Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Singapore scientists find coronavirus variant with milder infections
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Researchers in Singapore have discovered a new variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus that causes milder infections, according to a study published in The Lancet medical journal thi...
Aug 21, 2020
Saudi-led coalition downs Houthi missile fired towards Najran: Saudi TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition on Thursday evening intercepted a missile and an explosive-laden drone launched by Yemen's Houthi group towards the kingdom's southern region close to the Yem...
Aug 21, 2020
In convention speech, Biden emerges from shadow and into ‘the light’
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden finally got his moment. After a 2020 presidential campaign dominated by President Donald Trump's words and actions, Biden on Thursday rose to the lev...
Aug 21, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,427: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,427 to 230,048, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday. The reported ...
Aug 21, 2020
Hungary to tighten border crossing as of Sept. 1 to curb spread of coronavirus: PM Orban
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will tighten border crossing rules from Sept. 1 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as the number of new infections is rising in neighbouring countries, Prime Ministe...
Aug 21, 2020
UAE could reintroduce curfew in some areas as COVID-19 cases rise, official says
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates could reintroduce a de-facto overnight curfew in some areas of the country if there are a high number of COVID-19 infections there, a government official sai...
Aug 21, 2020
Belarusian opposition politician calls for more strikes to force new elections
MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Friday called on her supporters to step up their strikes at factories across the country to try to force new presidential...
Aug 21, 2020
Beijing says residents can go mask-free as China COVID cases hit new lows
BEIJING (Reuters) - Health authorities in China's capital Beijing have removed a requirement for people to wear masks outdoors, further relaxing rules aimed at preventing the spread the novel coronavi...
Aug 21, 2020
Russian hospital refuses to move Kremlin critic Navalny after suspected poisoning: spokeswoman
OMSK, Russia (Reuters) - A Siberian hospital treating Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is refusing to allow him to be moved to another better-equipped facility where he can get better care after a suspec...
Aug 21, 2020
New Zealand court set to sentence killer in Christchurch mosque massacre
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand court will begin hearings on Monday on the sentencing of a suspected white supremacist accused of killing 51 Muslim worshippers in a massacre that...
Aug 21, 2020
