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“We sneaked past the crowd”: Airline pilot recounts escape from Kabul
By Ognen Teofilovski SKOPJE (Reuters) - As thousands of people thronged Kabul airport in a bid to escape the advancing Taliban on August 15, Kam Air pilot Jovica Rajhl and his colleague had to resort ...
Aug 20, 2021
Ukraine imposes sanctions on lawmaker accused of meddling in U.S. election
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine on Friday said it was imposing sanctions on Andriy Derkach, the Ukrainian lawmaker who was accused by the U.S. Treasury Department of being a Russian agent and trying to interf...
Aug 20, 2021
Fed’s Kaplan: can see reasons for U.S. central bank digital currency
(Reuters) - Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said on Friday he could see the U.S. central bank eventually issuing its own digital currency, calling it the "last mile" in a digitalization...
Aug 20, 2021
U.S. shipping COVID-19 vaccine doses to Togo, Angola – official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will ship hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 vaccine doses to the African countries of Togo and Angola this weekend, a White House official said on Friday. Th...
Aug 20, 2021
Switzerland offers Afghanistan good offices, charter flight for evacuees
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland is ready to offer the services of its good offices to host international meetings or assist in peace talks surrounding the situation in Afghani...
Aug 20, 2021
Russia declares media outlet TV Rain a ‘foreign agent’
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's justice ministry on Friday declared media outlet TV Rain (Dozhd) a "foreign agent," part of what Kremlin opponents say is a crackdown on critical media before a parliamenta...
Aug 20, 2021
Founder of Kabul animal shelter worries for his staff
By Lucy Marks (Reuters) - A former British Royal Marine who founded an animal sanctuary in Afghanistan is refusing to evacuate the country without his Afghan staff and their immediate families after t...
Aug 20, 2021
Exclusive-U.S. set to expand evacuation flights from Kabul to Europe- officials
By Idrees Ali and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department is expected to announce that its evacuation flights out of Kabul will now be able to land in Europe, U.S. officials tol...
Aug 20, 2021
Portugal eases restrictions as COVID-19 vaccination rate tops 70%
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal has decided to loosen restrictions on the number of people allowed in restaurants and cultural venues two weeks earlier than planned, a government minister said on Friday, ...
Aug 20, 2021
Athletics-Richardson ready to ‘push forward’ after drug suspension
(Reuters) - American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson, who will return to the track this weekend after a month-long suspension, said on Friday she is ready to "push forward" after a positive marijuana te...
Aug 20, 2021
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