Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
At least eight dead in Mumbai building collapse, several feared trapped: reports
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A three-storey residential building on the outskirts of Mumbai collapsed early on Monday killing at least eight people, local reports said. A further 20-25 people were reported t...
Sep 20, 2020
Drought-hit Mexicans assert demands that water sharing with U.S. ends
By Jose Luis Gonzalez LA BOQUILLA DAM, Mexico (Reuters) - Protesters gathered on Sunday in drought-hit northern Mexico in an attempt to retain control of a dam key to government efforts to diffuse ten...
Sep 20, 2020
Australian, British aid workers killed in blast in Solomon Islands
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Two men from Australia and Britain who worked for an aid agency that helps to dispose of unexploded bombs were killed in a blast in Solomon Islands, their employer said on Monday. I...
Sep 20, 2020
New Zealand to ease coronavirus restrictions in Auckland, rest of country
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the coronavirus restrictions in its biggest city Auckland will be eased, while all restrictions will be lifted in...
Sep 20, 2020
India’s Nobel laureate fears upsurge in child labour as pandemic shrivels economy
By Sunil Kataria NEW DELHI (Reuters) - For four decades Indian Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi rescued thousands of children from the scourge of slavery and trafficking but he fears all his eff...
Sep 20, 2020
Thai protesters’ plaque removed from near palace – police
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A plaque placed by Thai pro-democracy protesters near the Grand Palace in Bangkok that declared that Thailand belongs to the people and not the king has been removed, police said o...
Sep 20, 2020
Australian PM Morrison’s approval rating rises, poll shows
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's approval rating has risen slightly, a poll showed on Monday, as measures by the conservative government to tackle the coronavirus pandemic...
Sep 20, 2020
Australia’s Victoria reports steady downward trend in COVID-19 cases
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's coronavirus hotspot of Victoria reported on Monday a steady downward trend in daily coronavirus cases, putting the state on course to ease more restrictions by next week...
Sep 20, 2020
Honduras hopes to move Israel embassy to Jerusalem by end of year
By Maayan Lubell and Gustavo Palencia JERUSALEM/TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras hopes to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv by the end of 2020, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hern...
Sep 20, 2020
UK at critical point in COVID pandemic, top medical adviser says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is at a critical point in the COVID-19 pandemic and faces a very challenging winter, one of the government's top medical advisers will warn at a public briefing on Monday. C...
Sep 20, 2020
