Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi casts doubt on coronavirus originating in China
OSLO (Reuters) - The Chinese government's top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, said on Thursday it was unclear whether the corona virus had first originated in China, casting doubt on the views of ...
Aug 27, 2020
Saudi-led coalition intercepts a ballistic missile launched towards Najran
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi movement in Yemen said on Thursday it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched towards the city of Najran. The statement, ca...
Aug 27, 2020
Two dead in clashes south of Lebanese capital
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two people were killed and at least three wounded in clashes in a town south of Lebanon's capital Beirut on Thursday, the state news agency and a security source said, which prompte...
Aug 27, 2020
South American presidents agree to team up on COVID-19 vaccine knowledge and access
By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A group of South America presidents agreed on Thursday to information sharing and coordination on access to eventual COVID-19 vaccines to counter the v...
Aug 27, 2020
Poland re-introduces ban on flights from 46 countries
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will ban flights from 46 countries, including France and Spain, as of Sept 2, according to a draft regulation published on Thursday, as the country grapples with a spike in c...
Aug 27, 2020
Jailed Turkish lawyer on hunger strike dies in hospital: firm
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish lawyer who was on hunger strike for 238 days following her conviction last year for membership in a terrorist organisation died on Thursday in an Istanbul hospital, acco...
Aug 27, 2020
Gambia president extends state of emergency as COVID-19 cases surge
BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambia's President Adama Barrow has extended by 21 days a state of emergency in mainland Africa's smallest nation as coronavirus cases surged, a government statement said on Thursda...
Aug 27, 2020
Netherlands to close mink farms after coronavirus outbreaks
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - More than 100 mink farms in the Netherlands will be ordered closed by March after animals at dozens of locations contracted the coronavirus, Dutch news agency ANP reported on Thu...
Aug 27, 2020
Record floods cause deaths and widespread damage in Sudan
By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Flood waters in Sudan have reached the highest levels on record, killing dozens of people, destroying thousands of homes and encroaching on some neighbourhoods...
Aug 27, 2020
Exclusive: Iranian vessel loads with Venezuelan alumina, amid closer ties – sources
By Maria Ramirez and Luc Cohen PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela/NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Iranian-flagged vessel loaded a cargo of alumina in Venezuela this month after delivering supplies for an Iranian superma...
Aug 27, 2020
