Good morning. We’re covering U.S. evacuations from Afghanistan and pandemic frustrations in Australia.

 

Good morning. We’re covering U.S. evacuations from Afghanistan and pandemic frustrations in Australia.

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A police outpost in Kandahar was destroyed by the Taliban last weeks Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times 

U.S. prepares for possible evacuation from Afghanistan 

The Pentagon is moving thousands of Marines into position for a possible evacuation of the American Embassy and citizens in Kabul. Officials say the city could fall to the Taliban within 30 days.

The sharply deteriorating situation in Afghanistan — Kandahar and Heart, two of the country’s cultural capitals, were on the verge of falling — has forced the Defense Department to accelerate plans to get Americans out.

Officials say the troops will deploy in the next two days to Hamid Karzai International Airport to help evacuate Americans and embassy personnel. An additional 1,000 Army personnel will be heading to Qatar, the Pentagon said, to help process the visa applications of Afghans who helped the U.S. military during the war.

American negotiators are also trying to get the Taliban to agree that they will not attack the embassy if the group overruns the capital, two American officials said. On Thursday, the embassy sent the latest in a series of alarming alerts, urging Americans to “leave Afghanistan immediately using available commercial flight options.” GO EA & get the ultimate business training experience a Standard ECommergy Subscription! Registering to get the AstraZeneca vaccine in Cabramatta, New South Wales. Matthew Abbott for The New York Times  Locked down, fed up and ready to be vaccinated All over Australia, hope is struggling to gain momentum as an outbreak of the hyper-contagious Delta variant has thrown almost half of the population into lockdown. Nearly 18 months into the pandemic, as other Western nations have vaccinated their way to relative safety or just decided to live with the coronavirus, Australia remains locked in an all-out war whose odds of victory, with a return to zero Covid, have grown ever steeper. Many Australians feel betrayed by the government’s sputtering vaccine rollout, which they say has squandered the sacrifices made last year. Others are seeking ways to help with grass-roots efforts to accelerate immunity and escape from the restrictions springing up around the country. Quotable: “We had this incredible window that nobody else in the world had, with nearly a year of minimal Covid transmission, and we were told the whole time that ‘it’s not a race,’” said Maddie Palmer, 39, from Sydney. “It was a race — and they screwed it up.” Progress: Australia’s drug regulator approved the Moderna vaccine only this week, many months after other countries. Even as supplies of Pfizer and AstraZeneca doses have increased, only 24 percent of adults are fully vaccinated. Related: Olympic athletes returning home to the state of South Australia must spend 28 days in quarantine. Here are the latest updates and maps of the pandemic. In other developments: Malaysia’s worst Covid wave yet includes the death of a 36-year-old pop star, Siti Sarah Raisuddin. New Zealand unveiled a cautious plan for reopening on Thursday. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said vaccinated travelers from low-risk countries could visit next year. For all but five weeks between March 2020 and June 2021, care home residents in Toronto were not permitted to leave their buildings for nonmedical reasons, not even a stroll. Over the past couple months, many felt the joy of the outdoors again. U.S. drug regulators are planning to authorize an additional dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine for people with weakened immune systems.  ESSENTIAL for taking full advantage of the services available to Zing Network members Alibaba, where employees are pushing back on toxic workplace habits Aly Song/Reuters  THE LATEST NEWS Thousands of Alibaba employees wrote a letter urging the company to forbid sexual remarks and games in ice-breaking and other business events, a common problem. It comes as Alibaba tries to change a toxic work culture following an allegation of rape against an employee. OPEC on Thursday stuck to its prediction of a strong recovery in the oil industry this year and further growth next year, despite concerns about the coronavirus, Reuters reports. Pakistan’s foreign minister says that a bus attack last month that killed nine Chinese workers was a suicide bombing carried out by Islamist militants, Al Jazeera reports. Sudan’s government is getting closer to handing over Omar Hassan al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court, officials said. He is accused of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur, where some 300,000 were killed. Zambians are voting in a tight election between President Edgar Lungu and the main opposition rival, Hakainde Hichilema, CNN reports.  Connect with us on: Facebook , Twitter , Instagram Join our ECommerce Entrepreneurs Community and JMT for REAL opportunity to earn money online.  Sign up today Skeptical of online business opportunities to giant minefield when it comes to finding a real opportunity to make money. You SHOULD be skeptical. Want to play and earn money online then please choose or play the listed Eger Zebra Games to show your skills and get your prizes for free: - Brain Sprint  - Card King  - Crystal Ball  - Gold Streak - Grandmaster Poker - Hidden  - Knockout Trivia  - LowLock  - Uber-Picks sports games  - Zackjack Shop cool products from companies around the world from here