Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Kuwait says progress made in resolving Saudi-led boycott of Qatar
DUBAI (Reuters) - The foreign minister of Kuwait said on Friday that progress had been made in resolving a row that has seen Saudi Arabia and its allies boycott Qatar since mid-2017. "Fruitful discuss...
Dec 04, 2020
Trying to limit sanctions pain, Venezuela pushes private firms into Asia, Middle East trade: sources
By Corina Pons and Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's government is encouraging private firms to sign import and export deals with companies in Asia and the Middle East as part of an effort ...
Dec 04, 2020
Germany: U.S. soldiers are still welcome here
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is glad that there appears to be agreement among U.S. lawmaker that President Donald Trump's July decision to move troops out of Germany should be revisited, German Foreign ...
Dec 04, 2020
U.S. expert Fauci backtracks on criticism of UK on vaccine: NBC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Friday he was reacting to gloating by a British television interviewer when he criticized the country's quick approval of th...
Dec 04, 2020
Eastern countries hold out for more cash on EU climate deal
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has not yet won over countries seeking more cash and conditions in exchange for committing to sharper emissions cuts, as it tries to strike a dea...
Dec 04, 2020
Philippines police threaten social distancing violators with caning
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine police on Friday threatened to cane people who violate social distancing protocols as the Southeast Asian nation fights the spread of the coronavirus during the festive s...
Dec 04, 2020
Erdogan says he hopes France will get rid of Macron ‘burden’ soon
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he hoped France would soon get rid of President Emmanuel Macron, describing him as a burden on France which was enduring dangerous ti...
Dec 04, 2020
Turkish lira slips as U.S. moves closer to sanctions over S-400s
By Jonathan Spicer ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's lira briefly slipped on Friday after U.S. lawmakers included mandatory Turkish sanctions in a defence spending bill that moves Washington a step closer...
Dec 04, 2020
Russia protests charges against state media journalists in Latvia
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - Russia protested on Friday after Latvia charged several journalists from the Rossiya Segodnya news agency with violating European Union sanctions. The journalists ...
Dec 04, 2020
‘We lost everything:’ Central Americans flee north after back-to-back hurricanes
By Laura Gottesdiener and Lizbeth Diaz MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - It took Luis Salgado years of manual labor to save enough money to open a small fresh produce store, so when torrential floods swep...
Dec 04, 2020
