Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Ten presidential candidates call for election re-run in Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) - Ten defeated presidential candidates in the Central African Republic are calling for the result of a Dec. 27 election to be annulled and the vote repeated, citing irregularities and...
Jan 06, 2021
Dutch play catch-up in Europe’s patchy COVID-19 vaccine drive
By Piroschka van de Wouw VEGHEL, Netherlands (Reuters) - A nurse received the first COVID-19 shot in the Netherlands on Wednesday, kicking off one of Europe's last vaccination programmes for the coron...
Jan 06, 2021
Wikileaks’ Assange denied bail by London court
LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange was denied bail on Wednesday by a British court. "I am satisfied that there are substantial grounds for believing that if Mr Assange is released to...
Jan 06, 2021
Britain signs 550 million sterling weapons contract for F-35 jets
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday that it signed a 550 million pound ($751 million) contract with European weapons-maker MBDA to manufacture surface-attack missiles for use on the country's...
Jan 06, 2021
South Korean police chief apologises amid outrage over death of adopted child
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's police chief apologised on Wednesday amid an outpouring of grief and anger over the death of an adopted child in a country with a long history of adoption...
Jan 06, 2021
China notifies Mekong River neighbours it is holding back waters
By Panu Wongcha-um and Kay Johnson BANGKOK (Reuters) - China has notified downstream neighbours it is holding back the Mekong River flow at a hydropower dam on the waterway's upper reaches for 20 days...
Jan 06, 2021
‘No law can order us’: Greek Christians defy COVID ban on Epiphany services
By Angeliki Koutantou and Deborah Kyvrikosaios ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Christian churches held Epiphany services on Wednesday, openly defying government coronavirus restrictions that banned public ga...
Jan 06, 2021
China plays down WHO concern about delay in coronavirus team’s trip
BEIJING (Reuters) - China played down on Wednesday World Health Organization (WHO) concern about a delay in authorisation for a visit by team of experts looking into the origins of the novel coronavir...
Jan 06, 2021
Spanish care home fire kills 89-year-old woman, injures 18
MADRID (Reuters) - A fire at a Spanish care home killed an 89-year-old woman and injured 18 people, emergency services said on Wednesday. The blaze began on the third floor at the Domusvi-Adorea home ...
Jan 06, 2021
Indonesia Islamic council hopes for halal ruling before mass vaccination
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's highest Muslim clerical council hopes to issue a ruling on whether a COVID-19 vaccine is halal, or permissible under Isla...
Jan 06, 2021
