Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Geoengineering marks scientific gains in U.N. report on dire climate future
By Jake Spring (Reuters) - Geoengineering science is advancing, but the question remains - should we use it? The U.N. climate report https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1 released Monday presents a major...
Aug 10, 2021
‘Hours on a footnote’: Scientists felt joy, frustration in making U.N. climate report
By Emma Farge, Andrea Januta and Jake Spring GENEVA (Reuters) - After spending hundreds of hours in virtual meetings to complete this week's major U.N. climate report, scientists Piers Forster and Joe...
Aug 10, 2021
Six countries urge EU not to stop deportations to Afghanistan, Belgium says
(Reuters) - Six EU member states have sent a letter to the bloc's executive warning against halting deportations of Afghan asylum seekers despite major advances of Taliban militants in their country, ...
Aug 10, 2021
Fire put out at Iranian petrochemicals plant – reports
DUBAI (Reuters) - A fire broke out at a storage tank in a petrochemicals plant on Iran's Gulf island of Kharg on Tuesday, but the blaze was brought under control and there were no casualties, the Iran...
Aug 10, 2021
East Timor detects first domestic transmission of COVID-19 Delta variant
(Reuters) - East Timor has recorded its first case of community transmission of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, raising concerns by its health ministry about a possible spike. ...
Aug 10, 2021
Japan’s Kirin not planning to exit Myanmar despite coup, losses
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese drinks giant Kirin Holdings is not planning to exit Myanmar, despite being forced to scrap its beer partnership with a joint venture linked to Myanmar's military after a cou...
Aug 10, 2021
China demands Lithuania withdraw envoy in row over Taiwan
BEIJING (Reuters) -China demanded Lithuania on Tuesday withdraw its ambassador in Beijing and said it would recall China's envoy to Vilnius in a row over the Baltic state allowing Chinese-claimed Taiw...
Aug 10, 2021
Germany to step up efforts to admit former Afghan support staff- Scholz
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will step up efforts to fly to safety local staff who worked for its military in Afghanistan, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz was quoted as saying, as Taliban fighters seize mo...
Aug 10, 2021
Taliban tighten control of Afghan north as residents weigh options
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban fighters tightened their control of captured territory in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday as residents hid in their homes and a pro-government commander vowed to fight to the...
Aug 10, 2021
Bangladesh starts COVID-19 vaccine drive for Rohingya refugees
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh began vaccinating thousands of Rohingya Muslims on Tuesday in the world's largest refugee settlement, amid a surge in COVID-19 infections in the country, officials said. A...
Aug 10, 2021
