Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
China extends deal with Vatican on bishops by two years
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the Vatican have decided to extend a deal on the appointment of Roman Catholic bishops in China by another two years, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. The accord gi...
Oct 22, 2020
Honeymoon over? Saudi Arabia-U.S. ties face reset with Biden win
By Marwa Rashad, Ghaida Ghantous and Jonathan Landay RIYADH/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's crown prince enjoyed a near free pass under his personal relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump...
Oct 22, 2020
Japan’s plan to build missile defence system at sea faces mounting costs: source
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - Basing Japan's missile defence systems at sea may cost at least twice as much to complete as its now-abandoned plans for Aegis Ashore ground-based sites and delay it to ...
Oct 22, 2020
Luis Arce: Bolivia’s new president credited for its socialist growth ‘miracle’
By Marcelo Rochabrun and Daniel Ramos LA PAZ (Reuters) - Luis Arce, the quiet economist who will take over as Bolivia's president next month after a landslide election win, knew where he stood in the ...
Oct 22, 2020
Documents Ghislaine Maxwell fought to keep secret slated for release Thursday
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A deposition British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell gave in 2016 related to her dealings with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein is expected to be made public on Thursday, a document...
Oct 22, 2020
Thai protest leader released after Wednesday arrest
BANGKOK (Reuters) - One of Thailand's protest leaders, Patsaravalee "Mind" Tanakitvibulpon, was released on Thursday after being arrested a day earlier on charges related to emergency measures imposed...
Oct 22, 2020
Taiwan says not seeking arms race with China after new U.S. arms sale
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is not seeking to get involved in an arms race with China but does need a credible combat capability, Defence Minister Yen De-fa said on Thursday, after the United States app...
Oct 22, 2020
U.S. envoy secretly met associate of Venezuela’s Maduro on peaceful exit but no deal: sources
By Andrea Shalal, Steve Holland and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior Trump administration envoy met secretly with a representative of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last month to t...
Oct 21, 2020
China says will maintain ban on outbound tours due to virus risk
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will continue to suspend outbound group tours and ban travel agencies from allowing inbound tours due to the risk of a resurgence in coronavirus cases this winter, authoriti...
Oct 21, 2020
Nearly 75% of residents in Venezuela’s capital eat less than in 2019, survey shows
CARACAS (Reuters) - Some 75% of residents in Venezuela's capital Caracas eat less food than they did in December 2019, according to a survey released on Wednesday by opposition legislators, signaling ...
Oct 21, 2020
