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U.S. plans to double number of asylum officers in Biden border overhaul
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration will unveil a major overhaul of the U.S. asylum system on Wednesday, including a plan to double staff, in an effort to speed p...
Aug 18, 2021
UK aiming to airlift 1,000 from Afghanistan a day – PM Johnson’s spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is seeking to airlift 1,000 people every day from Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said on Wednesday. As...
Aug 18, 2021
China’s President Xi spoke with Iranian, Iraqi presidents
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping on Wednesday spoke with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Chinese state television said. China will unswervingly develop friendly relations with Iran an...
Aug 18, 2021
T.J. Maxx owner beats sales estimates as customers return to stores
(Reuters) - TJX Cos Inc on Wednesday beat market estimates for quarterly net sales, as the easing of COVID-19 restrictions prompted Americans to return to the retail chain's brick-and-mortar discount ...
Aug 18, 2021
Dow futures slip on recovery fears as focus turns to Fed
By Devik Jain (Reuters) - Dow futures fell on Wednesday as renewed fears about the pace of a post-pandemic recovery dented demand for economically senstive sectors and sent investors to the perceived ...
Aug 18, 2021
EU must take in Afghans, some may face ‘revenge’- European Parliament chief
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - The European Union has a responsibility to accept Afghan refugees and cannot leave people who worked for the bloc in Afghanistan to "face revenge", European Parlia...
Aug 18, 2021
Stampede at gate of airport in Afghan capital injures 17 – NATO official
KABUL (Reuters) - Seventeen people were injured on Wednesday in a stampede at a gate to the airport in the Afghan capital, Kabul, a NATO security official said, as Western countries stepped up the eva...
Aug 18, 2021
Swiss won’t accept large groups of Afghan refugees directly
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland won't accept large groups of Afghan refugees arriving directly from the country, the government said on Wednesday, but instead will review asylum applications on a case-...
Aug 18, 2021
China regulator says livestreaming sales stars should speak Mandarin, dress well
BEIJING (Reuters) - Hosts in China's livestreaming industry should speak Mandarin and dress appropriately when they market products online, the country's commerce ministry said on Wednesday, as it loo...
Aug 18, 2021
U.S. mortgage applications drop as mortgage rates edge above 3% -MBA
By Evan Sully (Reuters) - Mortgage applications declined last week, especially for refinancing, as mortgage rates rose back over 3% for the first time in about a month. The Mortgage Bankers Associatio...
Aug 18, 2021
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