Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Malaysia’s battle against plastic waste spans beaches and city shops
By Ebrahim Harris TIOMAN, Malaysia (Reuters) - Every weekend, a team of volunteers comb the coastline of the Malaysian resort of Tioman to collect plastic trash that washes up on the white-sand beache...
Sep 18, 2020
Trump’s Northern Ireland envoy issues border warning: Financial Times
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy to Northern Ireland, Mick Mulvaney, has warned against creating a "hard border by accident" on the island, the Financial Times reported on Frida...
Sep 18, 2020
Seoul city seeks $4 million in damages from church over new COVID-19 outbreak
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The metropolitan government in South Korea's capital Seoul said on Friday it would seek 4.6 billion won ($4 million) in damages against a church for causing the sprea...
Sep 18, 2020
Australia to ease border limits and allow more citizens home
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia said on Friday it would increase the number of citizens allowed to return home each week to 6,000 as it manages to get new COVID-19 infections under control. Prime Mini...
Sep 18, 2020
Japan sending team to probe Mauritius ship grounding
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan said on Friday it will send a five-person team to Mauritius to investigate the grounding of a Japanese-owned ship off the country's coast that led to an environmental crisis. A...
Sep 18, 2020
In bumpy U.N. dealings, Trump found backing on North Korea, isolation on Iran
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Though famously skeptical of the United Nations, U.S. President Donald Trump harnessed its collective power to impose crushing sanctions on North Korea i...
Sep 18, 2020
Missile launch or storm repairs? Flurry of activity fuels speculation of North Korea test
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Analysts and security officials say they are watching for signs that North Korea may use an upcoming holiday to unveil new weapons or test fire a submarine-launched bal...
Sep 17, 2020
British bird group issues gag order over Taiwan-China issue
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A British-based wild bird body has issued a gag order telling employees not to comment on its decision to expel a Taiwan conservation group that refused to sign a document related t...
Sep 17, 2020
China says it’s conducting military exercises near Taiwan Strait
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Friday it is conducting military exercises near the Taiwan Strait in response to the current situation there and to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrit...
Sep 17, 2020
White House says five more countries seriously considering Israel deals
MOSINEE, Wis. (Reuters) - White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Thursday that five more countries are seriously considering striking a normalization deal with Israel after the United Arab Em...
Sep 17, 2020
