Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Turkey rejects European Parliament call for sanctions over Cyprus
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey on Friday rejected a call by the European Parliament for sanctions against Ankara over President Tayyip Erdogan's recent visit to the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in north...
Nov 27, 2020
Analysis: How attempts to unify Ethiopia may be deepening its divides, say analysts
By Katharine Houreld and Maggie Fick NAIROBI/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's political slogan is "medemer" - or "coming together". But some analysts say reforms meant to uni...
Nov 27, 2020
Dead mink resurface from mass grave in Denmark
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Mink that were culled to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus at fur farms in Denmark have resurfaced from mass graves this week, prompting complaints from residents abou...
Nov 27, 2020
Symptomless and spreading, South Korea battles surge in silent COVID-19 cases
By Sangmi Cha and Rocky Swift SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients are driving a surge in new cases in South Korea, frustrating efforts to control transmission by the Asian country w...
Nov 27, 2020
Hungary PM says to decide about Christmas COVID rules in about 10 days
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's government will decide in about 8-10 days on restrictions to be applied over the Christmas holidays to curb coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told stat...
Nov 27, 2020
Scotland’s Sturgeon wants independence referendum as soon as 2021: Times
LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she wants to hold a second independence referendum as soon as next year, The Times newspaper reported. The Scottish National Party l...
Nov 27, 2020
Fists and pig guts fly in Taiwan parliament debate on U.S. pork
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Legislators from Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party threw pig guts and exchanged punches with other lawmakers in parliament on Friday as they tried to stop the premier ...
Nov 27, 2020
Indian farmers clash with police in protest over market reform
By Anushree Fadnavis and Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Thousands of protesting Indian farmers scuffled with police on Friday during a march to the capital, Delhi, against new laws liberalising...
Nov 27, 2020
In European first, Iranians face trial over suspected bomb plot
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - An Iranian diplomat and three other Iranians go on trial in Antwerp, Belgium on Friday for planning to bomb a 2018 meeting in France of an exiled opposition group, the ...
Nov 27, 2020
Japan cancels Emperor’s New Year event due to coronavirus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Imperial Household Agency has cancelled an annual New Year's event set for Jan. 2, at which Emperor Naruhito and other imperial family members were to greet well-wishers, bec...
Nov 26, 2020
