Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Archaeologists uncover ancient street food shop in Pompeii
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD, have made the extraordinary find of a frescoed hot food and drinks shop that served up t...
Dec 26, 2020
Police search for clues to mysterious motor home blast in Nashville
By Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - Police and federal agents in Nashville sought clues on Saturday to determine how and why a motor home was blown to pieces in an apparent bombing on Christma...
Dec 26, 2020
U.S. holiday retail sales rise 3.0% – Mastercard report
(Reuters) - U.S. retail sales rose 3.0% during this year's expanded holiday shopping season from Oct. 11 to Dec. 24, a report by Mastercard Inc said on Saturday, powered by a pandemic-driven shift tow...
Dec 26, 2020
U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden’s wife shares photos of their new son
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden's wife has given birth to a son, photographs posted on her social media page on Saturday showed. "Happy Holidays from our newly expanded family," L...
Dec 26, 2020
U.N. peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic before election
By Antoine Rolland BANGUI (Reuters) - Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed in Central African Republic, the U.N. mission there said on Saturday, as the government and its allies tried to fend...
Dec 26, 2020
George Blake, last in line of Cold War spies who betrayed Britain, dies at 98
By Timothy Heritage and Polina Ivanova LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - George Blake, who died in Russia on Saturday at the age of 98, was the last in a line of British spies whose secret work for the Soviet...
Dec 26, 2020
Britain and EU publish Brexit trade agreement
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Saturday published the text of its trade agreement with the European Union just five days before it exits one of the world's biggest trading blocs in its most significant...
Dec 26, 2020
Tokyo coronavirus cases hit record 949: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Coronavirus infections in Tokyo hit a record daily high of 949 cases on Saturday, local media reported, as Japan heads into the New Year holiday period, which in normal years sees ci...
Dec 26, 2020
Millions of Americans lose jobless benefits as Trump refuses to sign aid bill
By Steve Holland and Richard Cowan PALM BEACH, Fla/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions of Americans saw their jobless benefits expire on Saturday after U.S. President Donald Trump refused to sign into law...
Dec 25, 2020
Thailand confirms 110 new coronavirus infections
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Saturday confirmed 110 new coronavirus infections, of which 64 were local infections, connected to an outbreak in the southwest province of Samut Sakhon, the country's ...
Dec 25, 2020
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