Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. House Republican Kevin Brady tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Kevin Brady, the top Republican on the House of Representatives tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, said on Tuesday that he had tested positive for coronav...
Jan 05, 2021
Bitcoin breaks above $35,000 to touch new high
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Bitcoin traded above $35,000 for the first time in Asia on Wednesday, rising to a high of $35,879 and extending a rally that has seen the digital currency rise more than 800% sinc...
Jan 05, 2021
Exclusive-Alibaba plans to raise at least $5 billion via dollar bond this month -sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba Group Holding Ltd plans to raise at least $5 billion through the sale of a U.S. dollar-denominated bond this month, four people with direct know...
Jan 05, 2021
U.S. judge denies effort to stop drilling auction in Arctic refuge
(Reuters) - A federal judge in Alaska on Tuesday ruled that the Trump administration's planned auction of oil drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge could proceed as planned on Wednesd...
Jan 05, 2021
Former U.S. President Bush will attend Biden’s inauguration, Bush spokesman says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Republican U.S. President George W. Bush plans to attend Democratic President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20, a Bush spokesman said on Tuesday. "President and ...
Jan 05, 2021
Proud Boys leader banned, arrests made in U.S. election protests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington police banned the leader of a far-right group from the city and made two arrests on Tuesday as protesters supporting President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the...
Jan 05, 2021
Asian stocks mixed as markets await U.S. runoff results
By Imani Moise NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday as investors anxiously awaited results of U.S. runoff elections that would determine the legislative balance of power in the wo...
Jan 05, 2021
UK lockdown causes biggest drop in new car sales since World War Two
By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - British new car sales fell nearly 30% last year in their biggest annual drop since 1943 as lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus hit the sector, a ...
Jan 05, 2021
Over 50 Hong Kong activists arrested for breaching security law-media
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Over 50 pro-democratic activists in Hong Kong were arrested on Wednesday for breaking the city's contentious national security law, local media reported, in the biggest crackdown...
Jan 05, 2021
Georgia voters evenly split over who should control U.S. senate: Edison Research
(Reuters) - Georgia voters in Tuesday's run-off races in their state to determine control of the U.S. Senate were evenly divided about which party should prevail, an exit poll showed. Edison Research'...
Jan 05, 2021
