Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Iran’s Rouhani says U.S. faces defeat in bid to reimpose U.N. sanctions
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States faces defeat in its move to reimpose U.N. sanctions on Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech on Sunday, as Washington declared all U.N...
Sep 20, 2020
Belarus police detain at least 10 protesters in Minsk – TASS
(Reuters) - Belarus police detained more than ten protesters in Minsk on Sunday, Russia's TASS news agency reported, citing Belarus police. People were gathering for a rally in Minsk and other cities,...
Sep 20, 2020
Turkey may resume talks with Greece, warns against EU sanctions
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey and Greece could soon resume talks over their contested Mediterranean claims but European Union leaders meeting this week will not help if they threaten sanctions, Turkey's...
Sep 20, 2020
‘Watchmen’, ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ pajamas and alpaca take stage for Emmys
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television shows "Succession," "Watchmen" and "Schitt's Creek" look set for multiple wins at Sunday's Emmy awards, but the biggest buzz may be around the virtu...
Sep 20, 2020
Belarus to pay $330 million Gazprom debt from new Russian loan – TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarus will channel about $330 million of its new loan from Russia to cover its outstanding debt to Russian gas giant Gazprom, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said, TASS ne...
Sep 20, 2020
‘Political paralysis’: Lebanese patriarch points at Shi’ite leaders for cabinet delay
By Edmund Blair BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's top Christian cleric took a swipe at leaders of the Shi'ite Muslim community on Sunday for making demands he said were blocking the formation of a new gove...
Sep 20, 2020
Explainer: Why Thai protesters are challenging the monarchy
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Since a longstanding taboo on criticising Thailand's monarchy was broken by protesters in early August, their rallies in Bangkok have got increasingly bold in criticising King Maha...
Sep 20, 2020
Exclusive: Brazil’s Lula says he will back anyone who can take on Bolsonaro
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, barred from elected office due to corruption convictions, said he is open to backing any candidate w...
Sep 20, 2020
If U.S. election winds up in Supreme Court, Ginsburg’s death will loom large
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - The death of liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday could spell bad news for Democrats if a legal battle over the results of the Nov. 3 presidential elect...
Sep 20, 2020
Facebook tells Irish court that probe threatens its EU operations – newspaper
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Facebook has told Ireland's High Court it cannot see how its services could operate in the European Union if regulators freeze its data transfer mechanism, the Sunday Business Post ...
Sep 20, 2020
