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Afghan Vice President Unharmed In Attack In Kabul - Spokesman
A roadside bomb in Kabul targeted first Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Wednesday morning, his spokesman said, but he escaped the attack unharmed.
'Worse Than Combat:' Helicopters Rescue Hundreds From California Wildfire
U.S. military helicopters on Tuesday plucked dozens more campers, hikers and locals from the path of a raging California wildfire, with one pilot describing conditions as more dangerous than combat.
7 Killed At Large-scale California Marijuana Operation
An illegal marijuana growing operation where seven people were fatally shot in a small, rural Southern California town had the markings of organized crime, authorities said Tuesday.
'Health Catastrophe': Argentine Provinces Strain As Coronavirus Cases Top 500,000
Sergio Barrera Ruiz, a 52yearold pediatrician from Jujuy in the north of Argentina, sees a local health crisis looming as the coronavirus pandemic ripples out from Buenos Aires, the capital, and grips the country's less wellequipped provinces.
Raging Wildfires Destroy Washington Town, Roar Through California, Oregon
Uncontrolled wildfires driven by high winds and unprecedented temperatures raged across the U.S. West on Tuesday, incinerating the Washington town of Malden and threatening communities in Oregon and California.
Canada Frets Over Rising Coronavirus Cases As Schools Start To Reopen
Canada is seeing a worrying increase in the number of people infected with the coronavirus as schools across the country start to reopen, a top medical official said on Tuesday.
Graphic: COVID-19 Cases Rise In U.S. Midwest And Northeast, Deaths Fall For Third Week
Several states in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast have seen new COVID19 cases increase for two weeks in a row, though nationally both new infections and deaths last week remained on a downward trend, a Reuters analysis showed.
US Asks To Defend Trump In Rape Accuser's Defamation Lawsuit
The U.S. Justice Department is seeking to take over President Donald Trump's defense in a defamation lawsuit from a writer who accused him of rape, and federal lawyers asked a court Tuesday to allow a move that could put the American people on the hook fo...
Digital And Drive-in, Film Festivals Try To Salvage A Season
This is normally the time of year when flashy premieres march down red carpets and proclamations of Oscar buzz circle the globe. An avalanche of new films topples onto screens. The movie houses of Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York shake with applaus...
Belarus Musician Emerges As A Key Opposition Activist
A professional flute player with no political experience might seem to be an unlikely figure to take on the feared KGB state security agency in Belarus.
Computer Glitches Disrupt Classes As Schools Return Online
As millions of American youngsters start the school year with online classes at home because of the coronavirus, they are running into technical glitches and other headaches that have thrust many a harried parent into the role of teachers aide and tech su...
Qureshi to Attend SCO Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Says Pakistan
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will also attend the meeting of foreign ministers of the SCO of which both India and Pakistan are members.
U.N. Rights Chief Urges Russia To Investigate Navalny Case
The top United Nations human rights official called on Russia on Tuesday to conduct, or cooperate with, a full independent investigation into Germany's findings that opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent.
McConnell: Senate To Vote On 'targeted' Virus Aid
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, under pressure from GOP senators in tough reelection races, said Tuesday the Senate would vote on a trimmeddown Republican coronavirus relief package, though it has a slim chance of passage in the face of Democrats'...
Concern, Relief As Spanish Children Return To School
Wearing colourful masks, the pupils of the Mariano Jose de Larra primary school in Madrid laughed and played on Tuesday morning before their teachers made them form two lines at the gates to measure their temperature.
Snack, Scratch In Safety: New COVID-19 Helmet Brings Comfort To Frontline Workers
Three Vietnamese school students have designed a helmet that allows frontline health workers to have a snack or even scratch their nose without exposing themselves to the risks of coronavirus infection.