Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Afghanistan’s deposed envoy decries ‘total reversal’ of rights’ gains
GENEVA (Reuters) - Afghanistan's envoy from the former government on Tuesday accused the Taliban of committing a wide range of human rights abuses including targeted killings and enforced disappearanc...
Dec 14, 2021
Russia fines investigative website for breaking ‘foreign agent’ law
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian investigative website The Insider was fined on Tuesday for breaking the "foreign agents" law that requires it to attach a disclaimer to its publications and subjects it to i...
Dec 14, 2021
Taliban rule marked by killings, boy soldiers, arrests – U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 100 former Afghan national security forces and others have been killed since the Taliban takeover in August, most at the hands of the hardline Islamist group that is recru...
Dec 14, 2021
World needs cheaper way to vaccinate against COVID, former UK vaccine chief says
LONDON (Reuters) - The former head of Britain's vaccine task force said on Tuesday that the vaccines against COVID-19 would need to become cheaper to administer - whether with patches, pills or sprays...
Dec 14, 2021
British PM Johnson faces rebellion in parliament over COVID measures
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a large rebellion among his Conservative lawmakers on Tuesday in a parliamentary vote over new restrictions to try to curb the spread of t...
Dec 14, 2021
Afghanistan central bank says it is acting to halt currency slide
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's central bank said on Tuesday it was working to ensure the stability of the afghani, a day after the currency lost almost 12% of its value against the dollar in a matter...
Dec 14, 2021
NATO’s Stoltenberg seeks to become Norway central bank governor
OSLO (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is among the applicants seeking to become Norway's next central bank governor, the country's finance ministry said on Tuesday. Norges Bank depu...
Dec 14, 2021
Kremlin says Putin, Xi to discuss tensions in Europe in video call
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss tensions in Europe and "aggressive" U.S. and NATO rhetoric during a video call on Wednesday, the Kreml...
Dec 14, 2021
Germany plans to ease testing for those with COVID-19 booster – draft
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's new health minister wants to exempt people who have had a booster vaccination from having to take a coronavirus test before entering some leisure facilities, according to ...
Dec 14, 2021
Silicon Valley venture capital Norwest launches $3 billion fund
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Norwest Venture Partners, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, on Tuesday said it was launching its 16th and biggest fund with $3 billion under management. "Valuations...
Dec 14, 2021
