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US pulls missile defenses in Saudi Arabia amid Yemen attacks
Middle East
September 11, 2021
US pulls missile defenses in Saudi Arabia amid Yemen attacks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The US has removed its most advanced missile defense system and Patriot batteries from…
US could authorize Pfizer COVID-19 shot for kids age 5-11 in October -sources
World
September 11, 2021
US could authorize Pfizer COVID-19 shot for kids age 5-11 in October -sources
Sept 10 (Reuters) – Top US health officials believe that Pfizer Inc’s (PFE.N) COVID-19 vaccine could be authorized for children aged…
US marks 20 years since 9/11, in shadow of Afghan war’s end
World
September 11, 2021
US marks 20 years since 9/11, in shadow of Afghan war’s end
NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty years ago, the 11th of September dawned as just a date. By midnight, it was…
Twenty years after 9/11: which is worse? The beginning, or the end?
Opinion
September 10, 2021
Twenty years after 9/11: which is worse? The beginning, or the end?
Hubris comes in many forms, but surely the rushed exit of American forces from Afghanistan to meet an artificial political…
UN watchdog: Iran defying nuclear deal with uranium enrichment
Middle East
September 10, 2021
UN watchdog: Iran defying nuclear deal with uranium enrichment
The UN atomic watchdog on Tuesday said Iran has increased its stockpile of enriched uranium in breach of the 2015 accord intended to…
Facing stalemate in ties, Biden and China’s Xi discuss avoiding conflict in call
World
September 10, 2021
Facing stalemate in ties, Biden and China’s Xi discuss avoiding conflict in call
WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Sept 9 (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke for 90 minutes in their…
Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans
World
September 10, 2021
Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his most forceful pandemic actions and words, President Joe Biden ordered sweeping new federal vaccine requirements…
Qatar plans to resume Gaza funding with new method involving Abbas, UN
Middle East
September 6, 2021
Qatar plans to resume Gaza funding with new method involving Abbas, UN
GAZA, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Qatar will soon resume funding for civil servants and poor families in the Gaza Strip…
Taliban claim control of Panjshir as evacuation flights await clearance
Middle East
September 6, 2021
Taliban claim control of Panjshir as evacuation flights await clearance
Sept 6 (Reuters) – The Taliban claimed victory on Monday over opposition forces in the Panjshir valley northeast of Kabul,…
Ida’s record rain floods New York-area homes, subways; at least 44 dead
World
September 3, 2021
Ida’s record rain floods New York-area homes, subways; at least 44 dead
MAPLEWOOD, N.J., Sept 2 (Reuters) – Flash flooding killed at least 44 people in four Northeastern states as remnants of…