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Taliban launches major attack on Afghan city, as talks with US go on in Doha
Armed clashes between the militants and Afghan forces have left dozens of Taliban dead, and fighting is still going on, said Fawad Aman, a deputy spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Defense. The Afghan Air Force responded with air strikes, Aman added. He said 36 Taliban fighters were killed, 10 were injured, and 32 surrendered. …
Taliban launches ‘massive’ attack on Kunduz in northern Afghanistan | World news
The Taliban have launched a new attack on one of Afghanistan’s largest cities, Kunduz, the government said on Saturday, even as the insurgent group continued negotiations with the US on ending America’s longest war. The militants, who have demanded that all foreign forces leave the country, now control or hold sway over roughly half of …
Round Rock ISD launches mental health centers at 2 schools, plans expansion
A conversation about mental health and school safety with Round Rock ISD Superintendent Dr. Steve Flores by: Alyssa Goard Posted: Aug 26, 2019 / 02:58 PM CDT / Updated: Aug 26, 2019 / 03:02 PM CDT Round Rock ISD Superintendent Dr. Steve Flores speaks with KXAN’s Alyssa Goard about mental health and safety as part …
North Korea launches two more ‘short-range ballistic missiles’ into sea
Image copyright EPA North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Saturday morning, South Korea’s military says. The launch is the seventh carried out since North Korea ended a 17-month hiatus on testing at the end of July. Pyongyang has repeatedly expressed anger at US-South Korean military exercises that have been …
Russia launches life-sized robot into space
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLife-sized robot launched into space Russia has launched a rocket carrying a life-sized robot to the International Space Station (ISS). It was launched from Russia’s Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday and is set to arrive at the station on Saturday. The robot, named Fedor (Experimental Demonstration …
Eyeing Art-Technology Commissions, Pace Gallery Launches PaceX Initiative—Christy MacLear Named CEO -ARTnews
Christy MacLear. COURTESY CHRISTY MACLEAR Tech companies and entrepreneurs have plowed billions in recent years into experimental ventures. Google has its secretive X initiative (née Google X), a research company developing everything from driverless cars to renewable energy, and carmaker Elon Musk has his aerospace concern, Space X. Now Pace Gallery is getting in on …
Huawei launches its own operating system: HongmengOS, or HarmonyOS
Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s consumer division, speaking at the Huawei Developer Conference in Dongguan, China on Aug. 9, 2019 Huawei DONGGUAN, China — Huawei has launched its own operating system — the HongmengOS, known in English as the HarmonyOS, said the CEO of the Chinese tech giant’s consumer division, Richard Yu, on Friday. Speaking …
Office of Health Strategy launches online health care rating system
Maya Moore :: CT Mirror Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, joined OHS Director of Healthcare Innovation, Mark Schaefer, and other OHS members for a presentation of Healthscore CT– a free online tool that will help consumers navigate the state’s healthcare networks based on quality and cost of care. The state launched an online tool Wednesday intended …
Kim Jong Un: Missile launches were warning to U.S., South Korea
People at the Seoul Railway Station in South Korea watch a TV showing an image of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un during a rocket launch on Aug. 1, 2019. | Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo Defense By ASSOCIATED PRESS 08/07/2019 12:22 AM EDT SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Wednesday leader Kim Jong Un supervised a …
NYC Launches Health Initiative to Help Those Involved in the Criminal-Justice System
The New York City Health Department is launching an initiative to educate health-care providers on how to better serve patients who have been involved in the criminal-justice system. Health Department staff will visit individual health-care providers and staff at more than 150 primary-care and family-medicine practices throughout Harlem, Brooklyn and the South Bronx now through …
