Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
U.S. ‘war on drugs’ in Latin America needs overhaul amid COVID-19 challenges, report says
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States' anti-drug policy in Latin America needs to change if Washington is to effectively combat a problem worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, a U...
Dec 01, 2020
Women’s movement sweeps Latin America to loosen abortion restrictions
By Daina Beth Solomon and Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Several weeks pregnant and about to start a job away from home, Lupita Ruiz had no doubts about wanting to end her pre...
Dec 01, 2020
Locked down Greek fir tree farmers wait for Christmas miracle
TAXIARCHIS, Greece (Reuters) - Locked down by coronavirus at their busiest time of year, fir tree farmers in Greece are hoping for a Christmas miracle to salvage a season all but lost. A nationwide lo...
Dec 01, 2020
Further withdrawal from Afghanistan must be tied to peace talks progress: Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) - NATO must not jeopardize the peace negotiations for Afghanistan by withdrawing troops prematurely from the war-torn country, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said ahead of a virtu...
Dec 01, 2020
Elderly Swedish woman accused of imprisoning son for decades
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A 70-year-old woman has been arrested in Sweden's capital on suspicion of holding her son captive at home for up to three decades, police and a prosecutor said on Tuesday. The ma...
Dec 01, 2020
Pandemic brings dark times to Jerusalem’s Old City
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - As night grips Jerusalem's walled Old City, its ancient alleyways become a ghost town of haunting shadows and light. Mornings used to reveal bright picture-postcard scenes of tou...
Dec 01, 2020
U.N. seeks access to 96,000 Eritrean refugees in Tigray where food running out
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations refugee agency appealed on Tuesday to Ethiopian authorities for access to 96,000 Eritrean refugees in the northern Tigray region, where it said food is believed t...
Dec 01, 2020
Dutch law mandating mask use against coronavirus goes into effect
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A law mandating the use of face masks to slow the spread of coronavirus went into effect in the Netherlands on Tuesday, completing a gradual turnabout in policy. With the country...
Dec 01, 2020
Germany aims to have first risk groups vaccinated in January
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany aims to have the first vulnerable people and caregivers vaccinated against the coronavirus in January, the health minister said on Tuesday, as the European Union's (EU) most...
Dec 01, 2020
Germany bans far-right “Wolf Brigade 44”, finds weapons and Nazi symbols
BERLIN (Reuters) - Police found a crossbow, machete, knives and Nazi symbols in early-morning raids on Tuesday after banning a far-right extremist group called "Wolf Brigade 44" which the government s...
Dec 01, 2020
