TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Clashes erupted at a government building in central Tripoli on Tuesday after a dispute over the leadership of a state institution, its head said, underscoring the volatility and insecurity in Libya https://ift.tt/3zDsx44 months before a planned election. Read full story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday said 90% of Americans who wanted to leave Afghanistan were able to do so, and the United States remained committed to helping the remaining 100 to 200 U.S. citizens who had some intention to leave. Read full story

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - A television presenter in Ivory Coast was suspended on Tuesday for 30 days after he invited a convicted rapist onto his prime-time show and asked him to simulate a rape using a mannequin. Read full story

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia's attorney general dropped charges against the country's second-richest man, Jaroslav Hascak, on Tuesday, halting one of Slovakia's most high-profile cases due to lack of evidence. Read full story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday called the evacuation from Afghanistan an extraordinary success in his first public remarks since the United States withdrew its military from the country on Monday, ending a 20-year war. Read full story

DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's foreign minister on Tuesday warned that isolating the Taliban could lead to further instability and urged countries to engage with the hardline Islamist movement to address security and socioeconomic concerns in Afghanistan. Read full story

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's foreign minister Luigi Di Maio on Tuesday denounced a "climate of hatred" against the COVID-19 vaccination campaign after receiving death threats on social media. Read full story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the last call between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Afghanistan counterpart before the Taliban seized control of the country, the leaders discussed military aid, political strategy and messaging tactics, but neither Biden nor Ashraf Ghani appeared aware of or prepared for the immediate danger of the entire country falling to insurgents, a transcript reviewed by Reuters shows. Read full story

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's Congress on Tuesday approved a law to create a $150 million fund to facilitate conversions from bitcoin to U.S. dollars ahead of the Central American country's planned adoption of the cryptocurrency as legal tender next week. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: The Sungai Semenyih water treatment plant is back in operation and water supply will resume in stages from Wednesday (Sept 1), says the Environment and Water Ministry. Read full story

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Freddy Guevara on Tuesday called on adversaries of President Nicolas Maduro to seek "coexistence" with the ruling Socialist Party rather than attempting to force a change in government. Read full story

(Reuters) - Taliban supporters paraded coffins draped with American and NATO flags in the eastern city of Khost on Tuesday, part of celebrations across the country following the withdrawal of the last U.S. troops. Read full story

SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rica's ruling political party said late Monday that it had chosen a former economy minister as its presidential candidate for national elections early next year. Read full story

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Forces from Ethiopia's Tigray region in recent weeks looted warehouses belonging to the U.S. government's humanitarian agency in the Amhara region, USAID's Ethiopia director said on Tuesday. Read full story

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's parliament speaker Nabih Berri urged the country's top politicians on Tuesday to form a government no later than this week. Read full story

STAVANGER, Norway (Reuters) - Climate change has surfaced as a key issue for Norwegian voters in a Sept. 12-13 parliamentary election, and none more so than in the country's oil industry capital, Stavanger, which is preparing for a low-carbon future. Read full story

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union countries on Tuesday said they would step up aid to Afghanistan and its neighbours but could not agree a common policy on accepting asylum-seekers fleeing Taliban rule. Read full story

(Reuters) -Alphabet Inc-owned Google is extending its voluntary return-to-office policy through January next year, CEO Sundar Pichai said on Tuesday, citing uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in many parts of the world. Read full story

DETROIT (Reuters) - Problems getting smartphones to connect properly with vehicle infotainment systems are now the No. 1 gripe among consumers according to the latest study of new model quality released on Tuesday by market research firm J.D. Power. Read full story

(Reuters) -Production of Apple Inc's latest smartwatch has been delayed due to its complicated design, the Nikkei reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: A total of 265 variant of concern (VOC) cases involving the Delta variant have been discovered, says the Health Ministry. Read full story

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Shaman Davi Kopenawa, chief of the Yanomami people who live on Brazil's largest indigenous reservation, fears a pending Supreme Court decision on native land claims could worsen an onslaught of aggressive mining encouraged by President Jair Bolsonaro. Read full story

South Korean MPs on Aug 31 passed a law banning Apple and Google from forcing app developers to use the tech giants’ payment systems, effectively declaring their lucrative App Store and Play Store monopolies illegal. Read full story

TUNIS (Reuters) - Five weeks after their president seized governing powers and a week after he indefinitely prolonged emergency measures, Tunisians are increasingly puzzled at his silence on the biggest crisis of their democratic era. Read full story

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday the government of U.S. President Joe Biden "tends to the left" and is obsessed about the environment. Read full story

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's principal opposition parties are expected this week to announce candidacies for the upcoming elections for governors and mayors, three sources with knowledge of the situation said, following three years of election boycotts. Read full story

(Reuters) - Instagram will begin requiring users to confirm their birthdays as part of an effort to create new safety features for young people, the Facebook Inc-owned social media app said Monday. Read full story

(Reuters) -PayPal Holdings Inc is exploring ways to let its U.S. customers trade individual stocks on its platform, CNBC reported on Monday, citing two sources familiar with the matter. Read full story

PARIS (Reuters) - Carmaker Stellantis is extending production halts at several plants in Europe due to a shortage in microchips, a spokesperson for Stellantis said on Monday. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: The police and anti-graft commission are urged to set up hotlines where reports can be made about people attempting to bribe doctors to obtain vaccination certificates without receiving the jabs. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): CanSino and Sinovac vaccines will be used to step up vaccination in six states which have yet to achieve vaccinating 50% of the adult population, says Science, Technology and Innovation Minster (Mosti) Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: Empowerment of rural communities will be our main agendas, says newly-minted Rural Development Minister (KPLB) Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture is targeting Langkawi Island to be the first tourist destination to be reopened in a bid to help improve the socio-economy of the people affected by Covid-19. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: Ensuring that Malaysia recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic and restoring the economy is a priority at this challenging time, says newly-appointed Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong. Read full story

KOTA KINABALU: The Covid-19 vaccination rate for Sabah civil servants is at 95% at present, consisting of 19,104 state government employees. Read full story

GEORGE TOWN (Bernama): After a raid on Monday (Aug 30), a beauty centre in Batu Uban was ordered closed by the authorities for offering Covid-19 testing cheaply and illegally. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: There must be resolved determination by the entire Malaysian Family to recover the nation’s economy and win the fight against Covid-19, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Read full story

PUTRAJAYA: Khairy Jamaluddin has clocked in at the Health Ministry, just after he was sworn in as Health Minister. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: The ongoing 70% discount on summonses will continue to mark the country's 64th National Day, says the Road Transport Department (JPJ). Read full story

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Armed robbers hit several banks in a small Brazilian city on Monday, using locals as human shields, leaving a trail of explosive devices and shooting at police in an assault that killed at least three people, a senior state security official said. Read full story

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Kira Yarmysh, the spokeswoman for jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, has left Russia, the Interfax news agency reported on Monday, citing two anonymous sources. Read full story

GENEVA (Reuters) - A plane carrying World Health Organization medicines and health supplies landed in Afghanistan on Monday, the UN health agency said, the first shipment to get in since the country came under the control of the Taliban. Read full story

NAN KONSEY, Haiti (Reuters) - In a tent encampment in the mountains of southern Haiti, where hundreds of villagers sought shelter after a powerful earthquake flattened their homes this month, a single charred cob of corn was the only food in sight. Read full story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.N. watchdog report that North Korea appears to have restarted a nuclear reactor reflects an urgent need for dialogue and the United States is seeking to address the issue with Pyongyang, a senior administration official said on Monday. Read full story

(Reuters) - The final U.S. departure from Kabul airport is under way and "core diplomatic staff" have departed, a U.S. official who left Kabul earlier on Monday told Reuters. Read full story

(Reuters) - When stay-at-home favorite Zoom reports quarterly results on Monday, Wall Street will look for details on how the video conferencing platform plans to attract more users as its meteoric growth brakes to its slowest rate since going public. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: Adult vaccination rates will be accelerated to at least 50% in six states within a month’s time at the latest, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Read full story

JOHOR BARU: Opening up the two land borders in Johor with Singapore, which have been closed for more than a year due to Covid-19, must be among the top priorities of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, say local leaders and experts. Read full story

KEPALA BATAS: The Merdeka Bridge across Muda River launched in 1957 – the same year the country achieved independence – continues to keep Penang and Kedah connected and safe. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz is hitting the ground running to continue the work and making improvements on his plans at the Finance Ministry after his reappointment as minister. Read full story

PUTRAJAYA: Two new patriotic songs will be played for the first time to the public during the National Day 2021 celebration tomorrow, says Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) secretary-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Mentek. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: All media must work together to unite the nation as the country walks the last mile to exit the pandemic, says the new Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa (pic). Read full story

KLANG: With a new Prime Minister appointed and his Cabinet in place today, many Malaysians say their National Day wish is for political stability and economic progress to move the country forward. Read full story

GEORGE TOWN: The Cabinet ministers must get their act together and formulate effective action plans in battling the Covid-19 pandemic and improving the economy, say associations. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: The bunga raya does not only give Malaysia a national identity but symbolises the unity of its people in achieving a common goal, say Malaysians. Read full story

ALOR SETAR: Variants of concern (VOC) such as Delta are spreading in all communities throughout Kedah, says state Health director Dr Othman Warijo. Read full story

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (Reuters) -Nora, which has now weakened to a tropical storm, killed one boy over the weekend after torrential rains and heavy winds caused a building the popular resort town Puerto Vallarta to partially collapse. Read full story

VIENNA (Reuters) - North Korea appears to have restarted a nuclear reactor that is widely believed to have produced plutonium for nuclear weapons, the U.N. atomic watchdog has said in an annual report. Read full story

TUNIS (Reuters) - Algerian authorities arrested on Sunday Tunisia's media mogul and former presidential candidate Nabil Karoui, after he entered Algeria secretly and illegally, Tunisian media said. Read full story

PRISITNA (Reuters) - The first group of Afghan refugees arrived in Kosovo on Sunday, which has agreed to temporarily shelter them until they can be permanently relocated to the United States. Read full story

Local eSports team managers emphasise the importance of exercise, diet and sleep for professional players. Read full story

A recap of the recent fake messages that have plagued Malaysians. Read full story

Intentional or not, untrue information being propagated on the Internet endangers the public. Could emerging tech tools help combat the threat? Read full story

BERLIN (Reuters) - Social Democrat Olaf Scholz won a televised debate on Sunday between the three leading candidates to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor after Germany's federal election on Sept. 26, a survey by pollster Forsa showed. Read full story

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Repairs need to be made at Kabul airport before it can be opened to civilian flights, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday, as Ankara considers providing help to the Taliban to operate the airport. Read full story

LONDON (Reuters) - The Taliban will allow all foreign nationals and Afghan citizens with travel authorisation from another country to leave Afghanistan, according to a joint statement issued by Britain, the United States and other countries. Read full story

JOHOR BARU (Bernama): Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar says he had never issued any statement as alleged in a photograph that was spread on social media recently. Read full story

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse a group people who had gathered in central Athens on Sunday to protest against madatory COVID-19 vaccinations. Read full story

(Reuters) - Clubhouse, an audio-only chat app, said on Sunday it will launch a spatial audio feature to make voices sound as if they're coming from different directions, helping conversations and virtual performances feel more life-like. Read full story

JOHOR BARU: Targeted Covid-19 mass screening will be boosted in the state as there is a spike in new cases lately, says Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 22,597 new Covid-19 cases, a slight increase from the 22,070 infections a day before. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: More than 43% of the total population have been fully vaccinated as of Friday. Read full story

KUCHING: The infectious Delta variant has been identified as the dominant Covid-19 strain in Sarawak currently, according to the latest report by Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM). Read full story

KOTA KINABALU: A supply of 94,500 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is expected to arrive in Sabah soon to ease shortages that forced rescheduling of the second dose for recipients since Friday. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: Disruptions to rehabilitation programmes due to the pandemic have contributed to a rise in mental health issues related to drug abuse, said medical professionals. Read full story

ATHENS (Reuters) - Hundreds of Afghans marched to the U.S. Embassy in Athens on Saturday, making a plea to the international community for peace and holding banners reading, "Afghanistan is bleeding" and "hands off our land." Read full story

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday promised further strikes against the Islamic State in Afghanistan in retaliation for a deadly bombing outside Kabul airport and warned that the situation on the ground continued to be "extremely dangerous." Read full story

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday said he sees three alternatives for his future: winning the 2022 presidential elections, death or prison. Read full story

TAPACHULA (Reuters) - Hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers from Central America and the Caribbean departed the southern Mexican city of Tapachula en masse on Saturday in a caravan headed to the Mexican capital, where they hoped to seek expedited asylum proceedings. Read full story

OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google generated $11.2 billion in revenue from its mobile app store in 2019, according to a court filing unsealed on Saturday, offering a clear view into the service's financial results for the first time. Read full story

(Reuters) - The Taliban condemned on Saturday a U.S. drone strike against Islamic State militants following Thursday's suicide attack outside Kabul airport, with a spokesman describing the operation as a "clear attack on Afghan territory". Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The police have submitted applications to foreign security agencies to investigate allegations of two Malaysians detained by Taliban authorities in Afghanistan. Read full story

TOKYO (Reuters) - Two Afghan athletes arrived in Tokyo on Saturday to compete in the 2020 Paralympics after one of them made a video appeal for help to leave Kabul so she could take part in the Games. Read full story

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday France will keep troops in Iraq as part of anti-terrorism operations for as long as the Iraqi government needs, whether or not the United States decides to withdraw. Read full story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. troops have begun their withdrawal from Kabul airport, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Saturday. Read full story

BERLIN (Reuters) - Police tussled with protesters as thousands of people marched through Berlin on Saturday chanting slogans and waving banners against COVID-19 restrictions. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Visiting graves during non-festive periods is allowed, subject to compliance with standard operating procedures (SOP), according to National Security Council (NSC) director-general Datuk Rodzi Md Saad. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: Two Malaysian militants believed to be fighting alongside the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant-Khorasan Province (IS-K), have been detained by Taliban authorities. Read full story

KOTA TINGGI (Bernama): Malaysia has the capability to produce the nation's first Covid-19 vaccine by mobilising scientists in the country who have expertise in the field of public health to innovate, especially in the making and production of vaccines. Read full story

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in Baghdad on Saturday, the Egyptian presidency said, the first meeting since the two countries agreed in January to end a long-running dispute. Read full story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. troops at Kabul airport has fallen below 4,000, a U.S. official told Reuters on Saturday, down from a peak of 5,800. Read full story

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc-backed electric vehicle maker Rivian is seeking a valuation of around $70-80 billion at the time of its IPO, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. Read full story

(Reuters) -Toyota Motor said on Friday it had suspended all self-driving e-Palette transportation pods at the Tokyo Paralympic Games village, a day after one of the vehicles collided with and injured a visually impaired pedestrian. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: The salaries of all newly-appointed ministers should be halved, says Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, while sharing his opinion of the new Cabinet line-up. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: After being postponed twice, the Umno supreme council is holding a meeting at its headquarters on Friday night (Aug 27). Read full story

JOHOR BARU: A lorry carrying wrapping materials caught fire while travelling on the Pasir Gudang Highway while headed towards Perling. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia saw a slight dip in new Covid-19 cases on Friday (Aug 27) compared to the day before with 22,070 new infections recorded. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pic) hopes that the newly-formed Cabinet will be result- and achievement-oriented. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: The newly-appointed members of the Cabinet need to do more to address issues related to the Covid-19 pandemic, says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Read full story

KOTA KINABALU: The new Cabinet line-up is a reflection of the "Malaysian Family" and will meet the people's aspirations, says Sabah Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Bung Moktar Radin. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: The appointment of ministers with experience in the new Cabinet augurs well for the tourism industry, says Malaysia Tourism Council (MTC) president Uzaidi Udanis. Read full story

KOTA KINABALU: Symptomatic Covid-19 cases are on the rise in Sabah, from 25% on Thursday (Aug 26) to 31.4% of Friday's 3,010 new cases. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: Youths will play an important role as the economy recovers, says newly-minted Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu. Read full story

ROME (Reuters) - The Italian government expects its last evacuation flight to leave Afghanistan later on Friday, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio told reporters. Read full story

(Reuters) - Medical staff at Kabul's Emergency Hospital worked through the night into Friday treating casualties from the twin blasts that tore through crowds waiting outside the airport. They are fearful about what comes next. Read full story

GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. officials appealed for $800 million to fill a chronic funding gap for Afghanistan on Friday, with a senior aid official describing the situation as "catastrophic" with at least one third of people expected to be facing hunger. Read full story

GENEVA (Reuters) - Up to half a million Afghans could flee the crisis in their homeland, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday, appealing to all neighbouring countries to keep their borders open for those seeking safety. Read full story

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday said that everyone should buy a rifle, in a meeting with his supporters outside the Alvorada Palace, the president's official residence. Read full story

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's government said on Friday it would look at extending national security laws to allow police to spy on suspected gangs, as authorities try to halt a surge in shootings that have led to more than 26 deaths this year. Read full story

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese parliament on Friday told the judge who is investigating last year's Beirut port explosion that he had exceeded his powers by issuing a subpoena for caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab after he failed to show up for questioning. Read full story

MOUNT TITLIS, Switzerland (Reuters) - In one of Switzerland's most popular Alpine destinations, resort staff have been working over the summer months to limit the impact of warming global temperatures on its glacial slopes - by blanketing the ice to block the sun. Read full story

OSLO (Reuters) - A request for parole by Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik will be heard by a Norwegian court, the prosecutor in the case told Reuters on Friday. Read full story

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian economy undersecretary has resigned after causing an uproar by saying a park in his hometown should be renamed after the brother of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Read full story

BRUSSELS/BENGALURU (Reuters) -Nvidia is likely to seek EU antitrust approval for its $54 billion takeover of British chip designer Arm early next month, with regulators expected to launch a full-scale investigation after a preliminary review, people familiar with the matter said. Read full story

(Reuters) - A large explosion was heard in Kabul late on Thursday as the U.S. military destroyed ammunition, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Thursday. Read full story

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The United States has urged Mexico to clear ad-hoc camps housing thousands of migrants in border cities due to concerns they pose a security risk and attract criminal gangs, officials familiar with the matter said. Read full story

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's former prime minister Boubeye Maiga was arrested on Thursday for his role in the purchase of a presidential plane during the rule of ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, his lawyer said. Read full story