Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Turkey says it seeks survivors after pirate attack off Nigeria
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey sought on Sunday to rescue three surviving members of a cargo ship after pirates attacked it off the coast of Nigeria, killing one and kidnapping 15, according to President...
Jan 24, 2021
China rescues first person from Shandong gold mine: CCTV
BEIJING (Reuters) - A miner was rescued from a gold mine in northern China on Sunday morning and rushed to hospital for treatment, state broadcaster CCTV said, after being trapped 14 days below ground...
Jan 23, 2021
Trump asked Justice Department to go to Supreme Court to overturn election: Journal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump considered replacing the acting attorney general with an official willing to pursue unsubstantiated claims of election fraud, and he pushed the Jus...
Jan 23, 2021
Malaysia detains 16 Vietnamese fishermen, two boats for trespassing
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian maritime authorities have arrested 16 Vietnamese fishermen from two boats they said were encroaching in Malaysia's waters without a license, the Bernama state news a...
Jan 23, 2021
U.S. urges China to stop pressure against Taiwan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Saturday urged China to stop pressuring Taiwan, after the island's defense ministry said Chinese bombers and jets entered the southwestern corner of...
Jan 23, 2021
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Chile-Argentina border region: GFZ
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck the Chile-Argentina border region, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said on Saturday. The quake was at a depth of 133 km, it added. (Rep...
Jan 23, 2021
UK to quarantine visitors from nations with high COVID-19 risk, Daily Mail says
(Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government is preparing to force travelers from countries where there is a high risk of COVID-19 to go into quarantine for 10 days after arriving in Britain,...
Jan 23, 2021
After first phone call, UK PM Johnson looks forward to working with Biden
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he looked forward to working with new U.S. President Joe Biden on their shared goals, including tackling climate change after t...
Jan 23, 2021
French COVID-19 intensive care numbers down for first time in two weeks
PARIS (Reuters) - The number of people with coronavirus in French intensive care units fell by 16 to 2,896 in data released on Saturday, the first decline in two weeks after a period of sharp rises. T...
Jan 23, 2021
Italy’s Lombardy spars with government over virus data mishap
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's Lombardy region and the central government exchanged blame on Saturday over the release of COVID-19 data that wrongly condemned the region to stricter restrictions. Lombardy,...
Jan 23, 2021
