Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Hong Kong begins China-led mass coronavirus testing, critics urge boycott
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong began free coronavirus testing for all residents in the Asian financial hub on Tuesday, as the mainland Chinese-led initiative faced scepticism from the city's medical ...
Sep 01, 2020
Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes near coast of Northern Chile: GFZ
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck near the coast of Northern Chile on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. It earlier showed the magnitude as 7 and 6.7, with t...
Sep 01, 2020
India’s coronavirus cases near 3.7 million
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India reported 69,921 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, the lowest daily jump in six days, taking its overall caseload to 3.69 million. India, the world's second most populo...
Sep 01, 2020
‘I am Taiwanese’ Czech speaker tells parliament, likely to rile China
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The head of the Czech Senate declared himself to be Taiwanese in a speech at Taiwan's parliament on Tuesday, channelling late U.S. President John F. Kennedy's defiance of Communism ...
Aug 31, 2020
Facebook improving hate speech detection ahead of Myanmar’s 2020 election
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Tuesday that it was preparing for Myanmar's 2020 election scheduled for November by improving the detection and removal of hate speech and content that incites violenc...
Aug 31, 2020
Japan LDP execs agree on simplified format to pick next PM: Nikai
TOKYO (Reuters) - Executives of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party agreed on Tuesday to hold its leadership race in a slimmed-down format to choose the successor of outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo...
Aug 31, 2020
Australian government says it was not told why Australian journalist detained in China
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's trade minister Simon Birmingham said Canberra didn't know why Chinese authorities had detained Australian citizen Cheng Lei, as he warned that the risk...
Aug 31, 2020
Saudi-Led coalition destroys an explosive-laden drone launched by Houthis: SPA
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-Led coalition fighting in Yemen intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone early on Tuesday launched by Iran-aligned Houthis to target civilians in the Kingdom's so...
Aug 31, 2020
In Indonesia, coronavirus floods Cisadane River with extra hazard: medical waste
By Yuddy Cahya Budiman and Tommy Ardiansyah TANGERANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - For the residents along Indonesia's Cisadane River, the coronavirus has brought not just deadly disease, but also a deluge ...
Aug 31, 2020
Facebook threatens to stop publishers in Australia share local news if regulation becomes law
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Monday said it would stop allowing news publishers and people in Australia from sharing local and international news on Facebook and Instagram if a proposed regulation on n...
Aug 31, 2020
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