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Texas has banned local governments in the southern US state and any entities that receive public funds from imposing vaccination requirements.

Matthew Wolff picked up a $1 million bonus even before the lucrative FedEx Cup playoffs began, courtesy of his victory in the Aon RiskReward Challenge based on the average scores on designated holes each week on the PGA Tour.

The United Kingdom called Tuesday for an immediate and sustained pause in clashes and unrest that have followed the military takeover in Myanmar in order to allow vaccinations against a third wave of COVID19 that is ravaging the country.

As the new school year begins for Texas students and mask mandates are debated in various state courts, at least four school districts have already closed campuses due to COVID19 outbreaks.

Libyan authorities said a senior government official was released on Tuesday, two weeks after armed men abducted him and his colleague in the capital of Tripoli.

The Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement that India will help members of Afghanistan’s tiny Sikh and Hindu community to come to India.

Britain will launch a new resettlement scheme for Afghans who are most in need of help, especially women and girls, after the Taliban seized control of the country, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce.

A Belarusian activist who stabbed himself in the neck two months ago to protest political repression and authorities threats to prosecute his relatives was sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison Monday.

China has welcomed the chance to deepen ties with Afghanistan, a country that has for generations been coveted for its geo-strategic importance by bigger powers.

The insurgents mixed threats and lures with propaganda and psychological warfare as they took city after city -- some with barely a shot fired -- eventually capturing the capital Kabul.

The official was not authorised to discuss the details publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity..

Australia has recorded more than 39,000 cases of Covid-19 and 966 deaths to date in a population of 25 million.

The 7.2 magnitude quake on Saturday destroyed thousands of homes and buildings in a Caribbean nation

Topseeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia won the National Bank Open on Sunday for his third victory of the year and 12th overall, beating 6foot11 American qualifier Reilly Opelka 64, 63.

The Pentagon authorized another 1,000 troops to help evacuate U.S. citizens and Afghans who worked for them from Kabul, a U.S. official said on Sunday, after the embassy warned the security situation at the city's airport was changing quickly.

Baradar was raised in Kandahar — the birthplace of the Taliban movement. Like most Afghans, Baradar’s life was forever altered by the Soviet invasion of the country in the late 1970s, transforming him into an insurgent.