Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Argentina death toll from coronavirus tops 5,000 as new cases spike
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's death toll from the coronavirus has topped 5,000, the government said on Tuesday, as cases have skyrocketed in recent weeks, pushing the South American nation up i...
Aug 11, 2020
Japan faces World War Two anniversary in shadow of coronavirus
By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - In a 4 1/2-minute radio speech on Aug. 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's surrender in World War Two, telling his subjects he had resolved to pave the way for...
Aug 11, 2020
Mexico reports 6,686 new coronavirus cases, 926 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Tuesday reported 6,686 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 926 additional fatalities, bringing the totals in the country to 492,522 infections and 5...
Aug 11, 2020
New Zealand delays election process as it plunges back into coronavirus lockdown
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday delayed a key step toward next month's general election, as the country was plunged back into lockdown af...
Aug 11, 2020
Defectors say South Korea investigations threaten North Korean ‘Underground Railroad’
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - A combination of coronavirus border closures and an unprecedented pressure campaign by a South Korean government keen to engage with North Korea may destroy networks ...
Aug 11, 2020
New Zealand PM Ardern says dissolution of parliament deferred
(Reuters) - New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday that the dissolution of parliament to make way for a general election has been deferred until Monday, following the latest COV...
Aug 11, 2020
Britain tightens online campaigning rules to protect elections
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain plans to tighten rules around online campaigning to make political parties and campaigners state more clearly who they are, the government said on Wednesday, seeking to alla...
Aug 11, 2020
Australia’s Victoria has deadliest day of coronavirus pandemic
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second-most populous state of Victoria reported on Wednesday its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic with 21 fatalities in the last 24 hours and 410 new daily case...
Aug 11, 2020
Bougainville’s youth pursue break from bloody past at presidential vote
By Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY (Reuters) - Young people in the South Pacific islands of Bougainville are seizing the opportunity to help reshape the future of the autonomous region of Papua New Guinea as ...
Aug 11, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro calls surging Amazon fires a ‘lie’
By Jake Spring and Maria Carolina Marcello BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday angrily denied the existence of fires in the Amazon rainforest, calling it a "lie," despite...
Aug 11, 2020
