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August 16, 2021: Taliban, Haiti earthquake, children COVID hospitalizations, food stamps, Australia
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1:09Now PlayingAugust 16, 2021: Taliban, Haiti earthquake, children COVID hospitalizations, food stamps, Australia
1. Five people were killed in chaos at Kabul airport, witnesses said, as people tried to flee a day after Taliban insurgents seized the Afghan capital and declared the war against foreign and local forces over.
2. Haiti's hospitals were swamped by thousands of injured residents after a devastating earthquake the day before killed at least 1,297 people.
3. The number of children hospitalized with COVID-19 in the United States hit a record high, as hospitals across the South were stretched to capacity fighting outbreaks caused by the Delta variant.
4. The U.S. Agriculture Department will announce revised nutrition standards dramatically boosting average food stamp benefits.
5. Australia's biggest city of Sydney recorded its deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic as troops and police set up roadblocks to limit the movement of people, while Melbourne faced a nightly curfew and a further two weeks of lockdown.
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