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  Rockets target Kabul airport As we reported earlier, the US military is investigating after at least nine Afghan civilians were reportedly killed in Sunday's US drone strike which aimed to prevent an attack on Kabul airport. The military says the strike targeted a vehicle carrying at least one person associated with the Afghan branch of the Islamic State group. BBC's Secunder Kermani, who is at the site in Kabul, says family members told him that 10 of their relatives were killed, including six children, when a missile struck a car that was being parked at the family home. "They say they have no connection to IS, and the intelligence was wrong. "In fact they say, a number of those killed had previously worked with international forces and companies," Kermani says.

  REIMS   -- Lionel Messi finally made his PSG debut on Sunday, coming off the bench in the club's 2-0 win away at Stade de Reims in Ligue 1. But it was Kylian Mbappe who stole the show with both goals in the win . The France international scored once in each half as even the home crowd clamored for Messi ( buy his new PSG jersey here ) and was finally rewarded just after Mbappe hit the second. Mauricio Pochettino waited until the final 66th minute to unleash the legendary Argentine, who subbed in for Neymar. The switch means that we will have to wait to see if the Messi-Neymar-Mbappe trio ever sees the light of day at PSG. The 22-year-old Mbappe, heavily linked with Real Madrid as the transfer window approaches an end, underlined his importance to Les Parisiens once more with a clinical performance. Mbappe headed in from a Di Maria cross after a quarter of an hour and put the finishing touch to a lightning fast counter-attack after 63 minutes as his strong understanding with ...

  Bitcoin is one of the world's most popular digital currencies, meaning that it is exclusively created and held electronically. But, what do we actually know about digital currencies and the potential of these currencies to replace conventional money? Like conventional money, the major function of a digital currency is to serve as a means of payment, whether that is in exchange for goods or real currency, such as dollars and euros. In addition, similar to how a  normal currency's exchange rate  is set, the price for bitcoins - per the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (XBP) - is based on market dynamics and expressed as the midpoint of the bid/ask spread. Bitcoin’s current value against the US dollar is $8,165. The highest price for bitcoin since it was launched in 2009 was $19,497 in December 2017. After that spike, the price trended down to $6,603 in April 2018. Bitcoin's price is gradually rebounding, buoyed by increased demand for the digital currency ...

 The biggest soccer star on the planet is headed home. Cristiano Ronaldo  reached an agreement with  Manchester United  12 years after he left Old Trafford for Real Madrid. It wraps a dizzying 48 hours for the five-time Ballon d’Or winner, who Thursday appeared on the verge of joining reigning  Premier League  Champions Manchester City. United will pay Juventus a €15 million ($17.7 million) transfer fee, with a potential for €8 million ($9.4 million) in additional add-ons, according to a source familiar with the move. Man United and Ronaldo’s representatives at Gestifute still need to finalize contract terms and check the boxes on any health and visa issues. Ronaldo left United in 2009 when Real paid a then-record transfer of €94 million. The European transfer window closes Tuesday. Man United did not expect to sign Ronaldo when the summer transfer window opened, as the club expected him to stay in Italy with one year left on his contract. But the club seiz...

  The US city of New Orleans has lost power, with only generators working, as Hurricane Ida batters Louisiana. The storm brought 150mph (240km/h) winds when it made landfall and those people who did not flee have been advised to shelter in place. One person was killed when a tree fell on their home in Ascension Parish, in the Baton Rouge area. Ida will test New Orleans' flood defences, strengthened after Hurricane Katrina killed 1,800 people in 2005. President Joe Biden said Ida would be "life-threatening", with immense devastation likely beyond the coasts. Over 750,000 homes in Louisiana are without power, and Mr Biden said it could take weeks to restore supplies. Ida gathered strength over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico during the weekend. It made landfall on Sunday south of New Orleans as a category four hurricane - meaning it will cause severe damage to buildings, trees and power lines. It has since weakened slightly to a category three storm. In some places th...

  Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly agreed a £6m pay cut to join   Manchester United   as details of his salary emerged. But the Portuguese superstar will nevertheless be the highest-paid player at United, on a staggering £385,000-per-week. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have made one of the most sensational moves of the transfer window, with the imminent signing of Ronaldo rivalling PSG's capture of Lionel Messi. The Red Devils announced on Friday they had reached an agreement for the  Juventus  forward to return to Old Trafford. Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes set his client's wage demands at £20m per year, according to the  Mail on Sunday .