Death toll from northern Turkey floods rises to 58
Middle East
August 15, 2021
Death toll from northern Turkey floods rises to 58
BOZKURT, Turkey, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Flash floods that have swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region have…
Modi says India will soon unveil $1.35 trln infrastructure plan
World
August 15, 2021
Modi says India will soon unveil $1.35 trln infrastructure plan
NEW DELHI, Aug 15 (Reuters) – India will launch a 100 trillion rupee ($1.35 trillion) national infrastructure plan that will…
At least 22 killed in Lebanon fuel tank explosion -health officials
Middle East
August 15, 2021
At least 22 killed in Lebanon fuel tank explosion -health officials
BEIRUT, Aug 15 (Reuters) – At least 22 people were killed and 79 injured when a fuel tank exploded in…
Taliban at door of Afghan capital after eastern city falls, US starts evacuating embassy
Middle East
August 15, 2021
Taliban at door of Afghan capital after eastern city falls, US starts evacuating embassy
KABUL, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents captured the key eastern Afghanistan city of Jalalabad without a fight on Sunday,…
At least 44 killed in Turkey flood as search for missing continues
Middle East
August 14, 2021
At least 44 killed in Turkey flood as search for missing continues
BOZKURT, Turkey, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Families of those missing after Turkey’s worst floods in years anxiously watched rescue teams…
Lebanese leaders at loggerheads as fuel crisis worsens
Middle East
August 14, 2021
Lebanese leaders at loggerheads as fuel crisis worsens
BEIRUT, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun called an emergency meeting to discuss a worsening fuel crisis on…
One dead, two missing as torrential rains slam Japan, risk alerts broadened
World
August 14, 2021
One dead, two missing as torrential rains slam Japan, risk alerts broadened
TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) – One woman was dead and two people were missing on Saturday after torrential rains touched…
Fear and hope on Libya’s reopened highway
Middle East
August 13, 2021
Fear and hope on Libya’s reopened highway
SIRTE, Libya, Aug 12 (Reuters) – The green bus rumbling from Benghazi to Tripoli this week was the first to…
Dubai Expo in focus as UAE racks up $700 mln of trade with Israel since normalization
Middle East
August 13, 2021
Dubai Expo in focus as UAE racks up $700 mln of trade with Israel since normalization
DUBAI, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Israel and the United Arab Emirates, which normalized relations a year ago, are looking to…
Japan issues highest risk alerts in Hiroshima due to torrential rains
World
August 13, 2021
Japan issues highest risk alerts in Hiroshima due to torrential rains
TOKYO, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Japan on Friday issued the most serious level 5 risk alerts in the western prefecture…