Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Netanyahu met Saudi crown prince, Pompeo in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, Israeli radio stations report
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly visited Saudi Arabia on Sunday and met the Saudi crown prince and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo there, Israel's Kan publi...
Nov 23, 2020
U.N. urges civilian protection after Ethiopia’s 72-hr deadline for Tigrayan forces
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The United Nations urged Ethiopia on Monday to ensure the protection of civilians, a day after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gave Tigrayan forces 72 hours to surrender before a militar...
Nov 23, 2020
Yemen’s Houthis say attacked Saudi Aramco facility in Jeddah with rocket: tweet
CAIRO (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthi group said on Monday it fired a rocket at a distribution station of the Saudi Aramco oil company in the Red Sea city of Jeddah. There was no immediate Saudi confirmati...
Nov 22, 2020
Exclusive: In latest China jab, U.S. drafts list of 89 firms with military ties
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - The Trump administration is close to declaring that 89 Chinese aerospace and other companies have military ties, restricting them from buying a range of U.S. goods and te...
Nov 22, 2020
Guatemala seeks OAS support after violent protests over budget
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's government said on Sunday it has requested assistance from the Organization of American States (OAS) to help launch a dialogue with "diverse political forces" af...
Nov 22, 2020
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to illegal assembly
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong on Monday pleaded guilty to charges of organising and taking part in an unauthorised assembly near the police headquarters during las...
Nov 22, 2020
Local tourism keeps ‘Symbol of Hong Kong’ junk boat afloat
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Dukling, a traditional Chinese junk boat frequently spotted around Hong Kong's picturesque Victoria Harbour, has readjusted its tour routes to survive the coronavirus pandemi...
Nov 22, 2020
Pro-government mob sets upon protesters in Havana
HAVANA (Reuters) - More than a hundred pro-government civilians on Sunday mobbed a handful of protesters who showed up at Havana's Central Park to support a group of dissidents on a hunger strike, whi...
Nov 22, 2020
China planning new policies to take on ageing population: state media
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is planning to include new measures to encourage more births and address its rapidly ageing population as part of its new 2021-2025 "five-year plan", state media reported on...
Nov 22, 2020
Chile’s President Pinera seeks Constitutional Court help to head off pensions bill
By Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said on Sunday his government would appeal to the country's Constitutional Court to halt an opposition measure aimed at allowin...
Nov 22, 2020
