Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
China says U.S. should stop using Taiwan to meddle in its affairs
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States should stop using Taiwan to meddle in China's domestic affairs, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law the...
Dec 28, 2020
Ten from Hong Kong face charges in Chinese court amid tight security
By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Security was tight on Monday as 10 people from Hong Kong faced charges in a mainland Chinese court that include illegal border crossing after a boat they we...
Dec 28, 2020
After Trump backs down on stimulus bill, Democrats aim for higher relief checks
By Susan Cornwell and Steve Holland WASHINGTON/PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Monday will try to push through expanded $2,000 pandemic relief payments for Americans aft...
Dec 28, 2020
China jails citizen-journalist for four years over Wuhan virus reporting
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Chinese court handed a four-year jail term on Monday to a citizen-journalist who reported from the central city of Wuhan at the peak of last year's coronavirus outbreak, on grou...
Dec 28, 2020
Man charged with murder, attempted murder after three killed in Illinois shooting
(Reuters) - A 37-year-old man has been charged with first degree murder and attempted first degree murder following a shooting in Rockford, Illinois, in which three people were killed, police said. Th...
Dec 28, 2020
Analysis: Tech’s reign over U.S. stock market to be tested in 2021
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are weighing how big to go on U.S. technology stocks in the coming year, as pricier valuations, regulatory risks and a revival of the market's beaten-...
Dec 28, 2020
Big tech bets and cryptocurrencies power 2020’s top U.S. funds
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Outsized bets on large U.S. technology companies and emerging cryptocurrencies fueled the year's top-performing U.S. mutual fund and exchange-traded funds as the ...
Dec 28, 2020
Ethiopian police arrest Reuters cameraman
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Reuters cameraman, Kumerra Gemechu, was arrested in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Thursday and will be kept in custody for at least two weeks, his family said. He has not ...
Dec 27, 2020
U.S. embassy urges China to release 12 Hong Kong fugitives
BEIJING (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in China has called upon Chinese authorities to immediately release 12 fugitives from Hong Kong and permit them to depart the country on Monday, according to a sta...
Dec 27, 2020
Global shares edge up on news Trump signs aid bill
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Global shares ticked up on Monday as a source said U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package he had until now ref...
Dec 27, 2020
