Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Explainer-Young, lean, non-smoker: why odds favour France’s Macron in COVID-19 fight
By Elizabeth Pineau, Michel Rose and Tangi Salan PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron has caught COVID-19, but since he is 42, a non-smoker who is not overweight and has access to the be...
Dec 18, 2020
Mysterious N.Korea site may be building nuclear components, report says
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - A mysterious North Korean facility may be producing components for building nuclear bombs, a new report suggests, offering clues to understanding the site near the capi...
Dec 18, 2020
New York police lacked training, used excessive force during summer protests, city investigation finds
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Police Department used excessive force during the wave of protests across the city this summer against police brutality and racism, according to a r...
Dec 18, 2020
U.S. deaths from COVID top 3,000 for third straight day
(Reuters) - U.S. deaths from COVID-19 topped 3,000 for a third straight day, with a record number of new infections on Thursday, just as the United States prepared to ship out nearly six million doses...
Dec 18, 2020
More than 1.1 million ballots cast in early voting for Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 1.1 million Georgians have voted in twin U.S. Senate runoff elections that will determine which party controls that chamber of Congress, and with it the fate of much o...
Dec 18, 2020
Futures flat as stimulus rally cools
By Ambar Warrick and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were flat on Friday as major indexes appeared set to take a breather from a series of strong gains, while anticipation of a c...
Dec 18, 2020
Gas, marbles and lead pellets: Peru protest deaths turn spotlight on police violence
By Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA (Reuters) - Ruben Guevara was marching in teargas-filled streets in Lima in November when he was hit in the face by what felt like a gas canister, severely damaging his right...
Dec 18, 2020
Christmas comfort over COVID vaccines collides with new curbs
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - Coronavirus vaccine approvals and rollouts have brought comfort and joy to many this Christmas but failed to halt new curbs on travel and family gatherings as COVI...
Dec 18, 2020
U.S. Congress scrambles to agree on COVID-19 relief deal as shutdown deadline looms
By Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress faced a deadline on Friday to agree to a fresh round of COVID-19 aid as part of a sweeping government funding bill, pass...
Dec 18, 2020
Texas doctors in rural hotspots left out in cold on vaccine
By Brad Brooks LAMESA, Texas (Reuters) - Running in between patients, Dr. Eileen Sprys pauses to catch her breath, tries to gather herself, but cannot mask her frustration: The health care workers in ...
Dec 18, 2020
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