Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia says Taliban’s first statements suggest problems can be fixed via talks
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that the Taliban's initial statements and actions suggested Afghanistan's internal problems could be settled through negotiations involvi...
Aug 18, 2021
Researcher sees 4% loss to Brazil’s 2022 coffee crop from frosts
By Marcelo Teixeira NEW YORK (Reuters) - The frost events that hit coffee fields in Brazil in recent weeks will cause a loss of around 4% to production in the next season, according to forecaster Trop...
Aug 18, 2021
Mexico health regulator approves emergency use of Moderna vaccine
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health regulator Cofepris said on Wednesday it has authorized Moderna Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. Moderna is one of eight vaccines that Cofepris has aut...
Aug 18, 2021
Kuwait finance minister offers resignation – government source
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaiti Finance Minister Khalifa Hamade has offered his resignation to the prime minister of the oil-rich Gulf emirate, a government source said on Wednesday. The minister continues...
Aug 18, 2021
No need for COVID booster jabs for now – WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) -Current data does not indicate that COVID-19 booster shots are needed, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, adding that the most vulnerable people worldwide should ...
Aug 18, 2021
Delta surging in areas of low COVID-19 vaccine coverage – WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - Circulation of the Delta variant in areas of low vaccination is driving transmission of COVID-19 around the world, World Health Organization officials said on Wednesday. "Many of th...
Aug 18, 2021
Norway to offer 16- and 17-year-olds COVID-19 vaccine, government says
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway will offer all 16- and 17-year-olds their first COVID-19 vaccine dose after those over 18 are fully vaccinated, the government said on Wednesday. Norway ended some restrictions...
Aug 18, 2021
UAE says Afghanistan’s Ghani is in Gulf Arab state
DUBAI (Reuters) - Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani is in the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf state's foreign ministry said on Wednesday, after he left as Taliban fighters seized control. "The UAE Min...
Aug 18, 2021
Prove you have changed, France tells Taliban
PARIS (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian tweeted on Wednesday that he had asked the Taliban to show through their behaviour that they have changed as they say. "It is up to them to...
Aug 18, 2021
Lithuania seeks tougher EU migration curbs to stem crossings from Belarus
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania, facing a surge of illegal border crossings from Belarus, said it would ask other European Union countries to approve tougher rules on migration at an EU...
Aug 18, 2021
