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UK defence minister says on Afghanistan: al Qaeda will probably come back
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's defence minister said on Friday he was worried that Afghanistan was spiralling towards a failed state that could become a breeding ground for militants such as al Qaeda wh...
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Israel expands COVID vaccine booster campaign to over 50s, health workers
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel on Friday lowered to 50 from 60 the minimum age of eligibility for a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot and will also offer them to health workers, hoping to stem a surge in Del...
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Japan PM Suga’s support ratings stagnate at 29%, despite Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's support ratings hit 29.0% in August, down 0.3 point from the previous month, a poll by Jiji news agency showed on Friday, a sign the Tokyo Ol...
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Credit Suisse proposes adding two risk experts to its board
ZURICH (Reuters) - Credit Suisse wants to appoint two risk experts to its non-executive board, Switzerland's second biggest bank said on Friday, as it seeks to repair the damage caused by the Archegos...
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Death toll from northern Turkey floods rises to 27
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Flash floods which have swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region have killed 27 people, the country's emergency management agency said on Friday, in the second natural ...
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OPEC+ supply boost unlikely despite call from U.S. for more oil, says Goldman
(Reuters) - U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs said a recent call by the United States to OPEC+ to boost oil output is unlikely to result in higher production over the short-term given the threat to d...
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‘Pretty devastating’: Sydney councillor delivers food in lockdown districts
By Jill Gralow SYDNEY (Reuters) - Bilal El-Hayek and friend and volunteer Amer Yassine carry boxes of packaged meals onto the front porch of Darlene, a single mother of seven including three she is fo...
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What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here is what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Sydney readies for more military support More defence personnel could begin patrolling Sydney from next week to help enforce ...
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China cranks up carbon-intensive projects as climate crisis grows, research shows
By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China announced scores of new carbon-intensive coal and steel projects in the first half of 2021, research showed on Friday just days after a key U.N. report urge...
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S.Korea’s Moon orders investigation into navy sexual harassment claims
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday ordered an investigation into the apparent suicide of a navy sergeant who had reported being sexually harassed by her super...
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