Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
UK scammers tricking victims into paying for fake COVID vaccines
LONDON (Reuters) - Scammers have been defrauding people by falsely offering them COVID vaccines in return for payment, with some victims receiving unidentified jabs, the Welsh health minister said on ...
Jan 11, 2021
BioNTech aims for 2 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses in 2021
BERLIN (Reuters) - German COVID-19 vaccine maker BioNTech, partner of U.S. pharmaceutical group Pfizer, said on Monday it aims to produce two billion doses of its vaccine this year. "We now believe th...
Jan 11, 2021
U.S. House to consider impeachment article on Wednesday -lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives' Rules Committee said he expected the article of impeachment against President Donald Trump to get to the House floor for a vot...
Jan 11, 2021
Wielding machetes and calipers, sweat-soaked scientists count carbon in Amazon
By Jake Spring ITAPU DO OESTE, Brazil (Reuters) - The machete-wielding scientists ventured into the Amazon, hacking through dense jungle as the mid-morning temperature soared past 100 degrees Fahrenhe...
Jan 11, 2021
Novavax bosses cash out for $46 million with COVID-19 vaccine trials still under way
By Jessica DiNapoli (Reuters) - Top executives at U.S. pharmaceutical company Novavax Inc aren't waiting to see how well their COVID-19 vaccine works before they reap the financial rewards. Chief Exec...
Jan 11, 2021
Futures ease from all-time highs as virus cases surge
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped from record levels on Monday, as investors assessed a surge in coronavirus cases and faltering economic indicators following a solid run on ...
Jan 11, 2021
Biden to nominate longtime U.S. diplomat Burns to lead CIA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will nominate former career diplomat and former deputy secretary of state William Burns to lead the CIA, his transition team said on Monday. Burns...
Jan 11, 2021
Pope, in new decree, formally allows more roles for women in Church
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, in another step towards greater equality for women in the Roman Catholic Church, on Monday changed its law to formally allow them to serve as readers, altar serv...
Jan 11, 2021
U.S. bank quarterly profits expected to fall again from pre-COVID levels
By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) - When the biggest U.S. banks begin reporting fourth-quarter results on Friday some of the headlines could show profits plunged by as much as 40% from a year earlier,...
Jan 11, 2021
U.S. small businesses to get more cash as pandemic loan program re-opens
By Michelle Price and Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Monday was set to re-open its signature small business pandemic aid program with $284 billion in new funds and revamp...
Jan 11, 2021
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