Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Indonesia police say kill two militants linked to Philippine church bombs
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A counter-terrorism unit raiding a militant hideout in central Indonesia on Wednesday killed two men suspected by police of involvement in twin bombings at a Philippine church in 2...
Jan 06, 2021
Tokyo daily coronavirus cases exceed 1,500, renewing record – media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's had a record 1,591 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, local media reported, as Japan braces for a new state of emergency for the greater metropolitan area. Rising infections...
Jan 06, 2021
Pizza-sized boxes and paying a premium: Israel’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout
By Ari Rabinovitch, Maayan Lubell and Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Order early, pay a lot, digitise distribution and stretch the supply. That is how Israel came to be a leader of the world's CO...
Jan 06, 2021
American lawyer arrested by HK police in national security crackdown
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Police in Hong Kong arrested an American lawyer under the city's national security law on Wednesday, a source at his law firm told Reuters, hours after authorities arrested dozen...
Jan 06, 2021
South Korea rolls out mass testing for 70,000 prisoners and staff
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea rolled out mass testing for 52 prisons in the country after a massive prison outbreak and may extend flight suspensions from Britain in a bid to prevent the...
Jan 05, 2021
Lima Group nations say ‘do not recognize legitimacy’ of Venezuela National Assembly
(Reuters) - A regional bloc comprised mostly of Latin American nations said on Tuesday that it does not "recognize the legitimacy or legality of the National Assembly installed on January 5" in Venezu...
Jan 05, 2021
Nepal’s top court to begin hearing on dissolution of parliament amid political flux
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's top court on Wednesday will begin hearings on petitions challenging Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli's sudden decision to dissolve the parliament, a move th...
Jan 05, 2021
Salvadoran court orders ex-president to return $4.4 million in stolen funds
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - A civil court in El Salvador on Tuesday found former President Elias Antonio Saca and his wife Ana Mixco guilty of "illicit enrichment" and ordered them to ...
Jan 05, 2021
China reports 32 new COVID-19 cases vs 33 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 32 new COVID-19 cases on Jan. 5, down from 33 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Wednesday. The National Health Commissio...
Jan 05, 2021
Over 50 Hong Kong activists arrested for breaching security law-media
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Over 50 pro-democratic activists in Hong Kong were arrested on Wednesday for breaking the city's contentious national security law, local media reported, in the biggest crackdown...
Jan 05, 2021
