Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
U.S.’s Coons would back resuming Iran nuclear deal, with caveats
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Chris Coons, a possible secretary of state in a Biden administration, said on Friday he would only support returning to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal ...
Nov 20, 2020
Hindu leader asks Brazilian clothes brand to remove image of Lord Ganesh
BRASILIA (Reuters) - An Indian religious leader has asked a Brazilian fashion clothes brand to remove the image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesh from one of its lines of shorts for men and women. Hindu cler...
Nov 20, 2020
U.N. chief warns Yemen in imminent danger of famine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Friday that Yemen "is now in imminent danger of the worst famine the world has seen for decades." "In the absence of immediate ac...
Nov 20, 2020
Vatican asks Instagram to investigate mysterious papal ‘like’ of model
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Friday that it had asked Instagram to investigate how a "like" attributed to Pope Francis' official account ended up on a photo of a scantily clad Brazilia...
Nov 20, 2020
Gunman takes up to nine people hostage in Georgia capital Tbilisi: police
TBILISI (Reuters) - An unidentified gunman took up to nine people hostage at a microfinance organisation in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Friday, the police said. It was not immediately clear what t...
Nov 20, 2020
In first review, EU comes clean on military failings
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union acknowledged on Friday that it lacks the capabilities to meet its goal - pushed most strongly by its biggest members - to become a standalone mi...
Nov 20, 2020
Israel nearing deal for AstraZeneca’s potential COVID-19 vaccine: joint statement
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel has reached an understanding with AstraZeneca to receive around 10 million doses of its potential COVID-19 vaccine, a joint statement from the Israeli government and the Br...
Nov 20, 2020
Europe’s COVID-19 cases surpass 15 million mark: Reuters tally
(Reuters) - The number of coronavirus cases in Europe surpassed the 15 million mark on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, as the region sees a surge in infections with the onset of winter, reportin...
Nov 20, 2020
UK PM Johnson backs minister over bullying report but adviser quits
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday backed one of his most senior ministers after a damning inquiry into allegations that she bullied her staff conclude...
Nov 20, 2020
Russian commuter found stabbed to death after quarrel over face masks
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A commuter in the Russian city of St. Petersburg was found stabbed to death after an altercation on a bus with two passengers who refused to wear anti-COVID medical masks, the Inter...
Nov 20, 2020
