Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Israel plans to bring in more foreign workers for construction sector – report
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel plans to bring in around 70,000 foreign workers from China, India and elsewhere to boost its construction sector, which has been largely frozen since the Oct. 7 Hamas atta...
Jan 01, 2024
More than 140 Rohingya arrive in Indonesia’s North Sumatra
JAKARTA (Reuters) - More than 140 Rohingya have arrived in Indonesia's North Sumatra province over the weekend, state news agency Antara reported on Monday, adding to a surge of arrivals of members of...
Jan 01, 2024
Magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes Japan, tsunami warning issued
TOKYO (Reuters) -An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 hit north central Japan on Monday, public broadcaster NHK said. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning along wester...
Jan 01, 2024
Heavy rains in Australia’s east bring more pain to storm-hit residents
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Heavy rains lashed parts of Australia's east on Monday, triggering flash flooding, inundating roads and bringing more pain for some residents reeling after the intense thunderstorms...
Jan 01, 2024
Zelenskiy speaks of war, Putin makes passing reference in contrasting New Year speeches
By Lidia Kelly (Reuters) - Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy honoured his people's resilience in times of bloodshed in a long and lyrical New Year speech, while Russian leader Vladimir Putin stres...
Dec 31, 2023
China’s Xi, US President Biden exchange congratulations on 45th year of diplomatic ties
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulations with U.S. President Joe Biden on the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries, the official Xinhua news ...
Dec 31, 2023
Taiwan president says ties with China must be decided by will of the people
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's relations with China must be decided by the will of the people and peace must be based on "dignity", President Tsai Ing-wen said on Monday after China's leader Xi Jinping s...
Dec 31, 2023
Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of early New Year’s Day attacks
(Reuters) - Ukraine's shelling of the city of Donetsk in early New Year's Day hours killed four people, a Russian-installed official in the eastern region of Ukraine said, while Ukrainian officials sa...
Dec 31, 2023
New Zealand says China’s safeguard duties on milk powder over
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand said on Monday all its dairy products were now able to enter China duty-free as safeguard duties on milk powder ended on Dec. 31, marking the removal of all remaining ta...
Dec 31, 2023
North Korea’s Kim says armed conflict becoming reality because of US – KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the country's military commanders the most powerful means must be mobilized to destroy the United States and South Korea if they choose military ...
Dec 31, 2023
