Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
South Korea reports triple-digit rise in coronavirus cases in six days: KCDA
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported 102 new coronavirus cases as of Monday midnight, marking a triple-digit increase in six days, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Tuesday. Da...
Oct 12, 2020
Keeping the faith: Thousands pray in Portugal’s main Catholic site for end to pandemic
FATIMA, Portugal (Reuters) - Standing in circles marked to keep social distance, thousands of faithful gathered and held candles at one of Catholicism's most famous sanctuaries in Portugal on Monday e...
Oct 12, 2020
Mexico says two women may have had non-consensual surgery in U.S. detention center
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico's Foreign Ministry said it has identified two Mexican migrant women who may have had surgery performed on them without their consent while detained at a U.S. immig...
Oct 12, 2020
EU travellers could avoid quarantine under plans for COVID-19 testing regime: The Telegraph
(Reuters) - Travellers across Europe could avoid quarantine under plans to introduce a comprehensive COVID-19 testing regime, The Telegraph reported on Monday. The European Commission wants testing to...
Oct 12, 2020
Peru opens Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after almost seven-month wait
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru opened the ruins of Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after he waited almost seven months to enter the Inca citadel, while trapped in the Andean country during the coron...
Oct 12, 2020
Czech government closes bars, schools in what PM calls ‘one shot’ to curb COVID-19 surge
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government ordered bars, restaurants and clubs closed from Wednesday and shifted schools to distance learning as it puts new measures in place to curb the fast spread of n...
Oct 12, 2020
Serbs mark 1,000 days from killing of moderate Kosovo Serb politician
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Hundreds of Serbs in Belgrade lit candles on Monday to mark 1,000 days since the killing of a moderate Kosovo Serb politician in January 2018 and to demand greater efforts to solv...
Oct 12, 2020
New measures not enough to curb COVID-19 in England’s worst-hit areas – top medic
LONDON (Reuters) - Tougher restrictions announced on Monday by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for areas of England classified as being at "very high" risk from COVID-19 will not be enough to con...
Oct 12, 2020
Belarus allows police to use combat weapons as protests persist
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarus police will now be permitted to use combat weapons in the streets if needed, the Interior Ministry said on Monday, as security forces again clashed with protesters who want ...
Oct 12, 2020
Mexico removes Columbus statue ahead of annual protest
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican government has removed a prominent bronze statue of Christopher Columbus and surrounded another with high metal fencing ahead of an annual protest that marks the ex...
Oct 12, 2020
