Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Revamped, less political, UNESCO sets sights on tricky U.S. return
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - Four years after the United States quit UNESCO, the United Nations' cultural agency, over accusations of anti-Israel bias, diplomats say the Paris-based body has manage...
Dec 05, 2020
U.S. decision to withdraw troops dismays some Somalis
By Katharine Houreld ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's decision to pull U.S. troops out of Somalia in the waning days of his presidency triggered dismay on Saturday from some Somalis, w...
Dec 05, 2020
Kuwaitis go to polls as economy poses challenge for new emir
By Ahmed Hagagy KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaitis vote in legislative polls on Saturday as the Gulf state faces its worst economic crisis in decades, posing a challenge for the government's often stormy rel...
Dec 05, 2020
Coal mine accident in China’s Chongqing kills 18
(Reuters) - Eighteen people have died after being trapped in a mine in China's southwestern city of Chongqing, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday, the region's second such accident in ju...
Dec 04, 2020
U.S. ends exchange programs with China, calling them ‘propaganda’
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Friday it has ended five cultural exchange programs with China, calling them "soft power propaganda tools." The Department sa...
Dec 04, 2020
UK Maritime Trade Operations says aware of attack on vessel off Yemen coast
CAIRO (Reuters) - The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) naval authority said on Saturday it was aware of an attack on a vessel off the coast of Yemen. The authority later updated the ad...
Dec 04, 2020
South Korea reports 583 new coronavirus cases: KDCA
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported 583 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, slightly down from the previous day's 629, the highest in nine months. This brings the country's total tally to 36,915, wi...
Dec 04, 2020
Trump to withdraw most troops from Somalia as part of global pullback
By Phil Stewart and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of most American troops from Somalia, the Pentagon said on Friday, part of a global pullback ...
Dec 04, 2020
Palestinian teen killed by Israeli forces in protest, Palestinians say
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli soldiers fatally shot a 15-year-old Palestinian on Friday during stone-throwing clashes in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said, although the Isra...
Dec 04, 2020
Analysis: U.S. efforts on Huawei executive case may save Canada’s stalled China policy
By David Ljunggren and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada could see the end of a nasty diplomatic dispute with China if the United States reaches a deal to release a Huawei executive from house a...
Dec 04, 2020
