Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Freed British-Australian academic thanks supporters after Iranian release
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - A British-Australian academic on Thursday thanked her supporters and diplomatic efforts to secure her freedom after she was released from jail in Iran following mor...
Nov 26, 2020
COVID-19 restrictions possible until March, German official says
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany might have to extend measures to dampen the coronavirus pandemic into March, Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff said on Thursday after officials agreed tighter rules ...
Nov 26, 2020
Post-COVID normal life could return to France by autumn 2021, says scientific adviser
PARIS (Reuters) - People in France could return to some form of normal life by autumn 2021 provided that a major vaccination programme to tackle the COVID-19 virus works well, French government scient...
Nov 26, 2020
China says lodged stern representations with the U.S. over Iran-related sanctions
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Thursday it has lodged stern representations with the United States after Washington announced fresh Iran-related sanctions on four entities. China urged the United S...
Nov 26, 2020
Turkish court issues life sentences in 2016 coup trial: Anadolu
ANKARA (Reuters) - A Turkish court handed down dozens of life sentences on Thursday for some of the nearly 500 defendants, including army commanders and pilots, accused of carrying out a 2016 coup att...
Nov 26, 2020
Out of COVID isolation, British PM to give news conference
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold a news conference on Thursday where he will explain which areas in England will continue to local restrictions after the end of the mo...
Nov 26, 2020
Ethiopia to begin ‘final phase’ of offensive in Tigray region, says PM
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The Ethiopian military will begin the "final phase" of an offensive in the rebellious northern Tigray region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in a statement on Thursday, hours after...
Nov 26, 2020
Australia to dismiss at least 10 soldiers over Afghan killings: ABC
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia has issued termination notices to at least 10 special forces soldiers after the release of a report that found credible evidence of unlawful killings in Afghanistan, the A...
Nov 26, 2020
Thailand sees first trickle of tourists in October as curbs ease
By Orathai Sriring BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand recorded its first 1,201 foreign tourists in October since a ban in April aimed at averting coronavirus outbreaks, as the country gradually opens up to ...
Nov 26, 2020
New Zealand’s Ardern set to declare climate emergency
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's government is to declare a climate emergency in a symbolic step to increase pressure for action to combat global war...
Nov 25, 2020
