Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Women struggle to access abortion as pandemic adds to hurdles in Europe
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Helplines across Europe have reported higher demand for their services as the coronavirus pandemic adds to the hurdles many women face to access abortion. While a...
Nov 16, 2020
Saint Pope John Paul II – a hasty halo?
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - During his 27-year pontificate, Pope John Paul II canonised so many people that some dubbed the Vatican "the saint factory". Now, the Polish pope's own lega...
Nov 16, 2020
Explainer: What happens now the RCEP trade deal has been signed?
By James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) - Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies signed what could become the world's largest free trade agreement on Sunday, covering nearly a third of the global population and abou...
Nov 16, 2020
Huawei CFO witness testimony to resume in Canada in U.S. extradition case
By Moira Warburton (Reuters) - Witness cross-examination in the U.S. extradition case of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou will resume in a Canadian court on Monday where Meng's lawyers are ...
Nov 16, 2020
UK PM Johnson ‘full of beans’, will govern by Zoom: minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is well after coming into contact with someone with COVID-19 and will drive the government forward via Zoom, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said ...
Nov 16, 2020
Ethiopia seizes town in Tigray, says 10,000 prisoners missing
By Giulia Paravicini ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopian forces have liberated a town in the northern Tigray region, the government's emergency taskforce said late on Sunday, accusing local leaders of t...
Nov 16, 2020
PNC to buy BBVA’s U.S. banking arm for $11.6 billion in cash
(Reuters) - PNC Financial Services Group Inc said on Monday it would buy the U.S. business of Spanish lender BBVA for $11.6 billion in cash, further consolidating the U.S. banking sector. It is the se...
Nov 16, 2020
Biden to focus on plans for U.S. economy as Trump presses long-shot legal claims
By Trevor Hunnicutt and John Whitesides WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden on Monday will focus on plans for reviving a pandemic-battered U.S. economy as he prepares for...
Nov 16, 2020
Saudi Aramco hires banks for multi-tranche bonds -document
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco has hired a group of banks ahead of a multi-tranche U.S. dollar-denominated bond issuance, a document from one of the banks arranging the deal showed on Monday. Goldman ...
Nov 16, 2020
Asia reaches crossroads in fight against coronavirus as cases surge
By Stephen Coates SYDNEY (Reuters) - Countries across the Asia-Pacific region reported record new coronavirus numbers and fresh outbreaks on Monday, with Japan facing mounting pressure to reimpose a s...
Nov 15, 2020
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