Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Japan’s plan to build missile defence system at sea faces mounting costs: source
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - Basing Japan's missile defence systems at sea may cost at least twice as much to complete as its now-abandoned plans for Aegis Ashore ground-based sites and delay it to ...
Oct 22, 2020
Final debate offers Trump a late chance to reshape presidential race
By James Oliphant (Reuters) - President Donald Trump gets a final chance to make his case for re-election before a vast audience of Americans when he squares off against Democratic rival Joe Biden on ...
Oct 22, 2020
Luis Arce: Bolivia’s new president credited for its socialist growth ‘miracle’
By Marcelo Rochabrun and Daniel Ramos LA PAZ (Reuters) - Luis Arce, the quiet economist who will take over as Bolivia's president next month after a landslide election win, knew where he stood in the ...
Oct 22, 2020
Thai protest leader released after Wednesday arrest
BANGKOK (Reuters) - One of Thailand's protest leaders, Patsaravalee "Mind" Tanakitvibulpon, was released on Thursday after being arrested a day earlier on charges related to emergency measures imposed...
Oct 21, 2020
Taiwan says not seeking arms race with China after new U.S. arms sale
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is not seeking to get involved in an arms race with China but does need a credible combat capability, Defence Minister Yen De-fa said on Thursday, after the United States app...
Oct 21, 2020
Airbnb hires former Apple designer Jony Ive’s firm for multi-year partnership
By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Home rental company Airbnb Inc on Wednesday said it was hiring former Apple designer Jony Ive and his firm to design new Airbnb products and services und...
Oct 21, 2020
U.S. intelligence agencies say Iran, Russia have tried to interfere in 2020 election
By Joseph Menn and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday that Russia and Iran have both tried to interfere with the 2020 preside...
Oct 21, 2020
Asian shares drop as U.S. stimulus talks drag on
By Andrew Galbraith and Jessica DiNapoli SHANGHAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares fell on Thursday and U.S. Treasury yields ticked lower as investors fretted over the slow pace of U.S. stimulus talk...
Oct 21, 2020
Analysis: China struggles to fill Trump’s ‘America First’ leadership void
By Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) - As Donald Trump has pulled the United States inward under his "America First" presidency, China has had only halting success at capitalising on a global leadership v...
Oct 21, 2020
U.S. coronavirus hospitalizations hit two-month peak
By Shaina Ahluwalia and Anurag Maan (Reuters) - The number of COVID-19 patients in U.S. hospitals hit 40,000 for the first time since August on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the nation b...
Oct 21, 2020
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