In northern Afghanistan, girls’ schools working despite ban elsewhere
Middle East
October 12, 2021
In northern Afghanistan, girls’ schools working despite ban elsewhere
KABUL, Oct 12 (Reuters) – While girls across most of Afghanistan remain at home while brothers go to high school,…
Next on FDA’s agenda: Booster shots of Moderna, J&J vaccines
World
October 12, 2021
Next on FDA’s agenda: Booster shots of Moderna, J&J vaccines
WASHINGTON (AP) — With many Americans who got Pfizer vaccinations already rolling up their sleeves for a booster shot, millions…
Israel says it will keep Golan as Assad’s fortunes, U.S. views shift
Middle East
October 12, 2021
Israel says it will keep Golan as Assad’s fortunes, U.S. views shift
JERUSALEM, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Israel will keep the Golan Heights, which it captured from Syria in a 1967 war,…
Japan confronts rising inequality after Abenomics
World
October 12, 2021
Japan confronts rising inequality after Abenomics
TOKYO, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Japan’s stock market has surged and luxury cars are selling fast in Tokyo after eight…
Jordan’s PM reshuffles cabinet in shake-up to spur investments
Middle East
October 11, 2021
Jordan’s PM reshuffles cabinet in shake-up to spur investments
AMMAN, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Jordan’s prime minister Bisher al Khasawneh reshuffled his cabinet in the fourth shake-up since he…
Record low turnout suggests vote to throw out Iraq’s elite will leave them in power
Middle East
October 11, 2021
Record low turnout suggests vote to throw out Iraq’s elite will leave them in power
BAGHDAD, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Record low turnout in Iraq’s parliamentary election suggested on Monday that a vote billed as…
N.Korea’s Kim calls for improving people’s lives amid ‘grim’ economy
World
October 11, 2021
N.Korea’s Kim calls for improving people’s lives amid ‘grim’ economy
SEOUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged officials to focus on improving citizens’ lives in…
Thousands protest against Tunisia leader with government awaited
Middle East
October 10, 2021
Thousands protest against Tunisia leader with government awaited
TUNIS, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Thousands of Tunisians protested against President Kais Saied’s seizure of almost total power protested in…
UN urges nations to spend more on species protection as new pact talks begin
Environment
October 10, 2021
UN urges nations to spend more on species protection as new pact talks begin
KUNMING, China, Oct 10 (Reuters) – The global community must invest much more and raise the scale and speed of…
Arabs ease Assad’s isolation as US looks elsewhere
Middle East
October 10, 2021
Arabs ease Assad’s isolation as US looks elsewhere
BEIRUT, Oct 10 (Reuters) – While Bashar al-Assad is still shunned by the West who blame him for a decade…