Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
COVID-19 drives 40% spike in number of people needing humanitarian aid, U.N. says
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a 40% increase in the number of people needing humanitarian assistance around the globe, the United Nations said on Tuesday, a...
Dec 01, 2020
Indian government invites protesting farmers for talks on Tuesday
By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's government invited protesting farmers for talks on Tuesday, seeking to allay concerns about new laws growers fear could pave the way for the government...
Dec 01, 2020
Japan to loosen work rules on foreigners stuck due to pandemic
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is loosening regulations on part-time work for foreigners stuck in the country due to the novel coronavirus and having trouble supporting themselves, the government said on Tue...
Nov 30, 2020
Irish PM hopeful Brexit deal can be done this week: report
DUBLIN (Reuters) - British and European Union negotiators have the options in front of them to conclude a Brexit free-trade deal this week, Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin was quoted as saying on ...
Nov 30, 2020
Protest staged over murder of French businessman in Mexico
By Carlos Carrillo MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A few hundred people marched in central Mexico City on Monday to protest the killing of a French businessman and his Mexican colleague over the weekend, the ...
Nov 30, 2020
New Zealand raises concerns with China over Australian soldier image
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, said on Tuesday that her government has raised concerns with China about its using an image of an Australian soldi...
Nov 30, 2020
China gave COVID-19 vaccine candidate to North Korea’s Kim, U.S. analyst says
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - China has provided North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his family with an experimental coronavirus vaccine, a U.S. analyst said on Tuesday, citing two unidentified Ja...
Nov 30, 2020
‘Pandemic’ chosen as Word of the Year
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 2020 prize for Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year went to an obvious choice: pandemic. The term had the most online dictionary lookups of any word, Merriam-Webster said on its...
Nov 30, 2020
Saudi Arabia agrees to allow Israeli commercial planes to cross its airspace: senior Trump official
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia agreed on Monday to let Israeli airliners cross its airspace en route to the United Arab Emirates after talks between Saudi officials and White Hou...
Nov 30, 2020
Air strike kills IRGC commander at Iraq-Syria border – Iraqi officials
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An air strike killed a commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards at the Iraq-Syria border sometime between Saturday and Sunday, Iraqi security and local militia officials said on Mo...
Nov 30, 2020
