Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Duterte’s pick for top cop causes stir over drugs deaths, lockdown party
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine activists voiced concern on Monday about President Rodrigo Duterte's choice of a new police chief, warning of unchecked human rights abuses ahead and a crackdown on disse...
Nov 09, 2020
Islamist meeting underscores Austrian intelligence failure over attack
VIENNA (Reuters) - The scale of Austria's intelligence failure before last week's deadly jihadist attack in Vienna became clearer on Monday as the Interior Ministry confirmed the attacker had taken pa...
Nov 09, 2020
Italy’s national unity splinters in face of COVID-19 second wave
By Gavin Jones and Emilio Parodi MILAN/ROME (Reuters) - Italy won plaudits for its discipline and unity in fighting the Western world's first coronavirus outbreak in the spring, but that sense of comm...
Nov 09, 2020
Explainer: Suu Kyi, the army, insurgency – Myanmar’s 2020 election explained
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's ruling party led by Aung San Suu Kyi claimed victory on Monday after a general election seen as a referendum on the first democratic government to lead the country since t...
Nov 09, 2020
Hong Kong pro-democracy legislators threaten mass resignations
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong pro-democracy legislators threatened mass resignations on Monday amid reports Beijing plans to disqualify four opposition lawmakers who had been accused by the ruling c...
Nov 09, 2020
China, Russia hold off on congratulating Biden; U.S. allies rally round
By Cate Cadell and Dmitry Antonov BEIJING/MOSCOW (Reuters) - China and Russia held off congratulating U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Monday, with Bejing saying it would follow usual custom in its r...
Nov 09, 2020
Fighting rages around strategic city in Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia says
By Nvard Hovhannisyan and Nailia Bagirova YEREVAN/BAKU (Reuters) - Armenia reported heavy fighting around a strategic city in Nagorno-Karabakh on Monday, a day after Azerbaijan said it had captured it...
Nov 09, 2020
Bahrain cabinet approves air services MOU with Israel: state news agency
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain's government approved on Monday a memorandum of understanding with Israel, covering air services, the state-run agency of the Gulf country said. Bahrain and Israel signed in ...
Nov 09, 2020
China holds off on sending congratulations to Biden
BEIJING (Reuters) - China, which has held off on congratulating U.S. presidential election winner Joe Biden even as leaders of other countries have done so, said on Monday it would follow custom in re...
Nov 09, 2020
Swiss report 17,309 new coronavirus cases over three days
ZURICH (Reuters) - Coronavirus infections rose by 17,309 cases since Friday, data from Swiss health authorities showed on Monday. Total confirmed cases in Switzerland and neighbouring principality Lie...
Nov 09, 2020
