Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Putin and Saudi crown prince discuss OPEC+ agreements and coronavirus
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed energy markets and the implementation of agreements by the oil producers group known as OPEC+, ...
Oct 17, 2020
Belgian foreign minister tests positive for coronavirus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's foreign minister Sophie Wilmes said on Saturday she had tested positive for COVID-19. "My Covid test result is positive. Contamination probably occurred within my family...
Oct 17, 2020
Lebanon’s biggest Christian party says won’t back Hariri for PM
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's largest Christian political party said on Saturday it would not back the nomination of former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri to lead a government to tackle a deep economic ...
Oct 17, 2020
Divided world is failing COVID-19 test, says frustrated U.N. chief
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - A divided world has failed to rise to the challenge of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday and warned concer...
Oct 17, 2020
British artist Banksy claims hula-hooping girl street art
NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) - The elusive British street artist Banksy confirmed on Saturday that a new artwork that appeared on a wall in Nottingham, central England, depicting a young girl using a...
Oct 17, 2020
COVID-19 case confirmed in pope’s Vatican residence
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A man living in the same Vatican residence as Pope Francis has tested positive for COVID-19 and gone into isolation, the Vatican said on Saturday. The man, who was not identif...
Oct 17, 2020
ICC delegation to visit Sudan to discuss case against Bashir
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - An International Criminal Court delegation is to visit Sudan to discuss the cases of ousted president Omar al-Bashir and other former officials, the government said on Saturday. T...
Oct 17, 2020
New Zealand’s Ardern storms to re-election with ‘be strong, be kind’ mantra
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Jacinda Ardern turned speaking from the heart and smiling through adversity into a winning formula for a blowout re-election as New Zealand's leader on Saturday...
Oct 17, 2020
Polish bishop caught up in abuse negligence case resigns
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday accepted the resignation of the bishop of the Polish diocese of Kalisz who has been accused of shielding priests known to have sexually abused childre...
Oct 17, 2020
British COVID-19 testing adviser calls for ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown
LONDON (Reuters) - A professor who has advised the British government on its COVID-19 testing programme said on Saturday a short nationwide lockdown was needed due to "eye-watering" levels of infectio...
Oct 17, 2020
