Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
CDC reports 243,580 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday reported 10,690,665 cases of the novel coronavirus, an increase of 181,801 cases from its previous count, and said tha...
Nov 14, 2020
As U.S. pandemic intensifies, North Dakota becomes 35th state to require masks
By Peter Szekely (Reuters) - North Dakota has become the 35th U.S. state to require face coverings be worn in public, as governors across the country grapple with a surge in coronavirus infections tha...
Nov 14, 2020
Christmas tree arrives at NYC’s Rockefeller Center, bringing holiday cheer
(Reuters) - New York City received a much-need boost on Saturday with the arrival of a giant Christmas tree that marks the unofficial start of the 2020 holiday season. The 75-foot (23-meter) tall Norw...
Nov 14, 2020
‘The soldiers kept shooting:’ witnesses testify in Lagos protest probe
By Libby George LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian soldiers shot dead peaceful protesters at a demonstration in Lagos last month, trucking away the bodies, said written witness testimonies submitted to a judi...
Nov 14, 2020
Tropical Storm Iota barrels toward Central America as mudslide buries 10 in Guatemala
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - As Tropical Storm Iota barrels toward Central America, eight people were killed or reported missing in a landslide in Guatemala, authorities said on Saturday...
Nov 14, 2020
Fleeing Tigray war, Ethiopians cross river into Sudan
By Khaled Abdelaziz and El Tayeb Siddig HAMDAYAT, Sudan (Reuters) - Ethiopians fleeing war in the northern Tigray region crossed a border river into neighbouring Sudan on Saturday, some in boats, some...
Nov 14, 2020
Armenians set fire to homes before handing village over to Azerbaijan
CHAREKTAR, Azerbaijan (Reuters) - Still wearing the camouflage fatigues in which he had fought against Azeri forces a week earlier, Arsen, an ethnic Armenian, lit a fire on Saturday under his sister's...
Nov 14, 2020
Thousands of Thai protesters call for removal of prime minister
By Matthew Tostevin and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of people protested in Bangkok on Saturday in the latest in months of anti-government demonstrations that have also called for...
Nov 14, 2020
Trump supporters head to the streets as he pushes false election claims
By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's supporters will take to the streets on Saturday to back his unsubstantiated claims of election fraud as he pushes ahead with a flurry...
Nov 14, 2020
Explosions reported in two cities in Ethiopia’s Amhara state
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Two explosions went off in two different cities in Ethiopia's Amhara state, which neighbours the northern state of Tigray where federal troops are fighting local forces. The ex...
Nov 13, 2020
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