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Qatar Airways plane departs Kabul heading to Doha, al-Jazeera reports
(Adds dropped indefinite article in first paragraph) DUBAI (Reuters) - A Qatar Airways plane departed Kabul on Friday with 156 passengers, heading to Doha, Qatar-based al-Jazeera TV channel said. Qata...
Sep 10, 2021
Norway offers two new offshore areas for CO2 storage
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway is offering two new offshore areas for companies interested in developing carbon dioxide storage, the oil and energy ministry said on Friday. One of the areas is east of the Tr...
Sep 10, 2021
Nigeria’s Katsina state shuts some communications as bandit battle widens
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian officials cut communication lines in multiple parts of Katsina state as a crackdown on banditry in the northwest of the country spreads. Katsina state security adv...
Sep 10, 2021
Hungary signs letter of intent to produce Chinese Sinopharm shots
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's government has signed a letter of intent with Sinopharm executives to develop the required infrastructure within the next 10 months to produce the Chinese COVID-19 vacci...
Sep 10, 2021
NYSE marks moment of silence ahead of 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
(Reuters) - The New York Stock Exchange marked a moment of silence on Friday, the last trading day before the 20th anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, when two airliners crashed into the twin towe...
Sep 10, 2021
Spain sets out plan to tackle rising hate crimes
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain will create specialised groups within the Interior Ministry and the police force to prevent hate crimes and support victims, the government said on Friday, amid mounting publi...
Sep 10, 2021
Sobi arthritis drug cuts death risk; heart drugs may help prevent COVID-19 blood clots
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certifie...
Sep 10, 2021
Brother of Afghan opposition figure executed by Taliban, family says
(Reuters) - The Taliban have executed the brother of Amrullah Saleh, the former Afghan vice president who became one of the leaders of anti-Taliban opposition forces in the Panjshir valley, his nephew...
Sep 10, 2021
Fed’s Mester says she would still like to begin taper this year
(Reuters) - Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester said on Friday that she would still like the central bank to begin tapering asset purchases this year, joining the chorus of policym...
Sep 10, 2021
Russia summons U.S. ambassador over 9/11 press accreditations – Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry summoned the U.S. ambassador, John Sullivan, on Friday over an issue with accreditations for Russian journalists working in the United States, Interfax new...
Sep 10, 2021
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