Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Jordan frees opposition-run teachers union leaders
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan on Sunday released 13 leaders of an opposition-run teachers union, judicial sources said, nearly a month after detaining them in a move weakening a grou...
Aug 23, 2020
Sentencing hearings to start for New Zealand mosque shooter
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The gunman who killed 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand's worst mass shooting faces a life prison term, possibly without parole, after multi-day sentencing hearings starting ...
Aug 23, 2020
Turkey extends work of Mediterranean exploration ship through August 27
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey said on Sunday that its Oruc Reis exploration vessel will now carry out seismic surveys in a disputed part of the eastern Mediterranean until Aug. 27, in a move likely to sto...
Aug 23, 2020
Hungary summons German ambassador over EU minister’s anti-Semitism criticism
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's foreign ministry has summoned the German ambassador to a Monday meeting to explain remarks by his country's European Union minister in which he accused Hungary of anti-S...
Aug 23, 2020
Airplane mode and prepaid SIMs: some Israelis dodge COVID-19 tracking
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's cellphone surveillance for coronavirus contact-tracing may have overcome challenges by privacy watchdogs, but the state tracking policy is hard put to de...
Aug 23, 2020
East Libyan forces dismiss ceasefire push by rivals
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - The eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) dismissed a ceasefire announcement by authorities in the capital, Tripoli, as a marketing stunt on Sunday, saying rival forces ...
Aug 23, 2020
Twitter attaches disclaimer on Trump’s ‘mail drop boxes’ tweet
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Sunday placed a disclaimer on U.S. President Donald Trump's tweet criticizing the promotion of drop boxes by Democrats as an option for voters, saying the tweet violated the...
Aug 23, 2020
Lithuanians stand in vast chain of support for Belarus opposition
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuanians stood in a 35,000-strong human chain stretching 34 km (21 miles) from central Vilnius to the Belarus border on Sunday to show support for protesters in Belarus and oppo...
Aug 23, 2020
France reports post-lockdown daily record of 4,897 new COVID-19 cases
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported 4,897 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours on Sunday, the highest daily level since the end of a two-month lockdown in May. Health Minister Olivier Veran...
Aug 23, 2020
Kuwait bans commercial flights from Afghanistan until further notice
CAIRO (Reuters) - Kuwait has banned commercial flights coming from Afghanistan until further notice, the civil aviation authority said in a Tweet on Sunday. It did not give a reason, but other local m...
Aug 23, 2020
