Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
North Korean defector says abuse by South Korean spies broke her trust and her dream
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - When she first met a mysterious South Korean man who introduced himself as Dr Seong, the woman thought she had found a father figure to help her start a new life afte...
Sep 30, 2020
Japan health workers snub COVID-19 database as PM Suga seeks to digitize government
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese health workers are snubbing the government's real-time COVID-19 database introduced in the middle of the pandemic to better deal with outbreaks, pointing to h...
Sep 30, 2020
Expatriate New Zealanders seen boosting Ardern’s election bid
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - When recently returned New Zealander Lara Barclay talked to fellow Kiwi expatriates in Australia, it was her country's success in tackling coronavirus that came...
Sep 30, 2020
Families call for access to Hong Kong relatives detained in China
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - The relatives of 12 Hong Kong people arrested by China at sea last month called for access to their detained family members in a petition to the mainland's represe...
Sep 30, 2020
COVID-19 triggers shifts in traditions as South Korea celebrates thanksgiving
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Koreans will forego some of their most cherished traditions when they celebrate their thanksgiving holiday of Chuseok this week, as the coronavirus forces many ...
Sep 30, 2020
India’s coronavirus infections surge to 6.23 million
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's coronavirus case tally surged to 6.23 million after it reported 80,472 new infections in the last 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed on Wednesday. Deaths from...
Sep 30, 2020
Chinese journalist targeted in Australian raid calls investigation ‘baseless’
By Cate Cadell BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese journalist whose home was raided as part of an Australian anti-interference investigation in June said the action was unfounded and "baseless", in a detail...
Sep 29, 2020
Israel limits protests in new coronavirus lockdown law
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's parliament approved a government-backed edict on Wednesday likely to stifle protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over alleged corruption ...
Sep 29, 2020
Young Afghan female mountaineer plans next summit to ‘show the world what we can do’
By Orooj Hakimi and Hameed Farzad KABUL (Reuters) - Eighteen-year old Fatima Sultani gazes at the peak of a mountain near Afghanistan's capital Kabul after completing a morning climbing session, consi...
Sep 29, 2020
Over 90 Haitian migrants abandoned in Colombian waters
BOGOTA (Reuters) - More than 90 Haitian migrants were abandoned at sea by human traffickers as they tried to reach Panama from Colombia as part of their journey to the United States, Colombia's navy s...
Sep 29, 2020
