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Japan planes on standby near Afghanistan for evacuation, say officials
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese military planes assigned to evacuate Japanese nationals from Afghanistan are now in a nearby country but moving them from Kabul airport does not mean Japan is ending its eva...
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Official guidance for COVID booster shot remains eight months – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Official U.S. guidance about when to get a COVID booster shot remains eight months after the last one, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday. President Joe Biden ...
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Newlywed, medic among 13 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan attack
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) -Details began to emerge on Friday about the 13 U.S. troops killed in the Kabul airport suicide bombing, including an expectant father from Wyoming, a medic from Ohio and...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2021
Exclusive-Congo reviewing $6 billion mining deal with Chinese investors -Finance Minister
By Aaron Ross and Karin Strohecker (Reuters) -Democratic Republic of Congo's government is reviewing its $6 billion "infrastructure-for-minerals" deal with Chinese investors as part of a broader exami...
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Russia says July was the deadliest month of the pandemic
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia saw the highest monthly coronavirus death toll of the pandemic in July, with 50,421 people dying from COVID-19 or related causes during the month, state statistic service Ros...
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NHC says Hurricane Ida has made landfall on Isle of Youth
(Reuters) - Hurricane Ida has made landfall on the Isle of Youth, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Friday. "Ida is forecast to make landfall along the U.S. northern Gulf coast within t...
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ROE Head: Issues with mandatory COVID vaccines and testing for teachers
PEORIA, Ill. – The Peoria County Regional Superintendent of Schools says Governor JB Pritzker’s new mandate requiring all teachers to get tested or fully vaccinated against COVID-19 might ...
Will Stevenson Aug 27, 2021
Germany will offer Africa up to 70 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, Merkel says
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany will make up to 70 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine available to African countries this year, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday, more than doubling a previous pledge t...
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Biden administration urges localities to block evictions after court ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration has written to state and local officials urging that they block unnecessary residential evictions, after the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ended a feder...
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U.S. House committee seeks social media records related to Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The congressional committee probing the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on Friday asked major social media companies including Facebook Inc, Twitter Inc and Alphabet In...
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