Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Russia short of around 4.8 million workers in 2023, crunch to persist – Izvestia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia was short of around 4.8 million workers in 2023 and the problem will remain acute in 2024, the Izvestia newspaper reported on Sunday, citing experts and research from the Rus...
Dec 24, 2023
Ukraine says it shoots down 14 of 15 Russian drones
KYIV (Reuters) - Russia launched 15 drones at Ukraine, mostly in the south of the country, overnight with air defences destroying 14 of them, Ukrainian military said on Sunday. "As a result of air com...
Dec 24, 2023
China’s Henan province hit by shortage of winter heating after cold wave
BEIJING (Reuters) - Several cities in the central Chinese province of Henan are facing a winter heating supply crunch after a cold wave swept through a swathe of areas, bringing blizzards and sending ...
Dec 24, 2023
Israel pushes for control in northern Gaza; Biden, Netanyahu discuss outlook
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel fought to wrest full control of northern Gaza from Hamas militants as the U.S. and Israeli leaders discussed the outlook for the ...
Dec 24, 2023
Smelter furnace blast kills 12 in Indonesia’s Morowali nickel industrial park – media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Twelve people were killed and dozens injured in an explosion at a smelter furnace in Indonesia's Morowali nickel industrial park, local media said on Sunday. The blast on Sulawesi Is...
Dec 24, 2023
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes off Chile’s Bio-Bio – EMSC
(Reuters) - A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off of Chile's Bio-Bio region on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was 19 km (12 miles) below the Earth's surface, i...
Dec 23, 2023
Taiwan says eight Chinese fighter jets crossed strait’s median line
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's defence ministry said on Sunday that over the previous 24 hours it had detected eight Chinese fighter jets crossing over the median line of the Taiwan Strait, as well as on...
Dec 23, 2023
Large parts of Australia endure heat wave, lifting bushfire risk
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Large swaths of Australia on Sunday sweated through heat wave conditions as authorities warned of a high bushfire risk in many parts of the country's vast Western Australia state. T...
Dec 23, 2023
Pentagon says Iranian drone ‘attack’ hit chemical tanker near India
(Reuters) - A drone launched from Iran struck a chemical tanker in the Indian ocean early on Saturday, the U.S. Department of Defense said. "The motor vessel CHEM PLUTO, a Liberia-flagged, Japanese-ow...
Dec 23, 2023
Drone explodes near vessel in Bab al-Mandab; crew reported safe -UKMTO
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) exploded near a vessel in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, 45 nautical miles southwest of Saleef, Yemen, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO)...
Dec 23, 2023
