Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Tunisia considers curfew to slow second wave of pandemic
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia was expected on Wednesday to announce a curfew in the capital after the governors of four provinces that make up greater Tunis called for action to halt a surg...
Oct 07, 2020
German hotels to turn away visitors from coronavirus risk areas
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's states agreed on Wednesday that residents of domestic coronavirus risk areas should not be allowed to stay in hotels in other parts of the country to curb surging numbers ...
Oct 07, 2020
As campus crumbles and students flee, Venezuela’s main university struggles to survive COVID-19
By Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) - The corridors are empty and silent at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV), the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education, as the COVID-19...
Oct 07, 2020
Britain examining how to reduce travel quarantine period using tests
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is urgently looking at ways to reduce the 14-day quarantine period which applies to some arriving passengers, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Wednesday, adding that ...
Oct 07, 2020
Coronavirus may push 150 million people into extreme poverty: World Bank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank said on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic could push as many as 150 million people into extreme poverty by the end of 2021, wiping out more than three years...
Oct 07, 2020
UK sees ‘landing zone’ for Brexit trade deal but tells EU to hurry up
By Guy Faulconbridge, Kate Holton and William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's chief Brexit negotiator said on Wednesday he saw a landing zone for a trade deal with the European Union but sought to ...
Oct 07, 2020
Gunmen kill 25 displaced people in Burkina Faso, U.N. says
DAKAR (Reuters) - Armed assailants have killed 25 displaced people in northern Burkina Faso as their convoy tried to make its way home, the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Wednesday. The...
Oct 07, 2020
U.S. maintains suspension of military assistance to Mali, says envoy
DAKAR (Reuters) - United States military assistance to the government of Mali will remain suspended despite the formation of a transitional government following the Aug. 18 military coup, J. Peter Pha...
Oct 07, 2020
English health service to offer ‘long COVID’ clinics
LONDON (Reuters) - Sufferers of "Long COVID" symptoms in England will receive specialist care, the National Health Service said on Wednesday, with clinics set up to treat symptoms from breathlessness ...
Oct 07, 2020
EU’s Michel to UK’s Johnson: we want a deal, but not at any cost
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union wants a post-Brexit deal with the United Kingdom but not at any cost, European Council President Charles Michel said on Wednesday after talking to British Prime...
Oct 07, 2020
