It’s now the second week into the evacuation of Afghanistan, and the United States has enlisted the help of 17 commercial planes to help speed up the process
Biden spoke a short time ago and he says he is still hoping for Afghan airlift to end by Aug 31 deadline
“Our hope is that we will not have to extend.”
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“There are going to be discussions I suspect on how far along we are in the process.”
Biden said about 11,000 individuals” have been evacuated this weekend from Afghanistan.
“Our first priority in Kabul is getting American citizens out of the country as quickly and as safely as possible.”
Evacuation efforts continue of Kabul
The aircraft will not touchdown at Kabul’s main airport, but will instead help move those people who are transiting through third countries.
This comes as thousands of people remain stranded in Afghanistan, with many Afghan nationals crowding the airport boundary in a desperate bid to flee from the Taliban.
Reuters has reported that at least 20 people have died so far since the Taliban took control of the capital.
The UK is also increasing its evacuation efforts – airlifting more than 1,700 people out over the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, White House national security advisor, Jake Sullivan says there are still several thousand US citizens still stranded in Afghanistan
He warns that the threat of attacks by the Taliban remains “real” and “acute”.
Former US President, Donald Trump gave his thoughts on the unfolding situation, saying the withdrawal of troops under his administration would have been much smoother.
Pictured: February 28, 2021, Orlando, Florida, United States: Former President Donald Trump
Trump also says the decision to go into the Middle East in the first place was one of the worst decisions America has ever made.
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A plane arrives in China. On board, one of the world’s richest men. He’s come to convince authorities that he should be allowed to set up a brand new factory.
He is Elon Musk.
And this is his first trip to China in three years.
As employees recover from the height of the pandemic, the Great Resignation has come to light
The pandemic saw the term ‘the great resignation’ coined as thousands of people resigned from their jobs across the U.S. in 2021 and 2022.
Karin Reed, the author of ‘Suddenly Hybrid said the great resignation was a period of employees taking control of their future.
“A lot of people realised in their current environment they were not happy with what they were doing with their job. They chose to vote with their feet and go elsewhere,
In other parts of the world, a spike in resignations was not reported.
However, a higher degree of workers began reporting post-Covid burnout, as they made a return to the office.
“There’s been a blurring of the lines. You have work that’s not confined by a physical space.
“Instead of closing the computer and walk away, our computer is in the next room.”
Music NFTs are unique digital items comprised of a visual element like NFTs but also have a musical component.
Some analysts believe that music NFTs are the future of the music industry, while others say they might just be a fad that’s here today and gone tomorrow.
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So, what are music NFTs?
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Some analysts believe that music NFTs are the future of the music industry, while others say they might just be a fad that’s here today and gone tomorrow.
Les Borsai, the Co-Founder of Wave Financial joined us to discuss.
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