Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Oman minister makes calls to Israel foreign minister, Palestinian Fatah official
DUBAI (Reuters) - Oman's minister of state for foreign affairs Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah spoke to Israeli foreign minister Gabi Ashkenazi by phone, the Omani foreign ministry said in a statement o...
Aug 17, 2020
Factbox: The assassination of Lebanon’s Hariri and its aftermath
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Rafik al-Hariri was assassinated in 2005. Here are some details about him, his death, and its impact ahead of a verdict by a U.N. backed tribunal on Tuesday: WHO WAS RAFIK...
Aug 17, 2020
Britain working on solution to exam row as criticism spirals
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government is working with regulators on how to resolve an escalating row over the way pupils in England were awarded grades after their exams were cancelled due to COVI...
Aug 17, 2020
Factbox: The Lebanon Tribunal: the case, suspects and evidence
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Judges at The Special Tribunal for Lebanon are due to give their verdict on Tuesday in the trial of four men accused over the 2005 Beirut bombing that killed former Lebanese Prim...
Aug 17, 2020
Former Spanish king Juan Carlos has been in UAE since Aug. 3: spokesman
MADRID (Reuters) - Former Spanish king Juan Carlos has been in the United Arab Emirates since Aug. 3, a spokesman for the royal household said on Monday, confirming a report by state broadcaster TVE. ...
Aug 17, 2020
Israel’s president invites UAE’s de facto leader to Jerusalem
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's president on Monday invited the United Arab Emirates' de facto leader to visit Jerusalem, praising his role in achieving a "noble and courageous" deal ...
Aug 17, 2020
Czechs must wear face masks again in many places from September 1, expect tough autumn
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government will make the wearing of face masks compulsory again from Sept. 1 on public transport and in many indoor public venues following a resurgence of coronavirus inf...
Aug 17, 2020
Cyprus: EU ‘appeasement’ of Turkey in exploration row will go nowhere
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus on Monday criticised European Union partners over what it said was diffidence amounting to "a policy of appeasement" in dealing with Turkey, locked in a stand-off with Cypru...
Aug 17, 2020
South Korea, U.S. delay military drills over COVID-19 concerns
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States will start their annual joint military drills on Tuesday, in what local media said was a two-day delay after a South Korean officer tested positive ...
Aug 15, 2020
New Zealand reports 13 new confirmed coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - New Zealand on Sunday reported 13 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus for the last 24 hours, as the country's first outbreak in months continues to grow. All but one of the new cases we...
Aug 15, 2020
