Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Sudanese boy found dead in French city of Sangatte: minister
PARIS (Reuters) - A 16-year-old Sudanese boy has been found dead on a beach in the city of Sangatte in northern France, French Citizenship Minister Marlene Schiappa said on Wednesday. Schiappa said on...
Aug 19, 2020
Czechs will not take part in WHO’s coronavirus vaccine programme, prefer European plan
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic will not take part in the World Health Organization-led COVAX plan to develop and distribute a vaccine against COVID-19, Health Minister Adam Vojtech said on Wedn...
Aug 19, 2020
Train derails in northern Italy, one injured
ROME (Reuters) - A local train derailed on Wednesday in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, injuring the driver, the fire brigade said. The line, operated by rail company Trenord, connects Milan ...
Aug 19, 2020
West Bank settlers say Netanyahu duped them with annexation backtrack
By Eli Berlzon MASSUA SETTLEMENT, West Bank (Reuters) - Israel's settler leaders say Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defrauded them of their long-held dream of annexing the occupied West...
Aug 19, 2020
Scotland says not yet safe to lift COVID-19 restrictions in Aberdeen
LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said it was not yet safe to lift additional COVID-19 restrictions in Aberdeen following an outbreak there, but that the situation in the city...
Aug 19, 2020
Greece clamps down at party island Mykonos as COVID-19 infections spike
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will extend restrictions in the popular holiday island of Mykonos and the coastal area of Chalkidiki in northern Greece to contain the spread of COVID-19 infections, Civil Pr...
Aug 19, 2020
Russia says its bombers intercepted over Japan during planned flyover: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Japan scrambled fighter jets to intercept two Russian nuclear-capable bombers flying over the Sea of Japan and the Pacific, the Interfax news agency cited Russia's defence ministry ...
Aug 19, 2020
Canada’s Trudeau plans sweeping social welfare reform, sources say
By Steve Scherer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is weighing sweeping changes to the country's social welfare system and a series of economic measures tha...
Aug 19, 2020
Sudan fires foreign ministry spokesman following Israel remarks
CAIRO (Reuters) - Sudan has fired its foreign ministry spokesman following remarks he made concerning "contacts" between Khartoum and Israel, the state news agency SUNA reported on Wednesday. Spokesma...
Aug 19, 2020
Norway expels Russian diplomat over spy case
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's foreign ministry on Thursday said it had decided to expel a Russian diplomat following the recent arrest in Oslo of a Norwegian citizen suspected of espionage. Norwegian poli...
Aug 19, 2020
