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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...
Aug 16, 2021
Military evacuation flights taking off from Kabul – Western official
KABUL (Reuters) - Military flights evacuating diplomats and civilians from Afghanistan started taking off on Tuesday morning, a Western security official at Kabul airport told Reuters. The airport run...
Aug 16, 2021
U.S. to advise COVID-19 booster shots 8 months after vaccination – NYT
(Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has decided that most Americans should get a booster shot of a COVID-19 vaccine eight months after they completed their initial vaccination, ...
Aug 16, 2021
New Zealand reports first coronavirus case in community since Feb
WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand on Tuesday reported its first case of COVID-19 in the community in six months after a person tested positive in its largest city of Auckland. The link between the cas...
Aug 16, 2021
Malala Yousafzai urges world leaders to take urgent action on Afghanistan
(Reuters) - Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai said she was deeply concerned about the situation in Afghanistan, particularly the safety of women and girls, and called on Monday for world leade...
Aug 16, 2021
Japan set to extend COVID-19 state of emergency lockdown to Sept 12
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is set on Tuesday to extend its state of emergency in Tokyo and other regions to Sept. 12 and expand the restrictions to seven more prefectures, public broadcaster NHK reported...
Aug 16, 2021
General Motors to replace battery modules for some Bolt electric vehicles after fire risks
(Reuters) - Automaker General Motors Co said it will replace all battery modules in some Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles (EVs) under a recall announced last month. The module replacements, which coul...
Aug 16, 2021
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 3,912 – RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 3,912 to 3,827,051, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. The report...
Aug 16, 2021
Hong Kong leader says no explicit timetable for anti-foreign sanctions law
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she did not have an explicit timetable for the implementation of a mainland Chinese law that retaliates against foreign sanctions and ...
Aug 16, 2021
Beijing owns stakes in ByteDance, Weibo domestic entities, records show
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The Chinese government has taken stakes in Chinese entities owned by tech companies ByteDance and Sina Weibo, corporate records showed, amid a widening regulatory crackdown on the...
Aug 16, 2021
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