Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Heavy rain forces evacuations in Australia, but conditions to ease soon
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's northeast coast was smashed by heavy rains, wild winds and huge seas for the fifth straight day on Tuesday, forcing widespread evacuations. As water levels continued to ...
Dec 15, 2020
Taiwan sees role as arms supplier for West as launches new warship
By Ann Wang SUAO, Taiwan (Reuters) - Taiwan may become a supplier of weapons to Western democracies, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday, praising the island's ramped up weapons-design ability as s...
Dec 15, 2020
Half of Singapore’s migrant workers in dormitories have had COVID-19
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Nearly half of Singapore's migrant workers residing in dormitories have had COVID-19, according to the government, indicating the virus spread much more widely among those living...
Dec 15, 2020
Record number of journalists imprisoned in 2020 – report
(Reuters) - A record number of journalists were imprisoned during 2020, as governments cracked down on coverage of the coronavirus pandemic or tried to suppress reporting of civil unrest, the Committe...
Dec 15, 2020
India reports 22,065 new coronavirus cases, lowest daily rise since July 4
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India reported 22,065 new coronavirus infections, taking its total to 9.9 million, data from the health ministry showed on Tuesday, making it the lowest daily rise since July 4, ...
Dec 14, 2020
Retirement home fire kills 11 in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Eleven elderly people with mobility issues died after being trapped in a burning retirement home in the early hours of Tuesday in the Russian region of Bashkortostan in the Urals mo...
Dec 14, 2020
New Zealand PM Ardern defends climate change goals after Thunberg scoffs at emergency declaration
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern defended her country's climate change policies, saying that comments by activist Greta Thunberg suggesting the country lacked ambition refe...
Dec 14, 2020
South Korea reports 880 new coronavirus cases
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported 880 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, as the daily numbers continued to hover at unprecedented levels, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) sai...
Dec 14, 2020
Mexican ambassador to U.S. says will leave post in coming months
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's ambassador to the United States, Martha Barcena, has decided to retire early and will leave her post in the coming months, she said on Monday. "In consultation with th...
Dec 14, 2020
ICC prosecutor sees ‘reasonable basis’ to believe Venezuela committed crimes against humanity
CARACAS (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor believes there is "reasonable basis" to believe Venezuela has committed crimes against humanity, according to a report published...
Dec 14, 2020
