Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Ethiopia’s war-scarred Tigray region regains some services
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia sent civil servants in Tigray back to work on Monday and ordered gun owners to disarm as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government sought to show normality in the still-i...
Dec 14, 2020
Iran’s Rouhani says execution of journalist Zam was based on law
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that the execution of journalist Ruhollah Zam was carried out based on law and that Iran's judiciary is independent. "They (Europeans)...
Dec 14, 2020
China plans set up of new disease control agency in COVID-19 aftermath -Caixin
(Reuters) - China is considering setting up a new disease control agency as part of its public health reforms following the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, Caixin reported on Monday. The government body wil...
Dec 14, 2020
Iran’s missile programme is non-negotiable, says Rouhani
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that Tehran's missile programme was non-negotiable and that U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden is "well aware of it". Biden appears to see...
Dec 14, 2020
Swiss to investigate adoption system after scandal over Sri Lankan children
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland said it will review possibly illegal adoptions of foreign children, three years after a scandal flared over allegations that some Sri Lankan child adoptees may have been...
Dec 14, 2020
Turkey detains 11 over abduction of Iranian dissident -police
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey has detained 11 people involved in the abduction and smuggling to Iran of an Iranian dissident wanted by Tehran in connection with a deadly 2018 attack in southwestern Iran...
Dec 14, 2020
UK calls on Hong Kong to stop targeting tycoon Jimmy Lai
LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab called on authorities in Hong Kong to stop targeting Jimmy Lai on Monday after the democracy activist and media tycoon was charged under the c...
Dec 14, 2020
Special Report-Venezuela wields a powerful ‘hate’ law to silence Maduro’s remaining foes
By Angus Berwick and Sarah Kinosian SAN JOSE DE GUANIPA, Venezuela (Reuters) - Francisco Belisario, a Venezuelan mayor, retired general and member of the ruling Socialist party, had enough. His loudes...
Dec 14, 2020
London likely to move into toughest tier of COVID-19 restrictions – BBC
LONDON (Reuters) -London is likely to be placed into the toughest tier of COVID-19 restrictions following a sharp rise in coronavirus rates, the BBC reported on Monday. Earlier this month, the governm...
Dec 14, 2020
Tough Christmas lockdown looming in Netherlands
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was expected to announce a tough month-long lockdown on Monday evening, including the closing of schools and shops, according to broadcasters NOS a...
Dec 14, 2020
