Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Japan criticises U.N. finding that Nissan’s Ghosn was detained unfairly
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's justice minister on Tuesday criticised a written opinion by a United Nations panel, saying that claims that former Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn had been treated unfair...
Nov 24, 2020
Tokyo to call for shortened hours for bars, restaurants: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo will urge bars and restaurants to operate shortened hours, the latest restriction to be implemented in Japan following sharp rises in COVID-19 infections, media reported on Wed...
Nov 24, 2020
China says Brazil president’s son hurts relationship with comments critical of Huawei
BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - China's embassy in Brazil on Tuesday said a son of President Jair Bolsonaro had harmed relations between the two countries with critical comments about telecommunic...
Nov 24, 2020
China foreign minister to meet Japan’s Suga; Beijing’s first high-level contact with new PM
TOKYO (Reuters) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday, marking Beijing's first high-level contact with Japan's new leader. Wang met his Japan...
Nov 24, 2020
Sources close to ex-PM Abe say his camp subsidised backers’ party: media
By Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's office helped cover the costs of dinner parties held for his supporters, sources close to Abe told local media on Tuesday evenin...
Nov 24, 2020
Australia’s most populous state eases COVID-19 curbs, urges people return to offices
By Colin Packham and Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's New South Wales (NSW) state will ease social distancing restrictions and remove requirements for companies to allow employees work from h...
Nov 24, 2020
U.S. Cabinet official postpones trip to Taiwan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The cabinet-level head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler, has postponed a visit to Taiwan due to "pressing" priorities at home, his agency said on Tues...
Nov 24, 2020
Colombia’s first lady tests positive for coronavirus
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian first lady Maria Juliana Ruiz has tested positive for coronavirus, the government said on Tuesday, but is asymptomatic. President Ivan Duque and the first lady have regula...
Nov 24, 2020
Pakistan gives U.N. a dossier on India after India submits one on Pakistan
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pakistan gave U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres a dossier on Tuesday accusing India of stoking terrorism in Pakistan, a day after India provided a dossie...
Nov 24, 2020
Hurricanes Eta, Iota hit Nicaragua with $743 million in economic losses
MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaragua suffered nearly $750 million in damage from Hurricanes Eta and Iota, the government said on Tuesday, as the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) promised $1.7 billion in...
Nov 24, 2020
