Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Before Christmas, German crematorium struggles with COVID-19 deaths
By Jiri Skacel and Matthias Rietschel MEISSEN, Germany (Reuters) - A German crematorium in the eastern state of Saxony, which has been hit hard by the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, is strug...
Dec 23, 2020
Dozens dead after attack by gunmen in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz region
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Dozens of people died in a dawn attack on Wednesday by unknown gunmen in Ethiopia's western region of Benishangul-Gumuz, residents told Reuters, the latest deadly violence in t...
Dec 23, 2020
‘I was scared’: home-coming French expats relieved to escape Britain
PARIS (Reuters) - Sam Cabral, a French expatriate living in Britain, expressed relief on Wednesday as she stepped off a Eurostar train from London, becoming one of the first people to make the trip af...
Dec 23, 2020
Kosovo pins U.N. membership hopes on Biden presidency
By Fatos Bytyci SOJEVE, Kosovo (Reuters) - Like many Kosovars, cattle seller Xhelal Terstena hopes incoming U.S. President Joe Biden will help the small Balkan country's push for United Nations member...
Dec 23, 2020
U.S. expands sanctions on Belarus over August election, crackdown on protesters
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday expanded sanctions on Belarus, targeting four entities and 40 individuals over their roles in a disputed presidential election...
Dec 23, 2020
Moscow city councillor given suspended 2-year sentence over protests
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Yulia Galyamina, a Moscow city councillor and critic of the Kremlin, was given a a two-year suspended jail term on Wednesday after being found guilty of repeatedly violating rules f...
Dec 23, 2020
Russian lawmakers vote for jail penalties for online slander
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's lower house of parliament approved in its third and final reading on Wednesday a draft law on introducing jail terms for people found guilty of making slanderous comments o...
Dec 23, 2020
Leaked Hamas Christmas memo causes Christian dismay in Gaza
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - A leaked Hamas memo showing Gaza's ruling Islamist group wanted to curb Christmas celebrations among Gaza's Muslim majority has upset the enclave's tiny Christian...
Dec 23, 2020
Families of Italian Covid victims seek $122 million from government
ROME (Reuters) - Around 500 relatives of people who died of COVID-19 in Italy said on Wednesday they were initiating legal action against regional and national authorities, seeking 100 million euros (...
Dec 23, 2020
COVID-19 vaccinations to begin in Mexico on Thursday, president says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - COVID-19 vaccinations will begin in Mexico on Thursday, starting with healthcare workers, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told a regular news conference on Wednes...
Dec 23, 2020
