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Belgium to send military planes to Kabul for evacuation – Belga
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium will send military planes to Kabul to evacuate Belgian citizens and Afghan staff, news agency Belga reported on Monday. Foreign affairs minister Sophie Wilmes told Belgian...
Aug 16, 2021
Aldi to hire more than 20,000 U.S. workers ahead of holiday season
(Reuters) - Grocery chain Aldi said on Monday it is hiring more than 20,000 new workers and raising its wages in the United States as it gets ready for the busy holiday season at a time when retailers...
Aug 16, 2021
U.N. chief urges Security Council to protect human rights in Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the Security Council on Monday to "use all tools at its disposal to suppress the global terrorist threat in Afgha...
Aug 16, 2021
New York Assembly to release report on Cuomo investigation
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Lawmakers in the New York State Assembly will issue a report on their investigation into Governor Andrew Cuomo after abandoning an impeachment effort in light of ...
Aug 16, 2021
Tropical Storm Fred bears down on Florida, shutting schools
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Fred picked up speed and strength early on Monday as it bore down on the Florida Panhandle, prompting some schools in the western part of the state to cancel classes and aft...
Aug 16, 2021
Polish appeals court dismisses claims against Holocaust book historians
WARSAW (Reuters) - An appeals court ruled on Monday that two historians accused of tarnishing the memory of a Polish villager in a book about the Holocaust need not apologise, overturning a lower cour...
Aug 16, 2021
Belarusian man sentenced after trying to cut own throat during trial -rights group
(Reuters) - A Belarusian man who tried to cut his own throat during a court hearing in June was sentenced to 8-1/2 years in prison after his trial resumed on Monday, the human rights group Viasna-96 a...
Aug 16, 2021
Saudi Arabia calls on Taliban to preserve lives, property
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia called on the Taliban and "all Afghan parties" on Monday to preserve lives and property, after the insurgents seized the capital Kabul. A statement issued by the Saudi f...
Aug 16, 2021
“UK for sale”: Britain’s year of private equity buyouts
By Joice Alves and Sujata Rao LONDON (Reuters) - This year's unprecedented private equity buying spree in Britain is causing unease among politicians, trade unions and investors, about potential job l...
Aug 16, 2021
Soccer-Nine Super League clubs retain ECA membership, but Real, Barca and Juve remain out
(Reuters) - The European Club Association (ECA) on Monday confirmed that nine of the 12 clubs who proposed a new breakaway Super League have retained their ECA membership after the collapse of the ESL...
Aug 16, 2021
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