Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Lebanon tribunal begins reading verdict in Hariri bombing trial
Leidschendam, NETHERLANDS (Reuters) - A U.N.-backed court on Tuesday began reading the verdict in the case of four Hezbollah members charged with conspiracy to carry out the 2005 bombing that killed f...
Aug 18, 2020
‘We must go on,’ says Lebanese designer Elie Saab after blast
By Ayat Basma and Charlotte Bruneau BEIRUT (Reuters) - It felt like an eternity rather than just a few minutes as haute couture fashion designer Elie Saab scrambled to make sure his 200 staff members,...
Aug 18, 2020
Pro-democracy Milk Tea Alliance brews in Asia
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Yanni Chow BANGKOK/HONG KONG (Reuters) - As Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates voiced support for Thai anti-government protests at the weekend, they used the hashtag #Mil...
Aug 18, 2020
Indonesia reports 1,673 new coronavirus infections, 70 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 1,673 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in the Southeast Asian nation to 143,043, data from the country's health ministry...
Aug 18, 2020
Philippines reports 4,836 new coronavirus cases, seven deaths
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Tuesday confirmed 4,836 novel coronavirus infections, the seventh straight day of reporting more than 3,000 cases, and seven additional deaths. I...
Aug 18, 2020
South Korea traces church members, confines troops to base as virus spreads
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported a three-digit increase in novel coronavirus cases for a fifth day on Tuesday as authorities scrambled to trace hundreds of members of a church cong...
Aug 18, 2020
Under-fire UK minister defends government over exams fiasco
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's education minister tried on Tuesday to defend a U-turn over a school exam grading system used to replace cancelled tests, which opponents said was another example of the g...
Aug 18, 2020
Japan’s travel ban to contain virus unfair, western businesses say
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Four Western business lobbies joined in protesting Japan's travel ban to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, saying the policy is out of step with measures in ot...
Aug 18, 2020
EU may impose sanctions on Belarusian individuals over election, Spain says
MADRID (Reuters) - The European Union is considering imposing sanctions on Belarusian individuals linked to violence and election fraud, Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said on Tuesday....
Aug 18, 2020
‘Impossible’ that Beirut port blast was caused by Hezbollah arms, says president
ROME (Reuters) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun dismissed as "impossible" the chance that a vast explosion in Beirut's port this month was caused by a blast from a deposit of Hezbollah arms, but said ...
Aug 18, 2020
