Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Splintered coalition reflects fate of Egypt’s uprising a decade on
By Aidan Lewis and Mahmoud Mourad CAIRO (Reuters) - Ten years ago protesters surged onto Egypt's streets, emboldened by the success of Tunisia's Arab Spring uprising. Some young activists formed the R...
Jan 24, 2021
Indonesia’s coast guard seizes Iranian and Panamanian tankers
Jakarta (Reuters) - Indonesia said on Sunday its coast guard had seized the Iranian-flagged MT Horse and the Panamanian-flagged MT Freya vessels over suspected illegal fuel transfers off the country's...
Jan 24, 2021
Stolen but not silent: Indigenous Australians protest national celebrations
By Jill Gralow and Cordelia Hsu SYDNEY (Reuters) - As Australia prepares for its national day of festivities on Jan. 26, Indigenous woman Rita Wright will be protesting the celebrations at a march in ...
Jan 24, 2021
U.S. rejoins fight against climate change at high level summit
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The United States will mark its return to the global fight against climate change on Monday by joining high level talks on ways to better protect people and economies from the ef...
Jan 24, 2021
Hong Kong lifts lockdown in Kowloon district after testing 7,000 people
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong government lifted a lockdown in an area of Kowloon district in the early hours of Monday after testing about 7,000 people for coronavirus to curb an outbreak in the...
Jan 24, 2021
China’s daily COVID cases rise, driven by previously asymptomatic patients
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported a climb in new COVID-19 cases driven by a spike in infections among previously symptomless patients in northeastern Jilin province, official data showed on Monday, ...
Jan 24, 2021
Mexican president Lopez Obrador tests positive for COVID-19
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday he had tested positive for COVID-19, adding his symptoms were light and that he was receiving medical treatment. Me...
Jan 24, 2021
New Zealand confirms first coronavirus case in months
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand confirmed on Monday it was investigating one positive case of COVID-19 in the community that was first reported on Sunday, the first domestic case in months. The inf...
Jan 24, 2021
Japanese govt’s approval rating weakens over pandemic response: poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's government has weakened mainly due to unhappiness with its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, an Asahi newspaper poll found on...
Jan 24, 2021
UK to launch global climate adaptation effort with partner countries
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will team up with Egypt, Bangladesh, Malawi, Saint Lucia and the Netherlands to help communities around the world that are threatened by climate change to adapt and build re...
Jan 24, 2021
