Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Coronavirus-sceptic businessman Briatore hospitalized with virus
ROME (Reuters) - Flavio Briatore, one of Italy's most flamboyant businessmen who lambasted restrictions aimed at curbing the COVID-19 epidemic, was hospitalized on Tuesday after testing positive for t...
Aug 25, 2020
U.S. slams Turkey’s Erdogan for hosting Hamas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday it strongly objected to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's recent hosting of two leaders of Hamas in Istanbul. The State Department said the of...
Aug 25, 2020
Eldest son of Brazil’s president tests positive for COVID-19
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of president Jair Bolsonaro, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to a statement by Flavio's spokesman. Flav...
Aug 25, 2020
Sudan and Ethiopia pledge to push for deal on Blue Nile dam
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Ethiopia's prime minister and Sudan's leadership said on Tuesday they would make every effort to reach a deal on a giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile that has caused a bitter d...
Aug 25, 2020
U.N. Security Council president dismisses U.S. sanctions move on Iran
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The president of the U.N. Security Council, Indonesia, said on Tuesday it was "not in the position to take further action" on a U.S. bid to trigger a return of...
Aug 25, 2020
Russia warns U.S., EU against Belarus sanctions, interference
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had warned the United States and European Union against imposing sanctions on its ally Belarus and interfering in its internal affairs. ...
Aug 25, 2020
EU trade chief insists he broke no rules on Irish trip
By John Chalmers and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan insisted on Tuesday he had adhered to all COVID-19 rules during a trip to Ireland in the past month, ...
Aug 25, 2020
UAE, Israel defence ministers discuss normalisation accord by phone: WAM
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates minister of state for defence affairs and Israel's defence minister discussed the UAE-Israel agreement to normalise ties by phone on Tuesday, UAE state news ...
Aug 25, 2020
India charges 19, including 7 Pakistanis, over Kashmir bombing
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) charged 19 people, including 7 Pakistani nationals, on Tuesday over a deadly bomb attack on a security convoy in the Indian-controlled...
Aug 25, 2020
Nightlife in ruins: Beirut blast pummels key industry
By Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) - A cosy Beirut bar, Tenno once hosted a dog's birthday party, vinyl record nights and stand-up comedians. Those days are gone. Its doors collapsed and glass shattere...
Aug 25, 2020
