Author Archives: Syndicated Content
France’s COVID-19 hospitalisations above 11,000 for first time since early June
PARIS (Reuters) - French health authorities said on Monday the number of people hospitalised for COVID-19 rose by 356 over 24 hours to 11,007, the first time the figure exceeded 11,000 in more than tw...
Aug 23, 2021
Taliban name acting head of central bank as economic turmoil grows
(Reuters) - The Taliban have appointed an acting head of Afghanistan's central bank to help ease growing economic turmoil, more than a week after the Islamist movement seized the capital Kabul, a stat...
Aug 23, 2021
Greek scientists advise COVID-19 booster shots for vulnerable
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's top medical advisers said on Monday vulnerable groups with underlying diseases should get COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, in a bid to curb a rise in Delta variant infection...
Aug 23, 2021
Biden administration defends eviction ban at U.S. Supreme Court
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to leave in place a COVID-19 pandemic-related federal ban on residential evictions while ...
Aug 23, 2021
New flight carrying at-risk Afghans arriving in U.S. later on Monday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A new flight carrying evacuated at-risk Afghans will arrive in the United States later on Monday from Ramstein air base in Germany, a senior State Department official said, addin...
Aug 23, 2021
Waste from Angola’s Catoca diamond mine leaked into waterways last month
(Reuters) - Waste material from Angola's biggest diamond mine leaked into a river last month, filling waterways with sediment before the breach was sealed, Sociedade Mineira de Catoca (Catoca Mining C...
Aug 23, 2021
‘Was it worth it?’: Pain and anger inside Pentagon after Afghanistan crumbles
By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the second floor of the Pentagon, a small map marks the path that a hijacked American Airlines plane took before hitting the military headquarters on Sept. 11 2...
Aug 23, 2021
Weakened Henri drenches U.S. Northeast, heightening flood threat
(Reuters) - Storm Henri, downgraded to a tropical depression, threatened to trigger flash floods in the U.S. Northeast on Monday after drenching the region over the weekend. Predicted to be the first ...
Aug 23, 2021
Italy reports 44 coronavirus deaths on Monday, 4,168 new cases
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported 44 coronavirus-related deaths on Monday, compared with 23 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections fell to 4,168 from 5,923. It...
Aug 23, 2021
G7 need to talk about extending evacuations deadline from Kabul, Germany says
BERLIN (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialised countries need to coordinate evacuation efforts from Kabul airport and whether they should continue beyond the Aug 31 deadline set ...
Aug 23, 2021
