Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Pakistan’s first transgender lawyer goes from begging to fighting in court
By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Lawyer Nisha Rao maneuvers among the throng of black-coated attorneys clustered near Karachi's city courts searching for her client. But Rao, 28, is n...
Nov 26, 2020
Australia says 13 soldiers told they face dismissal after Afghan report
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia has told 13 special forces soldiers they face dismissal in relation to a report on alleged unlawful killings in Afghanistan, the head of the country's arm...
Nov 26, 2020
North Korea attempted to hack into South Korean coronavirus vaccine makers: Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has attempted to hack into South Korean companies developing coronavirus vaccines, the Yonhap news agency reported on Friday, citing a parliamentary intelligence committe...
Nov 26, 2020
South Korea braces for bed shortages as coronavirus cases near nine-month high
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported more than 500 new coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day on Friday, a level not seen in nearly nine months, as a third wave of infectio...
Nov 26, 2020
Weekend scorcher: Australia braces for first major heat wave of fire season
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia is bracing for the first major heat wave of the bush fire season this weekend with temperatures forecast to hit well above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), pro...
Nov 26, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he will not take coronavirus vaccine
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday evening that he will not take a coronavirus vaccine, the latest in a series of statements he has made expressing skepticism tow...
Nov 26, 2020
Freed British-Australian academic was detained in Iran due to Israeli partner: media
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A British-Australian academic who was freed from Iranian jail on Thursday was detained in 2018 on espionage charges after authorities there found her partner was an Israeli citizen,...
Nov 26, 2020
Once Australia’s COVID-19 hotspot, Victoria state records 28 days without an infection
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second-largest state, once the country's COVID-19 hotspot, said on Friday it has gone 28 days without detecting any new infections, a benchmark widely c...
Nov 26, 2020
Madrid splashes out on festive lights despite COVID-19 downturn
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's capital Madrid turned on its Christmas lights on Thursday, spending more than last year to illuminate 30 additional streets and squares despite a sharp economic downturn dri...
Nov 26, 2020
Russia’s Sputnik V developers call on AstraZeneca to try combining vaccines
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Developers of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine said on Thursday that AstraZeneca should try combining its experimental shot with the Russian one to boost efficacy. Russia said its Spu...
Nov 26, 2020
