Devastating floods after record rainfall in the southern US state of Tennessee have left at least 21 people dead and at least 20 more missing, local officials said Sunday in what they warned was a preliminary toll.

At least 21 dead in Tennessee floods; several missing

Vietnam authorities deployed soldiers on the streets of Ho Chi Minh City on Monday to enforce lockdown amid rise in coronavirus cases in the country. Health officials say the Delta variant has been responsible for the rise in cases with movement restrictions imposed in Ho Chi Minh City last month.

Troops deployed in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City to enforce lockdown amid virus surge

The Biden administration has ordered six civilian aircraft to speed up the evacuation process calling in Delta, American Airlines, Atlas, Omni, Hawaiian and United Airlines to help US citizens and other personnel to leave the airport in limited time.

Biden orders US commercial airlines to help in Afghan evacuation

After the UK government announced seven Afghans were killed near Kabul airport on Saturday as thousands gathered over the weekend, news wire Reuters quoting a NATO official said at least 20 people have died in the past week around the Hamid Karzai international airport.

At least 20 dead in Kabul airport evacuation operation: Report

The German army said on Monday that an Afghan guard was killed after German and US forces joined in a gun battle at Kabul airport as Afghan guards and unknown assailants exchanged fire.

Gun battle between soldiers and assailants at Kabul airport; 1 Afghan guard killed

According to North Korea's state media, the authorities have developed their own Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment to conduct coronavirus tests. The state-run newspaper said technicians at the State Academy of Sciences have developed the PCR system.

North Korea develops PCR equipment for virus tests: Report

China reported no new domestic coronavirus cases on Monday, and Beijing appears poised to bring to heel the pandemic's most serious resurgence in months -- driven by the highly contagious Delta variant -- with mass testing and targeted lockdowns.

China reports no new local virus cases as Delta outbreak retreats

Shocking images of children trapped at Kabul airport amid evacuation

Austria's conservative Chancellor Sebastian Kurz opposes taking in any more people fleeing Afghanistan now that the Taliban have seized power, he said in remarks published on Sunday.

Austria opposes taking in more Afghans; EU says no recognition for Taliban

According to reports, the Taliban has banned co-education in government and private universities in Herat. Khaama Press news agency reported the decision was taken after a meeting between professors, owners of private institutions and Taliban leaders.

Taliban bans co-education in Herat as girls return to classrooms

As the Taliban take control of Afghanistan, SpaceX founder Elon Musk questioned whether the Taliban "even knows about the Delta variant" tweeting a photo of leaders without masks.

'Not one mask': Elon Musk's tweet on Taliban goes viral

Hurricane Grace devastates Mexico

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