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NFL roundup: Mitchell Trubisky excels, lifts Bills past Bears
Mitchell Trubisky torched his former team by throwing for 221 yards and a touchdown to lead the visiting Buffalo Bills to a 41-15 victory over the Chicago Bears on Saturday in a preseason game. Trubis...
Aug 22, 2021
Austria’s Kurz says he opposes taking in any more Afghans
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's conservative Chancellor Sebastian Kurz opposes taking in any more people fleeing Afghanistan now that the Taliban have seized power, he said in remarks published on Sunday...
Aug 21, 2021
Taliban impose some order around Kabul airport – witnesses
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers imposed some order around chaotic Kabul airport on Sunday, making sure people formed orderly queues outside the main gates and not allowing crowds to...
Aug 21, 2021
Pelosi sets Oct 1 target for infrastructure, Biden spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday set an Oct. 1 target date for passing President Joe Biden's multitrillion-dollar infrastructure and social spendin...
Aug 21, 2021
Trump assails Biden for Afghanistan ‘humiliation’
By Lawrence Hurley and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump launched on Saturday a sustained attack on President Joe Biden's handling of the retreat of U.S. forces from Af...
Aug 21, 2021
Australia evacuates more than 300 overnight from Afghanistan – PM
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia ran four flights into Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday night, evacuating more than 300 people, including Australians, Afghan visa holders, New Zealanders,...
Aug 21, 2021
Yokohama mayor election seen as bellwether for Japan PM Suga
TOKYO (Reuters) - Yokohama voters were casting ballots for mayor on Sunday in an election expected to affect unpopular Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's prospects for keeping his post amid a COVID-19 su...
Aug 21, 2021
New Zealand reports 21 local COVID-19 cases
(Reuters) - New Zealand recorded 21 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing infections associated with the current community outbreak to 72, health officials said. Of the 21 new cases, 20 are in Auc...
Aug 21, 2021
Biden to speak Sunday on Afghanistan, Hurricane Henri response
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday will provide an update on the administration's response to Hurricane Henri and the evacuation of American citizens and refugees from Afghanist...
Aug 21, 2021
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes South Sandwich Islands region -USGS
(Reuters) - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands region, the U.S. Geological Survey said early on Sunday. The quake had a depth of 10 km, USGS said. (Reporting by Kanishka Sing...
Aug 21, 2021
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