| | | | The Taliban insists all foreign troops must be out of Afghanistan by the end of the month, as Western leaders say they will push the war-torn country's new leaders to allow people to safely leave after that date. | | | | Charlie Watts, the drummer who provided the backbone for the Rolling Stones' songs for more than half a century, dies at the age of 80. | | | | Candid videos of how some of the SAS spent recreational time during the Afghanistan war reveals the culture of excessive drinking, public nudity and a theme song that summed it all up. WARNING: This story contains nudity. | | | | Opening up the nation when 80 per cent of adults are vaccinated borders on "child abuse" because children are not included in the plan, according to the WA president of the Australian Medical Association. Follow live. | | | | Record vaccination rates in Sydney's most COVID-ravaged hotspots will drive case numbers down, but authorities say the benefits of the surge in jabs won't be seen until mid-September. | | | | Afghanistan's opium fields is used to produce the majority of the world's heroin. Some analysts are already predicting that the Taliban will increase its control of Afghanistan's opium trade. But there is an unexpected twist, writes John Coyne. | | | | Vaccine experts say the use of of COVID booster shots "will happen" in Australia as evidence from overseas shows a reduction in protection levels as new variants — such as Delta — create a different threat. | | | | A deadly airborne disease terrified Australians more than 100 years ago. This is how Adelaide town planners helped to bring the outbreak under control. | | | | The largest independent study of hate on TikTok finds anti-Asian and pro-Nazi videos are racking up millions of views, often using pop songs to evade the platform's auto-moderators. | | | | An expert in air quality is warning Australia's reticence to improve ventilation and acknowledge airborne spread of COVID-19 is leading to lockdowns that could have been avoided. | | | | | | | | | Download the ABC News app | | Available on Android and Apple devices | | | The ABC NEWS app makes it easier for you to stay up to date with the latest news and information from Australia's most trusted news source. | | | | | The ABC sent this message to wwwhindimen.australia@blogger.com these details are included to help provide assurance that this is a genuine email from ABC.
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