for 'pathway to safety'

An Afghan interpreter who worked for the British army has begged the UK government to evacuate him and his family from Afghanistan.

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Ultra Electronics deal unlikely to be rejected

The government is to investigate the takeover of Ultra Electronics, but its sale is unlikely to be stopped.

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Apple censors engraving service, report claims

Apple restricts the engraving of political phrases in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, a report alleges.

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IMF suspends Afghanistan's access to funds

The move follows the Taliban's takeover, and lack of global agreement over who now governs Afghanistan.

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Can the Paralympics bring lasting change?

A campaign gets underway to try to improve the lives of the world's 1.2bn disabled people.

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Afghanistan: 'I feel lucky to leave but we must not forget those left behind'

The UK government says 306 UK nationals and 2,052 Afghans have been flown out of the country so far.

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'It was very emotional on the plane out of Afghanistan'

Afghan businesswoman Hassina Syed speaks of her relief at getting out on a British military plane.

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Afghanistan: Hard lessons to be learned for Nato, says Stoltenberg

It was a tragedy Afghan security forces collapsed so fast, secretary general Jens Stoltenberg says.

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40 million T-Mobile customers hit by US data breach

More than 40 million T-Mobile customers have been hit by a US data breach.

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Taliban will not be able to access most Afghan central bank assets

Most of the country's financial reserves are held in the US where the Taliban will not be able to access them.

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Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani in UAE, officials say

The UAE says it has welcomed the president and his family on humanitarian grounds.

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Israel extends Covid restrictions to three-year-olds as cases surge

Young children must show proof of a negative test to enter many indoor spaces, as infections surge.

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Brandon Flowers on new Killers album Pressure Machine, inspired by Utah hometown

The Killers frontman speaks about their new album, Pressure Machine, inspired by his rural hometown.

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Afghanistan crisis: Chaos as Europeans scramble to evacuate Kabul

Several countries rush to fly people out, as the Dutch government is criticised for reacting slowly.

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R Kelly trial set to begin in New York

The singer is accused of racketeering, sexual abuse and bribery; charges which he has denied.

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Aspirin may help treat aggressive breast cancer

Doctors hope it could boost the anti-cancer power of other drugs to fight hard-to-treat tumours.

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Twitter tests 'misleading' post report button for first time

Many large social media firms have been accused of not doing enough to fight the spread of disinformation.

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Taliban have been looking for me, says ex-Afghanistan bank governor

Militants have been knocking on the doors of places he used to live, Ajmal Ahmady says.

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Nando's hopes to fully reopen from Saturday after supply shortage

The chain had to shut about 50 restaurants due to food shortages thought to include its signature peri-peri chicken.

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Scottish public spending deficit doubles to £36bn

Spending on public services rose to almost £100bn as revenue fell due to the Covid pandemic.

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Northern English regions drive house price growth

Wales also records rapid rises as the UK sees property prices go up at the fastest rate for 17 years.

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Franco Manca owner planning big UK and overseas expansion

Restaurant group Fulham Shore plans to open up to 150 new outlets amid continued strong trading.

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Lithuania says Belarus officers illegally pushed migrants over border

Video shows 12 Belarusian officers in riot gear as migrants scramble towards Lithuanian territory.

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Cuba tightens control of internet after protests

Critics say the new rules are aimed at stifling dissent following mass anti-government demonstrations.

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Afghanistan: National flag protesters in Jalalabad appear to be disrupted by gunshots

Video appears to show protesters waving the country's national flag before fleeing.

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Never mind going electric, where will we park?

UK roads are already jam-packed and that looks set to get worse as more people snap up EVs.

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Afghanistan: 'Was my role in Afghan War worth it?'

US military veterans say the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan was "tragic" but "inevitable".

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Afghan women to have rights within Islamic law, Taliban says

The militant group, which has taken control of Afghanistan, is pressed on fears over women's freedoms.

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Astronomers see galaxies in ultra-high definition

Researchers capture some of the most detailed images ever seen of galaxies in deep space.

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Nando's shuts restaurants as it runs short of supplies

The chain says it will lend some of its own staff to its suppliers, to help tackle delays to deliveries.

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