Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Ardern declares climate emergency, pledges carbon neutral New Zealand government
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand promised its public sector would become carbon neutral by 2025 as it declared a climate emergency on Wednesday, a symbolic move that critics said ne...
Dec 02, 2020
Iran watchdog passes law on hardening nuclear stance, halting U.N. inspections
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's watchdog body approved a law on Wednesday that obliges the government to halt U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites and step up uranium enrichment beyond the limit set under T...
Dec 02, 2020
Trump backs McConnell’s Republican COVID-19 relief package: Mnuchin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will sign coronavirus relief legislation proposed by Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told reporters o...
Dec 02, 2020
U.S. Senate panel votes to approve Trump FCC nominee
(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted on Wednesday to approve the nomination of a senior Trump administration official involved in an effort to seek new social media regulations to a se...
Dec 02, 2020
UK’s Pfizer vaccine approval should reassure Americans: U.S. health chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Britain's initial approval of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine should give Americans confidence as the drugmaker next week moves further toward seeking U.S. approval, U.S. Health S...
Dec 02, 2020
Biden will carry Georgia after second recount: secretary of state
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden is headed towards victory in Georgia in the 2020 U.S. presidential election after the state's second recount, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on We...
Dec 02, 2020
The U.S. has spent billions stockpiling ventilators, but many won’t save critically ill COVID-19 patients
By Tom Bergin (Reuters) - With the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping across its shores earlier this year, the U.S. government in April announced orders for almost $3 billion of ventilators for a national sto...
Dec 02, 2020
As U.S. races toward COVID-19 vaccine, Britain takes the lead
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Britain leapt ahead of the United States in approving Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, intensifying scrutiny on U.S. regulators as they consider whether to grant em...
Dec 02, 2020
EU criticises ‘hasty’ UK approval of COVID-19 vaccine
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union criticised Britain's rapid approval of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, saying its own procedure was more thorough, a...
Dec 02, 2020
Afghan govt, Taliban announce breakthrough deal to press on with peace talks
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan government and Taliban representatives said on Wednesday they had reached a preliminary deal to press on with peace talks - their first written agreement in 19 years of war. T...
Dec 02, 2020
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