Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Hunter Biden offers to testify publicly in House Republicans’ probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden on Tuesday offered to testify publicly next month to a House Republican impeachment inquiry of his father's Democratic administration,...
Nov 28, 2023
High cost of capital a bane for energy transition ahead of COP28
By Divya Chowdhury MUMBAI (Reuters) - Advocates for the energy transition are concerned ahead of the COP28 summit in Dubai about the high cost of capital available to make change happen, as policymake...
Nov 28, 2023
Biden to join mourners at memorial of former US first lady Rosalynn Carter
By Rich McKay and Jonathan Allen ATLANTA (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will help lead tributes to Rosalynn Carter, the former U.S. first lady who died on Nov. 19 at ag...
Nov 28, 2023
Pope trip to COP28 will go ahead despite health issues, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, who is recovering from a lung inflammation, will attend the COP28 climate meeting in Dubai as planned, the Vatican said on Tuesday. Spokesman Matteo Bruni, brief...
Nov 28, 2023
Two US projects highlight divide over carbon removal’s role in climate fight
By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) - In Texas, oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum is constructing a giant facility to suck 500,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere annually to keep it...
Nov 28, 2023
Texas top court to hear arguments over abortions in medical emergencies
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A group of patients and doctors will urge Texas' highest court on Tuesday to stop the state from enforcing its near-total abortion ban for women with medical conditions ...
Nov 28, 2023
SEC’s in-house enforcement powers at risk in US Supreme Court case
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - A challenge to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's powers to protect investors from fraud comes before the Supreme Court on Wednesday in another in a series of le...
Nov 28, 2023
Climate change, overharvesting exacerbating Texas oyster decline
By Evan Garcia GALVESTON, Texas (Reuters) - For the second year in a row, Texas has closed the majority of its public oyster reefs for harvesting due to declining populations. Wildlife officials say t...
Nov 28, 2023
Thais give digital spin to ancient ‘floating basket’ festival
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai children crafted virtual rafts and sent them floating down digital rivers, in an environmentally friendly version of an ancient festival. Over the centuries, people have sent ...
Nov 28, 2023
Black Sea navigation in Russia remains restricted amid storm
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Navigation remains restricted around Russia's Black Sea ports in the Krasnodar region due to a storm, the ministry of transport said on Tuesday. "The mercantile fleet remains offsho...
Nov 28, 2023
