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Billionaire Kraft’s paper mill causes pollution crisis in South Carolina
By Tim McLaughlin BOSTON (Reuters) - A South Carolina paper mill, whose foul smell has triggered more than 30,000 complaints, has become one of the dirtiest polluters in the United States since being ...
Syndicated Content Aug 17, 2021
French firefighters battle wildfire in southern region of Var
PARIS (Reuters) - French firefighters battled on Tuesday to contain a large wildfire in the southern region of Var, as Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said he would visit the area to monitor the sit...
Syndicated Content Aug 17, 2021
U.S. oil refiner Citgo Petroleum posts first profit in seven quarters
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Citgo Petroleum Corp on Monday reported a slim, second-quarter profit, its first in seven quarters, as higher fuel exports helped offset weak margins and the impact of a fuel pipel...
Syndicated Content Aug 16, 2021
Evacuation flights resume at Kabul airport as Biden defends U.S. withdrawal
(Reuters) -Military flights evacuating diplomats and civilians from Afghanistan resumed early on Tuesday after the runway at Kabul airport was cleared of thousands of people desperate to flee after th...
Syndicated Content Aug 16, 2021
China says military drills near Taiwan were response to ‘provocations’
BEIJING (Reuters) - China carried out military exercises on Tuesday in the air and at sea near Taiwan as a response to "external interference" and "provocations" by Taiwan independence forces, China's...
Syndicated Content Aug 16, 2021
Taiwan would not collapse like Afghanistan, premier says
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan would not collapse like Afghanistan in the event of an attack, Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Tuesday, offering an indirect warning to powerful neighbour Chi...
Syndicated Content Aug 16, 2021
Asia shares fall as investors eye rising COVID-19 cases, Afghan crisis
By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares declined in early trade on Tuesday as growing anxiety over the spike in the Delta variant of COVID-19 infections and turmoil in Afghanistan eclipsed ove...
Syndicated Content Aug 16, 2021
Indian embassy officials, including ambassador, evacuating Kabul
(Reuters) - Indian embassy officials in Kabul, including the ambassador, are being evacuated from the Afghan capital, a spokesperson for the foreign ministry in New Delhi said on Tuesday. "In view of ...
Syndicated Content Aug 16, 2021
China issues draft rules banning unfair competition in the internet sector
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese regulators on Tuesday issued a lengthy set of draft regulations for the internet sector, banning unfair competition and restricting the use of user data, the latest move i...
Syndicated Content Aug 16, 2021
U.S.’s Blinken speaks to European counterparts on Afghan situation
(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held separate discussions on Monday with counterparts in Britain, the European Union, Turkey and NATO on the situation in Afghanistan and U.S. effort...
Syndicated Content Aug 16, 2021
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