Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Rare snowfall in southern China as deep freeze grips the north
By Liz Lee and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - The cold weather sweeping China brought rare snowfall on Monday as far south as the province of Guangdong, while temperatures in the chilly north plunged to...
Dec 18, 2023
UKMTO, Ambrey: report of possible explosion south of Yemen’s port of Mokha
DUBAI (Reuters) - A possible explosion near a vessel in the vicinity of Bab al-Mandab Strait, 30 nautical miles south of Yemen's port of Mokha, was reported on Monday by the United Kingdom Maritime Tr...
Dec 18, 2023
Several feared killed in Guinea oil terminal blast – police officer
CONAKRY (Reuters) - Several people are feared killed and injured following a blast at an oil terminal in Guinea's capital Conakry early on Monday, a senior police officer said. "Yes, there are deaths ...
Dec 18, 2023
Where is democracy headed in 2024? Trump may have the final word
By Mark Bendeich (Reuters) - Russia's Vladimir Putin looks set to remain in power until at least 2030; India's Narendra Modi seems certain to extend his rule to 2029; and Donald Trump could return to ...
Dec 18, 2023
China, North Korea hold high-level meeting amid missile launches
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi held high-level talks with a North Korean vice foreign minister in Beijing on Monday, coinciding with Pyongyang's launch of a missile capable of re...
Dec 18, 2023
China to conduct sea trials for its first ultra-deepwater drilling ship
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will on Friday conduct sea trials for its first ocean research drilling vessel, capable of drilling at depths of more than 10,000 metres (32,800 feet), a key step towards bee...
Dec 18, 2023
Thai rice farmer makes art with plantings that depict cats
BAN KHON SUNG, Thailand (Reuters) - A sleeping cat hugs a fish in a picture seen from the air, picked out in sprouting rainbow seedlings in a rice field in Thailand to illustrate a traditional proverb...
Dec 18, 2023
Iraq holds first provincial elections in a decade
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Voting began in Iraq on Monday in the first elections for provincial councils in a decade, with the ruling Shi'ite Muslim alliance likely to extend its grip on power amid a boycott...
Dec 17, 2023
New Zealand’s prime minister to visit Australia on Wednesday
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said he will travel to Sydney on Wednesday to meet Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese and discuss the two count...
Dec 17, 2023
Israeli forces launch strikes up and down Gaza strip; hospital hit
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli forces launched deadly attacks up and down the Gaza Strip on Sunday, hitting a refugee camp in the north, a hospital in the south and killing a teenage girl who had ...
Dec 17, 2023
