Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Libya’s humanitarian crisis deepens, talks needed: Red Cross says
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Libya's humanitarian crisis is worsening, compounded by the halt of oil operations, blockade of ports, and spread of COVID-19, the head of the International Com...
Aug 20, 2020
Explainer: What is the U.S. threat to trigger ‘snapback’ of U.N. sanctions on Iran?
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is expected on Thursday to trigger a process aimed at restoring all U.N. sanctions on Iran after the U.N. Security...
Aug 20, 2020
Greenland’s ice sheet saw record mass loss in 2019, study finds
By Cassandra Garrison (Reuters) - Greenland's ice sheet lost a record amount of mass last year, according to a study published on Thursday, a finding that could prompt scientists to redefine their wor...
Aug 20, 2020
Ethiopia protest clashes kill at least nine, most by gunshot, doctors say
By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Clashes between Ethiopian security forces and protesters demanding the release of an opposition politician and a media magnate have killed at least nine peopl...
Aug 20, 2020
India’s envoy to U.S. says current trade talks first step to a comprehensive bilateral trade pact
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's ambassador to the United States said on Thursday concluding current negotiations on a limited trade deal would be a crucial step towards a comprehensive bilateral trade p...
Aug 20, 2020
Fate of migrants entwined in Brexit talks as EU holds out on deal
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has so far rebuffed British calls for talks on a deal to allow London to send unwanted migrants back to Europe from 2021, and could use th...
Aug 20, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro urges lower house to block public sector pay rise
By Ricardo Brito SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday urged the country's lower house to bar a public sector pay rise in a vote session scheduled for later in ...
Aug 20, 2020
Germany can cope with rising number of infections for now: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's health authorities can cope with the rising number of infections at present, the deputy director of the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases told Reuters, but urg...
Aug 20, 2020
U.S. imposes Syria-related sanctions on six individuals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed Syria-related sanctions on six individuals, according to the U.S. Treasury Department's website. Among those blacklisted by Washington were...
Aug 20, 2020
As coronavirus surges, Spain’s back-to-school plans sow confusion, anger
MADRID (Reuters) - With coronavirus cases surging and less than two weeks of the school holidays left, parents, teachers and opposition politicians in Spain are angry and critical about the government...
Aug 20, 2020
