Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
New Zealand’s new government to trim spending, pledges relief on costs
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand will trim government spending, provide income tax relief for families and amend the central bank's monetary policy framework to focus only on price stability, the new ri...
Dec 05, 2023
Philippines bus falls off ravine, at least 16 killed
MANILA (Reuters) - A bus in the Philippines carrying dozens of people lost its brakes and fell off a cliff in the central province of Antique, killing a least 16 people, local authorities said on Wedn...
Dec 05, 2023
Costa Rica arrests ex-Panama presidential hopeful tied to money laundering case
SAN JOSE/PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Costa Rican police on Tuesday arrested Panamanian businessman and former presidential hopeful David Ochy on charges of fraud and money laundering, judicial authorities...
Dec 05, 2023
Sexual assaults in Canadian military have risen significantly -data
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Sexual assaults in the Canadian military rose significantly in 2022 compared to 2018, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday in the latest indication sex crimes are a fast-growing proble...
Dec 05, 2023
What to watch at COP28 on Wednesday
DUBAI (Reuters) - As panel sessions at the U.N. climate summit focus on transportation and urban environments on Wednesday, national delegates will be digging into the details of what would be a final...
Dec 05, 2023
Ex-Citgo CEO helped Venezuelan drug trafficker move money, US witness testifies
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former chief executive officer at U.S. oil refiner Citgo Petroleum helped alleged Venezuelan drug trafficker Carlos Orense move money in the mid-2000s, a witness at...
Dec 05, 2023
US engaging with Venezuela amid sanctions reconsideration -official
By Julia Symmes Cobb and Marianna Parraga BOGOTA/HOUSTON (Reuters) -The U.S. continues to engage with representatives from the government of President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela, State Department off...
Dec 05, 2023
Ukraine does not expect allied support to decrease – foreign minister
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's foreign minister said on Tuesday that Kyiv did not expect wartime support from its partners to decrease and that there had been no slowdown in deliveries of weapons. The rem...
Dec 05, 2023
British Museum lends ancient Greek vase to Acropolis Museum
ATHENS (Reuters) - The British Museum has lent for the first time in 250 years an ancient Greek water vase, the Meidias hydria, to the Acropolis Museum in Athens for an exhibition which begins this we...
Dec 05, 2023
Alcohol taxes aren’t high enough, says World Health Organisation
LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation urged governments on Tuesday to increase taxes on alcoholic drinks and impose them on products that are currently exempt, such as wine in some European...
Dec 05, 2023
