Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Tokyo’s daily COVID cases to exceed 40,000 in record high -FNN, citing govt sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - The daily number of COVID-19 cases in Tokyo is set to exceed 40,000 on Thursday, a record high, broadcaster FNN reported citing government sources. Japan has seen a spike in cases re...
Jul 28, 2022
Malaysia says Indonesia agrees to lift freeze on sending migrant workers
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's Human Resources Minister on Thursday said Indonesia has agreed to lift a freeze on sending its migrant workers to the country effective August 1. The decision comes...
Jul 28, 2022
Debt shadow may hang over Kenya’s next president
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's economic output has more than doubled during President Uhuru Kenyatta's 10 years in office, but a debt binge that fuelled growth and investment could cramp...
Jul 28, 2022
Britain says Ukraine’s counterattack in Kherson gains momentum
(Reuters) - Ukraine's counteroffensive is gathering momentum in the Russian-controlled southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, Britain's defence ministry said on Thursday. "Ukrainian forces have highly li...
Jul 28, 2022
Japan to avoid capping defence spending next year – draft document
By Takaya Yamaguchi and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will hold off on setting a ceiling for next fiscal year's defence spending, a draft of the government's budget outline reviewed by Reu...
Jul 28, 2022
Congo oil blocks auction draws warnings of environmental catastrophe
By Benoit Nyemba and Aaron Ross KINSHASA (Reuters) - Licensing rights for 30 oil and gas blocks in the Democratic Republic of Congo will go up for auction on Thursday, opening parts of the world's sec...
Jul 28, 2022
Australia makes monkeypox a disease of national significance
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said on Thursday the spread of monkeypox was now a "communicable disease incident of national significance" to allow for a more coordinated response, following the World H...
Jul 28, 2022
Biden looks to tamp down Taiwan tension during China Xi call
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping may hold their fifth call as leaders as soon as today, as concerns rise over a possible visit to Chinese-claimed Taiwan by U.S. H...
Jul 28, 2022
Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes off Tocopilla in Chile – EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck off the coast of Tocopilla in Chile on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 80 km (50 mi...
Jul 27, 2022
U.S. Senate climate deal ‘transformative’, backers say
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The nearly $370 billion in climate and energy security measures in the budget reconciliation deal U.S. Senate Democrats struck on Wednesday were whittled down ...
Jul 27, 2022
