Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Catholics, Jews say New York coronavirus restrictions violate religious rights
By Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's recent measures to stem local outbreaks of the coronavirus have prompted demands from Catholics and Jews that courts void the res...
Oct 15, 2020
In U.S. Midwest states, new COVID-19 infections rise to record highs
By Lisa Shumaker and Maria Caspani CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wisconsin and other states in the U.S. Midwest are battling a surge in COVID-19 cases, with new infections and hospitalizations rising to record ...
Oct 15, 2020
Trump would go higher than $1.8 trillion on coronavirus stimulus deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would agree to go higher than the $1.8 trillion that the White House has offered in coronavirus stimulus funding to strike a deal...
Oct 15, 2020
Kamala Harris pauses in-person campaigning after staffer diagnosed with COVID-19
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris canceled travel plans through Sunday as a precaution after one of her staff members tested positive for COVID-19...
Oct 15, 2020
Mnuchin says still working toward coronavirus relief deal, not hung up on testing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will keep trying to reach a deal on coronavirus relief with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi before the Nov. 3 election, he said on Thursday, ad...
Oct 15, 2020
Rising U.S. weekly jobless claims cast shadow on economic recovery
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly increased last week, heightening fears the COVID-19 pandemic was inflicting lasting...
Oct 15, 2020
Sanofi reports positive animal test results for potential COVID-19 vaccine
By Matthias Blamont PARIS (Reuters) - Clinical trials of an experimental vaccine against COVID-19 which is being developed by France's Sanofi and U.S. biotech firm Translate Bio are on track to begin ...
Oct 15, 2020
WHO vaccine drive bedevilled by familiar question: who pays if things go wrong?
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Who foots the bill if people in poor countries fall sick with unexpected side-effects from coronavirus vaccines? It's not clear and that's a big problem in ...
Oct 15, 2020
Signs of progress as EU leaders meet to haggle over climate target
By Kate Abnett and Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Signs of progress towards agreeing a new European Union climate target emerged ahead of a summit on Thursday, as leaders drafted a plan to b...
Oct 15, 2020
Yemen’s warring parties start swap of 1,000 prisoners
By Khaled Abdullah and Stephanie Nebehay SANAA/GENEVA (Reuters) - Planes carrying prisoners exchanged by the warring parties in Yemen took off from three airports on Thursday in an operation to return...
Oct 15, 2020
