Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Historic Liberia war crimes trial to open in Switzerland
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The trial of a former Liberian commander accused of rape, pillage, assassinations, and an act of cannibalism opens in Switzerland this week. The trial of Alieu Kosiah,...
Dec 01, 2020
Analysis: Wary Turks aren’t buying Erdogan’s economic promise yet
By Ebru Tuncay, Ezgi Erkoyun and Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's promise of a new economic era triggered a foreign-driven rally in the lira, but local investors ha...
Dec 01, 2020
Robot chef serves Chinese school dinners to lower COVID-19 risk
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Shanghai school is using a bright yellow robot to prepare and serve dishes in its canteen in an effort to improve food safety as China strives to keep the spread of the novel co...
Dec 01, 2020
Hamas Gaza chief tests positive for COVID-19, spokesman says
GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas's Gaza leader, Yehya Al-Sinwar, has tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesman for the Islamist militant group, which runs the Palestinian territory, said on Tuesday. Sinwar, 58,...
Dec 01, 2020
Chefs versus scientists: France’s pandemic fight to keep eating out
By Elizabeth Pineau and Caroline Pailliez PARIS (Reuters) - "Chez Francoise" is a discreetly located venue near the French parliament whose visitors' book boasts signatures from former leaders includi...
Dec 01, 2020
U.S. ‘war on drugs’ in Latin America needs overhaul amid COVID-19 challenges, report says
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States' anti-drug policy in Latin America needs to change if Washington is to effectively combat a problem worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, a U...
Dec 01, 2020
Women’s movement sweeps Latin America to loosen abortion restrictions
By Daina Beth Solomon and Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Several weeks pregnant and about to start a job away from home, Lupita Ruiz had no doubts about wanting to end her pre...
Dec 01, 2020
Locked down Greek fir tree farmers wait for Christmas miracle
TAXIARCHIS, Greece (Reuters) - Locked down by coronavirus at their busiest time of year, fir tree farmers in Greece are hoping for a Christmas miracle to salvage a season all but lost. A nationwide lo...
Dec 01, 2020
Further withdrawal from Afghanistan must be tied to peace talks progress: Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) - NATO must not jeopardize the peace negotiations for Afghanistan by withdrawing troops prematurely from the war-torn country, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said ahead of a virtu...
Dec 01, 2020
Elderly Swedish woman accused of imprisoning son for decades
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A 70-year-old woman has been arrested in Sweden's capital on suspicion of holding her son captive at home for up to three decades, police and a prosecutor said on Tuesday. The ma...
Dec 01, 2020
