Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
‘We want protection’: French police protest violence against officers
PARIS (Reuters) - French police protested in front of their stations on Monday after dozens of assailants in a Paris suburb attacked one base with metal bars and a barrage of fireworks over the weeken...
Oct 12, 2020
Japan PM Suga’s rating falls to 55% in second poll since took office: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's approval rating fell seven points to 55% in a poll by public broadcaster NHK released on Monday, the second survey since he took office last ...
Oct 12, 2020
Four Vatican Swiss Guards test positive for COVID-19
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Four members of the Vatican Swiss Guards, the elite and colourfully dressed corps that protects the pope, have tested positive for COVID-19, the Vatican sai...
Oct 12, 2020
Waving Spanish flags, Vox supporters protest against Madrid lockdown
By Elena Rodriguez Guillermo Martinez MADRID (Reuters) - Waving flags from cars and honking horns, supporters of Spain's far-right Vox party protested on Monday against a partial lockdown imposed on M...
Oct 12, 2020
Germany and France seek EU sanctions on Russians over Navalny
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Germany and France urged their European Union partners on Monday to consider imposing sanctions on Russians suspected of poisoning Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a nerve age...
Oct 12, 2020
Bangladesh approves death penalty for rape amid protests
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh's cabinet on Monday approved the death penalty for rapists amid nationwide protests in the wake of a series of gang rapes and sexual assaults. Bangladesh has ...
Oct 12, 2020
Pandemic can be overcome quickly with right tools: WHO
LONDON (Reuters) - The global COVID-19 pandemic can be overcome quickly if countries use the right tools, the head of the World Health Organisation said on Monday, but warned that if those tools were ...
Oct 12, 2020
Stung by the pandemic, Ethiopia boosts health budget 46%, PM says
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - Ethiopia has raised its health budget by 46% this year after the coronavirus crisis exposed the need for more equipment, facilities and personnel, Prime Minister A...
Oct 12, 2020
Australian writer indicted for espionage in Beijing, says China
BEIJING (Reuters) - Detained Australian writer Yang Hengjun is accused of espionage and his case is currently being heard by a Beijing court, China's foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday. The 55-...
Oct 12, 2020
Abu Dhabi crown prince says he and Netanyahu discussed boosting UAE-Israeli ties
DUBAI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan tweeted on on Monday that he had had a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss strengthening bilatera...
Oct 12, 2020
