Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Islamic state claims knife attack in capital of Russia’s southern Chechnya
CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a knife attack on police on Monday in the capital of Russia's southern Chechnya region, Al-Naba newspaper affiliated with the group said ...
Dec 31, 2020
In northern France, first trucks cross new customs border with UK
CALAIS, France (Reuters) - Moments after Britain completed its divorce with the European Union, the first trucks hauling goods across the new customs border presented their clearance documents to Fren...
Dec 31, 2020
Brexit: United Kingdom exits EU’s orbit after 48 years
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom left the European Union's orbit on Thursday, turning its back on a tempestuous 48-year liaison with the European project for an uncertain post-Brexit future in it...
Dec 31, 2020
Crowds fill streets in China’s pandemic-hit Wuhan, celebrate New Year
By Martin Quin Pollard WUHAN, China (Reuters) - Large crowds took to the streets at midnight on Friday in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, celebrating the arrival of 2021 after a year marred by a de...
Dec 31, 2020
UK PM Johnson says: the state will need to lead – Telegraph
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that in the post-COVID-19 future the state would need to lead by investing in infrastructure, education and technology, the Dai...
Dec 31, 2020
Colombia’s FARC delivers a fraction of pledged peace deal assets by deadline
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's demobilized FARC guerrillas have delivered just a fraction of the assets they had pledged to compensate conflict victims in the four years since they ...
Dec 31, 2020
Peruvian president ‘deplores’ two deaths in farm workers protest, vows to sanction police
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's President Francisco Sagasti has vowed tough action against police after two people, including a teenager, were killed during protests by farm workers over a new controversial a...
Dec 31, 2020
Twenty die in Algeria road accident
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Twenty people, mostly African nationals, died on Thursday when a vehicle carrying them overturned in southern Algeria, the civil protection agency said. Eleven people aboard the ve...
Dec 31, 2020
Ontario finance minister resigns amid outrage over Caribbean holiday
By Maiya Keidan TORONTO (Reuters) - Ontario's Finance Minister Rod Phillips resigned on Thursday after public outrage over a Caribbean vacation he took earlier this month in violation of his own gover...
Dec 31, 2020
Mexico says fentanyl seizures up almost six-fold in 2020
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Seizures of fentanyl in Mexico rose almost six-fold this year, the government said on Thursday, amid more production of the dangerous synthetic opioid that has been blamed for ...
Dec 31, 2020
