Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
EU hopeful first vaccine doses will come by end of year
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union hopes it will get 30 million doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year, the first batch in a deal struck with British drugmaker AstraZeneca, ...
Sep 03, 2020
Landslide, flash floods kill 12 in Nepal, dozens missing
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Flash floods and a landslide triggered by heavy rains killed 12 people in Nepal and at least 36 people were missing in the Himalayan nation's biggest monsoon-rela...
Sep 03, 2020
Nepal police fire tear gas to stop religious rally amid COVID-19 surge
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Police in Nepal used tear gas and water cannon on Thursday to break up a religious rally that defied a government ban on public gatherings imposed to fight the co...
Sep 03, 2020
Russia says allegation of influence campaign is ‘speculation’
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry on Thursday dismissed as "speculation" allegations by Facebook that Moscow had used it to pursue a covert political influence operation in the United State...
Sep 03, 2020
Mexico’s president nods to environment but favors state energy firms
By David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - On the campaign trail two years ago, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador pledged to meet Mexico's commitments on combating global warming and discussed moving the...
Sep 03, 2020
With hand-wash and emotional support, pupils return to London school
LONDON (Reuters) - Primary school children returning to the Harris Academy in London on Thursday will find themselves sitting in rows, regularly washing their hands and supported by teachers who have ...
Sep 03, 2020
Pandemic review panel to ask ‘hard questions’ – co-chairs
GENEVA (Reuters) - An independent panel set up review the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic will ask "hard questions" and has been assured of access to the records of the World Health Organizat...
Sep 03, 2020
Police finds bodies of five children in German town: Focus
BERLIN (Reuters) - German police have found the bodies of five children in a building in the western town of Solingen, news website Focus Online reported on Thursday, citing a police spokesman. (Repor...
Sep 03, 2020
Australia to embed intelligence officers within some private companies: cyber chief
(This Sept. 1 story corrects identity of Australian company impacted by cyber attack in paragraph 5) By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will embed intelligence officers in some private comp...
Sep 03, 2020
Macron to meet Ivory Coast President on Friday in Paris: Elysee
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Friday at the Elysee Palace in Paris, his office said on Thursday. Ouattara said in early August...
Sep 03, 2020
