Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Thai police to charge two for violence against queen
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police said on Friday that two men would be charged with attempted violence against the queen, which carries a possible death sentence, after an incident in which her motorcad...
Oct 16, 2020
Britain moves closer to COVID-19 vaccine trials that infect volunteers
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - "Human challenge" trials of potential COVID-19 vaccines, where volunteers are deliberately infected with the disease, could become a reality after a British biotech ...
Oct 16, 2020
China’s Qingdao city says coronavirus cluster traced to two dock workers
BEIJING (Reuters) - The cause of an outbreak of the novel coronavirus at a hospital in the Chinese coastal city of Qingdao was traced to two infected dock workers, authorities said on Friday. The work...
Oct 16, 2020
Kyrgyzstan ends state of emergency as PM consolidates power
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's parliament voted on Friday to end a state of emergency in capital Bishkek as Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov consolidated his power by formally assuming the interim presi...
Oct 16, 2020
Thai PM says not quitting, protest ban to last up to 30 days
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Friday he was not resigning after tens of thousands of anti-government protesters defied a ban on demonstrations under emergency...
Oct 16, 2020
Malaysia’s king urges politicians to end uncertainty amid power struggle
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's King Al-Sultan Abdullah on Friday called on politicians not to drag the country through more political uncertainty and urged them to resolve issues through negotiat...
Oct 16, 2020
U.S. military says South Korean workers may be laid off amid row over costs
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. military will put nearly 9,000 South Korean workers on unpaid leave from April in the absence of an agreement on the sharing of costs of maintaining 28,500 U...
Oct 16, 2020
Mexico’s ex-defense minister detained in United States, says government
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Twitter late on Thursday that General Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, ex-defense minister for former president Enrique Pena Nieto, ...
Oct 15, 2020
With eye on China, Japan’s Suga seeks tighter ties with Vietnam, Indonesia
By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new leader will aim to beef up security ties when he visits Vietnam and Indonesia next week amid concerns about Beijing's growing assertiveness, but is likely t...
Oct 15, 2020
New Zealand’s Ardern and Collins make final pleas to voters before election
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern on Friday urged voters to deliver her a strong mandate at this weekend's general election, promising to provide a swifter recovery ...
Oct 15, 2020
