Americans must avoid the International Airport of the Afghan capital Kabul. The American embassy in the city warns again on Friday of security risks, calling on people standing at the gates of the airport “to leave immediately”. On Thursday, an IS extremist blew himself up at one of the gates of Kabul airport. As a result, according to some media, …
The bombing at Kabul airport yesterday killed more than 100 people, including 13 American soldiers. The attack followed the decision of US president Joe Biden to leave the country at the end of this month. That announcement led to chaos at the airport. “The cause lies in the past twenty years, not in Biden’s decision”, says Ivo Daalder, former American …
Afghans have almost no access to cash. The ATMs are empty and no money is coming in from outside. The World Bank decided on Wednesday to temporarily stop all financial support to Afghanistan, just like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) a week ago. There are long queues at ATMs in the Afghan capital Kabul, but no money is coming out. …
Groovy Bot comes to an end at the end of August, a bot that allows chat app Discord users to play music from services such as YouTube. Google subsidiary YouTube has sent the maker of the bot a summons letter, and the service has announced that it will stop by 30 August. “We have informed Groovy about the breach of …
The gambling industry is well-known for its unlimited opportunities for illicit enrichment. If you check the history of the biggest cases of financial fraud, with a high probability you will see the name of the Baazov brothers. These businessmen twisted many competitors and courts around their fingers and acquired the title “kings” of the industry. David Baazov started his career …
Amazon has plans to open its own department stores in the United States. That’s what insiders say to business paper The Wall Street Journal on Thursday. That would be Amazon’s presence in the field of physical stores continue to increase. Amazon’s first department stores would arrive in the states of Ohio and California and will be between 2,500 and 3,000 …
Facebook and Instagram have removed more than 20 million messages about the coronavirus since the pandemic began until last June. Facebook says this in a report on Wednesday. Facebook and Instagram blocked over three thousand accounts, pages and groups from repeatedly spreading ‘disinformation about coronavirus’ and vaccines. Presumably the untruths are spread by a small group of people. According to …
The United States wants to give some Americans a third shot against the coronavirus. A well-thought-out plan is not yet in place, but according to The New York Times, care workers and residents of nursing homes would be the first to be mentioned for the said ‘booster shots’. Then other parents follow. Setting the extra, third shots for fully vaccinated …
Clubhouse copycat Twitter Spaces gets an update which makes it possible to designate two co-organizers. This makes it easier to moderate conversations, writes the social media platform. The purpose of Spaces is that people can create a kind of chat room, where users can then talk to each other. People can listen to the conversation, but only the person who …
President Joe Biden’s government is working on plans to require all foreign travelers to the US to produce a covid-19 vaccination certificate. This measure should make it possible to relax the heavy travel restrictions currently in force. The White House is working on a plan for this, an official informed Reuters on Wednesday. It is unclear when the US government …
