Headlines for August 23, 2021
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5NNP2)
- Chaos and Desperation Reign at Kabul Airport as Afghans Try to Evacuate Taliban Takeover
- Taliban Leader Arrives for Talks in Kabul as Afghans Demand Security and Jobs
- U.S. Tops 1,000 Daily COVID-19 Deaths for First Time Since March
- Sri Lanka Locks Down for 10 Days Amid Worst COVID-19 Surge of Pandemic
- India and Taiwan Roll Out Domestically Produced COVID Vaccines Despite Lack of Trial Data
- Death Toll from Tennessee Flash Floods Rises to 22; Hurricane Grace Kills at Least 8 in Mexico
- More Than 50 Feared Dead After Boat Carrying Refugees Capsizes En Route to Canary Islands
- UNICEF Says Fighting in Syria Is Increasingly Killing Children
- Dozens of Palestinians Hurt as Israeli Soldiers Fire on Protesters
- Climate Crisis Puts Over 1 Billion Children at "Extremely High Risk" of Extreme Weather
- Bolivian Wildfires Scorch Nearly 700,000 Acres as Ranchers and Farmers Drive Deforestation
- Mexican Journalists Demand Justice for Slain Radio Reporter Jacinto Romero Flores
- VP Harris Kicks Off Southeast Asian Tour in Singapore
- Biden Nominates Rahm Emanuel as Ambassador to Japan, Drawing Ire of Progressives
- SCOTUS to Weigh Fate of Trump-Era "Remain in Mexico" Policy for Asylum Seekers
- California Judge Voids Proposition Exempting Gig Economy Workers from Labor Protections
- Lawmakers Call on Biden to Halt Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline as Police Step Up Attacks on Protesters