Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Japan’s PM may curb tourism campaign to fight virus as approval rating drops
By Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will chair a coronavirus meeting on Monday and could further restrict a travel subsidy programme in an effort to contain mountin...
Dec 13, 2020
Vietnam leadership wrangling heats up as Communist Party meets
By James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) - As Vietnam's ruling Communist Party started a week-long meeting on Monday, discussion has intensified over the top leadership that will emerge and set the tone for t...
Dec 13, 2020
Malaysia’s Top Glove reports worker death due to COVID-19, first since outbreak at firm
By Liz Lee KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia's Top Glove Corp reported on Monday that one its workers died after contracting COVID-19, the first death since an outbreak at its dormitories and factories...
Dec 13, 2020
South Korea orders schools to shut as COVID-19 cases spike
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea ordered schools to close from Tuesday in the capital Seoul and surrounding areas as it battles its worst outbreak of novel coronavirus since the pandemic be...
Dec 13, 2020
Australian state says work from home is over, but employees still shun office
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A work from home order to combat coronavirus in Australia's most populous state ended on Monday, a milestone for a country with very low COVID-19 numbers, but many companies plan to...
Dec 13, 2020
New Zealand agrees on ‘travel bubble’ with Australia early next year
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that the cabinet has agreed in principle to allow travel with Australia without quarantine in the first...
Dec 13, 2020
Japan PM to decide on tourism campaign as approval rating plummets over virus
By Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga could further restrict a much-criticised travel subsidy programme in an effort to contain coronavirus infections, local media sa...
Dec 13, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro approval rating stays at highest level during pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro's approval rating remains at its highest level since he took office in 2019, despite the country experiencing the world's secon...
Dec 13, 2020
British author John le Carré dies aged 89
(Reuters) - British author John le Carr, writer of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Night Manager, has died aged 89, his literary agent said late on Sunday. "It is with great sadness that I must shar...
Dec 13, 2020
ESwatini’s prime minister, who tested positive for COVID-19, dies
(Reuters) - ESwatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini, who tested positive for COVID-19 four weeks ago, has died at age 52 after being hospitalised in neighbouring South Africa, the tiny absolute monarc...
Dec 13, 2020
