Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Bushfires in a wet year have Australia’s scientists looking to climate change
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - In a summer that was supposed to be unusually cool and wet, Australian builder Rob Lye did not expect to be trapped by a bushfire on sub-tropical Fraser Island and bat...
Dec 11, 2020
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai charged under national security law – local media
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong democracy activist and media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been charged under the city's national security law on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces and endangering natio...
Dec 10, 2020
Australian Uighur family reunited after leaving Xinjiang
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian man from China's Muslim Uighur community was reunited with his family, including a three-year-old son he had never met, after Beijing agreed they cou...
Dec 10, 2020
Mexico reopens case of indigenous woman who died after alleged rape by soldiers
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has reopened the case of a 73-year-old indigenous woman who died after allegedly being raped by members of the military 13 years ago during the so-called war on drugs, t...
Dec 10, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. says reports of Eritrean troops in Ethiopia’s Tigray are ‘credible’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes reports of Eritrean military involvement in Ethiopia's Tigray region are "credible," a State Department spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday, despite...
Dec 10, 2020
Central American authorities try to disperse Honduran migrant caravan
By Jose Cabezas SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (Reuters) - Central American authorities on Thursday began trying to break up a caravan of hundreds of Hondurans who set off for the United States to escape th...
Dec 10, 2020
Winning against the pandemic, Bolivia’s cholita wrestlers return to the ring
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia's cholita wrestlers are making a comeback to the ring after the iconic female fighters were forced to hang up their billowing skirts and bowler hats due to the COVID-19 pand...
Dec 10, 2020
Analysis-Washington’s Western Sahara pledge the ultimate prize for Morocco
By Angus McDowall TUNIS (Reuters) - Morocco's decision to normalise ties with Israel has handed Rabat its biggest step yet towards the prize it values most - global recognition of its claim to Western...
Dec 10, 2020
Four finalists vie for Time’s Person of the Year for 2020
By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Magazine reveals its Person of the Year for 2020 on Thursday, choosing the winner from nominees that include healthcare workers battling the COVID-19 pand...
Dec 10, 2020
Analysis-World watches as first-mover Britain probes adverse reactions to Pfizer vaccine
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - Britain hailed "V-Day" when it became the first country to roll out the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Yet, as first mover, it has also become the first to repo...
Dec 10, 2020
