Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
South Africa corruption inquiry to summon Zuma to appear next month
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African corruption inquiry will issue a summons for former president Jacob Zuma to appear to give evidence next month, the judge chairing the proceedings said on Frida...
Oct 09, 2020
Thai army denies Twitter disinformation campaign after takedowns
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's army on Friday denied using nearly a thousand Twitter accounts blocked by the social media company, which said they were linked to the army an...
Oct 09, 2020
U.N. food agency WFP wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
By Terje Solsvik and Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) - The United Nations food agency, the World Food Programme (WFP), won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to combat hunger and improve...
Oct 09, 2020
Meet the six-year-old pianist who plays Rachmaninoff
PARIS (Reuters) - When Guillaume Benoliel sits at the piano stool rehearsing Rachmaninoff's Italian Polka for a forthcoming concert, his feet dangle in the air. "I've met talented people in my career ...
Oct 09, 2020
Azeris and ethnic Armenians fight before planned talks with Russia
By Nailia Bagirova and Nvard Hovhannisyan BAKU/YEREVAN (Reuters) - Azeri and ethnic Armenian forces fought new clashes on Friday as Russia prepared to host talks with the warring sides' foreign minist...
Oct 09, 2020
Cut from the same cloth, Nigerian waste fabric becomes art
By Nneka Chile LAGOS (Reuters) - Marcellina Akpojotor weaves past thumping sewing machines, and leaves a Lagos shop with a bag brimming with discarded fabric. The colourful pieces, which would typical...
Oct 09, 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh says 26 soldiers killed; military toll rises to 376
YEREVAN (Reuters) - The defence ministry of the Nagorno-Karabakh region said on Friday it had recorded another 26 deaths among its military, pushing the toll to 376 since fighting with Azeri forces er...
Oct 09, 2020
Explainer: Indonesia’s jobs law endangers environment, say activists, investors
By Fathin Ungku, Gayatri Suroyo and Bernadette Christina JAKARTA/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Environmentalists in Indonesia are calling for the reversal of a controversial law aimed at job creation because ...
Oct 09, 2020
BOJ to start central bank digital currency tests next fiscal year
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will conduct experiments on basic functions core to issuing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as early as possible during the fiscal year beginning in April 2...
Oct 09, 2020
Central banks sketch out digital currency as China forges ahead
By Huw Jones and Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - A group of seven major central banks including the U.S. Federal Reserve set out on Friday how a digital currency could look like to help catch up with Ch...
Oct 09, 2020
