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EU set to recommend reinstating restrictions on US travelers
World
August 30, 2021
EU set to recommend reinstating restrictions on US travelers
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union plans to recommend that its member states reinstate restrictions on tourists from the US…
Unwanted record: Russia’s COVID deaths hit new high in July
World
August 30, 2021
Unwanted record: Russia’s COVID deaths hit new high in July
MOSCOW (AP) — A new report from Russia’s state statistics agency shows the country recorded a record number of deaths…
Kazakhstan: Several killed in blasts at arms depot
World
August 27, 2021
Kazakhstan: Several killed in blasts at arms depot
A series of blasts triggered by a fire at a military base in southern Kazakhstan killed nine servicemen and wounded…
Supply issues take shakes off the menu at British McDonald’s
World
August 25, 2021
Supply issues take shakes off the menu at British McDonald’s
LONDON (AP) — McDonald’s says it has pulled milkshakes from the menu in all 1,250 of its British restaurants because…
Study: Climate change makes European flooding more likely
World
August 24, 2021
Study: Climate change makes European flooding more likely
BERLIN (AP) — Scientists say that global warming makes the kind of extreme rainfall that caused deadly flash flooding in…
‘Imbecilic’: Ex-UK leader Tony Blair slams Afghan withdrawal
Middle East
August 22, 2021
‘Imbecilic’: Ex-UK leader Tony Blair slams Afghan withdrawal
LONDON (AP) — Tony Blair, the British prime minister who deployed troops to Afghanistan 20 years ago after the 9/11…
Egyptian FM Sameh Shoukry holds talks with Serbian FM in Cairo
Egypt
August 22, 2021
Egyptian FM Sameh Shoukry holds talks with Serbian FM in Cairo
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held talks on Sunday with his Serbian counterpart Nikola Selaković on bilateral relations, ways to…
Europe fears Afghan refugee crisis after Taliban takeover
Middle East
August 22, 2021
Europe fears Afghan refugee crisis after Taliban takeover
HANGEDIGI, Turkey (AP) — From above, the new border wall separating Turkey from Iran looks like a white snake winding…
Erdogan says Turkey will not be “Europe’s migrant storage unit” amid Afghanistan turmoil
Middle East
August 20, 2021
Erdogan says Turkey will not be “Europe’s migrant storage unit” amid Afghanistan turmoil
ANKARA, Aug 19 (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday urged European countries to take responsibility for migrants coming from…
Egypt-Libya electricity project successful, plans linkage with Europe: minister
Egypt
August 20, 2021
Egypt-Libya electricity project successful, plans linkage with Europe: minister
Egypt succeeded recently in generating electric power to Libya through existing projects, and is planning an eventual electricity linkage with…