Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Ethiopia military: we will use tanks, artillery to capture city of Mekelle
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The Ethiopian military plans to use tanks to encircle Mekelle, the capital of northern Tigray region, and is warning civilians it may also use artillery on the city, state medi...
Nov 22, 2020
Afghanistan conference to set aid cuts, conditions amid war, pandemic
(Reuters) - Afghanistan faces funding cuts and tighter restrictions on vital aid from an international donor conference this week, marking further challenges for a nation torn by two decades of war an...
Nov 22, 2020
WHO COVID envoy fears third wave, calls Europe response ‘incomplete’
ZURICH (Reuters) - A World Health Organization (WHO) special COVID-19 envoy predicted a third wave of the pandemic in Europe in early 2021, if governments repeat what he said was a failure to do what ...
Nov 22, 2020
Thousands join annual Taiwan protest, anger focused on U.S. pork
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Thousands of people thronged Taipei's streets on Sunday for the annual "Autumn Struggle" protest march organised by labour groups, with much of the anger focused on the government's...
Nov 22, 2020
Palestinian rocket fire draws Israeli air strikes in Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian militants fired a rocket into Israel, drawing Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said on Sunday. There were no casualties reported on either side ...
Nov 22, 2020
Protesters set fire to Guatemala’s Congress in protests over 2021 budget
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Thousands of people on Saturday staged the biggest protest yet against Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei, with some setting fire to Congress, fuelled...
Nov 21, 2020
China to launch moon probe, seeking first lunar rock retrieval since 1970s
By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - China plans to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the moon this week to bring back lunar rocks in the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from Earth's natural...
Nov 21, 2020
Inching toward normal, Australia eases some COVID-19 curbs
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia moved a step closer to normal life on Sunday, opening some internal borders and easing restrictions in regions affected by COVID-19, as the vast majority...
Nov 21, 2020
Australia defense chief pledges changes after damning Afghanistan report
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's top military official said on Sunday the country's defense force must 'own' a recent report on soldiers committing crimes in Afghanistan and pledged ch...
Nov 21, 2020
South Korea reports more than 300 new coronavirus cases for fifth straight day
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported more than 300 new coronavirus cases for a fifth straight day on Sunday, as officials warned that stricter rules could be imposed if the trend conti...
Nov 21, 2020
