Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Philippines scrambles to rescue thousands after Typhoon Vamco
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine coast guard and disaster agencies scrambled on Saturday to rescue thousands in a northern province flooded by Typhoon Vamco, the country's deadliest cyclone this year. Do...
Nov 13, 2020
Israeli operatives killed al Qaeda’s No. 2 leader in Iran in August – New York Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's second-in-command, accused of helping to mastermind the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa, was killed in Iran in August by Israeli operatives acting at th...
Nov 13, 2020
New storm Iota expected to hit Central America as major hurricane
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Iota should strengthen into a major hurricane by the time it smashes into the jungles of the Miskito Coast of Nicaragua and Honduras on Monday, a region still re...
Nov 13, 2020
Mexican lawmakers take up sweeping pot legalization bill
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican senators on Friday began weighing a sweeping initiative to legalize recreational use and sale of marijuana, a proposal that could create the world's largest weed market...
Nov 13, 2020
Britain to pilot COVID tests for care home visitors
LONDON (Reuters) - Visitors to care homes in parts of England will be able to get tested for COVID-19 under a new pilot scheme aimed at reducing onerous restrictions in time for Christmas, the health ...
Nov 13, 2020
National security adviser O’Brien to represent U.S. at Asia meetings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. national security adviser Robert O'Brien will represent the United States at back-to-back virtual summits with Asian countries this weekend, the White House said on Friday....
Nov 13, 2020
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen intercepts explosive-laden drone launched by Houthis: state tv
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said it intercepted an explosive-laden drone launched by Iran-aligned Houthis towards the kingdom, Saudi state TV reported early on Saturday...
Nov 13, 2020
Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan describe air strikes and machete killings in Tigray
By Khalid Abdelaziz and El Tayeb Siddig AL-FASHQA, Sudan (Reuters) - Civilians fleeing fighting in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region described bombing by government warplanes, shooting on the streets ...
Nov 13, 2020
U.S. presidential election is not finally settled: Polish president
WARSAW (Reuters) - All indications are that Joe Biden will be the next U.S. president, but the election is not completely settled, Polish President Andrzej Duda was quoted as saying on Friday. Preside...
Nov 13, 2020
Exclusive: Chile health minister hopes Biden victory will help avoid vaccine ‘trade war’
By Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Joe Biden's win in the U.S. election is raising hopes in Latin America that a war over medical supplies at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak will not be repeated...
Nov 13, 2020
