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The number of serious COVID-19 patients over the weekend dropped below 600 for the first time since mid-August.As of Saturday night, there were 587 patients in serious condition, 100 less than a week earlier. The highest number recorded in the fourth wave was 738 on September 23.The new Green Pass system is set to come…

When the Taliban last ruled Afghanistan 20 years ago, the group banned music, outlawed human images and idols and blasted away two 1,500-year-old Buddha statues — an act of desecration that shocked the world.Now the Islamists are back in power, and Afghan artists and filmmakers — many who flourished during the past two decades —…

MATAMOROS, Mexico — The smuggler led a single-file line of migrants toward the border, instructing them to hold hands. He filmed them as they moved almost silently through the brush, as they waded across the Rio Grande, as Border Patrol agents chased them down a dirt road.Then he turned the camera on himself. Filling the…

MANILA — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday announced he would be retiring from politics, walking back a previous claim that he would run for the vice presidency in 2022 — and leaving the public guessing as to whom he wants to be his successor.Duterte, 76, accompanied his former aide, Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, who…

ABOARD THE SEABIRD — An Italian offshore supply vessel on Saturday rescued 65 migrants, including women and children, fleeing Libya to Europe on a crowded, wooden boat.The migrant boat was drifting after its engine stopped working and was spotted by the Seabird, an NGO monitoring aircraft flying over the central Mediterranean. Those on board were…

By NATHAN HOWARD and GILLIAN FLACCUSOctober 2, 2021 GMTSTEVENS VILLAGE, Alaska (AP) — In a normal year, the smokehouses and drying racks that Alaska Natives use to prepare salmon to tide them through the winter would be heavy with fish meat, the fruits of a summer spent fishing on the Yukon River like generations before…

SEATTLE (AP) — Ahead of Seattle’s COVID-19 vaccination deadline for city workers, Interim Police Chief Adrian Diaz is urging department employees to get vaccinated, warning of a possible staffing challenge if they fail to do so.In a letter sent to staff Friday, Diaz said the agency appears to still have hundreds of unvaccinated employees, based…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints urged members Saturday to listen to the faith’s leaders when they seek “pure truth” and expressed gratitude for those who have followed church guidance during the pandemic, which has been to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. President Russell M.…

HOUSTON (AP) — A driver fleeing from police in Houston struck and killed three valets before crashing in a ditch, authorities said.A patrol sergeant saw the driver doing doughnuts, or driving in circles and leaving tire tracks on the pavement, in a parking lot Friday night and tried to stop the vehicle as it sped…

Samsung began rolling out the October 2021 Android security patch a few days before September ended, and the Korean conglomerate continues with its release as the Galaxy A50 becomes the latest smartphone to get the latest security update. The Galaxy A50 is also the company's first mid-ranger to get the October 2021 patch since all…

The Zenfone 8 announced in May with Android 11 already got a couple of Android 12 beta builds, but those didn't include any additional software features from Asus. However, just ahead of Android 12's stable rollout, Asus has started recruiting testers for the Zenfone 8's Android 12 beta update, which will come with Asus' ZenUI…

Xiaomi's "independent" sub-brand Poco released the M3 Pro 5G back in May, and it's apparently almost ready to be done with that model and replace it with something better. The successor will unsurprisingly be called Poco M4 Pro 5G, and today a bunch of various certifications for it have surfaced. These, first of all, confirm…

Scene from "Squid Game" by NetflixSource: NetflixSouth Korean internet service provider SK Broadband is suing Netflix, after the platform's popular show "Squid Game" allegedly led to a surge in network traffic, Reuters first reported Friday.The internet provider is asking Netflix to pay for associated maintenance costs resulting from a spike in network traffic for the…

Rivian Automotive, a company developing electric vehicles, including commercial delivery vans for Amazon, filed for an initial public offering on Friday. The company aims to trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "RIVN."Its paperwork shows a $994 million net loss on zero revenue in the first six months of 2021. In 2020 the company's…

Auto executive turned international fugitive Carlos Ghosn said he believes German automakers are best positioned to challenge electric vehicle leader Tesla.Ghosn, speaking from Lebanon where the former Nissan chairman fled to elude Japanese authorities, mentioned Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen specifically during an interview Friday with CNBC's Phil LeBeau during "The Exchange.""In my opinion, it's going to…

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will announce Monday that China is not complying with the so-called phase one trade deal reached under former President Donald Trump's administration, sources familiar with the matter told CNBC's Kayla Tausche.Under the agreement, China was supposed to purchase an additional $200 billion in U.S. goods over a two-year period, but…