Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Pakistani PM writes to Facebook CEO seeking ban on Islamophobic content
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's prime minister has written a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg seeking a ban on Islamophobic content on the site, warning of an increase in radicalisisation among...
Oct 25, 2020
Israel to start COVID-19 vaccine human trials on Nov. 1
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will begin human trials for a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by a research institute overseen by the Defence Ministry on Nov. 1 after receiving regulatory approval, ...
Oct 25, 2020
Putin rejects Donald Trump’s criticism of Biden family business
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that he saw nothing criminal in Hunter Biden's past business ties with Ukraine or Russia, marking out his disagreeme...
Oct 25, 2020
Britain records 19,790 new COVID-19 cases, 151 deaths
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain recorded 19,790 new COVID-19 infections and 151 deaths on Sunday, official data showed. New cases dipped from Saturday's 23,012, and the number of deaths within 28 days of a...
Oct 25, 2020
Pakistan PM accuses Macron of attacking Islam by ‘encouraging’ blasphemous cartoons
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday that French President Emmanuel Macron has "attacked Islam" by encouraging the display of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhamma...
Oct 25, 2020
Italy reports new record of 21,273 coronavirus cases as more curbs imposed
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported a new daily record of 21,273 coronavirus cases with 128 deaths, health ministry figures showed on Sunday as the government tightened restrictions further to try to bri...
Oct 25, 2020
Seventh child dies as Cameroon reels from shooting attack on school
By Josiane Kouagheu and Blaise Eyong KUMBA, Cameroon (Reuters) - A 12-year-old girl died on Sunday from wounds sustained when gunmen stormed a school in the South West Region of Cameroon on Saturday a...
Oct 25, 2020
Saudi Arabia says intercepts Houthi drone aimed at southern region
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Saudi-led military coalition engaged in Yemen said on Sunday it had intercepted a drone launched by the Houthi movement towards southern Saudi Arabia after the group claimed it h...
Oct 25, 2020
Kuwait retail co-ops remove French products over Prophet cartoon
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's retail co-ops have pulled French products in boycott over the use of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a French school class on freedom of expression whose teacher was th...
Oct 25, 2020
Bulgarian PM Borissov tests positive for coronavirus
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on Sunday he had tested positive for coronavirus and would stay at home for any treatment for the time being, as recommended by his docto...
Oct 25, 2020
