Photos: Egyptian inventor trials robot that can test for COVID-19
Science

Photos: Egyptian inventor trials robot that can test for COVID-19

With Egypt facing a second coronavirus wave, an inventor is trialing a remote-control robot which can test for COVID-19, take…
Egypt plans big rail expansion, nears agreement with Bechtel
Egypt

Egypt plans big rail expansion, nears agreement with Bechtel

Egypt is rushing ahead with plans for an expansion of its metro and railway networks and is near agreement with…
US military to keep two larger Afghan bases after drawdown to 2,500
Middle East

US military to keep two larger Afghan bases after drawdown to 2,500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon has approved drawdown plans in Afghanistan that will still keep two larger bases in the…
European allies pushed back when Trump sanctioned Iran’s banks
Middle East

European allies pushed back when Trump sanctioned Iran’s banks

FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) -Germany, France and Britain urged the Trump administration in late October to reconsider broad, new sanctions against Iran’s…
EU tells Brexit negotiator: don’t let deadline force a bad deal
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EU tells Brexit negotiator: don’t let deadline force a bad deal

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator told member states’ envoys on Wednesday that negotiations on a trade…
With no Lebanese political progress, France pushes aid meeting
Middle East

With no Lebanese political progress, France pushes aid meeting

PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron will seek to revive a French initiative on Lebanon when he hosts an international…
Vietnam says recent typhoons caused 192 deaths, $1.3 billion damages
World

Vietnam says recent typhoons caused 192 deaths, $1.3 billion damages

HANOI (Reuters) – Natural disasters in the past two months caused Vietnam 30 trillion dong ($1.3 billion) in economic damage…
Friends or foes? Syrian refugees divided on fate of defectors
Middle East

Friends or foes? Syrian refugees divided on fate of defectors

GERA, Germany (Reuters) – Should former members of the Syrian security forces who have defected from President Bashar al-Assad’s government…
Analysis: Wary Turks aren’t buying Erdogan’s economic promise yet
Middle East

Analysis: Wary Turks aren’t buying Erdogan’s economic promise yet

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s promise of a new economic era triggered a foreign-driven rally in the lira,…
COVID-19 drives 40% spike in number of people needing humanitarian aid, UN says
World

COVID-19 drives 40% spike in number of people needing humanitarian aid, UN says

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a 40% increase in the number of people needing humanitarian assistance…
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