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Militant groups could pose threat to U.S. in two years from Afghanistan -Pentagon leaders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. military leaders said on Thursday that international militant groups like al Qaeda could pose a threat from Afghanistan to the U.S. homeland and American allies in two y...
Jun 17, 2021
UN adopts ban on heavy fuel oil use by ships in Arctic
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Nations shipping agency on Thursday adopted a ban on the use of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic region while green groups said the regulations contained loopholes which will...
Jun 17, 2021
Aspiring Rohingya photographers document life in Bangladesh refugee camps
By Rafiqur Rahman COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - A group of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are learning the art of photography at a local media school to help them document conditions in the spr...
Jun 17, 2021
SEC probing former chair of auditing industry regulator – WSJ
(Reuters) -The U.S. markets regulator is investigating whether the recently ousted head of its accounting watchdog violated any rules in his handling of internal complaints, the Wall Street Journal re...
Jun 17, 2021
Ukraine PM says Estonia to provide 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said on Thursday that Estonia would allocate 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Ukraine. "We appreciate the support of our partners," Shmygal wro...
Jun 17, 2021
U.S. House backs repeal of 2002 war authorization in bid to end ‘forever wars’
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday backed the repeal of the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force that allowed the war in Iraq, as lawm...
Jun 17, 2021
Audi sets 2026 end date for combustion engine cars – Sueddeutsche Zeitung
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen's Audi unit will stop introducing cars based on petrol and diesel engines from 2026, Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported on Thursday, citing comments made by Audi CEO Markus...
Jun 17, 2021
Biden to sign Juneteenth bill, creating holiday marking U.S. slavery’s end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will sign a bill into law on Thursday afternoon to make June 19 a federal holiday commemorating the end of the legal enslavement of Black Americans. The...
Jun 17, 2021
Motor racing-Mercedes modify Hamilton’s ‘magic’ button after Baku blow
By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) - Mercedes have modified a 'magic button' on Lewis Hamilton's steering wheel to prevent a repeat of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix error that cost the seven times world champion t...
Jun 17, 2021
UK reports biggest daily rise in COVID cases since Feb. 19
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported its biggest daily rise in new cases of COVID-19 in nearly four months, government figures showed on Thursday, after 11,007 new infections were recorded, up from 9,0...
Jun 17, 2021
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