Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Myanmar says most Rakhine voting stations will not operate in Nov election
(Reuters) - More than half the polling stations initially planned in conflict-torn Rakhine for Myanmar's Nov. 8 election will no longer operate, as parts of the state are too unstable for voting, the ...
Oct 17, 2020
Azerbaijan says 12 civilians killed, 40 wounded in Ganja by Armenia shelling
BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan said on Saturday 12 civilians were killed and more than 40 were wounded in the city of Ganja due to shelling by Armenia. The Azeri Prosecutor General's office said that two...
Oct 17, 2020
‘One-der-ful’: Australia’s coronavirus hotspot records single case
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's coronavirus hotspot of Victoria recorded a single case of the disease on Saturday - the lowest daily number since early June - and no deaths, with the ...
Oct 16, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 7,830 to 348,557: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 7,830 to 348,557, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday. The reporte...
Oct 16, 2020
For a teacher in France, a civics class was followed by a gruesome death
By Antony Paone CONFLANS-SAINTE-HONORINE, France (Reuters) - The middle school teacher knifed to death on the street of a Paris suburb on Friday showed his teenage students a cartoon lampooning the Pr...
Oct 16, 2020
Mnuchin to lead U.S. delegation to Israel, Bahrain, UAE Oct. 17-20
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will lead a U.S. delegation traveling to Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates on Oct. 17-20, the Treasury Department said in a statemen...
Oct 16, 2020
Former Mexican defense minister ordered held in U.S. custody
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mexican former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos was ordered during a brief hearing in Los Angeles on Friday to remain in U.S. custody on drug trafficking charges at least u...
Oct 16, 2020
U.S. judge denies request to exempt Catholic churches from New York coronavirus limits
By Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday rejected a request from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn to void New York state's limits on religious gatherings in coronavirus ho...
Oct 16, 2020
Japan PM Suga sends offering to Yasukuni Shrine for war dead: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has sent an offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead to coincide with its autumn festival, public broadcaster NHK reported on...
Oct 16, 2020
New Zealand’s Ardern seeks second term as pandemic-focused polls open
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealanders went to the polls on Saturday in a general election that could see Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern strengthen her left-of-centre hold on government...
Oct 16, 2020
