Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Actions or words? Afghan journalists question Taliban’s free press pledge
(Reuters) - Beaten, homes raided, turned away from work for being a woman: the complaints made by some Afghan journalists in recent days are sowing doubt about assurances made by their new Taliban rul...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
Germany to designate parts of Greece COVID-19 high-risk area – Funke
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government plans to designate parts of Greece and some areas of Ireland as high-risk areas, meaning unvaccinated travellers from those regions would need to go into quara...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
Israel approves Qatari aid to Gaza after May conflict, defence minister says
By Rami Ayyub TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel said on Thursday it agreed with Qatar and the United Nations on a mechanism to transfer aid from the Gulf State to Gaza, boosting prospects for relief in the ...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
EU ready to impose new sanctions on Belarus, if situation deteriorates – PAP
WARSAW (Reuters) - The EU is ready to bring new sanctions against Belarus if the situation in the country - which the bloc accuses of pushing asylum seekers across its borders - continues to deteriora...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
Attack in Mali kills 11 soldiers, wounds 10, military says
DAKAR (Reuters) - Eleven soldiers were killed and 10 were wounded in an ambush on a military convoy in central Mali on Thursday, the armed forces said. A car bomb exploded when the convoy passed, foll...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
Erdogan says Turkey will not be “Europe’s migrant storage unit” amid Afghanistan turmoil
ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday urged European countries to take responsibility for migrants coming from Afghanistan, adding Turkey had no intention of becoming "Europe's migra...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
Cricket-Taliban to allow men’s cricket; status of smaller women’s programmes unclear
By Iain Axon (Reuters) - The Taliban have said they will not interfere with the Afghan men's national cricket team, the country's biggest sporting success of recent years, or stop the expansion of the...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
Erdogan says Turkey to impose mandatory PCR test, COVID vaccine requirements for some areas
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will begin requiring negative COVID-19 test results and proofs of vaccination for some sectors, including from teachers as schools reopen next month and for domestic travel, ...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
Spain probes Iberdrola’s use of reservoir water
By Isla Binnie MADRID (Reuters) - Spain is examining the use of reservoir water by power utility Iberdrola, an energy and environment ministry official said on Thursday, adding a recent rapid draw-dow...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
Venezuela’s Maduro taps new foreign minister in cabinet shakeup
CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday named the country's envoy to China as the new foreign minister in a cabinet shakeup that comes amid political negotiations https://ww...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021

