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China holds assault drills near Taiwan after ‘provocations’
August 17, 2021
China holds assault drills near Taiwan after ‘provocations’
BEIJING/TAIPEI, Aug 17 (Reuters) – China carried out assault drills near Taiwan on Tuesday with warships and fighter jets exercising…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 101 new cases, 4 deaths on Sunday
August 16, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 101 new cases, 4 deaths on Sunday
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population on Sunday reported 101 new coronavirus cases, four deaths, and 233 recoveries. A total…
Japan grants Egypt US$9 mn to combat coronavirus
August 16, 2021
Japan grants Egypt US$9 mn to combat coronavirus
Japan will provide Egypt with US$9 million for medical equipment to use in treating coronavirus patients at chest hospitals, Egypt’s…
China economy under pressure as factory output, retail sales growth slow sharply
August 16, 2021
China economy under pressure as factory output, retail sales growth slow sharply
BEIJING, Aug 16 (Reuters) – China’s factory output and retail sales growth slowed sharply and missed expectations in July, as…
Hydrogen-powered vehicles: A realistic path to clean energy?
August 16, 2021
Hydrogen-powered vehicles: A realistic path to clean energy?
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Each morning at a transit facility in Canton, Ohio, more than a dozen buses pull up…
Quake injured wait for help as new disaster overwhelms Haiti
August 16, 2021
Quake injured wait for help as new disaster overwhelms Haiti
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Under Haiti’s burning heat, Jennie Auguste lies with a lost, thousand-yard stare on a flimsy…
California fire threatens homes as blazes burn across West
August 16, 2021
California fire threatens homes as blazes burn across West
QUINCY, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of Northern California homes were threatened Sunday by the nation’s largest wildfire and officials warned…
Israeli forces kill 4 Palestinians in West Bank clash -Palestinian official
August 16, 2021
Israeli forces kill 4 Palestinians in West Bank clash -Palestinian official
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Israeli forces on a raid in the occupied West Bank exchanged fire on…
Iran’s ‘hostage diplomacy’ traps foreign nationals
August 16, 2021
Iran’s ‘hostage diplomacy’ traps foreign nationals
The 67-year-old German-Iranian activist Nahid Taghavi is still in detention after being arrested in the Iranian capital in October 2020. Last…
Taliban seek to project calm as US speeds chaotic evacuation
August 16, 2021
Taliban seek to project calm as US speeds chaotic evacuation
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The US military struggled to manage a chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan on Monday as the Taliban…