Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Man dies in Carrefour Brasil store, left covered with umbrellas as store stays open
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A man died at a Carrefour Brasil store in Brazil's northeastern state of Recife, but his body was left on the shop floor covered with umbrellas and surrounded by cardboard boxes ...
Aug 19, 2020
Female protest leader gunned down in Iraq’s Basra
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - A female activist was killed on Wednesday and three others wounded when unidentified gunmen opened fire on their car in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, security and health so...
Aug 19, 2020
Zimbabwe to meet Vatican envoy over Catholic bishops’ criticism
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's government on Wednesday said it had sought a meeting with the Vatican representative to understand whether Catholic bishops who accused it of human rights abuses and crac...
Aug 19, 2020
Cuba to start clinical trials of potential coronavirus vaccine
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba kicks off clinical trials next week of a potential coronavirus vaccine called "Soberana 01" ("Sovereign 01") developed by its state-run Finlay Institute, with results due in Fe...
Aug 19, 2020
Equatorial Guinea reappoints Prime Minister Asue after government resignation
DAKAR (Reuters) - Francisco Asue was reappointed as prime minister of Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday, the government said, after he and the government resigned last week after criticism from long-stan...
Aug 19, 2020
Zambia’s vice president tests positive for COVID-19
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Zambia's vice president Inonge Mutukwa on Wednesday tested positive for the coronavirus, the presidency said in a statement, which also said her condition was stable and she w...
Aug 19, 2020
Syria agrees to let Russia expand Hmeimim air base
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Syrian authorities have agreed to give Russia additional land and coastal waters in order to expand its military air base at Hmeimim, a Russian government document published on Wedn...
Aug 19, 2020
France’s new daily COVID-19 infections up by almost 4,000
PARIS (Reuters) - The French health ministry reported 3,776 new confirmed coronavirus infections on Wednesday, bringing the total to 225,043, with the daily tally going beyond the 3,000 threshold for ...
Aug 19, 2020
Maersk oil tanker caught at sea off Malta after rescuing 27 migrants
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Tim Barsoe COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A Maersk oil tanker has been anchored off the coast of Malta for two weeks after rescuing 27 migrants, including a child and a pregnant...
Aug 19, 2020
Norway to impose 10-day quarantine on people coming from Britain, Greece, Austria, Ireland
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway said on Wednesday it will impose a 10-day quarantine on all people arriving from Britain, Austria, Greece and Ireland from Aug. 22 due to rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in th...
Aug 19, 2020
