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U.S. homebuilder confidence falls to 13-month low in August
By Evan Sully (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilder confidence in the market for single-family homes fell in August to its lowest reading in 13 months, a report released on Tuesday showed. The NAHB/Wells Fargo...
Aug 17, 2021
Afghan Taliban to hold first news conference -Taliban spokesperson
, (Reuters) - Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said in a tweet that he will hold a news conference on Tuesday at a media centre in Kabul that was previously used by the Afghan government. Mujah...
Aug 17, 2021
Developing southern Mexico key aim of U.S. talks, Ebrard says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Promoting development in southern Mexico will be a key objective of the so-called high level economic dialogue to be held between the United States and Mexico next month, Mexic...
Aug 17, 2021
HSBC banker who quit over racism report says efforts to hire more Black leaders failing
By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) - Banks are failing to deliver on promises to hire, retain and promote more Black executives as prejudice and a reluctance to change stymie leaders' good intentions,...
Aug 17, 2021
NATO’s Stoltenberg says plan was to build Afghan state, not to stay there forever
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO's aim in Afghanistan was to help build a viable state, not to maintain a permanent presence there, and so the government's collapse in the face of Taliban forces after 20 yea...
Aug 17, 2021
Taliban must not let Afghanistan become a safe haven for terrorists again, NATO says
(Reuters) - The Taliban must prevent Afghanistan from lapsing back into being a breeding ground for terrorism, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday. "Those now taking power have the...
Aug 17, 2021
Russian low cost carrier pulls out of Boeing 737 MAX contracts
Moscow (Reuters) - Russian airline Pobeda has pulled out of contracts for 20 Boeing 737 MAX planes, the low cost unit of national flag carrier Aeroflot said on Tuesday. Russia has not authorised fligh...
Aug 17, 2021
NATO chief expresses ‘frustration’ after swift collapse of Afghan forces
(Reuters) - NATO only had the option to leave Afghanistan completely or to increase troop numbers and resume combat operations there, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday. "Allies t...
Aug 17, 2021
Baby orangutan at Spanish zoo delights visitors, conservationists
FUENGIROLA, Spain (Reuters) - A newborn orangutan has been delighting crowds at the southern Spanish zoo and cheering conservationists who are striving to protect the critically-endangered apes. Visit...
Aug 17, 2021
Past gun-toting Taliban, some Kabul residents venture back to work
KABUL (Reuters) - Some Kabul residents cautiously ventured back to work through quiet streets on Tuesday, fearful after a night broken by the sound of gunfire and facing questions from their new Talib...
Aug 17, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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