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NATO

Rockets hit U.S. air base in Afghanistan; no casualties

KABUL (Reuters) - Five rockets hit a major U.S. air base in Afghanistan on Thursday but there were no casualties, Afghanistan’s NATO-led force said, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group. The attack comes weeks after Taliban militants and the United States reached a deal on the…

bubmagApril 9, 2020

NATO

Rockets hit U.S. air base in Afghanistan; no casualties

In this file photo of December 11, security personnel are seen arriving near the site of an attack near the Bagram Air Base in Parwan province of Kabul in Afghanistan | Photo Credit: AP The attack comes as the Afghan government has launched the release of Taliban prisoners from…

bubmagApril 9, 2020

Little Italy

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 239: Hotel History: Admiral Fell Inn | By Stanley Turkel

Hotel History: Admiral Fell Inn (80 rooms) Fell's Point was founded in the early 1700s when the Fell Brothers arrived from Lancaster, England. Edward was a shopkeeper and his brother William was a shipbuilder. The old street names in Fell's Point are unchanged: Fell, Thames, Bond, Bank, Caroline, Fleet, Aliceanna,…

bubmagApril 9, 2020

NATO

Rockets hit U.S. air base in Afghanistan; no casualties

KABUL (Reuters) - Five rockets hit a major U.S. air base in Afghanistan on Thursday but there were no casualties, Afghanistan's NATO-led force said, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group.The attack comes weeks after Taliban militants and the United States reached a deal on the withdrawal…

bubmagApril 9, 2020

Bushfire

Our Old ‘Normal’ Is Gone Forever, So What’s Next?

mage: David Mariuz/AAP The world faces profound disruption. For Australians who lived through the most horrific fire season on record, there has been no time to recover. The next crisis is now upon us in the form of COVID-19. As we grapple with uncertainty and upheaval, it’s clear that our…

bubmagApril 9, 2020

Pre-Crime

04/08/2020

Coming to Steam and itch.io! DOWNLOADDWARF FORTRESS CLASSIC 0.47.04 (February 29, 2020) Windows | Linux | Mac All Versions Current Development: RSS Feed, Release Feed, @Bay12Games 04/22/2020 This week, we've started in on the world map. There are a ton of tiles to reference, and the edges and layering are…

bubmagApril 9, 2020

Boris Johnson

PM Johnson ‘improving’ in intensive care as UK ponders COVID-19 lockdown

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent a third night in intensive care with COVID-19 complications but is improving and able to sit up as his government prepares to discuss how to review its most stringent shut down in the peacetime history. FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris…

bubmagApril 9, 2020

Unwelcome Refugees

Refugees left behind in coronavirus crisis, aid groups warn

With restrictive measures imposed across Europe, authorities are struggling to provide food and shelter for migrants and asylum seekers sleeping outdoors, aid organisations have warned. In France, hundreds of refugees living outdoors without proper sanitation or shelter now face food shortages as well, according to charity ‘Refugee Info Bus’. Grassroots…

bubmagApril 9, 2020

Bushfire

Sikh volunteers continue to hand deliver eggs and bread during the COVID-19 lockdown in New Zealand

Sikh volunteers and others in the community are continuing their tireless work to feed the vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic.Kindhearted community members have been sourcing eggs and bread for residents struggling to put food on the table during the four-week lockdown in New Zealand.The country is about halfway through a…

bubmagApril 9, 2020

Turkish Refugee Camp

This Day In History-9

Today is the 100th day of 2020. There are 266 days left in the year. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT837: Halley's Comet makes its closest known passage to Earth: 5 million kilometres (3 million miles).OTHER EVENTS641: An army commanded by Amr Ibn al-As conquers Egypt by seizing the Babylon fort in the Nile…

bubmagApril 9, 2020

Rockets hit U.S. air base in Afghanistan; no casualties

Rockets hit U.S. air base in Afghanistan; no casualties

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 239: Hotel History: Admiral Fell Inn | By Stanley Turkel

Rockets hit U.S. air base in Afghanistan; no casualties

Our Old ‘Normal’ Is Gone Forever, So What’s Next?

04/08/2020

PM Johnson ‘improving’ in intensive care as UK ponders COVID-19 lockdown

Refugees left behind in coronavirus crisis, aid groups warn

Sikh volunteers continue to hand deliver eggs and bread during the COVID-19 lockdown in New Zealand

This Day In History-9

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