Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
France becomes first European country to top 2 million COVID-19 cases: Reuters tally
By Shaina Ahluwalia (Reuters) - France on Tuesday became the first European country to surpass 2 million coronavirus cases despite an Oct. 30 nationwide lockdown that has led to a sharp decline in new...
Nov 17, 2020
Trump to cut troop levels in Afghanistan but stops short of full withdrawal
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will sharply reduce the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500 before he leaves office, the Pentagon anno...
Nov 17, 2020
American, British Airways, oneworld to trial COVID-19 tests
LONDON (Reuters) - American Airlines, British Airways, and the oneworld alliance will launch a coronavirus testing trial this month aimed at convincing the U.S. and UK governments to introduce testing...
Nov 17, 2020
Doping: IOC and WADA question why U.S. sport exempt from Rodchenkov Act
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday acknowledged the passing of the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act in the U.S. Senate but questioned why American professional...
Nov 17, 2020
Turkish parliament approves troop observer deployment to Karabakh
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament on Tuesday approved the deployment of troops to join Russian forces at an observation post in Nagorno-Karabakh after Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a Russian-brok...
Nov 17, 2020
Thousands protest Slovakia’s coronavirus restrictions
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Thousands of Slovaks protested against the government and its anti-coronavirus restrictions on Tuesday, gathering in the capital Bratislava and other cities as the country strug...
Nov 17, 2020
Corbyn to be readmitted to UK Labour after suspension over anti-Semitism report response
LONDON (Reuters) - The former leader of Britain's Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn will be readmitted after he was suspended from the party for downplaying a report that detailed serious failings in its han...
Nov 17, 2020
Morocco PM says Western Sahara wall at centre of dispute completed
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco has finished building a sand barrier in a U.N.-monitored buffer zone in Western Sahara, Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Otmani told Reuters on Tuesday, after the Polisario Fron...
Nov 17, 2020
Canadian indigenous group to invest up to C$1 billion in Keystone oil pipeline
By Rod Nickel and Arathy S Nair (Reuters) - Pipeline operator TC Energy said on Tuesday that Canadian indigenous group Natural Law Energy will invest up to C$1 billion ($763.77 million) in its Keyston...
Nov 17, 2020
Argentina seeks wealth tax to help COVID-19 hit families
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The lower house of Argentina's Congress on Tuesday began debating a bill seeking to raise 300 billion pesos ($3.75 billion) through a tax on large fortunes to finance programs...
Nov 17, 2020
