Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Cyclone Nivar tears down power lines, trees in India; no casualties
By Sudarshan Varadhan CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - A severe cyclone slammed into India's southern coast early on Thursday, uprooting trees and power lines but there were no immediate reports of loss of ...
Nov 25, 2020
India records 44,489 new coronavirus cases
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India recorded 44,489 new coronavirus infections, data from the health ministry showed on Thursday, the 19th straight day that single-day cases have stayed below the 50,000 mark. In...
Nov 25, 2020
South Korea, China top diplomats vow to work on North Korea, COVID-19
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of South Korea and China pledged on Thursday to work together to advance bilateral ties and tackle regional and global issues including stalled ...
Nov 25, 2020
South Korea sentences leader of sexual blackmail ring to 40 years in prison: Yonhap
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced the leader of an online sexual blackmail ring to 40 years in prison, the Yonhap news agency reported. Cho Ju-bin, 24, was f...
Nov 25, 2020
Scores in court as Cambodia opposition awaits trial for treason
By Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A Cambodian court was due on Thursday to start the treason trial of more than 100 members and backers of the political opposition, in a case condemned by activ...
Nov 25, 2020
Beijing’s Xinfadi market suspends sales, storage of aquatic and frozen products
(Reuters) - Beijing's Xinfadi market, which was linked to a coronavirus outbreak in June, has suspended sales and storage of cold-chain and aquatic products, state-backed Beijing News reported. Severa...
Nov 25, 2020
Mexico City seeks to ‘break the chain’ of coronavirus with rapid tests, QR codes
By Josue Gonzalez and Alberto Fajardo MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico City has launched a test-and-trace approach to containing the coronavirus, after a rise in hospitalizations that has raised fears o...
Nov 25, 2020
Mexico arrests alleged mastermind of massacre of Mormon women and children
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico captured a gang leader accused of being the mastermind behind the massacre of nine women and children of U.S.-Mexican origin, authorities confirmed on We...
Nov 25, 2020
China reports 21 new COVID-19 cases vs five a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 21 new COVID-19 cases on Nov. 25, up from five cases a day earlier, its national health authority said on Thursday. The National Health Commission said in a stateme...
Nov 25, 2020
South Korea reports 583 new coronavirus cases, highest since March
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported 583 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest since March, as the country grapples with a third wave of infections that has forced it to rei...
Nov 25, 2020
