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A Pentagon statement says 18 commercial aircraft will help with the evacuation effort.

More than 120,000 homes are without power as millions of people warned to expect significant damage.

A Boeing C-17 safely carried 823 Afghans from Kabul last week, a record number for that plane.

A new study uncovered important clues to help understand the surprisingly active lunar surface. The scientists found that solar radiation could be a more important source of lunar iron nanoparticles than previously thought. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210821113902.htm

Scientists have transferred a technique from one realm of plasma physics to another to enable the more efficient design of powerful magnets for doughnut-shaped fusion facilities known as tokamaks. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210821113900.htm

Innovators have created a novel strategy for developing an effective vaccine for a widespread form of tuberculosis. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210821113857.htm

The same phenomenon that causes aurorae -- the magical curtains of green light often visible from the polar regions of the Earth -- causes mesospheric ozone layer depletion, which could have significance for global climate change. Now, a group of scientists has observed, analyzed, and provided greater insight into this phenomenon. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210821113851.htm

Cancer physicians are pioneering a new PULSAR radiation-therapy strategy that improves tumor control compared with traditional daily therapy. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210821113846.htm

The quantum computing market is projected to reach $65 billion by 2030, a hot topic for investors and scientists alike because of its potential to solve incomprehensibly complex problems. Drug discovery is one example. To understand drug interactions, a pharmaceutical company might want to simulate the interaction of two molecules. The challenge is that each molecule is composed of a few hundred atoms, and scientists must model all the ways in which these atoms might array themselves when their respective molecules are introduced. The number of possible configurations more than the number of atoms in the entire universe. Only a quantum computer can represent, much less solve, such an expansive, dynamic data problem. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210820153706.htm

Fifa and players' union Fifpro call on governments to arrange the emergency evacuation of female footballers in Afghanistan.

The highly infectious Delta variant "does change the game", the Covid response minister says.

Thousands of people are scrambling to flee Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of the country.

The woman went into labour en route to Ramstein Air Base in Germany and gave birth on the plane.

Don Everly and his brother, Phil, had hits including Bye Bye Love and All I Have to Do Is Dream.

Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah runs the second fastest time in women's 100m history as she clocks 10.54 seconds in Eugene.

All wildlife on land and sea is being counted to help Kenya's conservation plans and tourism.

The powerful storm brings torrential rain and high winds, causing power cuts and flooding.

The first black female reporter on the Washington Post says some colleagues would pretend not to know her.

Despite a huge military budget, oil-rich Algeria is ill-equipped to tackle annual fires.

How the fall of Kabul stunned the Biden administration and spawned the worst week of his presidency.

Motorola launched the Moto G50 5G (codenamed "Ibiza") in March, and it is planning to introduce another Moto G50 5G, codenamed "Saipan." We saw its leaked renders last week which revealed its design, and now the smartphone has appeared on Geekbench with its key specs. The benchmark database reveals that the Moto G50 5G (Saipan) is powered by the Dimensity 700 SoC, corroborating a recent media report. And the unit that passed through Geekbench runs Android 11 and has 4GB RAM onboard, although there could be other RAM options as well to choose from. The Geekbench listing doesn't... http://dlvr.it/S64hzR

The Realme C21Y announced in June will debut in India on August 23 at 12:30PM local time. The company has also set up a promo page on its website for the C21Y, which confirms the Indian unit will come with a Unisoc T610 chip, 6.5" display, and a 5,000 mAh battery. The rear panel of the C21Y, which flaunts a Geometric Art Design, houses a triple camera system consisting of 13MP primary, 2MP macro, and 2MP monochrome units. There's also a fingerprint reader for biometric authentication. Realme says the C21Y will feature an AI Selfie Camera but doesn't mention its resolution. In... http://dlvr.it/S64hzK

Google quietly discontinued the previous generation Pixel devices. With the new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro ready to be announced in the coming weeks, it is making the logical step of cleaning house and making room for new devices. The recently released Google Pixel 5a must also have been a determining factor. Google Pixel 5 (2020) A Google spokesperson confirmed to Digital Trends that the Google Store will continue selling both the Pixel 4a 5G and the Pixel 5 until stocks are depleted. In the US, Google's Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 are totally out of stock. There should be more coming,... http://dlvr.it/S64hyq

The Taliban are currently on a media offensive but does their rhetoric match what’s happening on the ground?

Finding a face mask that's actually protective for a child is not a straightforward task, as many parents can attest.

Global trade was disrupted in March when the massive container ship became stuck in the waterway.

A family of three may have been killed by toxic algae blooms on a hiking trail, investigators say.

In a new study, researchers found that, when a school of microscopic, self-propelled droplets known as 'microswimmers' moves in the same direction inside a narrow channel, they can increase the cargo capacity -- the number of particles they can carry -- by 10-fold. Their findings have broad implications, from drug delivery systems to materials with active coatings. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210820120145.htm

A global inventory has revealed that CO2 emissions from oil refineries were 1.3 Gigatons (Gt) in 2018 and could be as large as 16.5 Gt from 2020 to 2030. Based on the results, the researchers recommend distinct mitigation strategies for refineries in different regions and age groups. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210820111125.htm

This very accessible and easy to perform intervention could have a strong effect on reducing blood pressure, say researchers. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210820111120.htm