Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
NYSE to go ahead with delisting three Chinese telecom firms, reversing course again
(Reuters) - The New York Stock Exchange said on Wednesday it is planning to move forward with the delistings of three Chinese telecom companies, in another U-turn a day after U.S. Treasury Secretary t...
Jan 06, 2021
English school exams cancelled after COVID-19 disruption
LONDON (Reuters) - Schoolchildren in England will not sit formal exams this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, education minister Gavin Williamson said on Wednesday, with teachers to assess student...
Jan 06, 2021
CVS Health to administer first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at U.S. nursing homes by Jan 25
(Reuters) - CVS Health Corp said on Thursday it expects to complete administering the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines at nearly 8,000 U.S. nursing facilities by Jan. 25, amid growing concerns about a ...
Jan 06, 2021
U.S. private payrolls decline in December for first time since April – ADP
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. private companies unexpectedly shed workers in December for the first time in eight months as out-of-control COVID-19 infections unleashed a fresh wave of...
Jan 06, 2021
Amazon.com to spend $2 billion in homebuilding near key U.S. offices
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it would spend $2 billion to create affordable homes in regions where three of its major U.S. employment hubs are located. The company said it intends to c...
Jan 06, 2021
EU exec OK for Moderna vaccine to come shortly -EU health chief
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will shortly approve for use the COVID-19 vaccine developed by U.S. company Moderna, the bloc's top health official said after the European Medicines Agenc...
Jan 06, 2021
Special Report-U.S. regulators ignored workers’ COVID-19 safety complaints amid deadly outbreaks
By Chris Kirkham and Benjamin Lesser (Reuters) - Miguel Cabezola, a driver for United Parcel Service Inc in Tucson, Arizona, complained on March 27 to U.S. workplace safety regulators, alleging the co...
Jan 06, 2021
Dutch play catch-up in Europe’s patchy COVID-19 vaccine drive
By Piroschka van de Wouw VEGHEL, Netherlands (Reuters) - A nurse received the first COVID-19 shot in the Netherlands on Wednesday, kicking off one of Europe's last vaccination programmes for the coron...
Jan 06, 2021
Wikileaks’ Assange denied bail by London court
LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange was denied bail on Wednesday by a British court. "I am satisfied that there are substantial grounds for believing that if Mr Assange is released to...
Jan 06, 2021
Explainer-The meeting of the U.S. Congress that will seal Biden’s win
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress will convene on Wednesday to set the seal on President-elect Joe Biden's victory in what is expected to be an unusually contentious and drawn-out ...
Jan 06, 2021
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