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Home Depot misses U.S. same-store sales estimates as DIY demand wanes
(Reuters) -Home Depot Inc missed estimates for U.S. quarterly same-store sales on Tuesday, as the pandemic-driven surge in demand for do-it-yourself home-improvement products waned with people increas...
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Gold Star mothers’ hearts ache after Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
By Tim Reid MIAMISBURG, Ohio (Reuters) - Jill Stephenson lost her only child Ben Kopp, a 21-year-old U.S. Army Ranger, when he was shot during a 2009 firefight with Taliban forces in Afghanistan. For ...
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Gunmen kill seven at Nigerian gas project site
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen killed a police officer and six employees of Nigerian oil and gas services company Lee Engineering during an attack on a project site in the southeastern state of I...
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Gorbachev, leader who pulled Soviets from Afghanistan, says U.S. campaign was doomed from start
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Mikhail Gorbachev, the leader who oversaw the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan in 1989 after Moscow's failed decade-long campaign there, said on Tuesday that NATO's own ...
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Now in charge, Tunisian president faces looming fiscal crisis
By Tarek Amara and Angus McDowall TUNIS (Reuters) - At the Sidi Bahri market in Tunis, shoppers were pleased with the president's attacks on corruption and high prices since he seized control of the g...
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Taliban order fighters to respect foreigners in Afghanistan – official
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban have ordered their fighters to maintain discipline and not enter any diplomatic buildings or interfere with embassy vehicles, and for ordinary people to go about their bu...
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WHO concerned about COVID-19 in Afghanistan as jabs slow
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is worried about the spread of the coronavirus in Afghanistan as the upheaval caused by the Taliban advance has slowed vaccinations, a spokespers...
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German president says we share responsibility for Afghan human tragedy
BERLIN (Reuters) - Pictures of masses of people trying to flee Kabul are shameful for Western nations, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Tuesday after photos showed throngs of desperate...
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Incoming BT Chairman Crozier’s record of corporate leadership
(Reuters) - Adam Crozier will become BT Chairman later this year, the telecoms group said Tuesday, tapping a seasoned executive known for leading turnarounds at a variety of public and private busines...
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Events requiring vaccination proof can opt out of masks, Nevada governor says
(Reuters) - Nevada governor Steve Sisolak said late on Monday that large event operators will be allowed to opt out of the state's mask requirements if they can verify that attendees are fully vaccina...
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