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Abu Dhabi conglomerate International Holding Co (IHC.AD) is considering acquisitions worth a few billion dollars in total across several sectors, including a real estate developer in Abu...
US on pace to complete Afghan pullout by Aug 31, Biden told G7
President Joe Biden told G7 leaders on Tuesday that the United States is on pace to complete the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan by Aug. 31...
US data show rising ‘breakthrough’ infections among fully vaccinated
Some 25% of SARS-CoV-2 infections among Los Angeles County residents occurred in fully vaccinated residents from May through July 25, a period that includes the...
US could control Covid by spring 2022 if more people get shots – Fauci
The United States could get COVID-19 under control by early next year if vaccinations ramp up, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday, one day after...
Rolling Stones drummer Watts dies at 80 (Update)
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, widely regarded as one of the coolest men in rock, a jazz enthusiast and snappy dresser during nearly 60 years...
UK’s Johnson says G7 agreed Taliban must allow people to leave after Aug. 31
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday the G7 had agreed their number one condition for the Taliban was granting safe passage to Afghans...
Britain reports 174 Covid deaths, highest since March 12
Britain recorded 174 COVID deaths on Tuesday, the highest since March 12, and another 30,838 new cases, official data showed. With 88% of the adult...
Medics who saved Eriksen at Euros to receive UEFA President’s Award
The medical staff who saved Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen’s life at the European Championship in June are set to receive the UEFA President’s Award, Europe’s soccer governing...
Climate change made deadly floods in Western Europe at least 20 per cent more likely – study
Climate change has made extreme rainfall events of the kind that sent lethal torrents of water hurtling through parts of Germany and Belgium last month...
Taliban name head of central bank; banks, shops, businesses closed in Kabul
The Taliban have appointed an acting head of Afghanistan’s central bank to help ease growing economic turmoil, more than a week after the Islamist movement...