Author Archives: Syndicated Content
The Taliban’s rapid advance across Afghanistan
(Reuters) - Taliban insurgents now control all of Afghanistan's major cities apart from Kabul, after making rapid advances against local forces who are largely fending for themselves as foreign troops...
Aug 15, 2021
For Haitians, quake reawakens trauma of disaster a decade ago
By Andre Paultre and Kate Chappell PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - When Lydie Jean-Baptiste saw her neighbors running from their homes on Saturday and felt the ground begin to shake beneath her feet, the 6...
Aug 15, 2021
India’s Modi says $1.35 trillion infrastructure plan to be unveiled soon
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will launch a 100 trillion rupee ($1.35 trillion) national infrastructure plan that will help generate jobs and boost the economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sund...
Aug 15, 2021
Uzbekistan says it detains 84 Afghan servicemen who crossed border
TASHKENT (Reuters) - Uzbekistan has detained 84 Afghan military servicemen who crossed the border on Saturday, the Tashkent government said on Sunday, adding that another group of soldiers had amassed...
Aug 14, 2021
Australia purchases Pfizer vaccines from Poland as COVID-19 infections spike
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia has purchased about 1 million doses of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine from Poland to add to its inoculation efforts in Sydney and its home state, which on ...
Aug 14, 2021
Japan’s Suga pledges not to wage war again as ministers visit controversial shrine
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged on Sunday that the country would not wage war again, making the vow on the anniversary of the end of World War Two a...
Aug 14, 2021
S.Korea’s Moon says open to dialogue with Japan despite history feuds
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Sunday that his government remained open to dialogue with Japan to step up cooperation while seeking to resolve historical ...
Aug 14, 2021
China boycotts actor after photos of visit to Japan’s Yasukuni Shrine
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Association of Performing Arts on Sunday called for a boycott of a Chinese actor after photos of him at Japan's controversial Yasukuni Shrine taken in 2018 and 2019 circula...
Aug 14, 2021
U.S. appeals court sets quick schedule to consider COVID-19 eviction ban
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A three judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia late Saturday set a quick schedule to consider whether to allow a new Biden adm...
Aug 14, 2021
Torrential rains lash Japan, three feared dead after landslide
TAKEO, Japan (Reuters) - Torrential rains lashed much of Japan on Sunday, submerging roads and buildings in the western part of the country, while three people were feared dead after a landslide in ce...
Aug 14, 2021
