Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S offers further air support to Afghan troops amid Taliban offensive
KABUL (Reuters) - United States will to continue to carry out airstrikes to support Afghan forces facing attack from the insurgent Taliban, a regional U.S. commander said on Sunday as U.S. and other i...
Jul 25, 2021
U.S. administers 341.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 341,818,968 doses of COVID-19 vaccines nationwide as of Sunday morning and distributed 394,948,975 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preven...
Jul 25, 2021
Mozambique President Nyusi says army gaining ground in insurgency-hit region
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi said on Sunday troops fighting the Islamic State-linked insurgency in its northern province of Cabo Delgado were gaining ground and the enemy...
Jul 25, 2021
Italy asks Europe for firefighting planes to tame Sardinia fires
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy asked European states on Sunday to send firefighting aircraft to help tame fires that have swept across parts of the island of Sardinia, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of...
Jul 25, 2021
Roundup: Stefanos Tsitsipas wins opener in Olympic debut
Third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece made his Olympics debut with a hard-fought 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win over Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany on Sunday in the first round of play in the 2020 Tokyo Game...
Jul 25, 2021
Turkey’s COVID-19 cases surge above 14,000, triple early July level
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's new coronavirus cases jumped to 14,230 on Sunday, more than triple the amount three weeks earlier and reaching levels last seen in the first half of May, according to hea...
Jul 25, 2021
Lebanese Sunni Muslim leaders endorse ex-PM Najib Mikati as choice to form new government
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - A club of former Lebanese prime ministers said on Sunday they endorsed the choice of another former premier, Najib Mekati, to form a new government in yet another attempt to b...
Jul 25, 2021
Motorcycling-Spanish 14-year-old dies in junior race crash
(Reuters) - Hugo Millan, a 14-year-old Spanish rider, died on Sunday after he was involved in a serious collision in a junior championship race at the MotorLand Aragon in Spain. Millan competed in the...
Jul 25, 2021
Belfast health trust calls for nursing help as COVID-19 cases rise
LONDON (Reuters) - The Belfast Trust, which runs hospitals in the Northern Irish capital, called on nurses to work later on Sunday and overnight to help ease "extreme pressure" at two hospitals becaus...
Jul 25, 2021
Box Office Twist: M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Old’ Beats ‘Space Jam’ and ‘Snake Eyes’
By Rebecca Rubin LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - In a twist fitting for an M. Night Shyamalan thriller, "Old" is the No. 1 movie at the domestic box office with $16.5 million in ticket sales. Heading into...
Jul 25, 2021
