Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Russia scales back COVID-19 screening amid surging cases
By Polina Nikolskaya, Anton Zverev and Rinat Sagdiev MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has conducted around 10% fewer COVID-19 tests so far this month than the same period a month ago, despite a surge in reco...
Dec 16, 2020
Chinese county preparing to offer coronavirus vaccine to residents
BEIJING (Reuters) - A small county in China has said it is preparing to offer novel coronavirus vaccinations to residents for about $65, one of a handful of places in China considering inoculation for...
Dec 16, 2020
Iran’s Rouhani says he is happy that ‘lawless’ Trump is leaving office
(Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday he was happy that Donald Trump was leaving office, calling him "the most lawless U.S. president" and a "terrorist". "We are not overjoyed...
Dec 16, 2020
Foreign visitors to Japan double month-on-month in November as travel restrictions ease
TOKYO (Reuters) - The number of foreign visitors to Japan more than doubled in November from a month ago as the country eased coronavirus-related travel restrictions during the month, government data ...
Dec 16, 2020
Should COVID cancel Christmas? UK says it is a personal decision
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government thinks people should make their own personal decision about gathering for Christmas but they should also consider the COVID-19 risk...
Dec 16, 2020
German coronavirus deaths hit new high as lockdown starts
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany entered a strict lockdown on Wednesday in an effort to get soaring coronavirus cases under control as the number of registered deaths from COVID-19 jumped by 952, the highes...
Dec 16, 2020
U.S. firms up asylum deal with El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - The United States and El Salvador have worked out "operational details" of an agreement in which El Salvador would take in certain migrants who had sought asylum at the U.S. b...
Dec 16, 2020
PNG opposition bid to oust PM falters
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - A bid to remove Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister James Marape fizzled out on Wednesday after more than a dozen members of parliament switched allegiances and b...
Dec 15, 2020
India records 26,355 new coronavirus cases
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India recorded 26,355 new coronavirus cases, data from the health ministry showed on Wednesday, making it the third straight day that daily infections in the country have stayed bel...
Dec 15, 2020
Japan PM Suga under fire for year-end dinners as coronavirus cases mount
By Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has drawn criticism for joining end of year social gatherings after imploring residents to avoid such parties as the country see...
Dec 15, 2020
