Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
U.N. calls for halt to clashes near Yemen’s Hodeidah port
ADEN (Reuters) - The United Nations on Thursday called for an immediate end to clashes near Yemen's main port of Hodeidah after a surge in fighting that sources said have killed dozens of people despi...
Oct 08, 2020
Valuable stolen Mao Zedong scroll found cut in half in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A stolen Chinese calligraphy scroll written by Chairman Mao Zedong and estimated to be worth millions of dollars has been found in Hong Kong, police said on Thursday, after it wa...
Oct 08, 2020
‘Be one with the fish’ aquarium yoga among Hong Kong Ocean Park’s new offerings
By Joyce Zhou and Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - Against the vivid backdrop of a giant aquarium filled with sharks, manta rays and other aquatic life, a yoga group on Thursday performed side plank...
Oct 08, 2020
Azeris and ethnic Armenians fight new clashes before Geneva talks
By Nvard Hovhannisyan and Nailia Bagirova YEREVAN/BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces fought new clashes in and around the Nagorno-Karabakh region on Thursday, before the United Sta...
Oct 08, 2020
Louis Vuitton, Volvo tapping Thai social commerce via Line chat app
By Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) - Luxury fashion and auto brands in Thailand have turned to selling their products on Japanese chat app Line amid the coronavirus pandemic, tapping the country...
Oct 08, 2020
Two police injured after shooting in Herblay, north of Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - Two policemen have been injured after a late night shooting in the French city of Herblay, north of the capital, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Thursday, adding that polic...
Oct 08, 2020
Kuwait parliament endorses Sheikh Meshal as crown prince
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's parliament on Thursday endorsed Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad as crown prince, after the new emir named him on Wednesday, the parliament said on its Twitter page. Sheikh Nawaf al-...
Oct 08, 2020
Singapore to host cruises to nowhere from November
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is launching cruises to nowhere from November, as the travel hub tries to kick-start a tourism industry battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Genting Cruise...
Oct 08, 2020
UK considering more local COVID-19 curbs as virus spreads, minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government is considering additional local COVID-19 restrictions for parts of northern England as the second wave of the novel coronavirus acc...
Oct 08, 2020
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern poised for big win in election, poll says
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's party is projected to be one seat short of a being able to govern alone, and has a double-digit lead over its rival, with just over a...
Oct 08, 2020
