Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
China says U.S. undermines Taiwan Strait’s stability
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - China said on Thursday the United States was seriously undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait after a U.S. Navy destroyer sailed through the waters amid escala...
Oct 14, 2020
Mexican billionaire Salinas says has contracted COVID-19
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican business tycoon and billionaire Ricardo Salinas has COVID-19, he said on Twitter on Wednesday. Salinas controls Grupo Salinas, a group of Mexican companies includ...
Oct 14, 2020
Thai protesters cleared from outside PM’s office
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai protesters who had occupied the space outside Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha's office in Bangkok were cleared by police early on Thursday, a Reuters witness said. Photograph...
Oct 14, 2020
North Korea’s Kim pushes for major construction in typhoon-hit areas: KCNA
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited construction sites for new homes that are part of a "grandiose plan" to rebuild towns hit hard by typhoons and summer floods, st...
Oct 14, 2020
Thailand moves to quell protests with bans on gatherings and news
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Juarawee Kittisilpa BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's government banned gatherings of five or more people and the publication of news or online messages that could harm nat...
Oct 14, 2020
Jacinda Ardern eyes historic election win in COVID-free New Zealand
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is widely expected to win a second term this weekend, buoyed by a decisive yet compassionate leadership style under cr...
Oct 14, 2020
Brazil registers 749 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil has registered 749 additional coronavirus deaths over the last 24 hours and 27,235 new cases, the nation's Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The South American count...
Oct 14, 2020
Japan’s Dentsu lobbied for and funded campaign for Tokyo games, documents show, despite Olympics contract
By Antoni Slodkowski, Mari Saito and Nathan Layne TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dentsu Group Inc donated more than $6 million to Tokyo's successful campaign to host the 2020 Olympics, according to bank r...
Oct 14, 2020
Merkel urges young people to do without parties to fight coronavirus
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged young people to do their part to halt the spread of the coronavirus after private parties were repeatedly blamed for localized outbreaks in Ger...
Oct 14, 2020
Australian intelligence agencies prepare for small satellite deployment
By Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian intelligence agencies are planning to experiment with small satellite technology, which typically includes aircraft and marine vessel tracking as well...
Oct 14, 2020
