Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Thousands of Israelis protest against Netanyahu despite lockdown
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Thousands of Israelis protested across the country on Saturday, flouting a new law meant to curb anti-government demonstrations during a coronavirus lockdown. The street protests,...
Oct 03, 2020
Ireland seeing ‘significant escalation’ in COVID-19 cases
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland is seeing a "significant escalation" in COVID-19 infections, the acting chief medical officer said on Saturday after reporting the highest daily death toll since May and the...
Oct 03, 2020
French coronavirus cases reach record level with nearly 17,000 new infections
PARIS (Reuters) - France on Saturday reported nearly 17,000 new confirmed coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, setting a new daily record. The number of infections rose by 16,972 to a total ...
Oct 03, 2020
Chile protest marred as teenager falls from bridge amid police clashes
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A protest in Chilean capital Santiago was marred by a controversial incident late on Friday when a teenage boy fell from a bridge into a river during police clas...
Oct 03, 2020
Guatemala sends back hundreds of Honduran migrants from northward caravan
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan authorities sent more than 2,000 Honduran migrants back to their home country over the past few days, officials said on Saturday, appearing to dis...
Oct 03, 2020
India’s federal police to probe alleged gang rape of woman who died of injuries: statement
By Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - India's federal police will investigate the alleged gang rape of a young woman in northern Uttar Pradesh state whose death sparked nationwide protests, the...
Oct 03, 2020
Czech PM Babis’ party wins wide support in regional elections
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis' party won in 10 of 13 regional elections on Saturday in a vote seen as an indicator of support for his party's handling of the country's second wa...
Oct 03, 2020
Iran temporarily releases French-Iranian academic from jail, lawyer says
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has temporarily released French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, who has been in jail after being convicted of security breaches, her lawyer said on Twitter on Saturday. "Farib...
Oct 03, 2020
KLM plane in Bucharest searched after bomb threat, no explosives found
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - KLM flight KL1376 from Bucharest to Amsterdam was evacuated before departure on Saturday following a bomb threat, which later appeared to have been a false alarm, a spokeswoman f...
Oct 03, 2020
Russia confirms pollution off Far East amid concern about ‘ecological disaster’
By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia told residents on Saturday to stay away from a pristine beach in the Far East due to unexplained water pollution that Greenpeace said was evidence of an "e...
Oct 03, 2020
