India reports highest COVID-19 fatalities since July as states update tallies
World
December 5, 2021
India reports highest COVID-19 fatalities since July as states update tallies
MUMBAI, Dec 5 (Reuters) – India on Sunday reported its highest single-day COVID-19 deaths since July after two states revised…
Donors eye Dec. 10 decision on shifting frozen funds for Afghanistan
Middle East
December 4, 2021
Donors eye Dec. 10 decision on shifting frozen funds for Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Donors to the World Bank-administered Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) have agreed to decide about…
Investors flee U.S. corporate junk debt on inflation, Omicron concerns
World
December 4, 2021
Investors flee U.S. corporate junk debt on inflation, Omicron concerns
CHICAGO, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Worries over surging inflation and a new variant of the coronavirus are roiling the U.S.…
Advocates welcome Taliban decree barring forced marriages but call for more
Middle East
December 4, 2021
Advocates welcome Taliban decree barring forced marriages but call for more
ISLAMABAD, Dec 3 (Reuters) – A decree released by the Taliban barring forced marriage was a major step forward, two…
U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company spyware – sources
Middle East
December 4, 2021
U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company spyware – sources
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Apple Inc iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were hacked by…
Turkish inflation soars above 21% in challenge to Erdogan
Middle East
December 3, 2021
Turkish inflation soars above 21% in challenge to Erdogan
ANKARA, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Turkey’s annual inflation jumped more than expected to a three-year high of 21.31% in November,…
Vaccination, not travel curbs, key to battling Omicron, WHO says
World
December 3, 2021
Vaccination, not travel curbs, key to battling Omicron, WHO says
GENEVA, Dec 3 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries to boost healthcare capacity and vaccinate their people…
Large scale Russian offensive possible in January, Ukraine saysreu
World
December 3, 2021
Large scale Russian offensive possible in January, Ukraine saysreu
KYIV, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Russia has massed more than 94,000 troops near Ukraine’s borders and may be gearing up…
United Airlines sees threat to transatlantic travel from Omicron
World
December 3, 2021
United Airlines sees threat to transatlantic travel from Omicron
Dec 2 (Reuters) – The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is a threat to transatlantic travel, United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL.O) said…
France’s Macron nears UAE Rafale fighter jet deal
Middle East
December 3, 2021
France’s Macron nears UAE Rafale fighter jet deal
DUBAI, Dec 3 (Reuters) – France will sign several major deals with the United Arab Emirates on Friday, with two…