Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Global coronavirus deaths surpass one million: Reuters tally
By Shaina Ahluwalia and Seerat Gupta (Reuters) - More than 1 million people have died of COVID-19 around the world as of Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pace of fatalities picking up a...
Sep 28, 2020
Thailand’s ‘rule breaker’ school uniforms challenge tradition
By Juarawee Kittisilpa and Jorge Silva BANGKOK (Reuters) - In Thai classrooms, showing a rebellious or creative streak through what you wear is difficult. School uniform rules are strict, down to how ...
Sep 28, 2020
Colombia extends selective quarantine until end of October
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia will extend a so-called selective quarantine for the duration of October, President Ivan Duque said in a nightly address on Monday, and urged citizens to avoid meeting in l...
Sep 28, 2020
U.S. eases travel advisory for Guatemala and Nicaragua
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said in a statement on Monday it was now advising Americans to reconsider travel to Guatemala and Nicaragua as well as Eswatini in southern Africa, aft...
Sep 28, 2020
Human remains found in clandestine graves in central Mexico
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Dozens of fragments of human remains were discovered in clandestine graves in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, Mexican authorities said on Monday, as vi...
Sep 28, 2020
Brazil prosecutors bring graft charges against Bolsonaro’s son: report
RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian state prosecutors in Rio de Janeiro on Monday brought charges against the president's son, Flavio Bolsonaro, for alleged embezzlement, laundering and runn...
Sep 28, 2020
UN rights expert urges Colombia to suspend some Cerrejon mine operations
BOGOTA (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights expert said on Monday Colombia should suspend some of coal miner Cerrejon's operations, citing health and environmental concerns. The statement by Davi...
Sep 28, 2020
U.S., Belgium strike ‘preclearance’ deal for U.S.-bound air passengers in Brussels
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Belgium said on Monday they had reached an agreement that will allow U.S.-bound passengers from Brussels to undergo U.S. customs and im...
Sep 28, 2020
Mexican women demanding legalization of abortion clash with police
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Women charged police lines and threw Molotov cocktails at officers in Mexico City on Monday during protests demanding the legalization of abortion in the majority Roman Catholi...
Sep 28, 2020
Gasoline suspected to be for Venezuela arrives in U.S. port after private sale
(Reuters) - A vessel carrying some 100,000 barrels of gasoline that a shipping company suspected was destined for fuel-starved Venezuela arrived at a U.S. port on Monday, Refinitiv Eikon data showed, ...
Sep 28, 2020
