Top 10 world news: Taliban's new government, Coronavirus variant 'Mu' and more
Top 10 World news
Transitioning from an insurgent group to governing power,the Taliban has announced key members of its government in Afghanistan.Veteran Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhundis the leader of their new government, while MullahAbdul Ghani Baradar will be his deputy.
In other news, a new coronavirus variant "Mu" which has been categorised as Variant of Interest (VOI) bythe World Health Organization,has spread to 49 states in the United States.
Here's who made it to the Taliban's new government in Afghanistan.
According to reports, the "Mu"coronavirus variantwhich was first discovered in Columbia has spread to 49 states in the United States.
In light of reports suggesting Pakistan had helped the Taliban smash resistance in Panjshir, former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned Islamabad its actions in the near future would haunt it, in which he predicted the militant group would threaten Pakistani sovereignty and government.
Over two decades, the United States and its allies spent hundreds of millions of dollars building databases for the Afghan people, data which has now apparently fallen into the hands of the Taliban.
Ashin Wirathu, a nationalist Buddhist monk known for his anti-Muslim rantings, has been released by Myanmar's military after all the charges leveled against him, bythe deposedAung San Suu Kyigovernment were dropped.
The People's Liberation Army's Western Theatre Command has a new commander - Gen Wang Haijiang, as reported by official Chinese media.
In a remark to publicly slam top rival politicianSDP leader Olaf Scholz'scomments over people, who have been inoculated against COVID-19, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said vaccinated aren't 'guinea pigs'.
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's president, has announced new rules for the moderation of social media content, which critics claim might hinder the fight against disinformation.
Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the average life expectancy in Italy has fallen by 1.2 years
