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An infant in British Columbia's Interior was hospitalized overnight Monday, Aug. 9, with a fever and other health issues, testing positive for COVID-19 at Kelowna General Hospital.
 

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Mr Panta Petrovic stands by his cave in Pirot, Serbia, on Aug 9, 2021. PHOTO: AFP

Mr Petrovic said he "doesn't understand the fuss" some vaccine sceptics make, and underlined that he believes in a process that aims to eradicate diseases. "I want to get all three doses, including the extra one. I urge every citizen to get vaccinated, every single one of them."
 
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When Abby the dog disappeared in Dothan, Alabama, all she left behind was her collar and an empty tie-out line. June Rountree and her husband scoured the neighborhood door-to-door, searching for their missing 4-year-old black-and-white fur baby to no avail. Three weeks passed and there was no sign of Abby, then something extraordinary happened.

June was working the weekend shift at the Walmart register when she heard a rumpus. Somehow, a dog had gotten loose in the store and was artfully dodging the would-be shoppers and staff trying to corral her as she careened through the various departments. “I called her name and she came to me,” Rountree told WaPo. “I bent over and hugged her. I completely lost it then. I couldn’t speak. I was in complete shock and just couldn’t believe it.”
 

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Afghans crowd at the airport as US soldiers stand guard in Kabul
Photograph: Shakib Rahmani/AFP/Getty Images
 
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British forces from 16 Air Assault Brigade arrive in Kabul on Sunday
Photograph: Ben Shread/Ministry of Defence/EPA
 
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It's lonely at the top
President Biden is seen during a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris, their security team and senior officials to obtain updates on the ongoing security situation in Kabul. Twitter @White House
 
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Picture: Defense One
640 people are on board this US Air Force transport plane leaving the chaotic scenes of Kabul's international airport
 
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US State Department spokesman Ned Price threatened repercussions against any new Afghan government that violates human rights, particularly the rights of women [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]

Ned Price has called for an inclusive new government in Afghanistan that respects human rights, including women’s rights, saying that the Taliban’s behaviour will determine whether Washington will recognise any new administration in Kabul. He said that the US and its international allies would be “watching closely” after the Taliban took over the country in a blistering offensive, seizing control of the capital.
 
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A new lawsuit alleges that Bob Dylan, the Nobel-winning folk singer-songwriter, plied a 12-year-old girl with drugs and alcohol before sexually abusing her in 1965. The suit, filed late Friday on behalf of JC, now a 68-year-old woman living in Greenwich, Connecticut, alleges that Dylan, then 23 or 24 years old, “exploited his status as a musician by grooming JC to gain her trust and to obtain control over her as part of his plan to sexually molest and abuse” her.
 
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Chinese foreign Minister Wang Yi met Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, political chief of Afghanistan's Taliban in China last month.

While many foreign embassies are shutting down, Russia and China are retaining staff in their diplomatic missions in Kabul. In effect, they are preparing to deal directly with the Taliban on its home turf, while their global rivals walk away.
 
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Shia pilgrims gesture in preparation for Ashura, the holiest day on the calendar in Baghdad, Iraq. Photograph: Thaier al-Sudan/Reuters
 
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Donje Ljubinje, Kosovo
Bosnian bride Sellma Demirovic is dressed and has her face painted to prevent bad luck during the wedding ceremony. Photograph: Valdkrin Xhemaj/EPA
 
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Isfahan, Iran
Women form a human chain at the uranium conversion facility in support of Iran’s nuclear programme. Photograph: Vahid Salem/AP
 
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Norway
Bridal couples Lise Sydnes Bordal and Njal-Stian Bordal, Ina Kulsveen and Kjetil Skjaerbaek, Katarina Karlsson and Fredrik Gustavsson, and Tinna Bundgaard Frentz and Kasper Sorensen, who were married by mayor of Ullensvang Roald Aga Haug, take part in the first wedding ceremony at Trolltunga, Norway. Ase Marie Evjen/Trolltunga AS/NTB
 
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Kano, Nigeria
A hyena, kept as a pet, is displayed at a festival. Its dung and saliva are used to make remedies
Photograph: Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters
 
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Scotland, UK
The new Scottish £50 polymer note, which celebrates the protected Scottish osprey and the life of Flora Stevenson, the Scottish education pioneer
Photograph: RBS/PA
 
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Rescue personnel approaches a flooded car in Falun, Sweden, 18 August 2021. Due to heavy rains in eastern Sweden several roads and buildings are flooded. Photo: EPA-EFE/Ulf Palm
 
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Scorched vehicles destroyed by the Caldor fire abandoned along Evergreen Drive.
Photograph: Ethan Swope/AP
 
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Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai (center L), senior Haqqani group leader Anas Haqqani (center R), Abdullah Abdullah (2nd R), former government negotiator with the Taliban, and others in the Taliban delegation, meet in Kabul. (Taliban Handout)
 

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