Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
‘A little person in history’: the adolescents who signed up to test the COVID vaccine
By Catherine Koppel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two adolescent siblings in the United States who signed up for a coronavirus vaccine trial said they did it because they wanted to make their own small contrib...
Dec 11, 2020
As Israel and Moroccan Jews celebrate new ties, others are critical
By Ahmed Eljechtimi and Ari Rabinovitch RABAT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel and Moroccan Jews on Friday celebrated an agreement to normalise relations between the two countries, but the largest party i...
Dec 11, 2020
Portugal to help Mozambique train forces against militants
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal said on Friday it would help Mozambique train up security forces to tackle a wave of militant attacks in the north of the African nation. Violence had surged this year in M...
Dec 11, 2020
Honduras hurricanes push thousands into homelessness
By Jose Cabezas SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (Reuters) - Willian Castro and his family huddled on the roof of a banana packing plant for three days as Hurricane Eta raged last month, seeking to escape the...
Dec 11, 2020
ICC prosecutor seeks full investigation into Nigerian conflict
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Friday said she would ask for a full investigation into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed ...
Dec 11, 2020
Rohingya widow seeks compensation from Myanmar government
(Reuters) - A Rohingya woman is seeking $2 million in compensation for the death of her husband who was killed by government soldiers during a 2017 military crackdown in western Myanmar, lawyers said....
Dec 11, 2020
U.S. extends restrictions at Mexico, Canada borders through Jan. 21
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least Jan. 21 amid a rising number of U.S. coronavirus cases, the U.S. Department of...
Dec 11, 2020
Mexico proposes extending travel curbs with U.S. another month
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has proposed to the United States that restrictions on non-essential travel at their shared border be extended for another month as authorities continue to grapple with ...
Dec 11, 2020
Erdogan says Caucasus platform can turn new page in Turkey-Armenia ties -NTV
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that a regional cooperation platform in the Caucasus he had discussed with his Azeri counterpart in Baku could help turn a new page i...
Dec 11, 2020
Lithuania swears in most gender-balanced cabinet in eastern EU
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania's new centre-right government assumed office on Friday, led by Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte who has appointed the most gender-balanced cabinet in the ...
Dec 11, 2020
