Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Sanctions in focus as West African mediators meet Mali coup leaders
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Talks between Mali's military junta and mediators from West Africa's regional bloc were underway in Bamako on Sunday in an ongoing effort to return the country to civilian rule. The...
Aug 23, 2020
Venezuela’s Maduro thanks Iran for helping oil industry overcome U.S. sanctions
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday thanked ally Iran for helping the South American country overcome U.S. sanctions on its oil industry and floated the idea of purchasin...
Aug 23, 2020
Iran official says sabotage caused fire at Natanz nuclear site: TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - A fire at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility last month was the result of sabotage, the spokesman for Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation told state TV channel al-Alam on Sunday. "The expl...
Aug 23, 2020
Louisiana orders evacuations as twin storms take aim at U.S. coast
(Reuters) - Louisiana residents were ordered on Sunday to evacuate low-lying coastal areas as back-to-back hurricanes were forecast to bring strong winds and rain, striking the state within days of on...
Aug 23, 2020
Tunisia’s incoming PM plans restructuring of economic ministries: political sources
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's prime minister-designate plans to gather the ministries of finance, investment and state property into a single department to be led by economist Ali Kooli as part of plans...
Aug 23, 2020
Uzbek reporter released pending investigation
TASHKENT (Reuters) - Authorities in Uzbekistan have freed a local journalist whose detention drew rare criticism from the United States this month, but he is still being investigated, his lawyer said ...
Aug 23, 2020
Former Ukrainian premier Tymoshenko tests positive for coronavirus
KYIV (Reuters) - Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is in serious condition with a fever, her party's spokeswoman said on Sunday. Tymosh...
Aug 23, 2020
EU trade chief Hogan won’t resign over Ireland COVID-19 breach
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Phil Hogan will not resign as European Commission for Trade over his attendance at an event in his native Ireland that is being investigated for breaching COVID-19 regulations, an...
Aug 23, 2020
Tel Aviv erases ‘Peeping Toms’ beach mural after suspected gang rape
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli authorities on Sunday erased a "Peeping Toms" mural that had long been a fixture at a Tel Aviv beach, responding to public outrage over the suspected ga...
Aug 23, 2020
German lawmakers flag private party ban as coronavirus cases rise
BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany should temporarily ban private parties, several lawmakers suggested on Sunday, after the number of coronavirus infections in Europe's largest economy reached a fou...
Aug 23, 2020
