Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Australia attempts to rescue hundreds of stranded pilot whales
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rescuers were trying to refloat hundreds of whales stranded on a sandbar off the remote west coast of the Australian island of Tasmania on Tuesday, hoping to end one of the country'...
Sep 21, 2020
Some Australian states relax borders as infections ease, hotspot cases rise
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's virus hotspot of Victoria on Tuesday reported a more than doubling in new COVID-19 infections likely as a result of increased testing, while states elsewhere in the coun...
Sep 21, 2020
Mexico nears 700,000 COVID-19 cases, real toll unknown
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico closed in on a total of 700,000 confirmed coronavirus cases on Monday, though authorities acknowledge the true number of infections in the country ranked No. 6 in COVID-...
Sep 21, 2020
Australia’s Victoria state reports slight rise in new COVID-19 cases
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second-most populous state of Victoria reported on Tuesday three deaths from the new coronavirus and 28 cases, compared with two deaths and 11 cases a day earlier. Avera...
Sep 21, 2020
UK PM Johnson to urge Britons to go back to working from home: The Telegraph
(Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will encourage Britons on Tuesday to go back to working from home if they can to contain the spread of coronavirus, The Telegraph reported late on Mond...
Sep 21, 2020
Palestinians arrest supporters of Abbas rival based in UAE
RAMALLAH, West Bank/GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian security forces arrested over half a dozen supporters of an exiled Palestinian politician who some have accused of involvement in the United Arab Emira...
Sep 21, 2020
England to require earlier 10 p.m. closing time for pubs, eateries after virus spike
LONDON (Reuters) - All pubs, bars, restaurants and other hospitality venues across the whole of England must start closing at 10 p.m. from Thursday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson tackles a second wav...
Sep 21, 2020
UK Labour leader Starmer urges voters to ‘take another look’ at his party
LONDON (Reuters) - British opposition leader Keir Starmer will appeal on Tuesday to former supporters of his Labour Party to return to the fold with the message that it is now under "new leadership" a...
Sep 21, 2020
Fierce, frequent, climate-fueled wildfires may decimate forests worldwide
By Matthew Green LONDON (Reuters) - Wildfires among ponderosa pines and Douglas firs of the U.S. West have long been part of nature's cycle of renewal, as much as the changing of the seasons. But as c...
Sep 21, 2020
U.S. charges New York police officer with acting as illegal agent of China
(Reuters) - A New York City Police Department officer has been charged with acting as an illegal agent of China and other offenses, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday. Baimadajie Angwang, 33, ...
Sep 21, 2020
