Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Polish resort offers guests free coronavirus tests as cases spike
By Malgorzata Wojtunik and Joanna Plucinska WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish holiday resort is offering free coronavirus tests to guests as cases spike nationally. In the past week, daily case numbers have...
Aug 13, 2020
Two Kenya police officers charged with murder after Garissa shooting
By Humphrey Malalo NAIROBI (Reuters) - Two Kenyan police officers were charged on Thursday with murder after they allegedly shot dead two people in the eastern county of Garissa last month, according ...
Aug 13, 2020
Polish pilgrims head for holy site despite virus risks
WARSAW (Reuters) - Thousands of Polish pilgrims were making their way to the holiest site in the staunchly Catholic country on Thursday, shrugging off record COVID-19 infection data that has forced au...
Aug 13, 2020
With Trump’s help, Israel and the United Arab Emirates reach historic deal to normalize relations
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel and the United Arab Emirates reached a historic peace deal on Thursday that will lead to a full normalization of diplomatic relations between the two Mid...
Aug 13, 2020
Workers from state factories join mass protests against Belarus president
By Andrei Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) - Workers from state-run industrial plants joined tens of thousands of people on a fifth day of protests against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, despite ...
Aug 13, 2020
Portugal keeps Lisbon under stricter COVID curbs until end-August
LISBON (Reuters) - The Portuguese capital and its surrounds will remain under tougher anti-coronavirus restrictions than the rest of the country until at least the end of August, the government said o...
Aug 13, 2020
Protesters freed in Belarus speak of prison beatings
By Andrei Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters freed from a detention centre in the Belarusian capital Minsk spoke on Thursday of having suffered beatings, cramped conditions and sta...
Aug 13, 2020
Irish PM sees ‘landing zone’ for Brexit deal after meeting UK’s Johnson
BELFAST (Reuters) - Ireland's Prime Minister Michel Martin said on Thursday he believes there is a "landing zone" to reach a post-Brexit trade deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union. M...
Aug 13, 2020
India announces $500 million for Maldives project to counter China influence
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India announced a $500 million package to fund a project in the Maldives on Thursday to help it connect the capital Male to three nearby islands, stepping up N...
Aug 13, 2020
Coronavirus making it harder for Colombia’s indigenous Wayuu to survive, report finds
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Coronavirus is making it more difficult for indigenous Wayuu people in Colombia to survive and putting children at risk of malnutrition, advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said...
Aug 13, 2020
