Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Indonesia condemns France attacks, but warns against Macron’s remarks
By Maikel Jefriando JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian president Joko Widodo on Saturday condemned what he called "terrorist" attacks in France, but also warned that remarks by President Emmanuel Macron h...
Oct 31, 2020
Armenia, Azerbaijan trade fresh accusations of Karabakh attacks
By Nvard Hovhannisyan and Nailia Bagirova YEREVAN/BAKU (Reuters) - Armenia and Azerbaijan once more accused each other of bombing residential areas on Saturday, in defiance of a pact to avoid the deli...
Oct 31, 2020
Georgia cast ballots in election seen as way for more diverse parliament
By Margarita Antidze TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgians voted for a new parliament on Saturday in an election seen as a test of credibility for the ruling party and a way to form a more diverse parliament....
Oct 31, 2020
Taiwan celebrates equality, coronavirus success in Asia’s largest Pride march
TAIPEI (Reuters) - More than 130,000 people, many wearing rainbow masks, marched through Taipei on Saturday to celebrate LGBTQ+ equality and the island's success in fighting coronavirus, in one of the...
Oct 31, 2020
Turkish rescue workers search for survivors in quake; death toll rises to 27
ANKARA (Reuters) - Rescue workers in western Turkish city of Izmir searched through rubble for survivors on Saturday after a powerful earthquake hit the Aegean Sea on Friday, as the death toll rose to...
Oct 31, 2020
Thai students pose with ‘dissidents’ in graduation protest
By Juarawee Kittisilpa and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) - Some students at Thailand's Thammasat University posed with cardboard cutouts of well-known critics of the monarchy on Saturday in a ...
Oct 31, 2020
Ukraine reports record daily high new coronavirus cases
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine registered a record 8,752 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the national security council said on Saturday, up from 8,312 cases on Friday. Total infections stood at 387...
Oct 31, 2020
Australia’s Melbourne enjoys first weekend out of lockdown as COVID-19 cases dwindle
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Residents in Australia's second largest city of Melbourne on Saturday enjoyed their first weekend of relative freedom after an almost four-month lockdown as corona...
Oct 31, 2020
New Zealand PM Ardern to announce government on November 2
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Saturday she will announce her new government on Monday after offering the Green Party two ministerial portfolios outside of cab...
Oct 31, 2020
Hong Kong media boss distances himself from contentious Hunter Biden-China report
(Reuters) - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai said he personally had "nothing to do with" a report on alleged China business links of the son of U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden, but admitted fund...
Oct 31, 2020
