Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Vacated by Americans, Kabul’s Bagram Air Base bustles again as Afghans move in
KABUL (Reuters) - Bagram Air Base, hub of U.S. forces in Afghanistan for 20 years until they withdrew last week, buzzed again with activity on Monday as Afghan forces settled into the vast premises, c...
Jul 05, 2021
Golf pro among three fatally shot at Georgia country club
Police continued their search Monday for the person who fatally shot golf pro Gene Siller and two other men over the weekend at a Georgia country club. Siller was found unresponsive on the 10th green ...
Jul 05, 2021
Exclusive-Taliban aim to present written peace plan at talks as soon as next month -spokesman
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban plan to present a written peace proposal to the Afghan government side as soon as next month, a spokesman for the Islamist insurgents said even as they make major territo...
Jul 05, 2021
Factbox-England ends lockdown: No facemasks, no distancing, no WFH order
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out plans on Monday for the final step in easing England's COVID-19 lockdown, including the removal of laws governing social distancing and ...
Jul 05, 2021
Greek experts recommend COVID shots for 15-17-year-olds
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's vaccinations committee said on Monday it recommended inoculating teenagers aged between 15 and 17 as part of efforts to increase the country's protection against the corona...
Jul 05, 2021
Germany to give 3 million COVID-19 shots to Western Balkans – Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's will give 3 million COVID-19 vaccination doses to the countries of the Western Balkans, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday. "And (we'll do) that as soon as possible,"...
Jul 05, 2021
Strong business activity lifts European shares; London mid-caps at record high
By Sagarika Jaisinghani and Susan Mathew (Reuters) - Upbeat eurozone business activity saw European shares reverse session losses on Monday, leaving them just about half a percent away from all-time p...
Jul 05, 2021
Blue Jackets G Matiss Kivlenieks dies at 24 of head injury
Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died Sunday in what was termed a "tragic accident." He was 24. The Blue Jackets said he died from a head injury sustained in a fall but offered no ad...
Jul 05, 2021
Porsche AG, Croatia’s Rimac set up JV involving VW’s Bugatti brand
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen's luxury sportscar unit Porsche AG on Monday said it agreed to form a joint venture (JV) with Croatia's Rimac Automobili that will include VW's Bugatti brand, confirmi...
Jul 05, 2021
Winning works announced for Trafalgar Square’s ‘Fourth Plinth’
LONDON (Reuters) - Visitors to London's Trafalgar Square over the next few years will be transported to Malawi during the colonial period with one art work and shown impressions of trans people across...
Jul 05, 2021
