Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Afghan woman prays that peace will save her fourth husband
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi and Ahmad Sultan KABUL/JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Heavily pregnant Taj Bibi prays for her fourth husband as the Afghan soldier sets off to battle the Taliban, hoping his ...
Sep 22, 2020
UK says people should work from home if they can as COVID-19 spreads
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Tuesday advise that people should work from home if they can as part of a package of measures aimed at halting the swiftly accelerating ...
Sep 22, 2020
HK leader says cannot demand rights protection for 12 arrested by China
By Jessie Pang and Donny Kwok HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong has no legal basis to demand that any particular rights be extended to 12 Hong Kong people detained in China as they tried to flee by boat...
Sep 22, 2020
India’s new coronavirus infections at lowest in almost a month
By Alasdair Pal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India reported 75,083 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, according to federal health data released on Tuesday, the lowest daily tally in alm...
Sep 22, 2020
Hong Kong’s Disneyland to reopen on September 25
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's Disneyland said on Tuesday it will reopen on Friday to a reduced number of visitors and limited days, with enhanced health measures after the latest wave of coronavir...
Sep 22, 2020
Mali coup, third-term bids fan fears of West African democracy backslide
By Aaron Ross DAKAR (Reuters) - Until this year, West Africa looked to have shed its "coup-belt" moniker, winning plaudits as a model of democratic progress on the continent. But last month's putsch i...
Sep 22, 2020
Exclusive: China sharply expands mass labor program in Tibet
By Cate Cadell BEIJING (Reuters) - China is pushing growing numbers of Tibetan rural laborers off the land and into recently built military-style training centers where they are turned into factory wo...
Sep 22, 2020
Taiwan president praises ‘heroic’ pilots who intercepted Chinese jets
By Yimou Lee PENGHU, Taiwan (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen praised on Tuesday the "heroic performance" of air force pilots who have been intercepting Chinese jets that have approached the i...
Sep 22, 2020
South Korea suspends flu shots in setback for winter COVID-19 preparations
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea suspended free flu shots on Tuesday after reports of problems in storing the vaccinations during transportation, disrupting plans to pre-emptively ease the ...
Sep 22, 2020
China hands 18-year jail term to party critic over graft
BEIJING (Reuters) - China sentenced an influential former property executive and critic of President Xi Jinping to 18 years in prison for corruption, a court said on Tuesday. Ren Zhiqiang, the former ...
Sep 22, 2020
