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NATO’s Stoltenberg says plan was to build Afghan state, not to stay there forever
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO's aim in Afghanistan was to help build a viable state, not to maintain a permanent presence there, and so the government's collapse in the face of Taliban forces after 20 yea...
Aug 17, 2021
Taliban must not let Afghanistan become a safe haven for terrorists again, NATO says
(Reuters) - The Taliban must prevent Afghanistan from lapsing back into being a breeding ground for terrorism, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday. "Those now taking power have the...
Aug 17, 2021
Russian low cost carrier pulls out of Boeing 737 MAX contracts
Moscow (Reuters) - Russian airline Pobeda has pulled out of contracts for 20 Boeing 737 MAX planes, the low cost unit of national flag carrier Aeroflot said on Tuesday. Russia has not authorised fligh...
Aug 17, 2021
NATO chief expresses ‘frustration’ after swift collapse of Afghan forces
(Reuters) - NATO only had the option to leave Afghanistan completely or to increase troop numbers and resume combat operations there, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday. "Allies t...
Aug 17, 2021
Baby orangutan at Spanish zoo delights visitors, conservationists
FUENGIROLA, Spain (Reuters) - A newborn orangutan has been delighting crowds at the southern Spanish zoo and cheering conservationists who are striving to protect the critically-endangered apes. Visit...
Aug 17, 2021
Past gun-toting Taliban, some Kabul residents venture back to work
KABUL (Reuters) - Some Kabul residents cautiously ventured back to work through quiet streets on Tuesday, fearful after a night broken by the sound of gunfire and facing questions from their new Talib...
Aug 17, 2021
U.S. manufacturing production accelerates on autos in July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Production at U.S. factories surged in July, boosted by an acceleration in motor vehicle output as auto makers either pared or canceled annual retooling shutdowns to work around...
Aug 17, 2021
U.S. ships nearly 500k COVID vaccine doses to Rwanda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is sending nearly half a million doses of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine to Rwanda, including the first doses from the Biden administration's 500 million global...
Aug 17, 2021
Russia fines Google for not deleting banned content
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Moscow court on Tuesday fined Alphabet Inc's Google 4 million roubles ($54,444) for violating Russian rules on banned content. The penalty comes amid a wider stand-off between Rus...
Aug 17, 2021
Heartbroken and homeless: Algerian villagers grapples with wildfire aftermath
By Abdelaziz Boumzar BEJAIA, Algeria (Reuters) - When Algeria's deadly wildfires tore through the forest around their village, brothers Khelaf and Lyazid Tazibt could only hustle their families out of...
Aug 17, 2021
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