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WhatsApp, social posts helped lead Haitian migrants to Texas
World
September 23, 2021
WhatsApp, social posts helped lead Haitian migrants to Texas
DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — For the final leg of his journey from Chile to the United States, Haitian migrant…
US business optimism in China rebounds to pre-trade war levels -survey
World
September 23, 2021
US business optimism in China rebounds to pre-trade war levels -survey
SHANGHAI, Sept 23 (Reuters) – US companies’ optimism about business conditions in China has recovered to hit three-year highs even…
Alaska, overwhelmed by COVID- 19 patients, adopts crisis standards for hospitals
World
September 23, 2021
Alaska, overwhelmed by COVID- 19 patients, adopts crisis standards for hospitals
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Alaska, which led most US states in coronavirus vaccinations months ago, took the drastic…
Mideast in shambles, but the world has moved on for now
Middle East
September 23, 2021
Mideast in shambles, but the world has moved on for now
BEIRUT (AP) — There was a time not long ago when uprisings and wars in the Arab world topped the…
Iran wants nuclear talks that lead to lifting of US sanctions, president says
Middle East
September 22, 2021
Iran wants nuclear talks that lead to lifting of US sanctions, president says
Sept 21 (Reuters) – Iran wants to resume nuclear talks with world powers that would lead to removal of US…
‘Soul-crushing’: US COVID-19 deaths are topping 1,900 a day
World
September 22, 2021
‘Soul-crushing’: US COVID-19 deaths are topping 1,900 a day
COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have climbed to an average of more than 1,900 a day for the first time…
Racism, climate and divisions top UN agenda as leaders meet
World
September 22, 2021
Racism, climate and divisions top UN agenda as leaders meet
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Racism, the climate crisis and the world’s worsening divisions will take center stage at the United…
Exclusive: Taliban names Afghan U.N. envoy, asks to speak to world leaders
Middle East
September 22, 2021
Exclusive: Taliban names Afghan U.N. envoy, asks to speak to world leaders
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 (Reuters) – The Taliban have asked to address world leaders at the United Nations in New…
Military aid for Israel removed from US funding bill, but leadership pledges vote later this week
World
September 22, 2021
Military aid for Israel removed from US funding bill, but leadership pledges vote later this week
WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday removed $1 billion in military funding for Israel from legislation to…
‘Dose of hope’: Biden pushing rich nations to share vaccine
World
September 22, 2021
‘Dose of hope’: Biden pushing rich nations to share vaccine
President Joe Biden is set to push well-off nations to do more to get the COVID-19 pandemic under control around…