Heavy downpours from Hurricane Nicholas batter Texas, Louisiana
HOUSTON (REUTERS) - Heavy rains lashed Texas and Louisiana on Tuesday (Sept 14) as Hurricane Nicholas weakened into a tropical...
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Indonesia aims to use G-20 presidency to steer post-Covid-19 recovery
JAKARTA (REUTERS) - Indonesia hopes to use its upcoming maiden presidency of the G-20 group of rich and developing nations...
US Justice Dept scales back use of chokeholds and no-knock warrants
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - The US Justice Department on Tuesday (Sept 14) said it was curtailing the FBI and other federal...
US Senate Democrats to seek quick passage of revised election reform plan
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - US Senate Democrats on Tuesday (Sept 14) unveiled a new version of an election reform bill that...
US says federal employees must be vaccinated against coronavirus by Nov 22
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - The Biden administration said most federal employees must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 no later than Nov...
Chinese ambassador barred from Britain’s parliament over sanctions row
LONDON (REUTERS) - The Chinese ambassador to Britain has been banned from attending an event in the country's parliament because...
Canadian PM Trudeau not sorry for snapping at protester who insulted his wife
RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA (REUTERS) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in an increasingly tight election race, on Tuesday (Sept 14)...
Let us buy Covid-19 vaccines, pleads Africa
GENEVA (AFP) - Africa wants to buy Covid-19 vaccines, rather than keep waiting for donor-funded doses to arrive, the African...
Dutch announce ‘Covid-19 pass’, bring an end to social distancing
THE HAGUE (AFP) - The Netherlands said on Tuesday (Sept 14) it would further ease Covid-19 restrictions including an end...
US top general secretly called China over fears Trump could spark war, report says
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - The US top general secretly called his Chinese counterpart twice last year over concerns then-president Donald Trump...