Category: World News

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan said on Thursday that preparations for a rare state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping planned for April were going ahead, even as it called for … Read More

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s interim prime minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday said the king has decided to call on parliament to decide who has enough support to become the … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain received the highest number of immigrants from outside the European Union since 2004 in the year to the end of September, driven by an increased number … Read More

GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet urged Saudi Arabia on Thursday to uphold freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly and review convictions of activists, religious leaders and … Read More

By Joyce Lee and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) – A Korean Air <003490.KS> flight attendant who worked on flights between Seoul and Los Angeles subsequently tested positive for the coronavirus, … Read More

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Shelling on Thursday morning forced a suspension of flights at Mitiga, the only functioning airport in Libya’s capital Tripoli, airport authorities said in a statement on Facebook. … Read More

By David Stanway and Josh Smith SHANGHAI/SEOUL (Reuters) – The number of new coronavirus infections inside China – the source of the outbreak – was for the first time overtaken … Read More

By Danish Siddiqui and Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Mohammad Zubair was on his way home from a local mosque in northeast New Delhi when he came across a … Read More

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Carbon emissions throughout the full value chain of IKEA furniture fell for the first time last year, brand owner Inter IKEA said on Thursday citing increased use … Read More

By Jennifer Dobner SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Legislation to effectively decriminalize polygamy among consenting adults in Utah overwhelmingly passed the state House of Representatives in Salt Lake City on … Read More