In a statement late on Monday Toyota said: “The vehicle’s sensor detected the pedestrian crossing and activated the automatic brake, and the operator also activated the emergency brake. The vehicle and pedestrians, however, came into contact before it came to a complete halt.” Source link
Month: August 2021
The US military’s last C17 aircraft left Kabul with the ambassador on board early on Tuesday. Source link
Major General Chris Donahue is the last American to board the final US military flight out of Afghanistan. As the Taliban took over Kabul airport at the start of 31 August – the deadline President Biden had set for US withdrawal – shots were fired into the skies in celebration. […]
The highly polluting fuel has contaminated the atmosphere, water and crops for nearly a century. Source link
Ms Holmes’ parents spent much of their careers as bureaucrats on Capitol Hill but “they were very interested in status” and “lived for connections”, he told the BBC. Her father’s great great grandfather founded Fleischmann’s Yeast, which changed America’s bread industry, and the family was very conscious about its lineage, […]
Modupe Osunkoya enrolled on her third post-graduate degree because she says there are no jobs at home. Source link
Reporting sexual harassment at work is getting easier thanks to new technologies. Source link
For the first time, the Paralympic games in Tokyo will host a Para-Taekwondo competition. But the birthplace of this martial art form, South Korea, is only sending one player to the games. Speaking to the BBC, two south Korean players explain the beauty of the sport, and the hope and […]
The BBC speaks to Afghans fleeing the Taliban into Pakistan at the Chaman Spin Boldak border. Source link
Gunfire rang out at Kabul as the Taliban celebrated the last US troops leaving Afghanistan. BBC News Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet says the skies were full of red tracer and machine gun fire as the Taliban hailed the US departure, nearly 20 years since the US-led invasion forced them […]