Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Iran’s Zarif open to oil, Gulf security contacts with U.S., not on Israel
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran may cooperate with the United States on oil and security in the Gulf, but not on Israel, the Iranian foreign minister said in remarks published on Saturday. Ties between Tehran ...
Jan 23, 2021
Bulgaria to ease some COVID-19 rules, restaurants closed for now
By Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria will ease some coronavirus restrictions from February 4 though restaurants will remain closed for now due to concerns about the new coronavirus variant,...
Jan 23, 2021
Saudi Arabia expects ‘excellent relations’ with Biden administration
LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Saturday the kingdom was optimistic that it would have "excellent relations" with the new U.S. administration of President Joe Biden an...
Jan 23, 2021
Portugal holds presidential election as COVID-19 cases spiral
By Victoria Waldersee LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese voters - largely confined to their homes due to a strict COVID-19 lockdown - will pick a new president on Sunday, but many fear going to the polls c...
Jan 23, 2021
Taiwan reports large incursion by Chinese air force
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Eight Chinese bomber planes and four fighter jets entered the southwestern corner of Taiwan's air defence identification zone on Saturday, and Taiwan's air force deployed missiles t...
Jan 23, 2021
Iditarod sled-dog race losing Exxon support amid animal-rights pressure
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The world's most famous sled-dog race, celebrated by Alaskans for half a century but condemned by animal-rights activists as inhumane, is losing one of it...
Jan 22, 2021
‘I want to feel safe again’: Americans lament slow pace of U.S. COVID-19 vaccine rollout
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Jerry Shapiro, a 78-year-old pharmacist from Los Angeles, is at the top of the list of Californians now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, but more t...
Jan 22, 2021
$1 billion U.S. Mega Millions jackpot up for grabs after record winless streak
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A billion-dollar Mega Millions jackpot that has been building for four months will be up for grabs on Friday, available to whoever can beat the one-in-302 million odds. The grand ...
Jan 22, 2021
California opens civil rights probe into Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's top prosecutor opened an investigation on Friday into the scandal-plagued Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, probing accusations the agency h...
Jan 22, 2021
More than 100 National Guard in Washington for inauguration test positive for coronavirus: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Between 100 and 200 National Guard deployed to Washington D.C to provide security for President Joe Biden's inauguration have tested positive for the coronavirus, a U.S. officia...
Jan 22, 2021
