Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
U.N. calls for probe into Cameroon army attack on civilians
By Edward McAllister DAKAR (Reuters) - The United Nations on Thursday called for an investigation after Reuters reported that Cameroonian soldiers opened fire on fleeing civilians during a weekend rai...
Jan 14, 2021
Canada’s Trudeau wants to serve for ‘number of more years,’ rules out vaccine passports
By Amran Abocar and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, giving a rare insight into his future plans, said he wanted to serve Canadians for a number of years to c...
Jan 14, 2021
U.S. taking additional actions on South China Sea:Secretary of State Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is taking additional actions on Thursday to preserve a free South China Sea, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, including visa restrictions on Chinese indivi...
Jan 14, 2021
Venezuela central bank says Guaido rebuffed deal to buy coronavirus vaccines
CARACAS (Reuters) - Lawyers for Venezuela's central bank said on Thursday that they sought to negotiate a deal with opposition leader Juan Guaido to purchase coronavirus vaccines in Britain, but that ...
Jan 14, 2021
Romania wants to reopen schools after three-month closure – president
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian schools will reopen next month after a three-month closure of in-person classes if current coronavirus infection rates do not worsen significantly, President Klaus Iohan...
Jan 14, 2021
Canada, allies expect Biden to re-engage U.S. on world stage – Trudeau
By Amran Abocar and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada and other U.S. allies are looking to President-elect Joe Biden to re-engage with the world on such issues as climate change and free trade, ...
Jan 14, 2021
Top U.N. officials urge U.S. to revoke blacklisting of Yemen’s Houthis, warn of famine
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three top United Nations officials all called on the United States on Thursday to revoke its decision to designate Yemen's Houthis a foreign terrorist organiza...
Jan 14, 2021
U.N. food chief warns U.S. designation of Houthis a ‘death sentence’ for innocent Yemenis
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.N. food chief David Beasley on Thursday called for the United States to reverse its decision to designate Yemen's Houthis a foreign terrorist organization and called "the Gulf s...
Jan 14, 2021
Some vaccinated Russians offered laxer COVID-19 curbs, life without masks
By Polina Nikolskaya MOSCOW (Reuters) - Some Russian regions are proposing to relax COVID-19 restrictions such as mandatory mask-wearing and other incentives for Russians who receive the homegrown vac...
Jan 14, 2021
Bahrain says Qatar freed bodybuilding champ detained while fishing
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar has released a bodybuilding champion and two other Bahrainis who had been detained during fishing trips, Bahrain's Interior Ministry said on Thursday. Manama on Sunday demanded...
Jan 14, 2021
