Новости за 18.12.2021

ISTANBUL — Turkey will send 15 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Saturday at a major summit of the continent’s leaders, adding that the low vaccination rates there were a blot on humanity.

Erbil, Iraq — Twelve people including three foreigners died on Friday in flash floods which swept through northern Iraq after torrential rains in Erbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region, an official said.

By Sunghee Hwang
Agence France-Presse

SEOUL — After 10 years in power, North Korea’s once youthful Kim Jong-un is now one of the world’s more experienced leaders, and will look to defy the West for decades to come with his nuclear arsenal, analysts say.

Unlike most of his counterparts, with no concerns over elections or term limits and age on his side — he is only in his late 30s — Kim can expect to remain in office for decades, as long as his health holds up.

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KABUL — Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities said on Saturday they will resume issuing passports in Kabul, giving hope to citizens who feel threatened living under the Islamists’ rule.

NEW YORK — World stock markets mostly fell on Friday, giving up gains made after major central banks took action to combat "soaring" inflation as the fragile economic recovery appears threatened again by spiking COVID-19 cases.