Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Russia assumes Western sanctions will last for many years – Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is working on the assumption that sanctions against it by the United States and its allies will last for many years, but that U.S. influence on the world economy is waning, K...
Dec 01, 2023
UN flags 127 major climate-warming methane plumes this year
By Gloria Dickie DUBAI (Reuters) - A United Nations-led effort to use space satellites to detect methane leaks from fossil fuel infrastructure has alerted governments to 127 major methane plumes acros...
Dec 01, 2023
Madagascar leader wins presidential vote, constitutional court says
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - Madagascar's High Constitutional Court on Friday declared incumbent President Andry Rajoelina as the winner of last month's election, effectively handing him a third term. Raj...
Dec 01, 2023
Russian court extends pre-trial detention of U.S. journalist until Feb. 5
KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) - A Russia court extended the detention of Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva on Friday as she awaits trial for failing to register as a "foreign agent". The court in ...
Dec 01, 2023
Russia’s Kaliningrad digitises hometown philosopher Kant’s works
KALININGRAD, Russia (Reuters) - In a once-German corner of Russia, an ambitious project to digitise hundreds of rare and ancient books is under way. "The principal mission of libraries is to preserve ...
Dec 01, 2023
Israel army publishes map it says advises Gazans of safe evacuation areas
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli army said on Friday that with the resumption of fighting it had published a map to advise Gazans of safe areas for their evacuation. Its statement linked to an Israel...
Dec 01, 2023
Explainer-What do we know about China’s respiratory illness surge?
By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A request by the World Health Organization for more information on a surge in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children in China has attracted g...
Dec 01, 2023
COVID-19 shrinks life expectancy in S.Korea for first time since 1970
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - Babies born in South Korea last year are expected to live 82.7 years, down from 83.6 years in 2021, the statistics agency said on Friday, after life expectancy fell i...
Dec 01, 2023
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he has received new criminal charges
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on social media on Friday that he had been informed of new criminal charges against him. Navalny is already serving sentences in a penal colony to...
Dec 01, 2023
From trauma to rainbows; Israel festival survivors heal in Cyprus
MILIOU, Cyprus (Reuters) - Deep within the lush mountainous forests of Cyprus, survivors of the Oct. 7 music festival bloodbath in Israel practice yoga, paint and meditate as they try to come to grips...
Dec 01, 2023
