Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Analysis: China’s would-be chip darling Tsinghua Unigroup bedevilled by debt and bad bets
By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Tsinghua Unigroup, a Chinese conglomerate that has long sought to become a semiconductor powerhouse, is now caught between a rock and a hard place as debt woes mou...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
Trump expected to pardon former adviser Bannon: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to grant clemency to former White House aide Steve Bannon as part of a wave of pardons and commutations he will issue during his final ho...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
China deploys 16 rescue teams to save stricken gold miners
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has deployed 16 professional rescue teams and dozens of medical personnel to try to save 12 miners trapped underground for 10 days after an explosion in a gold mine in north...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
Trump orders 18-month halt to removal of Venezuelans from the U.S
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a halt to removal of certain Venezuelans from the United States for 18 months, citing conditions in the South American country. "T...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
U.S. Senator Burr says Justice Department has ended probe of his stock trades
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Richard Burr said on Tuesday the Justice Department had closed its investigation of stock trades he made last year before a market downturn caused by the coronaviru...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
Chinese scientists develop gene therapy which could delay ageing
By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) - Scientists in Beijing have developed a new gene therapy which can reverse some of the effects of ageing in mice and extend their lifespans, findings which ma...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
In one of his final acts, Trump declassifies documents on FBI’s Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, hours before leaving office, ordered the declassification of a binder of documents related to the FBI's Russia probe that led to a long investigatio...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
Asian markets set for modest upswing after gains on Wall Street
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in Asian markets were poised for gains on Wednesday after Wall Street indexes rose on the back of U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen's push...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
Factbox: What’s in Biden’s immigration bill proposal?
(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden plans to propose an immigration reform bill on the first day of his administration, according to a Jan. 16 memo from his chief of staff Ron Klain. If passed,...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
Chef Jose Andres steps in to feed Washington inauguration troops
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jose Andres has fed hurricane and earthquake victims and some of the millions of Americans left hungry by coronavirus shutdowns. Now he's feeding thousands of...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
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