Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Trinidad and Tobago ramps up measures against coronavirus
By Linda Hutchinson-Jafar PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) - Trinidad and Tobago's government will implement tougher measures aimed at reducing the spread of the coronavirus after the number of infections incr...
Aug 15, 2020
Trump vows to trigger ‘snapback’ of Iran sanctions at U.N.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would move next week to trigger a "snapback" of sanctions on Iran at the United Nations. "We'll be doing a snapback," Trump told ...
Aug 15, 2020
Brazil registers 41,576 new coronavirus cases and 709 deaths
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil on Saturday registered 41,576 cases and 709 deaths due to the novel coronavirus, the health ministry said. Overall, the country now has 107,232 deaths and 3,317,096 confir...
Aug 15, 2020
Public Health England to be scrapped and replaced by new body – Telegraph
(Reuters) - Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock will announce that Public Health England (PHE) will be scrapped and replaced by a new body specifically designed to protect England against a pandem...
Aug 15, 2020
France asks Afghans not to free Taliban convicted of killing French citizens
PARIS (Reuters) - France has asked the Afghan government not to include Taliban fighters convicted of killing French citizens in a prisoner release deal, the foreign ministry said on Saturday. The Afg...
Aug 15, 2020
Mexico needs 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses; shots could start in April
By Anthony Esposito and Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico will need up to 200 million coronavirus vaccine doses, according to a senior government official, and inoculation of its 120 mill...
Aug 15, 2020
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth pays tribute on 75th anniversary of Japan’s WW2 defeat
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth paid tribute to the sacrifice of soldiers on the 75th anniversary of VJ Day, which marks victory over Japan and the end of World War Two, as she recalled t...
Aug 15, 2020
Turkey slams Biden’s past call for U.S. to back Erdogan opponents
By Jonathan Spicer ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey on Saturday condemned as "interventionist" comments that U.S. Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden had made in December when he advocated a new U....
Aug 15, 2020
Two rockets fall inside Iraq’s Taji camp, no casualties – state news agency
CAIRO (Reuters) - Two Katyusha rockets fell in Iraq's Taji base that hosts U.S.-led coalition troops, with no casualties reported, the state news agency said on Saturday, citing a military statement. ...
Aug 15, 2020
South African leader lifts lockdown restrictions after COVID-19 infections fall
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Saturday that all indications were that South Africa had reached the peak of COVID-19 infections, as he announced a sweeping re...
Aug 15, 2020
