Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
UK reports 2,659 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom reported 2,659 confirmed new cases of COVID-19, according to government data published on Wednesday, compared with 2,460 a day earlier. Eight new deaths were reco...
Sep 09, 2020
Ugandan move to regulate online activity is tool to curb dissent ahead of polls, rights groups say
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - Rights groups have asked Uganda to reverse a move that requires some social media users to get a license and pay fees, saying the move is aimed at censoring co...
Sep 09, 2020
Ukraine’s border is open to Belarusians, says foreign minister
LISBON (Reuters) - Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Wednesday that his country was open to the citizens of Belarus but would react 'harshly' to any attempts by Belarusian or Russian in...
Sep 09, 2020
U.S. becoming key driver of militarization in South China Sea, says top China diplomat
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Chinese government's senior diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, said on Wednesday the United States is directly intervening in territorial and maritime disputes in the South ...
Sep 09, 2020
Venezuelan nurses trapped between COVID-19 and economic crisis
By Vivian Sequera and Mircely Guanipa CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan nurse Flor Perez works a grueling night shift at a public children's hospital in Caracas, where the coronavirus is a constant risk....
Sep 09, 2020
Greek wildfire rages near Athens, residential areas evacuated
ATHENS (Reuters) - A wildfire fanned by strong winds forced the evacuation of a boarding school and six residential areas southeast of Athens on Wednesday, Greece's fire brigade said. The settlement o...
Sep 09, 2020
For small printing firm, Myanmar election boosts business for now
By Zaw Naing Oo YANGON (Reuters) - While the coronavirus pandemic hits many businesses in Myanmar, one small printing firm is seeing business boom as popular leader Aung San Suu Kyi seeks re-election ...
Sep 09, 2020
Exclusive: EU prepares to lift sanctions on Libyan powerbroker, diplomats say
By John Irish and Robin Emmott PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union plans to remove an east Libyan powerbroker from its sanctions blacklist to encourage peace efforts and ensure the EU plays ...
Sep 09, 2020
Trump targeting WikiLeaks’ Assange as ‘political enemy’, UK court told
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is wanted by the United States because he is a "political enemy" of President Donald Trump, his London extradition hearing was tol...
Sep 09, 2020
Portugal reports 646 new coronavirus cases, record since April 20
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal reported 646 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the highest daily toll since April 20, with transmission primarily occurring in family households, health secretary of stat...
Sep 09, 2020
