Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
French PM: no new lockdown over COVID-19 resurgence
By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Matthias Blamont PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Friday his government was not planning a new, nationwide lockdown to contain a resurgence in COVID-1...
Sep 11, 2020
Hundreds of Zurich airport workers protest over wages
ZURICH (Reuters) - Hundreds of workers demonstrated at Zurich's airport on Friday to protest against wage cuts amid the coronavirus-linked travel slump. The VPOD public-sector workers union and other ...
Sep 11, 2020
Migrants transferred from Maersk tanker after more than month at sea
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A group of 27 migrants who had been stuck onboard the Maersk Etienne tanker for more than a month have been transferred safely to a ship operated by the NGO Mediterranea, Maersk...
Sep 11, 2020
U.S. special envoy hails ‘Afghan-owned’ peace talks due to start in Doha
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said on Friday he hoped talks between the Afghan government and Taliban due to begin on Saturday would lead to an en...
Sep 11, 2020
Armenia ends state of emergency but some restrictions to remain until January
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenia's government lifted a state of emergency on Friday, saying the coronavirus was spreading less quickly than before, but said some restrictions would stay in place until Janu...
Sep 11, 2020
Lebanon faces hurdles to deliver cabinet on time
By Tom Perry and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon faces an uphill struggle to deliver a new government next week as promised by its leaders to French President Emmanuel Macron, with new U.S. sa...
Sep 11, 2020
Philippines urges amicable approach to Beijing over South China Sea
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday urged a peaceful way out of conflicts with China over the South China Sea and said international law must be followed, a...
Sep 11, 2020
Philippines’ Duterte signs $3.4 billion pandemic stimulus package into law
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law a 165.5 billion pesos ($3.4 billion) emergency relief measure on Friday to expand healthcare and help businesses after the coro...
Sep 11, 2020
Vatican-based Filipino cardinal tests positive for coronavirus
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has become the highest-ranking Vatican official known to have tested positive for the coronavirus. The Vatican said on Friday that Tagle, 63, a Fil...
Sep 11, 2020
Bahrain to normalise ties with Israel, Israeli media say
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Bahrain is to normalise relations with Israel, the diplomatic correspondent for Israel's public broadcaster Kan said in a tweet on Friday, without citing sources. Another Israeli...
Sep 11, 2020
