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US loses to France 83-76, 25-game Olympic win streak ends
World
July 25, 2021
US loses to France 83-76, 25-game Olympic win streak ends
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — For the first time since 2004, the US men’s basketball team has lost in the Olympics.…
Sparked by pandemic fallout, homeschooling surges across US
World
July 25, 2021
Sparked by pandemic fallout, homeschooling surges across US
Although the pandemic disrupted family life across the US since taking hold in spring 2020, some parents are grateful for…
First task for Afghan forces is to slow Taliban’s momentum -Pentagon chief
Middle East
July 25, 2021
First task for Afghan forces is to slow Taliban’s momentum -Pentagon chief
EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska July 24 (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday that the Afghan…
Biden assures Afghan president of continued US support -White House
Middle East
July 24, 2021
Biden assures Afghan president of continued US support -White House
WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) – With the last US forces on the way out of Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden…
‘We lost’: Some US veterans say blood spilled in Afghanistan was wasted
Middle East
July 20, 2021
‘We lost’: Some US veterans say blood spilled in Afghanistan was wasted
GARDEN GROVE, Calif., July 20 (Reuters) – Jason Lilley was a special operations forces Marine Raider who fought in multiple…
Analysis: How Afghan war showed limits of US military power
Middle East
July 18, 2021
Analysis: How Afghan war showed limits of US military power
WASHINGTON (AP) — It took only two months for U.S. invaders to topple the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001, a…
China official in Hong Kong says U.S. sanctions, business advisory have “despicable intention”
World
July 17, 2021
China official in Hong Kong says U.S. sanctions, business advisory have “despicable intention”
HONG KONG, July 17 (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry branch in Hong Kong said new U.S. sanctions on Chinese officials…
Egypt among world’s top steel producers in 2020
Egypt
July 15, 2021
Egypt among world’s top steel producers in 2020
The World Steel Association (Worldsteel) published a report stating that Egypt came in 20th place among the world’s top steel…
Cuba, Haiti stir fresh political pressures for US president
World
July 14, 2021
Cuba, Haiti stir fresh political pressures for US president
WASHINGTON (AP) — They are two tiny Caribbean states whose intractable problems have vexed US presidents for decades. Now, Haiti…
Western wildfires threatening American Indian tribal lands
World
July 14, 2021
Western wildfires threatening American Indian tribal lands
BLY, Ore. (AP) — Fierce wildfires in the northwest are threatening American Indian tribal lands that already are struggling to…