Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Indonesia holds regional polls under shadow of rising COVID-19 cases
By Stanley Widianto and Yuddy Cahya Budiman JAKARTA/DEPOK, Indonesia (Reuters) -Indonesians streamed into polling stations to vote in regional elections on Wednesday, with health experts warning of th...
Dec 09, 2020
Ethiopia’s war risks leaving manufacturing dreams in tatters
By Ruma Paul, Anna Ringstrom and Joe Bavier ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - When Bangladeshi textile firm DBL set up shop in Ethiopia two years ago, the African nation was the garment industry's bright new fr...
Dec 09, 2020
In conservative Indonesia, a gay ex-policeman takes his battle to court
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - The first gay Indonesian policeman to sue the conservative country's police force for wrongful dismissal due to sexual orientation was back in courts this week,...
Dec 09, 2020
Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow denied bail after landmark sentencing
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow was denied bail on Wednesday pending an appeal against her 10-month jail sentence on charges related to unauthorised assembly during a...
Dec 08, 2020
Senior El Salvador official resigns, in blow to president
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said on Tuesday a senior official had stepped down to address allegations he has schemed to cover up financial wrongdoing by the government, ...
Dec 08, 2020
One year on, New Zealand remembers volcano tragedy that killed and injured dozens
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand on Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the volcanic eruption on White Island that killed 22 people, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern describing the tragic...
Dec 08, 2020
Singapore ‘cruise-to-nowhere’ turns back after COVID-19 case aboard
By John Geddie SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A passenger aboard a Royal Caribbean 'cruise-to-nowhere' from Singapore has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing all guests to be quarantined in their cabins and ...
Dec 08, 2020
Canadian detainees in China in good mental and physical state -ambassador
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Two Canadian men who have been detained by China for more than two years, in what Canada sees as retribution for its arrest of a Chinese executive, are in good mental and physical c...
Dec 08, 2020
After weeks of caution, Mexican president set to recognize Biden win -sources
By Dave Graham and David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's president is expected to congratulate U.S. President-elect Joe Biden next week on his victory once it is certified, three officia...
Dec 08, 2020
Helicopter crashes in French Alps, six people missing
PARIS (Reuters) - Six people were missing in the French Alps on Tuesday after a helicopter crashed at an altitude of 1,800 meters (5,905 feet), local authorities said. The pilot of the aircraft, which...
Dec 08, 2020
