Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Thai PM found ‘not guilty’ verdict in conflict of interest case
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's constitutional court ruled on Wednesday that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha was "not guilty" of a conflict of interest for staying in an army residence after retiring....
Dec 02, 2020
Explosive device injures policeman in Ethiopian capital
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - A small explosion shook the Bole district of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa on Tuesday, witnesses and authorities said, lightly injuring one policeman at the scene during attem...
Dec 02, 2020
Japan protests against Russian missile deployment on disputed islands
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government has lodged a protest after Russia's military deployed a number of its new S-300V4 missile defence systems for combat duty on a disputed chain of islands near Japan...
Dec 02, 2020
EU’s Barnier says UK trade deal still hangs in balance: source
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's Brexit negotiator told the 27 national envoys to Brussels on Wednesday that differences in UK trade talks persisted, according to a senior EU diplomat who was...
Dec 02, 2020
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for thirteen-and-a-half months for 2019 anti-government protest
By Jessie Pang and Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - Joshua Wong, 24, one of Hong Kong's most prominent democracy activists, was jailed on Wednesday for 13-1/2 months for his role in an unlawful rally a...
Dec 02, 2020
Islamist violence escalates in Burkina Faso, making widespread hunger worse
By Edward McAllister DORI, Burkina Faso (Reuters) - Habibou Sore had to pause for breath as she ran barefoot from the approaching gunmen. She was pregnant with twins, due any day. Soon after arriving ...
Dec 02, 2020
Signs of dissent within Thai military as protests grow
By Chayut Setboonsarng and Matthew Tostevin BANGKOK (Reuters) - In July, as thousands of Thais demanded the resignation of the government in one of the largest street demonstrations since a 2014 milit...
Dec 02, 2020
U.S. may start sharing sensitive intelligence with Honduras in drug fight
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States could begin sharing sensitive intelligence with Honduras about inbound flights carrying drugs, U.S. officials told Reuters, even as the Central...
Dec 02, 2020
Vietnam says recent typhoons caused 192 deaths, $1.3 billion damages
HANOI (Reuters) - Natural disasters in the past two months caused Vietnam 30 trillion dong ($1.3 billion) in economic damage and killed 192 people, with 57 still missing, authorities said on Wednesday...
Dec 02, 2020
South Korea coronavirus outbreak adds new stress to gruelling, eight-hour exam
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - From avoiding family members to skipping extra study at "cram schools", the coronavirus has forced nearly half a million South Korean test-takers and proctors to rethin...
Dec 02, 2020
