Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Carols for UK royals as they gather at Windsor to thank volunteers
LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth and senior members of the British royal family gathered at the monarch's Windsor Castle home on Tuesday to thank local volunteers and key workers and hear Christmas ...
Dec 08, 2020
Anti-tank missile in Libya looks like Iran-produced weapon -U.N.
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - A United Nations analysis of photos of four anti-tank guided missiles in Libya found that one "had characteristics consistent with the Iranian-produced Dehlavi...
Dec 08, 2020
Some of those involved in killing of Iranian nuclear scientist arrested, official says
DUBAI (Reuters) - Some of those involved in the assassination of Iran's top nuclear scientist last month have been arrested, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, an adviser to the Iranian parliament speaker, sai...
Dec 08, 2020
Trump sought contacts with Venezuela early in his term, Maduro says
CARACAS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump sought contacts with Venezuelan officials early in his term, President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday, adding that he hopes to establish dialogue with U...
Dec 08, 2020
Explainer: How France will distribute COVID-19 vaccines
PARIS (Reuters) - France is preparing the rollout of a first round of COVID-19 vaccines that it hopes will start reaching the most at risk citizens early next year pending regulatory approvals of the ...
Dec 08, 2020
Key workers given priority in Irish COVID-19 vaccine rollout
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Workers deemed essential to "societal and economic activity" in Ireland will be prioritised in the government's planned COVID-19 vaccine rollout, behind only elderly care home resid...
Dec 08, 2020
France’s next-generation aircraft carrier will be nuclear-powered, says Macron
PARIS (Reuters) - France's next-generation aircraft carrier will be nuclear-powered and replace the national fleet's flagship warship, the Charles de Gaulle, in 2038, President Emmanuel Macron said on...
Dec 08, 2020
U.S. targets North Korea coal shipments with new sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has blacklisted six companies, including several based in China, and four ships accused of illicit exports of North Korean coal, the Treasury Department said o...
Dec 08, 2020
U.S. says no sanctions penalty on humanitarian aid for Iran
By John O'Donnell FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Banks that process payments for humanitarian aid to Iran will not be penalised under U.S. sanctions, the U.S. Treasury has said, following a European appeal for...
Dec 08, 2020
Arctic warming cascades through ocean and over land, U.S. report says
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The Arctic region has had its second-warmest year since 1900, continuing a pattern of extreme heat, ice melt and environmental transformation at the top o...
Dec 08, 2020
