Indigenous leaders push new target to protect Amazon from deforestation
Environment
September 5, 2021
Indigenous leaders push new target to protect Amazon from deforestation
MARSEILLE, France, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Indigenous groups urged world leaders on Sunday to back a new target to protect…
Each COVID-19 surge poses a risk for healthcare workers: PTSD
World
September 5, 2021
Each COVID-19 surge poses a risk for healthcare workers: PTSD
Sept 5 (Reuters) – Nurse Chris Prott’s knees jump, his heart races, his mouth goes dry and his mind floods…
Raisi says Iran ready for talks but not with Western ‘pressure’
Middle East
September 5, 2021
Raisi says Iran ready for talks but not with Western ‘pressure’
DUBAI, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday Iran was ready to hold talks with world…
Group behind Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil denies foreign ties
World
September 5, 2021
Group behind Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil denies foreign ties
HONG KONG (AP) — The group behind the annual Tiananmen Square memorial vigil in Hong Kong said Sunday it will…
Bahrain approves third booster shot of Sputnik V vaccine
Middle East
September 4, 2021
Bahrain approves third booster shot of Sputnik V vaccine
DUBAI, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Bahraini authorities have authorized the use of a booster dose of the Sputnik V COVID-19…
Europe to miss 2030 climate goal by 21 years at current pace – study
World
September 4, 2021
Europe to miss 2030 climate goal by 21 years at current pace – study
CERNOBBIO, Italy, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Europe will miss a key climate target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by more…
Exclusive: ‘They’ll kill us’ – Afghan pilots at Uzbek camp fear deadly homecoming
Middle East
September 4, 2021
Exclusive: ‘They’ll kill us’ – Afghan pilots at Uzbek camp fear deadly homecoming
Sept 3 (Reuters) – The US-trained Afghan pilots and others held at a camp in Uzbekistan already feared being sent…
Qatar working to open humanitarian corridors to Afghanistan, official says
Middle East
September 4, 2021
Qatar working to open humanitarian corridors to Afghanistan, official says
DUBAI, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Qatar is working to facilitate the opening of humanitarian corridors to get aid into Afghanistan,…
New Zealand to criminalize attack planning after mall stabbing
World
September 4, 2021
New Zealand to criminalize attack planning after mall stabbing
WELLINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed on Saturday to tighten counter-terrorism laws this month…
Ho Chi Minh City could lift lockdown, end ‘zero COVID-19’ policy
World
September 3, 2021
Ho Chi Minh City could lift lockdown, end ‘zero COVID-19’ policy
HANOI, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Vietnam’s coronavirus epicenter Ho Chi Minh City, which has kept residents confined at home under…