Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Russia appeals to Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire
By Nvard Hovhannisyan and Nailia Bagirova YEREVAN/BAKU (Reuters) - Russia made a new appeal to Armenia and Azerbaijan to stop fighting in and around the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh after the ...
Oct 14, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. apparel watchdog probes Jockey’s Indian partner after human rights abuse allegations
By Sachin Ravikumar and Chandini Monnappa BENGALURU (Reuters) - A top apparel industry watchdog has launched an investigation into underwear maker Jockey International's Indian partner Page Industries...
Oct 14, 2020
Kyrgyzstan’s parliament names Japarov PM in repeat vote
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's parliament named nationalist politician Sadyr Japarov prime minister in a repeat vote on Wednesday, a step towards ending a political crisis in the Central Asian natio...
Oct 14, 2020
As more Americans vote early, Trump presses on to Iowa
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With less than three weeks to go until the U.S. presidential election, President Donald Trump on Wednesday will hold a rally in Iowa, as he tries to make up fo...
Oct 14, 2020
China uses new tactic in campaign against Taiwan with spy accusations
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - China has opened a new front in its pressure campaign against Taiwan with a series of spying allegations and confessions aired on state television, denounced on the...
Oct 14, 2020
Exclusive: Huawei in talks to divest parts of Honor smartphone business, sources say
By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is in talks with Digital China Group Co Ltd and other suitors to sell parts of its Honor smartphone unit in a deal that could fetch up to ...
Oct 13, 2020
Anchorage mayor resigns over texting scandal with TV reporter
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz, one of Alaska's most prominent Democrats, resigned on Tuesday, days after he was accused of texting sexual messages to an underag...
Oct 13, 2020
Wildfire threat intensifying across California, officials say
By Mimi Dwyer (Reuters) - Hot, dry conditions and intense winds across California are threatening to reinvigorate what has already been the worst fire season in state history, officials warned on Tues...
Oct 13, 2020
World Bank board approves $12 billion for COVID-19 vaccines, treatments in developing countries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank said its executive board approved on Tuesday $12 billion in new funding for developing countries to finance the purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, te...
Oct 13, 2020
North Korea’s Kim pledges thousands of new homes in storm recovery effort: state media
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised to help typhoon-hit areas recover and to build at least 25,000 houses over the next five years, state media said on Wednesday. ...
Oct 13, 2020
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