September 2, 2021 DOHA (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday said there is a need to engage with the Taliban on Afghanistan, but Britain has no immediate plans to recognise their government. Raab was speaking in Qatar after meeting the Qatari foreign minister. Raab said they had discussed ensuring Afghanistan does not […]
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Tajikistan can’t afford to take in Afghan refugees without help -police chief
September 2, 2021 DUSHANBE (Reuters) – Tajikistan cannot afford to take in large numbers of refugees and asylum seekers from neighbouring Afghanistan as it promised to do in the summer, the police chief of Central Asia’s poorest country said on Thursday. The government of Tajikistan, an ex-Soviet state allied to Moscow and part of the […]
Taliban prepare to reveal new Afghan government amid economic turmoil
September 2, 2021 (Reuters) -Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers were preparing on Thursday to unveil their new government as the economy teetered on the edge of collapse more than two weeks after the Islamist militia captured Kabul and brought a chaotic end to 20 years of war. Taliban official Ahmadullah Muttaqi said on social media a ceremony […]
Number of people with dementia set to jump 40% to 78 million by 2030 -WHO
September 2, 2021 By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 55 million people worldwide are living with dementia, a neurological disorder that robs them of their memory and costs the world $1.3 trillion a year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. The progressive condition can be caused by stroke, brain injury or […]
Fate of national daycare in the hands of Canadian voters
September 2, 2021 By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadians will face a stark choice on how to tackle a childcare crisis when they go to the polls on Sept. 20, with the ruling Liberals vowing to push ahead with a subsidized daycare system and the rival Conservatives offering tax credits to parents. The dire […]
Rocky Mountain dry: Canada’s waning water supply sows division in farm belt
September 2, 2021 By Rod Nickel and Jeff Lewis CROWSNEST PASS, Alberta (Reuters) – Where fly fisherman Shane Olson once paddled summer tourists around in a boat, he now guides them by foot – carefully navigating shallow waters one step at a time. “Every year, these rivers seem to be getting smaller, faster,” Olson, 48, […]
Islamic State ‘Beatle’ to plead guilty to U.S. terrorism charges
September 2, 2021 By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A British-born man who was a member of a team of Islamic State militants in Syria nicknamed “The Beatles” accused of beheading American hostages was due to plead guilty on Thursday to U.S. criminal charges, according to a federal court record. A docket entry for the […]
EU must create rapid reaction force, top officials say
September 2, 2021 By Robin Emmott and Sabine Siebold BRDO, Slovenia (Reuters) -Two senior European Union officials urged the bloc’s governments on Thursday to set up a rapidly deployable military force to intervene around the world, saying the crisis in Afghanistan would provide the catalyst to end years of inaction. The EU’s top diplomat and […]
US Health Officials Favor Covid Booster Shots To All Americans As Delta Variant Cases Rise
Health officials in America have favored booster shots against Covid infection. The development came amid rising Delta variant cases in the country. The health authorities have announced plans for providing booster shots to all Americans. Earlier, a third booster dose was allowed for those having compromised immunity. The booster shots will be dispensed to increase […]
