Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Harris to receive shot in bid to boost U.S. confidence in vaccines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will receive a COVID-19 vaccine live on television on Tuesday, as the incoming Biden administration seeks to boost confidence in the inoc...
Dec 29, 2020
‘Pray floods don’t kill us’: A day on Rohingya’s remote Bangladesh island
By Mohammad Ponir Hossain BHASAN CHAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - As a Bangladeshi naval ship anchored off a remote Bay of Bengal island, some of the Rohingya Muslim refugees aboard clapped in anticipatio...
Dec 29, 2020
“Many injured” as strong earthquake strikes Croatia, Slovenia shuts power nuclear plant as precaution
ZAGREB (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck a town in Croatia on Tuesday, with the emergency services saying many people had been injured and video footage showing people being rescued fr...
Dec 29, 2020
Ad Council launches vaccine education campaign for healthcare providers
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Nonprofit group the Ad Council and public health coalition COVID Collaborative launched an education campaign on Tuesday for doctors and nurses to boost public confidence in...
Dec 29, 2020
French fashion designer Pierre Cardin dies at 98
PARIS (Reuters) - French designer Pierre Cardin, who upended fashion styles in the 1960s and 70s with futuristic looks, has died at the age of 98, France's Fine Arts Academy said in a statement on Twi...
Dec 29, 2020
Futures at record levels on fiscal aid relief, vaccine optimism
By Devik Jain (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures scaled all-time highs on Tuesday as bets that fiscal aid will speed up a vaccine-led recovery in the economy boosted sentiment in the final days of t...
Dec 29, 2020
Wealthy hospitals rake in U.S. disaster aid for COVID-19 costs
By Chad Terhune (Reuters) - After collecting billions of dollars in U.S. coronavirus aid, many of the nation's wealthiest nonprofit hospitals are now tapping into disaster relief funds that critics sa...
Dec 29, 2020
Special Report: UAE emerges as hub for companies helping Venezuela avoid U.S. oil sanctions
By Luc Cohen and Marianna Parraga NEW YORK (Reuters) - In June, the United States imposed sanctions on half a dozen oil tankers managed by established shipping firms. It was a major escalation of Amer...
Dec 29, 2020
In pandemic, Fed showed its muscle in markets still matters
By Howard Schneider (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's response to the coronavirus pandemic began on Feb. 28 with a 44-word statement of faith in the economy from Chair Jerome Powell, an old-schoo...
Dec 29, 2020
Indiana mattress maker loses sleep over new COVID-related supply chain delays
By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) - Lauren Taylor's small mattress factory in northern Indiana has managed to survive during the coronavirus pandemic, with the help of a federal emergency loan and a surge o...
Dec 29, 2020
