Craig Taylor

The “exceptional decision” follows a pact between Australia, the US and UK, which scuppered a French deal.
BBC News – Europe

Travel agents report a rise in bookings after the amber list is scrapped and testing rules are eased.
BBC News – UK

An inquiry finds the strike, days before the US pullout, killed 10 members of a family – not militants.
BBC News – US & Canada

Bouteflika led Algeria for 20 years, but his bid for a fifth term led to huge protests in 2019.
BBC News – Africa

NFL Week Two Thursday Night Game Washington 30 New York Giants 29

Thursday nights game turned out to be quite a cliffhanger as Washington took the honours in the seasons opening divisional game in the NFC […]

Week one of the 2021 NFL season is now in the bag and quite a start it was too!  First of all, we had four Rookie QBs all scoring at least a TD which bodes well for their teams.  There wear also 9 games decided b […]

Brexit has made it “near impossible” for it to supply fresh and chilled products to France, the retailer says.
BBC News – Business

Lebanon’s economic collapse has left the country dangerously short of fuel and electricity.
BBC News – Middle East

A fact-finding mission says the justice system allowed serious human rights violations to happen.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

New rules mean workers must show they are vaccinated, have tested negative, or recovered from Covid.
BBC News – Europe

A series of serious ambulance delays have emerged, including one where a man died after a 40-hour wait.
BBC News – UK

Gen Mark Milley allegedly phoned Beijing to “reassure” them amid concern about President Trump.
BBC News – US & Canada

The president cuts the powers of the prime minister, who remains defiant.
BBC News – Africa

Week two of the 2021 NFL season kicks off this week with an all NFC East Thursday night clash between the Giants and Washington, both of whom are coming off an opening loss. This is not the most exciting of prime […]

The UK inflation rate hit 3.2% in the year to August, according to the latest official figures.
BBC News – Business

One of the recommendations from the Facebook Oversight Board after ruling on one such post.
BBC News – Middle East

Charges are sought against Ariel Henry over alleged links with a suspect in the president’s killing.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The Commission’s chief says the EU needs the “political will” to intervene militarily without the US.
BBC News – Europe

Government scientists are warning of a jump in Covid hospital admissions if rules are not tightened soon.
BBC News – UK

Gavin Newsom appears to have survived a rare state-wide vote to remove him with a clear majority.
BBC News – US & Canada