Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Ugandan troops block U.S. ambassador from opposition leader’s house
KAMPALA (Reuters) - The United States ambassador in Kampala was blocked by security personnel from visiting opposition leader Bobi Wine at his residence, prompting the mission to call his house arrest...
Jan 19, 2021
Indonesia air crash investigator hopes for recovery of cockpit voice recorder
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's air accident investigator is still hoping to recover the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from a crashed Sriwijaya Air jet to better understand information obtained from th...
Jan 18, 2021
Vietnam steps up ‘chilling’ crackdown on dissent ahead of key Communist Party congress
By James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) - As Vietnam's ruling Communist Party gears up for its most important meeting in years, its leadership has presided over an intensified crackdown on dissent, according...
Jan 18, 2021
Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes San Juan Province, Argentina: GFZ
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck San Juan Province, Argentina, late on Monday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The shallow quake was at a depth of 10 km (6....
Jan 18, 2021
Colombia’s capital Bogota extends nightly curfew to curb coronavirus
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's capital Bogota will impose nightly curfews for almost two weeks, Mayor Claudia Lopez said on Monday, while the whole city will enter yet another full quarantine this week...
Jan 18, 2021
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says city to extend social distancing measures
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the government will extend social distancing measures due to expire this week as the city remains on heightened alert after the number...
Jan 18, 2021
Exclusive: Putin trying to show he’s Russia’s “top dog” with Navalny arrest – Kremlin critic Khodorkovsky
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a former oil tycoon who fell foul of the Kremlin, said on Monday the arrest of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was an attempt by President V...
Jan 18, 2021
Qatar’s foreign minister wants Gulf Arab nations to talk with Iran: Bloomberg
(Reuters) - Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani told Bloomberg that Qatar has urged Gulf Arab nations to enter a dialogue with Iran and that it was the right time for Doha...
Jan 18, 2021
White House confirms Trump lifting EU, Brazil travel restrictions Jan. 26
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday rescinded entry bans imposed because of the coronavirus on most non-U.S. citizens arriving from Brazil and much of Europe effective Jan. 26...
Jan 18, 2021
Trump orders assessment of security risks of Chinese made drones in U.S. govt fleet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing U.S agencies to prioritize removing Chinese-made drones from American government fleets and to assess any se...
Jan 18, 2021
