Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Mexican lawmakers pass law to restrict foreign agents despite U.S. pressure
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's lower house on Tuesday approved a law to regulate the presence of foreign agents on Mexican soil despite U.S. pressure against the legislation amid concerns it could h...
Dec 15, 2020
Dismay as London’s theatres forced to close their doors again
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - London's theatres will shut again on Wednesday as the British capital moves into the toughest level of coronavirus restrictions, with some forced to close Christmas s...
Dec 15, 2020
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard charged with sex trafficking, faces U.S. extradition
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - U.S. authorities charged Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard on Tuesday with racketeering and sex trafficking, alleging decades of crimes that left dozens of victims in ...
Dec 15, 2020
The world needs our art, say locked-down French performers
PARIS (Reuters) - Several thousand French artists shut out of their performance spaces because of COVID-19 protested on Tuesday to demand the government let them back on stage. Protesters paraded near...
Dec 15, 2020
Mexico’s president says small ‘mistakes’ behind delay in landmark cannabis bill
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday blamed small draft errors for a delay in approving a new law that would legalize cannabis and effectively create one o...
Dec 15, 2020
Iran’s probe into downing of airliner has major flaws – Canada report
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Iran is not conducting its probe into the downing of a civilian airliner in January properly and many questions remain unanswered, an independent Canadian report ...
Dec 15, 2020
Ukraine says dozens of police hurt in clashes with lockdown protesters
KYIV (Reuters) - One police officer was knocked unconscious and 40 others received chemical eye burns from gas on Tuesday in clashes between police and thousands of people protesting a government lock...
Dec 15, 2020
Guinea President Conde vows to tackle corruption during third term
By Saliou Samb CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea President Alpha Conde promised on Tuesday to tackle corruption among senior officials during his third term, with policies aimed at helping the poor in the mi...
Dec 15, 2020
U.S. designates Bahrain-based group as Specially Designated Global Terrorist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday designated the Bahrain-based Saraya al-Mukhtar group as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, accusing it of being an Iran-backed terrorist organ...
Dec 15, 2020
Kushner to lead U.S. delegation to Israel, Morocco
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House senior adviser Jared Kushner will lead a U.S. delegation to Israel and Morocco next week for discussions on the normalization deal the two Middle Ea...
Dec 15, 2020
