Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Myanmar seals off capital amid virus surge
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar has imposed mandatory quarantine and coronavirus tests for visitors to its capital city after the country reported dozens more infections on Wednesday and leader Aung San Su...
Sep 03, 2020
Calls mount for Germany to rethink Nord Stream 2 after Navalny poisoning
BERLIN (Reuters) - A European response that involves the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is needed against Russia after the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a Soviet-style Novichok nerve age...
Sep 03, 2020
British minister defends trade role for ex-Australian PM Abbott
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's health minister on Thursday said Australian former Prime Minister Tony Abbott would bring huge expertise to a role advising the British government on trade despite his com...
Sep 03, 2020
Vietnam to resume some Asian flights as curbs on business travel ease
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam plans to restart international commercial flights to and from six Asian cities from mid-September, state media reported on Thursday, ending months of coronavirus-related susp...
Sep 03, 2020
Philippine court to hear appeal against early release of U.S. Marine convicted of killing transgender woman
MANILA (Reuters) - A U.S. Marine convicted of killing a transgender woman in the Philippines nearly six years ago will remain in prison while the victim's lawyer seeks to overturn a court ruling grant...
Sep 03, 2020
Britain could make Portugal quarantine decision on Friday, minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain could make a decision on Friday on whether to impose a 14-day quarantine on arrivals from Portugal after cases of COVID-19 began to rise in the popular holiday destination, ...
Sep 03, 2020
Russia resumes international flights with Egypt, UAE and Maldives
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has resumed international flights with Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and the Maldives, a government order published on Thursday showed. The government said it had authorize...
Sep 03, 2020
Indian Oil Corp’s VLCC catches fire off Colombo: sources
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A very large crude carrier New Diamond, chartered by India's top refiner Indian Oil Corp, caught fire in the morning off Colombo, sources with knowledge about the matter told Reu...
Sep 03, 2020
Japan defence chief Kono expects to be prime minister one day, but backs Suga to succeed Abe
By Tim Kelly and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's defence minister Taro Kono on Thursday said he will be prime minister one day, but for now was backing Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Sug...
Sep 03, 2020
Afghanistan to move to Qatar seven prisoners sought by Taliban: sources
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan will transfer to Qatar seven prisoners whose release has been demanded by the Taliban ahead of peace talks set to start this week, officials of both warring sides, as wel...
Sep 03, 2020
