Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
France attack: Church sexton had throat slit while preparing for Mass
By Caroline Pailliez and Matthias Galante PARIS/NICE (Reuters) - As he did every day, the sexton of the Notre Dame church in the French city of Nice opened up the doors around 8:30 a.m. There were few...
Oct 29, 2020
Thai protesters target royal spending at Bangkok rally
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai protesters criticised spending by King Maha Vajiralongkorn's palace and held a "fashion show" that parodied members of the royal family at a rally i...
Oct 29, 2020
Disneyland Paris to close again as France orders second virus lockdown
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's Disneyland theme park in Paris will close again as France heads back into lockdown to fight a second wave of coronavirus infections, the company said on Thursd...
Oct 29, 2020
Saudi Arabia says will open Umrah pilgrimage to Muslims from abroad from November 1: Saudi media
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will open the Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca for Muslims from other countries from Nov. 1, Saudi media reported on Thursday, as the kingdom relaxes measures it had taken to c...
Oct 29, 2020
With ropes and wooden guns, returning Armenians train for war
By Maria Tsvetkova YEREVAN (Reuters) - When conflict broke out in Nagorno-Karabakh last month, Aghasi Asatryan was thousands of kilometres away in Germany, embarking on a career as an IT specialist. T...
Oct 29, 2020
Scarred by war but home at last, two Libyan families pray for peace
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libya's warring armies have agreed a ceasefire and, years after being forced to flee for their lives, the Bouzids and the Alis are finally back at home. Like many o...
Oct 29, 2020
Meghan Markle wins bid to delay court battle with newspaper
LONDON (Reuters) - Meghan, the wife of Britain's Prince Harry, won her bid to have a privacy action against a tabloid newspaper delayed after a London court ruled last month the paper could amend its ...
Oct 29, 2020
Greenland ‘proud’ its role in U.S. security recognised as air base sore point resolved
By Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The United States and Greenland have agreed to strengthen economic and trade ties after resolving a dispute over a service contract to a U.S. air base in t...
Oct 29, 2020
West Bank Palestinians’ olive trees burn as U.N. urges protection for harvest
By Ali Sawafta and Rami Ayyub BURQA, West Bank (Reuters) - For many West Bank Palestinians, the olive tree is both a revered cultural emblem and an economic necessity - but it has also become a focal ...
Oct 29, 2020
Factbox: Key details from fifth plenum of China’s Communist Party
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Central Committee, the largest of the ruling Communist Party's top decision-making bodies, have concluded a four-day meeting on China's economi...
Oct 29, 2020
