Factbox-Countries making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory
(Reuters) – A sharp upturn in new coronavirus infections due to the highly contagious Delta variant and a slowdown in (More…)
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Officials in Japan warn of potential earthquake, that could be worse than Fukushima, is overdue
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The Japanese government warns of an 80% chance of a magnitude 9 Nankai Trough earthquake in 30 years, (More...)Health & Science
Beirut marks year since port blast with demands for justice
By Imad Creidi
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Thousands of Lebanese gathered near the port of Beirut on Wednesday to mark the (More…)
Oil prices fall as Delta variant spread weighs
By Ahmad Ghaddar
LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell sharply to a two-week low on Wednesday as the spread of the (More…)
Blast in Afghan capital as Taliban claim attack on minister’s compound
KABUL (Reuters) -An explosion near the office of Afghanistan’s main security agency wounded three people on Wednesday, hours after a (More…)
Car bomb hits near Kabul ‘Green Zone’; six dead including attackers
KABUL (Reuters) -A car bomb blast followed by sporadic gunfire hit Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Tuesday near the heavily fortified (More…)
WHO’s pandemic project faces cash crunch amid vaccine, oxygen shortages
By Francesco Guarascio
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking $11.5 billion in urgent funding to fight (More…)
Wildfire engulfs houses in suburbs of Athens
By Angeliki Koutantou
ATHENS (Reuters) -Children were evacuated from a Greek summer camp and residents fled their homes on Tuesday (More…)
Thousands of migrant kids stuck in U.S. border patrol custody -again
By Mica Rosenberg and Go Nakamura
ROMA, Texas (Reuters) – The number of migrant children in Border Patrol facilities has (More…)
Top Japan medic urges nationwide state of emergency amid COVID surge
By Akiko Okamoto, Linda Sieg and Kiyoshi Takenaka
TOKYO (Reuters) – The head of the Japan Medical Association called on (More…)
New York becomes first U.S. city to mandate COVID vaccines to enter restaurants, gyms
By Maria Caspani
NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York City will become the first major U.S. city to require proof of (More…)
