Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Germany should prioritise nursing home residents for COVID-19 shots – expert panel
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany should administer its first COVID-19 vaccines to residents and staff in senior citizen and nursing homes, as well as those aged over 80, according to draft recommendations b...
Dec 07, 2020
Manchester bomber’s brother admits “full part” in planning attack, UK inquiry told
LONDON (Reuters) - The brother of a man who detonated a suicide bomb at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in the English city of Manchester more than three years ago has admitted to playing a full p...
Dec 07, 2020
Eritrea frees 28 Jehovah’s Witnesses prisoners, group says
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Eritrea has released 28 members of the Jehovah's Witnesses group after they served prison terms of up to 26 years, the Christian denomination said in a statement seen by Reuters on...
Dec 07, 2020
As Lebanon subsidy crunch looms, U.N. agencies warn of social catastrophe
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The removal of subsidies in Lebanon without guarantees to protect the vulnerable would amount to a social catastrophe, two U.N. agencies said on Monday, warning there is no parachut...
Dec 07, 2020
Russia adds firepower to Kaliningrad exclave citing NATO threat
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is beefing up its forces in its Kaliningrad exclave and has already formed a full motorised rifle division that includes a regiment of tanks, a naval admiral said on Monday, ...
Dec 07, 2020
Denmark tightens lockdown to curb COVID-19 spike
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark will implement further lockdown measures in parts of the country to curb a spike in coronavirus infections, the government announced on Monday. Restaurants, museums, cin...
Dec 07, 2020
Pope Francis will visit Iraq March 5-8 of next year, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis will make the first-ever visit by a pope to Iraq next year, visiting five places, including Baghdad, Erbil and Mosul between March 5-8, the Vatican said on Monday...
Dec 07, 2020
Italy wants heads of state to attend May G20 health summit -sources
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - Italy will stage a health summit in Rome next May during its presidency of the Group of 20 major economies and hopes world leaders, including U.S. President-elect J...
Dec 07, 2020
Bolsonaro turns to military allies to set Brazil’s coronavirus vaccine policy
By Gabriel Stargardter and Anthony Boadle RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's leader Jair Bolsonaro is moving to assert control of the nation's independent health regulator, Anvisa, a move some health...
Dec 07, 2020
Apologising for “confusion”, S.Korea’s Moon vows to press on with prosecutor reform
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - Struggling against plunging approval ratings, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in apologised on Monday for a feud between his justice minister and prosecutor general,...
Dec 07, 2020
