Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Pitcairn Islands to light final Platinum Jubilee beacon
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The entire population of the Pitcairn Islands - 35 permanent residents - will make the Pacific Ocean territory the last place in the Commonwealth to light a beac...
Jun 02, 2022
U.S., South Korea, Japan envoys meet on North Korea nuclear tension
By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) - Officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Friday for talks on North Korea amid signs the isolated country is preparing to conduct a nu...
Jun 02, 2022
Ford, folksy in face of criticism, clinches second term as Ontario premier
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - A larger-than-life politician, Ontario premier Doug Ford beat back criticism of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic to win a second term for his party o...
Jun 02, 2022
Guatemala welcomes reports that Spain will hike quota of temporary workers
By Enrique Garcia GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala welcomes reports that Spain will increase its quota for the number of temporary workers coming from Central America, the government said on Thurs...
Jun 02, 2022
France’s Macron seen winning parliament majority but PM Borne unpopular, poll shows
PARIS (Reuters) - Fifty-seven percent of French people expect President Emmanuel Macron to win a majority in mid-June's parliamentary elections, although the same percentage want Prime Minister Elisab...
Jun 02, 2022
Russian Pacific fleet begins week-long exercises with more than 40 vessels -Russian agencies
(Reuters) - Russia's Pacific Fleet launched a week-long series of exercises with more than 40 ships and up to 20 aircraft taking part, Russian news agencies quoted the defence ministry as saying. The ...
Jun 02, 2022
Australia’s new PM endorses wage increase to ease pain of inflation
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's new centre-left Labor government on Friday proposed raising the minimum wage to ease the financial burden on families hit by soaring energy prices and a spike in consume...
Jun 02, 2022
U.S.-Taiwan trade talks could outpace Indo-Pacific effort -USTR official
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. trade negotiations with Taiwan could move more quickly than broader talks with 12 Indo-Pacific countries given strong interest in Taipei and Washington ...
Jun 02, 2022
Mystery surrounds how munitions imported for Indonesia’s civilian spies were used in attacks on villages
By Tom Allard and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA(Reuters) - Almost 2,500 mortar shells from Serbia bought for Indonesia's spy agency last year were converted to be air-dropped, and some were used in attacks...
Jun 02, 2022
Progressive Conservatives projected to win Ontario election, CBC says
TORONTO (Reuters) - Ontario's Progressive Conservative party was projected to win provincial election Thursday evening, allowing them to form government for a second term in Canada's most populous pro...
Jun 02, 2022
