Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Magnitude 5.9 quake strikes off Russian Siberian region of Irkutsk
MOSCOW (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck in Russia's Siberian region of Irkutsk at 0205 local time on Tuesday (1805 GMT on Monday), Russia's local emergency service said. The ep...
Sep 21, 2020
Colombians try to revive mass protest against government, police violence
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's largest unions lead protests on Monday against the social and economic policies of President Ivan Duque, seeking to revive mass demonstrations after ...
Sep 21, 2020
Czech PM Babis: we do not want to lock down economy despite coronavirus spike
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis appealed to Czechs on Thursday to respect restrictions and face mask orders, saying the government aimed not to lock down the economy amid a spike ...
Sep 21, 2020
Indian man accused of slashing pregnant wife’s stomach ‘to check gender’
By Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - A man has been arrested in northern India after slashing his pregnant wife's stomach with a sickle, leaving her critically ill and causing the death of the...
Sep 21, 2020
Polish deputy minister questions independence of Dutch judges
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's deputy justice minister on Monday questioned the independence of judges in the Netherlands after a Warsaw court ruled that a couple should not be extradited to the Netherla...
Sep 21, 2020
Colombia’s capital lifts most coronavirus measures but says new outbreak inevitable
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Bogota, the Colombian capital, will lift most of the restrictions implemented to curb the spread of coronavirus, the mayor's office said on Monday, though it warned that a new outbr...
Sep 21, 2020
Iraq to bar pilgrims over COVID-19 fears
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq is to bar entry to religious pilgrims to the country, its government health committee said in a statement on Monday, just weeks ahead of a Shi'ite Muslim pilgrimage which is t...
Sep 21, 2020
Greece reports 453 new coronavirus infections, new daily record
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece reported 453 new cases of COVID-19 infections on Monday, a new daily record since the start of the coronavirus outbreak in the country. The latest jump in cases brought the t...
Sep 21, 2020
U.S. concerned about Iran-North Korea cooperation, seeks to prevent it: envoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is concerned about Iran's cooperation with North Korea and will do whatever it can to prevent it, Elliott Abrams, Washington's envoy on Iran, said on Monday. A...
Sep 21, 2020
Former UK PM May says government putting UK integrity at risk, could damage N. Ireland peace
LONDON (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday that peace in Northern Ireland and the integrity of the United Kingdom could be damaged by the government's plan to pass a b...
Sep 21, 2020
