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Tunisian interior ministry names nine senior security officials
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's interior minister on Thursday appointed nine senior officials including a new intelligence chief, days after the country's president Kais Saied said there had been attempts...
Aug 19, 2021
U.S. leading indicator points to further economic recovery in July
By Evan Sully (Reuters) - A gauge of future U.S. economic activity increased in July, suggesting the economy continued to expand from the recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic even in the face ...
Aug 19, 2021
Tennis-American Lepchenko provisionally suspended after failing drugs test
(Reuters) - American Varvara Lepchenko has been provisionally suspended for an anti-doping rule violation after the 35-year-old returned a positive test for a prohibited substance, the International T...
Aug 19, 2021
Man claiming to have bomb near U.S. Capitol surrenders to police
UPDATE – 2:21 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol surrendered to police on Thursday after a standoff that paralyzed a swath...
Aug 19, 2021
Tennis-Opelka, Kyrgios included in Team World for Laver Cup
(Reuters) - American duo Reilly Opelka and John Isner along with Australia's Nick Kyrgios have been picked as the final players to represent Team World at next month's Laver Cup, tournament organisers...
Aug 19, 2021
U.S. fighter jets flying over Kabul to ensure evacuation security-Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Armed U.S. fighter jets have been flying over Kabul to ensure security for the evacuation operation, the Pentagon said on Thursday, adding that there had been no hostile interac...
Aug 19, 2021
Taliban spokesman says China can contribute to Afghanistan’s development – state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - Afghan Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen said on Thursday China could contribute to the development of Afghanistan in the future, Chinese state media reported. Suhail Shaheen mad...
Aug 19, 2021
Russia’s Putin, Italy’s Draghi discuss Afghanistan
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi discussed Afghanistan on Thursday, highlighting the importance of avoiding a humanitarian catastrophe in the ...
Aug 19, 2021
Explainer-Binance: The crypto giant facing pressure from regulators
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - Financial regulators across the world have targeted major cryptocurrency exchange Binance. Some have banned the platform from certain activities, while others have war...
Aug 19, 2021
Grace weakens into a tropical storm – U.S. NHC
(Reuters) - Hurricane Grace has weakened into a tropical storm and is expected make a second landfall on the mainland coast of Mexico late Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its ...
Aug 19, 2021
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