Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Australia commemorates end of WW2 with message of unity
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - In socially distanced ceremonies across Australia that echoed a message of unity, politicians, veterans and ordinary people commemorated on Saturday the 75th anniversary of the d...
Aug 14, 2020
Japan’s Abe sends offering to war dead shrine as conflict’s legacy lingers in East Asia
By Antoni Slodkowski, Linda Sieg and Sangmi Cha TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Saturday - th...
Aug 14, 2020
U.S. Navy carrier conducted exercises in South China Sea on Aug. 14
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier conducted exercises in the contested South China Sea on Friday, the U.S. navy said in a statement. A strike group led by the USS Ronald Reagan conduct...
Aug 14, 2020
China mainland reports 22 new coronavirus cases on Aug 14 vs 30 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 22 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for Aug. 14, compared to 30 cases a day earlier, the health commission said on Saturday. Of the new infections, 14 were imp...
Aug 14, 2020
South Korea’s Moon says always ready to talk with Japan over historic disputes
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's President Moon Jae-in on Saturday said his government was always ready to talk with Japan over historic disputes, Moon's comments were made in a speech celebrating 75 y...
Aug 14, 2020
Amid heat and COVID-19, Japanese visit Yasukuni on WW2 anniversary
By Ju-min Park and Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) - Men and women of all ages braved scorching heat amid the COVID-19 pandemic to pay their respects at Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine on Satu...
Aug 14, 2020
New Zealand reports seven new confirmed coronavirus case
(Reuters) - New Zealand on Saturday reported seven cases of the new coronavirus for the last 24 hours as a lockdown in the country's biggest city, Auckland, was extended on Friday in response to the c...
Aug 14, 2020
Huawei lawyers say U.S. evidence ‘unreliable’ in Meng extradition case
By Moira Warburton (Reuters) - Evidence used by the United States to justify the extradition of Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is "unreliable and defective" and should not be...
Aug 14, 2020
Mexican government forces out over 1,000 immigration officials accused of corruption
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican government has forced the resignation or sidelined more than 1,000 immigration officials over allegations of corruption and other irregularities, a senior official ...
Aug 14, 2020
Japan PM Abe sends ritual offering to war dead shrine on World War Two 75th anniversary
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Saturday, the 75th anniversary of Japan's World War Two defeat, a ruling party lawmaker s...
Aug 14, 2020
