Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Taiwan faces steady 'drip' of pressure as China tightens pre-inauguration squeeze
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is facing a steady "drip, drip" of Chinese pressure ahead of the inauguration of its next president in May, with officials in Taipei fearing Be...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2024
With Labour in his sights, left-winger Galloway wins in English town
By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -Veteran left-wing political maverick George Galloway won a vote to become the new lawmaker for the English town of Rochdale on Friday, vowing to be a thorn in the ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2024
New species of Amazon anaconda, world's largest snake, discovered
(Reuters) - Researchers in the Amazon have discovered the world's largest snake species - an enormous green anaconda - in Ecuador's rainforest that split off from its closest relatives 10 million year...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2024
New Zealand court orders millions in fines and compensation over deadly volcanic eruption
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A New Zealand court on Friday ordered the tour booking agents and managers of an island where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people to pay survivors more than NZ$10 million ($6.1 mil...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2024
Hardliners set to tighten grip in Iran vote as frustration mounts
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran elects a new parliament on Friday in a vote that will test the popularity of the country's hardline clerical rulers, with mounting public dissent over economic woes and restrict...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2024
Alexei Navalny to be buried in Moscow amid uncertainty, tight security
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny will be buried in Moscow later on Friday amid tight security and fears of a police crackdown two weeks after he suddenly died at the age...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2024
US says it struck missiles, drone that posed threat to Red Sea ships
(Reuters) - The U.S. military said it conducted strikes on Thursday against six mobile anti-ship cruise missiles and an aerial drone that posed a threat to ships in the Red Sea. Military officials det...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2024
Some US lawmakers urge Biden, Blinken not to recognize new Pakistan government
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thirty-one members of the U.S. Congress have signed a letter to President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging them to not recognize a new go...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2024
Vietnam eyes crackdown on workers rights, foreign aid, report says
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Vietnam's ruling Communist Party has directed officials to control trade unions as the country prepares to expand workers' rights, alongside closely monitoring foreign organisation...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2024
UN chief says Gaza killing could require independent investigation
(Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday said the killing of over 100 people seeking humanitarian aid in Gaza was a situation that would require an effective independe...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2024

