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October 11, (THEWILL) - The United States has described the first face-to-face meeting between senior U.S. and Taliban government officials was "candid and professional," saying the new regime was warned that it would be judged on actions, not just...

October 08, (THEWILL) - India's unprofitable and poor-performing national carrier Air India has been sold to the Tata group, the country's largest conglomerate, about 79 years after the nation nationalized the erstwhile private company. The Tata group originally founded the airline...

October 08, (THEWILL) - Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov have won the Nobel Peace Prize for their fights to defend freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia. The winners of the prestigious prize, worth 10m Swedish krona ($1.1...

October 08, (THEWILL) - The United Nations Human Rights Council comfortably passed a resolution on Friday that recognises access to a safe and healthy environment as a fundamental right despite criticism in the lead-up to the vote from Britain, the...

October 08, (THEWILL) - Moderna has unveiled plans to invest roughly $500 million to build a facility in Africa to produce half a billion doses of mRNA vaccines each year, including its coronavirus shot. The pharmaceutical company - which is under...

October 08, (THEWILL) - A suicide bomb tore through a mosque in Afghanistan's northeastern Kunduz province on Friday, killing or wounding more than 100 people. No group immediately claimed responsibility. "This afternoon, an explosion took place in a mosque of our Shiite...

October 08, (THEWILL) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, another sign that the U.S. job market and economy continue their steady recovery from last year's coronavirus recession. Unemployment claims fell by 38,000 to 326,000, the...

October 08, (THEWILL) - The United States’ Senate voted narrowly to raise temporarily the nation's debt limit in order to prevent a record default many agree would have hurt the economy. Senators agreed to increase the limit by $480 billion, which...

October 08, (THEWILL) - The Spanish government is planning to offer citizens who turn 18 next year €400 to spend on cultural activities. The goal is to help the country's culture sector recover from the pandemic. Teenagers would be able to spend...

October 08, (THEWILL) - Russia will invite the Taliban to international talks on Afghanistan scheduled for October 20 in Moscow, the Kremlin's envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said Thursday. Afghanistan shares a border with ex-Soviet Tajikistan where Russia maintains a...