International news, News, US/World

Facebook’s services start coming back online after outage

Published 4 October 2021

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Facebook’s services start coming back online after outage

By Clare Duffy and Sean LyngaasCNN Business

New York (CNN Business)Around six hours after Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram went down, service started coming back online, though coverage was still spotty.Facebook (FB), Instagram and WhatsApp all suffered outages midday Monday, according to public statements from the three Facebook services. 

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International news, Travel, US/World

America to ease Covid travel entry rules will require vaccinations for foreign visitors

Published 21 September 2021

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By Shannon Pettypiece

The new system opens up air travel to vaccinated foreign nationals from dozens of countries for the first time since the early days of the pandemic.

Travelers walk through the departures hall in El Prat airport in Barcelona, Spain, on Aug. 2.Angel Garcia / Bloomberg via Getty Images file

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will require all international travelers coming into the United States to be fully vaccinated and tested for Covid-19 under a new system that will open up air travel to vaccinated foreign nationals from dozens of countries for the first time since the early days of the pandemic.

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International news, News

Americans have gathered on the anniversary to September 11,2001 to remember the nearly 3,000 people who died in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania

Published 11 September, 2021

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In the 20 years since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Americans have gathered on the anniversary to remember the nearly 3,000 people who died in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania, as well as the first responders who put their lives on the line to save victims.

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Crime/Justice, International news, News

Coast Guard and BVI Authorities Interdict Vessel Near Anegada Attempting to Smuggle $51 Million Worth of Cocaine

Published 6 September, 2021

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The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge crew offloaded approximately 1,700 kilograms of seized cocaine at Coast Guard Base San Juan Friday  By U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO

The U.S. Coast Guard has announced that the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge crew offloaded approximately 1,700 kilograms of seized cocaine at Coast Guard Base San Juan Friday, following the disruption go-fast vessel smuggling attempt by Coast Guard and British Virgin Islands authorities near Anegada, British Virgin Islands.

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12 U.S. Service Members Are Among Those Killed In Explosions Outside Kabul’s Airport

Published 26 August 2021

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Medical staff load an injured man into an ambulance after two powerful explosions outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday.
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Two explosions, one just outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul and another at the nearby Baron Hotel, caused several casualties Thursday. The attacks came less than a day after the U.S. Embassy warned U.S. citizens to get out of the area. Here’s what we know so far: 

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