Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Migrant woman drowns off Greek island of Lesbos, two rescued
ATHENS (Reuters) - One woman drowned off the Greek island of Lesbos and two others were rescued on Friday after they fell out of an overcrowded inflatable raft carrying dozens of migrants, Greece's co...
Dec 18, 2020
Russian serviceman killed in Nagorno-Karabakh while dismantling landmine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian serviceman was killed in the Nagorno-Karabakh region when he was demining a road, the defence ministry said on Friday, Russian news agencies reported. He is the first casu...
Dec 18, 2020
Massive iceberg pivots, breaks near south Atlantic penguin colony island
By Cassandra Garrison (Reuters) - Strong currents have taken hold of a massive Antarctic iceberg that is on a collision course towards South Georgia Island, causing it to shift direction and lose a ma...
Dec 18, 2020
Yemen’s president, separatists announce new power-sharing government
ADEN (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen announced on Friday a new power-sharing cabinet that would include southern separatists in the internationally-recognised government, part of...
Dec 18, 2020
U.S. slaps fresh Venezuela-related sanctions on entity, two people -Treasury website
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday imposed fresh Venezuela-related sanctions targeting two people and a company, as Washington continues to up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro even...
Dec 18, 2020
Airports advised to step up security efforts for COVID-19 vaccine cargo
MONTREAL (Reuters) - Airports around the world are being advised to step up security efforts to protect COVID-19 vaccine shipments amid police warnings of potential targeting from criminal networks. T...
Dec 18, 2020
Ban on food aid restrictions blocked at WTO
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - World Trade Organization members were at odds on Friday over a proposal that would ban countries from restricting food aid deliveries, potentially complicating the res...
Dec 18, 2020
World Court rules it has jurisdiction in Guyana-Venezuela border dispute
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The World Court on Friday ruled it has jurisdiction to hear a dispute between Guyana and Venezuela over the demarcation of their land border, which may ultimately determine which...
Dec 18, 2020
China is hurting its own interests with arbitrary detentions, Canada PM Trudeau says
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday said China undermined its own interests and alienated other nations when it detained two Canadians almost two years ago, after Canad...
Dec 18, 2020
WHO investigators head to China in early January
ZURICH (Reuters) - World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Friday that an international team led by their body would be going to China in the first week of January to investigate the origins...
Dec 18, 2020
