Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Peruvian lawmakers debate Vizcarra impeachment over leaked tapes
By Maria Cervantes LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra on Friday faced a fresh challenge to his leadership after leaked audio recordings of him discussing a fraud case with staffers pr...
Sep 11, 2020
Can a tooth settle the mystery over Congo’s independence hero?
By Fiston, Mahamba and Marine Strauss GOMA/BRUSSELS, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Belgium's federal court said on Friday it would hand over a tooth, suspected to be the only remains of the...
Sep 11, 2020
French COVID cases and deaths mount again
PARIS (Reuters) - The number of new, confirmed COVID-19 cases in France rose by 9,406 over the last 24 hours, the country's health ministry said on Friday, to stand at a total of 363,350. The number o...
Sep 11, 2020
Regional party wins vote in Ethiopia’s Tigray, challenging federal government
By Giulia Paravicini ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The regional ruling party has won a landslide election victory in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, officials said on Friday, as a confrontation looms wit...
Sep 11, 2020
EU says ‘time is too short’ to send observers for Venezuela’s December vote
By Mayela Armas and Robin Emmott CARACAS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has received an invitation to observe parliamentary elections in Venezuela in December, but President Nicolas Maduro's ...
Sep 11, 2020
Six killed in Burundi gun attack, weeks after similar incident
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Unidentified attackers shot and killed six people in northern Burundi, an official said on Friday, weeks after a similar attack was reported in a southern province. The group launc...
Sep 11, 2020
At least one killed, several injured in explosion near Iran’s capital: state TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - At least one person was killed and several injured in an explosion at a shop in an area near Iran's capital Tehran, Iranian state TV reported on Friday, adding that at least 30 build...
Sep 11, 2020
Uzbeks rally behind woman who beat up harassers
ALMATY (Reuters) - An Uzbek woman who beat up two men after they insulted her has become a media hero in the Central Asian nation as a number of public figures, including President Shavkat Mirziyoyev'...
Sep 11, 2020
Teenager charged with defacing Churchill’s London statue
LONDON (Reuters) - British police said they charged a teenager on Friday over the defacing of the statue of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill opposite parliament, the second time in four months...
Sep 11, 2020
UAE daily coronavirus cases surge to near peak level
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates health ministry reported on Friday 931 new daily cases of the coronavirus following a recent surge in infections that are near the highest since the pandemic...
Sep 11, 2020
