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Ally of Venezuela’s Guaido takes refuge in Chile diplomatic residence
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition activist and former mayor Emilio Grateron has taken refuge in the Chilean diplomatic residence in Caracas, Chilean and Venezuelan authorities said, amid a wav...
Syndicated Content Jul 17, 2021
French protests call for ‘freedom’ amid government vaccine push
PARIS (Reuters) - Thousands marched across France on Saturday to protest against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to force vaccination of health workers and require a COVID-19 free certificate to ent...
Syndicated Content Jul 17, 2021
Russia offered U.S. use of Central Asia bases for Afghan intel – paper
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin in June offered U.S. counterpart Joe Biden the use of Russian military bases in Central Asia for information gathering from Afghanistan, the Kommersant news...
Syndicated Content Jul 17, 2021
Italy reports 13 coronavirus deaths on Saturday, 3,121 new cases
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported 13 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday against 11 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 3,121 from 2,898. Italy h...
Syndicated Content Jul 17, 2021
Biden promises to appeal immigration ruling, urges Congress to act
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the Justice Department will appeal a "deeply disappointing" ruling by a federal judge in Texas on a program that protects from deportati...
Syndicated Content Jul 17, 2021
Afghan politicians, Taliban meet in Doha as fighting continues
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan politicians met with representatives of the Taliban insurgents in Qatar on Saturday with each side calling for peace even as fighting escalates and uproots thousands of people...
Syndicated Content Jul 17, 2021

Illinois will not mandate masks in schools this fall
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — When it comes to mask requirements in the classroom this fall, Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker has said it’s important for individual school districts to set their own polic...
Julia Bradley Jul 17, 2021
Indonesia considers extending restrictions on movement as COVID-19 cases climb
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia is evaluating whether to end COVID-19 restrictions on movement as planned or extend them, as the country battles with a surge of new infections and a crumbling economy, s...
Syndicated Content Jul 17, 2021
Vietnam curbs movement in southern areas as COVID-19 cases hit record
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam will impose restrictions on movement in 16 southern provinces for two weeks from Monday as the country faces its worst COVID-19 outbreak so far, the government said on Saturd...
Syndicated Content Jul 17, 2021
Chinese investigators visit site of Pakistan bus blast
By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Chinese investigators, accompanied by Pakistani counterparts, on Saturday visited the site of a bus explosion in which 13 people, including nine Chinese ...
Syndicated Content Jul 17, 2021
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