Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Erdogan believes Turkish reforms will not protect jailed Kurdish leader
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he believed that touted judicial reforms would not protect jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas, former leader of parliam...
Dec 09, 2020
Turkey’s Erdogan criticises U.S. response to Russian arms purchase
ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan criticised on Wednesday U.S. comments and actions in response to Turkey's purchase of Russian missile defence systems, which could trigger U.S. sanctions on...
Dec 09, 2020
Japanese libraries hope UV machine gives visitors peace of mind
By Jack Tarrant and Kim Kyung Hoon TOKYO (Reuters) - Libraries in Japan are hoping a machine that sterilizes books using ultraviolet light is giving visitors reassurance to take-out publications durin...
Dec 09, 2020
Turkey’s Erdogan says any EU sanctions would not have big impact
ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that any sanctions imposed by the European Union on Turkey will not have a great impact, adding that the bloc had never acted honestly or ...
Dec 09, 2020
Pakistani film explores social media’s role in anger over blasphemy
By Umar Farooq ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The creator of an animated film on blasphemy in Pakistan is hoping it will prompt discussion on tolerance at a time that rights advocates say hate speech on social...
Dec 09, 2020
Russian citizen charged with espionage in Denmark
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A Russian citizen residing in Denmark has been charged with espionage on suspicion of having provided information about Danish energy technology to the Russian intelligence serv...
Dec 09, 2020
German intelligence places coronavirus protesters under observation – media
BERLIN (Reuters) - German intelligence has for the first time placed under observation a group of protesters against the government's coronavirus restrictions, media reports said, following warnings a...
Dec 09, 2020
French police knocked over and injured Reuters journalist filming protest
PARIS (Reuters) - A Reuters camera operator filming a protest in the centre of Paris on Saturday was knocked to the ground by a police officer and sustained injuries. Video of the incident recorded by...
Dec 09, 2020
Russia and China have not sought EMA’s authorisation for vaccines
ROME (Reuters) - Russia and China have not requested authorisation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for their COVID-19 vaccines and the agency is not under political pressure to speed up vacci...
Dec 09, 2020
Even with vaccine, Merkel doesn’t see major suppression of pandemic in Q1
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that authorities in Europe's largest economy would not be able to provide coronavirus vaccines to enough people in the first quarte...
Dec 09, 2020
