Author Archives: Syndicated Content
NATO calls on Taliban to allow departure of all who want to leave
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on the Taliban on Tuesday to facilitate the departure of all those who want to leave Afghanistan, and said the Western defence allia...
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
Well-preserved skeleton sheds light on culture in ancient Pompeii
ROME (Reuters) - Archaeologists have uncovered a well-preserved skeleton at a burial site in Pompeii which has shed new light on funeral rites and cultural activity in the doomed, ancient Roman city, ...
Aug 17, 2021
How the Taliban engineered 'political collapse' of Afghanistan
(Reuters) - It took just a few days for the Taliban to sweep across Afghanistan and seize territory they did not already control, sometimes taking major provincial capitals with barely a shot in anger...
Aug 17, 2021
Five injured after explosion at Russia's Novatek oilfield - RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Five workers have been injured following an explosion at a reservoir at Yarudeiskoye oil and gas condensate field, owned by Novatek, in Russia's Yamal region, RIA news reported on T...
Aug 17, 2021
Russia says no rush to recognise Taliban, calls for inclusive government
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is in no hurry to recognise the Taliban as legitimate authorities in Afghanistan, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday, calling for an inclusive government ...
Aug 17, 2021
Solar could be 40% of U.S. power by 2035 -Biden administration
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - Solar could supply more than 40% of the nation's electricity by 2035 - up from 3% today - if Congress adopts policies like tax credits for renewable energy projects and co...
Aug 17, 2021
Czech Republic's second evacuation flight leaves Kabul
PRAGUE (Reuters) - A second Czech plane left Kabul on Tuesday, evacuating Czechs and local staff from Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country, Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhanek said....
Aug 17, 2021
