Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Israel successfully tests Arrow-2 missile interceptor, says U.S. missile agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel successfully tested its Arrow-2 ballistic missile interceptor on Wednesday, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said. "The Arrow-2 interceptor successfully performed it...
Aug 12, 2020
Sudan boosts security in port city after 32 die in tribal clashes
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan has beefed up security in Red Sea state and imposed a curfew in its main sea gateway of Port Sudan after 32 people died in recent tribal clashes, the country's interior mini...
Aug 12, 2020
Special Report: Last doctor standing – Pandemic pushes Indian hospital to brink
By Danish Siddiqui BHAGALPUR, India (Reuters) - Guards armed with rifles escort Dr. Kumar Gaurav as he makes the rounds at his hospital on the banks of the Ganges River. The guards are there to protec...
Aug 12, 2020
Australia’s Victoria reports 278 new coronavirus cases, eight deaths
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second-most populous state of Victoria on Thursday said eight people had died from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, a day after recording the deadliest day of the p...
Aug 12, 2020
Passengers from mainland China to be allowed temporary transit through Hong Kong
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hong Kong International Airport said on Thursday that passengers from mainland China would be able to transit through Hong Kong to other destinations from Aug. 15 until Oct. 15, in ...
Aug 12, 2020
Saudi Arabian King Salman arrives in NEOM for rest and relaxation: state news agency
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz arrived in the NEOM economic zone on Wednesday for a period of rest and relaxation, according to state news agency SPA. The 84-year-old king h...
Aug 12, 2020
China’s Houston consulate had long been on FBI radar: Justice Department official
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's consulate in Houston had long been on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's radar as a base for Chinese efforts to steal U.S. intellectual property, th...
Aug 12, 2020
Peru president bans family gatherings, extends lockdowns, as coronavirus infections spike
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian President Martn Vizcarra on Wednesday banned family gatherings and extended lockdowns to five more regions of the country amid a fresh spike in cases of the n...
Aug 12, 2020
PM Johnson to talk up UK unity on Northern Ireland visit
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit Northern Ireland on Thursday to talk up the strength of union between Britain's constituent nations and promise a strong rebound from the cor...
Aug 12, 2020
German prosecutors probe possible death of suspended Volkswagen employee
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Braunschweig, Germany, on Wednesday said they were investigating the death of a man found in a burned-out car on Monday to determine whether there were any links t...
Aug 12, 2020
