Taliban expand economic team as Afghan crisis deepens

Afghanistan's Taliban government bolstered its economic team on Tuesday, naming a commerce minister and two deputies as the group tries to revive a financial system in shock from the abrupt end to billions of dollars in foreign aid. Nooruddin ..

India seizes $2.7 bln Afghan heroin haul amid Kabul takeover chaos

Indian officials said on Tuesday they had seized nearly three tonnes of heroin originating from Afghanistan worth an estimated 200 billion rupees ($2.72 billion) amid the chaos following last month's takeover of the country by the Taliban. Afg..

J&J says second shot boosts protection for moderate-severe COVID-19 to 94%

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) said Tuesday a second shot of its COVID-19 vaccine given about two months after the first increased its effectiveness to 94% in the United States against moderate to severe forms of the disease. That compare..

Germany warns of lost U.S. trust as France wins EU support

Germany joined France on Tuesday in berating the United States for negotiating a security pact in secret with Australia and Britain that cost Paris a lucrative defence deal, while the EU's top official said such behaviour was unacceptable. In ..

India set to get first J&J COVID vaccine doses in October, says source

India expects to get its first Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) COVID-19 vaccine doses from next month, filled and finished in India by a partner of the U.S. drugmaker, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday. It could ..

Biden supports full investigation into Afghanistan drone strike

U.S. President Joe Biden supports a thorough investigation of the U.S. drone strike that killed up to ten Afghanistan civilians last month, the White House said on Monday. Biden was briefed Friday morning about the August drone strike, White House..

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267 individuals prosecuted for violating Covid-19 precautionary measures

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) officials booked 267 people in the country for violating preventive and precautionary measures that were enforced in order to curb the further spread of novel coronavirus (Covid-19).  Among the booked 267 indivi..

New Zealand eases COVID-19 curbs slightly in biggest city

New Zealand eased coronavirus curbs slightly on Monday in its largest city of Auckland, as the government expressed confidence that there was no widespread regional transmission of the Delta variant. But tough restrictions will continue even after..