Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Gunmen abduct Kenyan just acquitted in shopping mall attack trial, relative says
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Gunmen abducted a man moments after he was released from state custody in the Kenyan capital a day after he was acquitted in one of the country's most high-profile terrorism cases,...
Oct 09, 2020
Chinese military spokesperson tells U.S. to halt provocative actions
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Chinese military spokesperson said on Friday that the U.S. destroyer John McCain had entered waters around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea claimed by China ...
Oct 09, 2020
Taiwan president to pledge strong defences as China tensions rise
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will pledge to strengthen the island's defences and work more with regional partners on security in a major speech on Sa...
Oct 09, 2020
U.S. blacklists Nicaraguan officials, financial institution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on two Nicaraguan officials and a financial institution in the latest effort by Washington to put pressure on the leftist governmen...
Oct 09, 2020
Germany agrees stricter anti-COVID measures for virus hot spots
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel said she and mayors from Germany's 11 largest cities agreed on Friday to adopt stricter anti-coronavirus measures if infections exceed a threshold of 50 cas...
Oct 09, 2020
Turkish court approves new indictment against philanthropist Kavala
By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish court has approved an indictment accusing philanthropist Osman Kavala of helping organise an attempted coup in 2016, his lawyers said, eight months af...
Oct 09, 2020
Nearly three million migrants stranded by COVID-19 – U.N. report
GENEVA (Reuters) - Coronavirus border closures and restrictions have stranded nearly 3 million migrants around the world who want to return home but cannot, the U.N. migration agency said on Friday, a...
Oct 09, 2020
Germany agrees stricter anti-COVID measures for virus hot spots
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel said she and mayors from Germany's 11 largest cities agreed on Friday to adopt stricter anti-coronavirus measures if infections exceed a threshold of 50 cas...
Oct 09, 2020
As coronavirus surges, Europeans ask: ‘where can I get a drink?’
By Giles Elgood LONDON (Reuters) - A new surge in coronavirus cases means more bars and restaurants across Europe are facing curfews or closures, leaving many of their customers to ask: where can you ...
Oct 09, 2020
New U.S. sanctions on Iran an effort to stop meds, food purchases: Rouhani
(Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Friday called new U.S. sanctions on Iran's banks an attempt to prevent purchases of medicine and food, state broadcaster IRIB reported. "The President c...
Oct 09, 2020
