Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
‘Has it finished?’ Brazil’s Bolsonaro questions the U.S. election
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a close ally of Republican President Donald Trump and one of the few prominent world leaders still not to have congratulated Democratic Preside...
Nov 12, 2020
Japan not in situation to declare state of emergency over COVID-19, PM Suga says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is not in a situation that requires a state-of-emergency declaration again over the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday, adding that experts backed ...
Nov 12, 2020
Caught off guard, France says ready to play role in Nagorno-Karabakh solution
PARIS (Reuters) - France on Thursday said it was ready to help build a lasting and balanced solution for all sides in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict after a Russia-brokered ceasefire deal appeared to c...
Nov 12, 2020
Surging pandemic has Ontario close to cancelling non-essential surgeries again
By Moira Warburton TORONTO (Reuters) - Ontario will likely have to suspend non-essential surgeries again starting in two weeks, as surging coronavirus cases fill hospital intensive care units (ICU), a...
Nov 12, 2020
France confirms death of soldier in Egypt peace-keeping mission
PARIS (Reuters) - France confirmed on Thursday that one of its soldiers operating in the U.S.-led Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the Egyptian Sinai had been killed in a helicopter crash, t...
Nov 12, 2020
COVID-19 fatality rate down 30% since April: study finds
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - The likelihood that a coronavirus infection will prove fatal has dropped by nearly a third since April due to improved treatment, researchers at the University of Washingt...
Nov 12, 2020
Undaunted by pandemic, Bavarian innkeeper opens drive-through Christmas market
LANDSHUT, Germany (Reuters) - Refusing to allow coronavirus to steal his Christmas, one Bavarian innkeeper has opened a drive-through Christmas market, complete with artificial snow that falls as you ...
Nov 12, 2020
Candles and condemnation as thousands mourn death of Belarus protester
KYIV (Reuters) - Thousands of people carrying candles and flowers gathered in Minsk on Thursday to mourn the death of a 31-year-old anti-government protester who they say was badly beaten by Belarusia...
Nov 12, 2020
UK man charged after car crashes into police station
LONDON (Reuters) - British police charged a man with attempted arson with intent to endanger life following an incident on Wednesday night when a car was driven into a north London police station. The...
Nov 12, 2020
Portugal expands COVID-19 curfew and weekend lockdown to more areas
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal on Thursday announced an expansion of a nightly curfew and weekend lockdown already in place across more than 100 municipalities to a further 77 areas as it scrambles to co...
Nov 12, 2020
