Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Special Report: 50,000 COVID-19 deaths and rising. How Britain failed to stop the second wave
HALIFAX, England, Nov 24 (Reuters) - By Andrew MacAskill, Stephen Grey, Ryan McNeill, Steve Stecklow, Tommy Wilkes and Andrew R.C. Marshall HALIFAX, England, Nov 24 (Reuters) - On the doorstep of a te...
Nov 24, 2020
Hong Kong to shut bars, nightclubs for third time as new COVID-19 cases jump
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong will close bars, nightclubs and other entertainment venues for the third time this year, Health Secretary Sophia Chan said on Tuesday as authorities scramble to tackle ...
Nov 24, 2020
EU calls for Afghan ceasefire, warns against Islamic emirate
GENEVA (Reuters) - The European Union (EU) foreign policy chief called on Tuesday for an immediate ceasefire in Afghanistan and said that any move to set up an Islamic emirate would affect the bloc's ...
Nov 24, 2020
Thailand says giant drug bust wasn’t
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's claim to have seized almost $1 billion in contraband ketamine this month was wrong and tests have so far not shown up any drugs, the justice minister said on Tuesday. So...
Nov 24, 2020
Israel’s Netanyahu says will visit Bahrain soon
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he will visit Bahrain "soon" at the invitation of the Gulf state's Crown Prince Salman al-Khalifa. (Reporting by Ma...
Nov 24, 2020
Russian investigators open new criminal case into Jehovah’s Witnesses, searches under way
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday opened a new criminal case into Jehovah's Witnesses, the Russian Investigative Committee said on Tuesday, adding that the religion's management centre had illegall...
Nov 24, 2020
Poland awaiting developments in U.S. before recognising Biden
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will wait to see how the political and legal situation develops in the United States before recognising Joe Biden as the new president, Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau said on ...
Nov 24, 2020
China tells Britain to curb double standards on six-monthly Hong Kong reports
BEIJING (Reuters) - China urged Britain on Tuesday to curb its colonial mindset, hypocrisy and double standards, in a response to its series of six-monthly reports on the former colony of Hong Kong. T...
Nov 24, 2020
Thai police to deploy thousands for royal protest
By Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police will deploy nearly 6,000 officers on Wednesday for a demonstration at the office that manages the royal fortune by protesters demanding that Kin...
Nov 24, 2020
Russia caught U.S. warship in its waters, chased it off: defence ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian warship caught a U.S. Navy destroyer operating illegally in Russia's territorial waters near the Sea of Japan, but chased it off, Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday...
Nov 24, 2020
