Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Early warning system for India’s flooded glacial lake was delayed by a year
By Krishn Kaushik and Shivam Patel GANGTOK/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An early warning system for glacial floods was due to have been installed in the Indian Himalayas last year, but work on the project on...
Oct 11, 2023
Ecuador presidential hopefuls pledge action on ports, where bananas hide cocaine
By Alexandra Valencia and Yury Garcia GUAYAQUIL/QUITO (Reuters) - Presidential candidates in Ecuador are pledging to use the military to crack down on drug exports from the country's ports, where over...
Oct 11, 2023
Israel freezes Barclays bank account linked to Hamas fundraising
LONDON (Reuters) - A bank account at British bank Barclays linked to fundraising for the Palestinian militant group Hamas has been frozen, Israeli police said. Hamas launched a surprise attack from Ga...
Oct 11, 2023
Britain’s King Charles to pay state visit to Kenya
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles and his wife Camilla will travel to Kenya for a state visit at the end of this month, Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday. It will be the third foreign trip b...
Oct 11, 2023
Germany’s anti-discrimination agency quits X over anti-minority posts
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency said it would close its account on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, because of increasing intolerance of minorities expressed ...
Oct 11, 2023
France reports dozens of antisemitic acts since Hamas attack
PARIS (Reuters) - French police have arrested more than 20 people over dozens of antisemitic acts carried out since Saturday, including harassment of Jewish children by fellow pupils at school, the go...
Oct 11, 2023
NASA to unveil first newly returned near-Earth asteroid sample
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - NASA was set on Wednesday to provide a first peek for the public at what scientists found inside a tightly sealed canister that was returned to Earth last month carrying th...
Oct 11, 2023
Niger junta orders top UN official to leave the country
NIAMEY (Reuters) -The junta that seized power in Niger has demanded that the head of the United Nations diplomatic mission there leave the country within 72 hours, according to a statement from the We...
Oct 11, 2023
Kremlin says it is not ‘on same path’ as Russians who left and support Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday it was not "on the same path" as Russians who fled the country after Moscow sent its troops into Ukraine and adopted what it called strong anti-Russian...
Oct 11, 2023
Volunteers reinforce gravediggers at main Israeli military cemetery
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Volunteers helped gravediggers at Israel's main military cemetery on Wednesday as burials began for soldiers slain in the assault on Israel by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip. U...
Oct 11, 2023
