Reuters1:11U.S.-bound airlift begins for Afghan interpretersReutersSome 200 Afghans were set to begin new lives in the United States on Friday as an airlift got under way for translators and others who risk Taliban retaliation because they worked for the United States during its 20-year war in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said.
Reuters2:30Venice's cruise liner ban divides the cityReutersWhen the first cruise ship since the lockdown set sail through the Venice lagoon last month, hundreds of people rallied on land and small boats to demand an end to giant liners passing through the historic lagoon city. Francesca Lynagh reports.
Reuters1:15Israel launches booster shots for over-60sReutersIsrael has launched a third dose, or booster, of the COVID vaccine, making it a world testing-ground. Lucy Fielder has more.
Reuters2:03Then and now: Beirut's scars, a year after the blastReutersAugust 4 will mark the one-year anniversary of the massive explosion that destroyed large swaths of Beirut, in one of the largest non-nuclear detonations ever recorded. While reconstruction continues, before-and-after videos show there's a long road ahead.
Reuters1:43Japan expands COVID state of emergencyReutersJapan decided on Friday (July 30) to expand states of emergency to three prefectures near Olympic host city Tokyo and the western prefecture of Osaka, as COVID-19 cases spike in the capital and around the country, overshadowing the Summer Games. Soraya Ali reports.
Reuters2:14'Like back in Syria': Refugees join flood clean-upReutersA group of Syrian refugees are helping to clean up after Germany's devastating floods, using their experience of past disasters. Lucy Fielder reports.
