Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Myanmar’s ruling party denounces post-poll violence after MP-elect shot dead
YANGON (Reuters) - A newly elected MP for Myanmar's ruling party has been shot dead by an unidentified gunman in northern Shan state and the party on Sunday urged a quick investigation, denouncing pol...
Nov 22, 2020
Taiwan says unnamed U.S. official is visiting, cannot give details
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A U.S. official has arrived in Taiwan, the island's foreign ministry said on Sunday, adding that it could not provide details as the trip has not been made public. The de facto U.S....
Nov 22, 2020
France demands Pakistan rectifies Macron Nazi jibe
PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign ministry has demanded Pakistan authorities withdraw comments made by one of its ministers that President Emmanuel Macon was treating Muslims like Nazis had treated J...
Nov 22, 2020
Iran vows to crush any Israeli attempt to hit its ‘advisory’ role in Syria
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran on Sunday vowed to defeat any Israeli attempt to harm its role in Syria, saying the era of "hit and run" attacks by Israel there was over, days after Israel carried out air stri...
Nov 22, 2020
France to start easing lockdown rules in three steps, government spokesman says
PARIS (Reuters) - France will start easing coronavirus lockdown rules in coming weeks, carrying out the process in three stages so as to avoid a new flareup in the pandemic, the government said on Sun...
Nov 22, 2020
UK’s Sunak: no return to austerity in new spending plan
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak said there would be no return to austerity and instead he will announce "quite a significant" increase in funding for public services in a one-y...
Nov 22, 2020
Ethiopia military: we will use tanks, artillery to capture city of Mekelle
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The Ethiopian military plans to use tanks to encircle Mekelle, the capital of northern Tigray region, and is warning civilians it may also use artillery on the city, state medi...
Nov 22, 2020
Afghanistan conference to set aid cuts, conditions amid war, pandemic
(Reuters) - Afghanistan faces funding cuts and tighter restrictions on vital aid from an international donor conference this week, marking further challenges for a nation torn by two decades of war an...
Nov 22, 2020
WHO COVID envoy fears third wave, calls Europe response ‘incomplete’
ZURICH (Reuters) - A World Health Organization (WHO) special COVID-19 envoy predicted a third wave of the pandemic in Europe in early 2021, if governments repeat what he said was a failure to do what ...
Nov 22, 2020
Thousands join annual Taiwan protest, anger focused on U.S. pork
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Thousands of people thronged Taipei's streets on Sunday for the annual "Autumn Struggle" protest march organised by labour groups, with much of the anger focused on the government's...
Nov 22, 2020
