Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. lawmakers expected to back $15 billion in airlines payroll assistance
By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The bipartisan legislative deal expected to be unveiled by U.S. lawmakers on Sunday will grant U.S. airlines $15 billion in new payroll as...
Dec 20, 2020
U.S. lawmakers to back $1.9 billion to replace telecom equipment from China’s Huawei, ZTE – source
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers are expected to endorse $1.9 billion to fund a program to remove telecom network equipment that the U.S. government says pose national securit...
Dec 20, 2020
Bosnia’s divided town of Mostar holds first local vote in 12 years
By Dado Ruvic MOSTAR, Bosnia (Reuters) - Citizens in Bosnia's ethnically divided town of Mostar voted for their city councillors on Sunday for the first time in 12 years, after the rival Croat and Bos...
Dec 20, 2020
U.S. top doctor urges vigilance amid new COVID-19 strain in UK -CBS News interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials are monitoring the new strain of COVID-19 emerging in the United Kingdom, U.S. Surgeon General Jerrome Adams said on Sunday, adding that any mutation shows...
Dec 20, 2020
Romney says Trump has ‘blind spot’ on Russia, calls hack ‘extraordinarily damaging’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Senator Mitt Romney said a widespread data breach across the U.S. government was "extraordinarily damaging" and that President Donald Trump has a "blind spot" whe...
Dec 20, 2020
Top U.S. health official says third COVID-19 vaccine could come next month
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A third vaccine to stave off COVID-19 could get U.S. approval as early as next month, a top U.S. health official said on Sunday as the second vaccine began shipping out nationwi...
Dec 20, 2020
Keep up the good work, Putin tells spy agency staff
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said the foreign intelligence service was exceptionally important for protecting the country, in comments made soon after it was accused by some of ...
Dec 20, 2020
Pope snubs Vatican’s sci-fi Nativity scene, directs visitors to others
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday appeared to add his own thumbs-down to widespread criticism of an unorthodox nativity scene in St. Peter's Square, telling visitors t...
Dec 20, 2020
Britain insists EU should move in Brexit trade talks
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain insisted on Sunday that the European Union should shift position to open the way for a breakthrough in post-Brexit trade talks, with health minister Matt Hancock saying on S...
Dec 20, 2020
Tougher UK coronavirus curbs may last some time, health minister suggests
By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - London and southeast England may stay under tighter coronavirus curbs for some time, Britain's health minister suggested on Sunday, saying dropping plans to ease ...
Dec 20, 2020
