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Taliban has gained total control of Afghanistan. Meanwhile, it seems to be a setback for women's sports in the country, with the Taliban barring them from participating in any sporting activity.

The "AutoVacc" device, which uses a robotic arm, can pull 12 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from a vial in four minutes, according to Chulalongkorn University researchers who created the equipment, which has been utilised at the university's vaccination centre since Monday.
 

Officials said the Taliban see Kandahar as a major strategic point, which they seem to be using as a control centre for gaining complete dominance over five other provinces.
 

As per Bhutan's health ministry, the vaccines that were received through donations were used in this vaccination drive. 

In an attempt to stop the Taliban from invading cities, the Afghanistan government imposed a curfew across almost all of the country.

At least 25 people died after record rains inundated central China. Floods struck an underground subway system, damaging dams and riverbanks, causing landslides and building collapses.

Addressing a massive gathering on the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, Chinese President Xi Jinping "Whoever wants to do so will face bloodshed in front of a Great Wall of steel built by more than 1.4 billion Chinese people."

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh informs the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus forum that India desires a free, open and inclusive order in the Indo-Pacific region based upon respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations.

Singapore orders Facebook and Twitter to carry a correction notice to users of the social media platforms in the country over what it says is a false statement about a new virus variant originating in Singapore.

 He previously served as Prime Minister from October 11, 2015 to August 3, 2016 and again from February 15, 2018 to May 13, 2021.