Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Coronavirus risks shadow Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The risk of COVID-19 hung over Monday's opening of Amy Coney Barrett's U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings, with the Senate hearing room including at l...
Oct 12, 2020
Facebook to remove Holocaust denial content
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Monday it was updating its hate speech policy to prohibit any content that denies or distorts the Holocaust. "Enforcement of these policies cannot happen overnight," F...
Oct 12, 2020
North Korea’s Kim tearfully thanks troops, apologises for failures
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un became visibly emotional during a speech at a military parade over the weekend as he thanked troops for their sacrifices and apologised ...
Oct 12, 2020
Natural disasters surge in past 20 years, likely to continue to wreak havoc: U.N.
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Extreme weather events have increased dramatically in the past 20 years, taking a heavy human and economic toll worldwide, and are likely to wreak further havoc...
Oct 12, 2020
Abbott wins U.S. emergency use authorization for new COVID-19 antibody test
(Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization for its lab-based COVID-19 antibody blood test. The test, AdviseDx, can b...
Oct 12, 2020
Senate Republicans will go with Trump on coronavirus stimulus: White House spokeswoman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Senate will go along with what President Donald Trump wants in coronavirus relief legislation, a White House spokeswoman said on Monday, as the White Hou...
Oct 12, 2020
Stimulus bets prop up S&P, Nasdaq futures
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - Futures tracking the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 rose on Monday as investors remained hopeful about a deal in Washington over more fiscal stimulus, while Dow futures were subdued...
Oct 12, 2020
Court orders seizure of ransomware botnet controls as U.S. election nears
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft said Monday it had used a court order to take control of computers that were installing ransomware and other malicious software on local government n...
Oct 12, 2020
Bag Santa and the elves? A holiday hiring slump takes shape
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the pandemic blew a hole in the U.S. labor market last spring, the hope was for a quick return to normal. It's clear that hasn't happened, and with the ...
Oct 12, 2020
Pope meets Australian Cardinal Pell in midst of money scandal
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis met on Monday with Australian Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican's former economy minister who has returned to Rome after the firing of an Itali...
Oct 12, 2020
