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Biden says U.S. committed to safe passage for last 100-200 Americans left in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday said 90% of Americans who wanted to leave Afghanistan were able to do so, and the United States remained committed to helping the remaining 100 to...
Aug 31, 2021
Tennis – Barty made to work for win over Zvonareva in first round
By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) - World number one Ash Barty was made to sweat for a 6-1 7-6(7) win over Vera Zvonareva and a spot in the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday. The top-seeded A...
Aug 31, 2021
Thousands displaced as wildfire threatens California’s Lake Tahoe resort area
By Sharon Bernstein TRUCKEE, Calif. (Reuters) - Firefighters battled to protect homes on the fringe of tinder-dry forests near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday as a wildfire chased thousands of residents and tou...
Aug 31, 2021
Factbox – Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - Around 14 million U.S. residents received their first dose of a COVID-19 shot in August, about 4 million more than in July, White House officials said on Tuesday. DEATHS AND INFECTIONS * E...
Aug 31, 2021
West Peoria man faces child porn charges
WEST PEORIA, Ill. – Illinois State Police say they are not yet done investigating a West Peoria man accused of possessing child pornography. Our news partner 25 News reports in addition to the c...
Aug 31, 2021
Ivory Coast suspends TV presenter who asked guest to simulate rape
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - A television presenter in Ivory Coast was suspended on Tuesday for 30 days after he invited a convicted rapist onto his prime-time show and asked him to simulate a rape using a man...
Aug 31, 2021
Qatar warns isolating Taliban could further destabilize Afghanistan
By Eman Kamel and Andreas Rinke DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's foreign minister on Tuesday warned that isolating the Taliban could lead to further instability and urged countries to engage with the hardline...
Aug 31, 2021
U.S. President Biden calls evacuation from Afghanistan an extraordinary success
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday called the evacuation from Afghanistan an extraordinary success in his first public remarks since the United States withdrew its military from the...
Aug 31, 2021
No evidence that Ivory Coast patient had Ebola, says WHO
(Reuters) -New testing has found no evidence that the woman in Ivory Coast who tested positive earlier this month for Ebola actually had the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday....
Aug 31, 2021
Slovakia’s top prosecutor drops charges against billionaire
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia's attorney general dropped charges against the country's second-richest man, Jaroslav Hascak, on Tuesday, halting one of Slovakia's most high-profile cases due to lack of e...
Aug 31, 2021
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