Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Lay-offs at Hong Kong TV station stoke concerns over media freedom
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong television station said on Tuesday about 100 staff were "affected" by a shake-up as it seeks to control costs and remain competitive in a challenging economic environ...
Dec 01, 2020
Papuans rally for independence from Indonesia as group declares government in exile
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - Hundreds of Papuans held rallies across at least eight cities in Indonesia on Tuesday to renew calls for independence, as a separatist group declared it h...
Dec 01, 2020
China urges U.S. to correct mistake on Venezuela-related sanctions
BEIJING (Reuters) - China urged the United States on Tuesday to correct its mistake and lift all illegal sanctions, after Washington imposed Venezuela-related sanctions targeting a Chinese firm. China...
Dec 01, 2020
China says ready to talk to NATO, urges correct outlook
BEIJING (Reuters) - China hopes NATO will adopt the correct outlook toward the country and stands ready to engage in dialogue with the group, foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said during a re...
Dec 01, 2020
Change is in the hair: Thai royalist turns rebel
By Jiraporn Kuhakan BANGKOK (Reuters) - Mitree Chitinunda was such a devoted Thai royalist that he had the king's portrait cut into his hair last year, but politics like fashion and hairstyles is chan...
Dec 01, 2020
Brexit is still stuck as EU is being unfair, UK says
LONDON (Reuters) - Brexit trade talks are still stuck on fishing, governance rules and dispute resolution because the European Union is asking too much, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit s...
Dec 01, 2020
Draft bill hardening Iran’s nuclear stance clears first hurdle in parliament
DUBAI (Reuters) - A draft bill requiring Iran's government to pursue uranium enrichment of 20%, and to disregard other restraints put on its nuclear programme by an accord reached with foreign powers ...
Dec 01, 2020
Chinese embassy says Australia ‘misread’ offending social media post
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - China's embassy in Australia said politicians there had "misread" a tweet showing a digitally-altered image of an Australian soldier holding a bloodied knife to th...
Dec 01, 2020
Turkey orders detention of 82 military personnel over suspected Gulen links -Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey ordered the detention of 82 military personnel in an operation targeting supporters of the Muslim preacher who Ankara says was behind a failed coup in 2016, state-owned Ana...
Dec 01, 2020
Jakarta governor contracts COVID-19 as Indonesia infections spike
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Anies Baswedan, the governor of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, said on Tuesday he had tested positive for COVID-19, as the world's fourth most populous country struggles to contai...
Dec 01, 2020
