Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
US Rep. George Santos faces effort to expel him from Congress after scathing report
By Moira Warburton and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Embattled U.S. Representative George Santos faced a fresh effort to expel him from Congress on Friday, the day after fellow lawmakers release...
Nov 17, 2023
Biden, Trump unpopularity buoys third party hopes for 2024 US election
By Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facing a likely choice between Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential race, many Americans are desperate for younger, less divis...
Nov 17, 2023
Georgia boils Caucasian grape candy as wine harvest ends
By David Chkhikvishvili TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia's grape harvest may be over, but vineyard owner and hotelier George Piradashvili's work for the year is far from finished. At his winery in the east...
Nov 17, 2023
Magnitude 6.7 earthquake shakes southern Philippines – GFZ
MANILA (Reuters) -A magnitude 6.7 earthquake rattled the southern Philippine region of Mindanao on Friday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said, and while there were no immediate repo...
Nov 17, 2023
Adverse weather disrupts some flights at Dubai’s main airport
DUBAI (Reuters) - Adverse weather in the United Arab Emirates has caused some disruption to flights at Dubai's main airport, a spokesperson for operator Dubai Airports said on Friday. "As of 10am UAE ...
Nov 17, 2023
Parts of river Rhine in south Germany closed to shipping
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Parts of the river Rhine in south Germany remain closed to shipping on Friday after a rise in water levels following heavy rain this week, German authorities said on Friday. Rhine ...
Nov 17, 2023
US’s Biden signs stopgap spending bill, White House says
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden signed on Thursday a stopgap spending bill to avert government shutdown, the White House said. (Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt, Gokul Pisharody in Bengaluru; Editin...
Nov 17, 2023
Analysis-What China’s Xi gained from his Biden meeting
By Michael Martina and Greg Torode SAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG (Reuters) - When Chinese President Xi Jinping met executives for dinner on Wednesday night in San Francisco, he was greeted with not one, but...
Nov 16, 2023
Environmental groups urge funding halt for TotalEnergies’ Mozambique project
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Banks and other financiers should withdraw their support of TotalEnergies' $20 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Mozambique, environmental lobby gr...
Nov 16, 2023
Kenya could lose up to 7.25% of GDP to climate change, World Bank says
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya could lose up to 7.25% of economic output by 2050 if it does not take strong action to adapt to climate change and mitigate its effects, the World Bank said ...
Nov 16, 2023
