Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
‘The Color Purple’ cast praise film’s heritage at London premiere
By Natasha Mulenga and Danielle Broadway LONDON (Reuters) - The cast of the 2023 movie adaptation of "The Color Purple" said that it was important for them to retell the classic story in a new way as ...
Nov 20, 2023
China’s carbon emissions set to peak before 2030 – expert poll
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China is on track to meet a goal to bring its climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions to a peak before 2030, according to a poll of 89 experts from industry and academia publish...
Nov 20, 2023
Japanese whisky turns 100 as craft distilleries transform industry
By Rocky Swift and Chris Gallagher SHIZUOKA CITY, Japan (Reuters) - In a still fuelled by cedar from nearby forests, Shizuoka Distillery, a leader in Japan's new wave of independent whisky makers, cra...
Nov 20, 2023
Texas AG sues Pfizer over quality-control lapses in kids’ ADHD drug
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused Pfizer and its supplier Tris Pharma of providing children's ADHD medicine that it knew might be ineffective to the state's Medi...
Nov 20, 2023
Climate vulnerable nations could get insured for $10 million a year each -research
By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - Wealthy nations could provide 100 of the world's most vulnerable countries a combined $25 billion in annual protection against climate disas...
Nov 20, 2023
White House launches Threads account for Biden, Harris
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - The White House on Monday joined the social media platform Threads, the Meta rival to Elon Musk's X social media platform. The move, which the White House says was in th...
Nov 20, 2023
UN chief, Chile’s Boric to visit Antarctica before COP28 climate summit
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres will travel to Antarctica this week with Chilean President Gabriel Boric to observe the impact of rising temperatures caused by c...
Nov 20, 2023
Trump’s physician says he is in ‘excellent health,’ has lost weight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's physician wrote in a note released on Monday that the former president is in "excellent heath" and that "he will continue to enjoy a healthy active lifestyle for ...
Nov 20, 2023
Live Nation issued subpoena regarding ticketing, fees by US Senate panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster is being sent a subpoena for documents regarding ticket pricing, fees and secondary sales, a U.S. Senate panel said on Monday. Ticketm...
Nov 20, 2023
Neste could have excess sustainable jet fuel by 2028 – executive
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Neste could have excess sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production capacity by 2028 and requires more certainty about long-term demand to justify investment after ...
Nov 20, 2023
