Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Cyber attack on U.S. government may have started earlier than initially thought – U.S. senator
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The unprecedented cyber attack on U.S. government agencies reported this month may have started earlier than last spring as previously believed, a U.S. senator...
Dec 30, 2020
Asian shares hover near record high, risk currencies in favor
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares are set to end a tumultuous 2020 by hovering near record highs on Thursday while riskier currencies cruised near 2-1/2-year peaks, buoyed by hopes that COVID-19 vacci...
Dec 30, 2020
U.S. slaps tariffs on French and German wines, aircraft parts amid EU dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. trade officials on Wednesday said they were increasing tariffs on certain European Union products, including aircraft-related parts and wines from France and Germany, amid ...
Dec 30, 2020
In old Bangkok, a goddess resists a wave of gentrification
By Jorge Silva BANGKOK (Reuters) - Inside the shrine of Chao Mae Thap Thim in Bangkok, a figurine of the sea goddess Mazu sits in the centre of a gold-framed altar of deities in a room festooned with ...
Dec 30, 2020
Japan awarded more than 100 contracts over 10 years to Dentsu-linked non-profit groups
By Ju-min Park, Sakura Murakami, Mari Saito and Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government has awarded more than 100 contracts over the last decade to two non-profit groups set up by ...
Dec 30, 2020
Case of highly infectious UK variant of coronavirus identified in California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The highly infectious coronavirus variant originally discovered in Britain has been detected in California, California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday, a day after the ...
Dec 30, 2020
McConnell rules out quick vote on House bill for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday that the Senate would not move quickly to consider a bill from the House of Representatives that would raise direct...
Dec 30, 2020
Actress Dawn Wells, castaway Mary Ann on TV’s ‘Gilligan’s Island,’ dies from COVID-19
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Dawn Wells, who parlayed her girl-next-door charm and wholesome beauty into enduring TV fame as the sweet-natured desert island castaway Mary Ann on the classic 1960s sitcom...
Dec 30, 2020
New York Chinatown’s Asian Pearl River Mart closing store next year
By Aleksandra Michalska (Reuters) - Pearl River Mart, New York Chinatown's landmark emporium for everything Asian since 1971, will close its flagship store in early 2021 as the pandemic has left the f...
Dec 30, 2020
Cash strapped Americans ask Mnuchin where their ‘stimmy’ checks are
By Imani Moise, Anirban Sen and Michelle Price (Reuters) - Mixed messages from banks and the U.S. Treasury Department have caused confusion and frustration for millions of struggling Americans waiting...
Dec 30, 2020
