Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
We won’t survive: Liverpool pubs say new UK lockdown will wipe them out
By Paul Sandle and Phil Noble LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - The last pints could be pulled in pubs across northern England this week as furious bosses warn new coronavirus restrictions will wipe out ...
Oct 12, 2020
In Venezuelan rural heartland, angry Maduro supporters fuel protest wave
By Keren Torres and Brian Ellsworth URACHICHE, Venezuela (Reuters) - In the Venezuelan town of Urachiche, long a bastion of support for President Nicolas Maduro's ruling Socialist Party, a radio stati...
Oct 12, 2020
EU to sanction Lukashenko, citing worsening Belarus violence
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday to sanction Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and other senior officials over an Aug. 9 election the West says was rigg...
Oct 12, 2020
Facebook to remove Holocaust denial content
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Monday it was updating its hate speech policy to prohibit any content that denies or distorts the Holocaust. "Enforcement of these policies cannot happen overnight," F...
Oct 12, 2020
Navy begins defusing biggest World War Two bomb ever found in Poland
WARSAW (Reuters) - Navy divers on Monday began a five-day operation to defuse the largest unexploded World War Two bomb ever found in Poland, forcing more than 750 people to evacuate their homes. Dubb...
Oct 12, 2020
North Korea’s Kim tearfully thanks troops, apologises for failures
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un became visibly emotional during a speech at a military parade over the weekend as he thanked troops for their sacrifices and apologised ...
Oct 12, 2020
Natural disasters surge in past 20 years, likely to continue to wreak havoc: U.N.
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Extreme weather events have increased dramatically in the past 20 years, taking a heavy human and economic toll worldwide, and are likely to wreak further havoc...
Oct 12, 2020
After demonstrations, Nigerian president pledges to punish police brutality
By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari promised on Monday that the government would bring police officers responsible for misconduct to justice, after nearly a week of pr...
Oct 12, 2020
Pandemic adds to war in keeping Libyan children out of school
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - Their young lives already disrupted by war, Libyan schoolchildren face even bigger obstacles to their education during the global pandemic than young people elsewhere. With ...
Oct 12, 2020
Jordan’s King Abdullah swears in new government to speed reforms
AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah swore in a new government led by veteran diplomat Bisher al Khaswaneh on Monday charging him with accelerating IMF-backed reforms as the economy faces its shar...
Oct 12, 2020
