Taliban capture Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Herat; embassies getting staff out
Middle East
August 13, 2021
Taliban capture Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Herat; embassies getting staff out
KABUL, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents tightened their grip on Afghanistan on Friday, wresting control of its second and…
Six people killed in mass shooting in Plymouth, England
World
August 13, 2021
Six people killed in mass shooting in Plymouth, England
Aug 13 (Reuters) – Six people, including a child, were killed in a mass shooting in the city of Plymouth…
Messi joins crypto craze as gets part of PSG fee in fan tokens
World
August 12, 2021
Messi joins crypto craze as gets part of PSG fee in fan tokens
MIAMI, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Soccer star Lionel Messi’s signing on fee at Paris St Germain includes some of the…
Syrian properties in Ankara attacked after youth killed
Middle East
August 12, 2021
Syrian properties in Ankara attacked after youth killed
ANKARA, Aug 12 (Reuters) – A crowd of Turks attacked shops and homes belonging to Syrians in the Turkish capital…
Crypto fashion: why people pay real money for virtual clothes
World
August 12, 2021
Crypto fashion: why people pay real money for virtual clothes
LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – People care what their avatars are wearing. When the virtual world Decentraland said in June…
Israel to OK new homes for West Bank settlers, Palestinians -security official
Middle East
August 12, 2021
Israel to OK new homes for West Bank settlers, Palestinians -security official
TEL AVIV, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Israel is set to approve construction of new homes for Jewish settlers in the…
Ship sailing under Panama flag runs aground in northern Japan, splits in two
World
August 12, 2021
Ship sailing under Panama flag runs aground in northern Japan, splits in two
TOKYO, Aug 12 (Reuters) – A Panamanian-registered ship ran aground in a northern Japan harbour, then split in two and…
Kuwait’s economic makeover under threat as small businesses fight for life
Middle East
August 12, 2021
Kuwait’s economic makeover under threat as small businesses fight for life
KUWAIT, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Thousands of small and medium Kuwaiti businesses could go to the wall after being walloped…
India in talks to buy 50 million doses of Pfizer vaccine – WSJ
World
August 11, 2021
India in talks to buy 50 million doses of Pfizer vaccine – WSJ
Aug 11 (Reuters) – India is in talks to buy 50 million doses of Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and German partner…
With fuel scarce, Yemen’s forests are next casualty of war
Middle East
August 11, 2021
With fuel scarce, Yemen’s forests are next casualty of war
KHAMIS BANISAAD, Yemen, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Yemeni lumberjack Ali al-Emadi spends hours chopping down an acacia tree with an…