Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Migrant caravan sets off to U.S. from Honduras, risking new tensions
By Jose Cabezas SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (Reuters) - A few hundred Hondurans formed a caravan bound for the United States on Wednesday after hurricanes battered the country, posing a fresh challenge t...
Dec 09, 2020
The face-mask seat: a South Korean student’s attempt to recycle in COVID times
By Minwoo Park UIWANG, South Korea (Reuters) - How many disposable masks does it take to make a stool? Kim Ha-neul knows it takes 1,500. Bothered by the waste caused by disposable face masks, many of ...
Dec 09, 2020
South Korea scrambles to build container hospital beds to combat third COVID wave
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea authorities scrambled on Thursday to build shipping container hospital beds to alleviate medical facilities stretched by the latest coronavirus wave, whic...
Dec 09, 2020
Maduro allies win 91% of Venezuela congress seats after disputed vote
CARACAS (Reuters) - Allies of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro won 91% percent of the legislature's seats following a vote on Sunday that was boycotted by the opposition and disavowed by the United...
Dec 09, 2020
Amnesty criticises Airbnb for West Bank settlement listings ahead of IPO
By Rami Ayyub TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Amnesty International accused Airbnb of acting in bad faith towards investors ahead of its stock market debut on Thursday by failing to inform them of its politicall...
Dec 09, 2020
Explainer: What the UK cases of allergic reaction mean for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - Britain's medicines regulator has advised people with a history of significant allergies not to get Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine after two people reported adverse reactions on the fi...
Dec 09, 2020
Spain’s former king pays back taxes after leaving amid scandal
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's former king Juan Carlos, who left his homeland under a cloud of scandal in August, has settled a back tax bill worth over 678,000 euros ($817,871) including interest and fin...
Dec 09, 2020
U.S. FTC, states file antitrust lawsuit against Facebook
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and a big coalition of states sued Facebook on Wednesday, saying that it broke antitrust law. The FTC said in a statement that i...
Dec 09, 2020
Albanians protest after police shot dead a man for violating coronavirus curfew
TIRANA (Reuters) - Police used tear gas late on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of Albanians protesting the killing by police of a young man who authorities said had violated an overnight curfew impose...
Dec 09, 2020
Venezuela’s Capriles calls on opposition to shut interim government -report
CARACAS (Reuters) - Two-time Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles called for end to an interim government created in 2019 by congress chief Juan Guaido with U.S. backing, acc...
Dec 09, 2020
