Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
‘Nothing to worry about’: Thailand seeks to ease fears of coronavirus return
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Orathai Sriring BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand sought to allay fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections on Thursday, after a woman tested positive having cleared quar...
Aug 20, 2020
Polish minister infected with COVID-19: spokesman
WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish minister has tested positive for COVID-19, a government spokesman said without providing details. Poland reported 767 new coronavirus cases on Thursday. Out of the 38 milli...
Aug 20, 2020
Somali pirates hijack Panama-flagged ship: regional official
By Abdiqani Hassan BOSASO (Reuters) - Somali pirates have hijacked a Panama-flagged ship, a regional official told Reuters on Thursday, the first successful hijack since 2017. The ship was travelling ...
Aug 20, 2020
Lawyer’s apprentice arrested for aiding murder of U.S. blasphemy suspect in Pakistan
By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR (Reuters) - Police have arrested a man believed to have helped a teenage murder suspect to bring a gun into a courtroom and kill an American who was on trial for blasphemy in ...
Aug 20, 2020
UAE senior official says Israel should remove any hurdle to F-35 sale
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has a legitimate request to acquire the F-35 fighter jet and its agreement to normalise ties with Israel should remove "any hurdle" for the United States to ...
Aug 20, 2020
Russia to begin COVID-19 vaccine trials on 40,000 people next week
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Mass testing of Russia's first potential COVID-19 vaccine to get domestic regulatory approval will involve more than 40,000 people and will be overseen by a foreign research body wh...
Aug 20, 2020
Greta Thunberg urges Merkel to get out of climate ‘comfort zone’
BERLIN (Reuters) - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg urged German Chancellor Angela Merkel "to be brave enough to think long-term" in a meeting on Thursday where they discussed the climate crisis and me...
Aug 20, 2020
Belarus launches criminal case against new opposition body
By Andrey Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus launched a criminal case on Thursday against a new opposition body, accusing it of an illegal attempt to seize power, a day after President Alexander Luka...
Aug 20, 2020
Russia’s ‘Sputnik V’ COVID-19 vaccine to be tested on 40,000 people: TASS cites developer
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Mass testing of Russia's first potential COVID-19 vaccine to get domestic regulatory approval will involve more than 40,000 people, the TASS news agency cited the vaccine's develope...
Aug 20, 2020
Flood victims take to social media as rains cause chaos in India’s Gurugram
By Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Heavy rains flooded parts of Gurugram, an Indian city that plays host to some of the world's biggest tech companies, and residents took to social media to seek help...
Aug 20, 2020
