Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Trump says in interview he no longer has COVID-19 and is not a transmission risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Fox News interview on Sunday he no longer has COVID-19 and is not a transmission risk for the virus, as he prepares to hit the campaign tra...
Oct 11, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Barrett pledges to follow law, not personal views
By Steve Holland and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's pick for a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, said she will rule based on the law, not her personal vie...
Oct 11, 2020
Iraqi militias agree ‘conditional ceasefire’ to halt U.S. attacks: spokesman
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An array of Iran-backed Iraqi militia groups have agreed to suspend rocket attacks on U.S. forces on the condition that Iraq's government present a timetable for a withdrawal of Am...
Oct 11, 2020
Some 50 protesters detained after clashes with Belarusian police in Minsk: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Some 50 protesters were detained in the Belarusian capital Minsk on Sunday after clashes with police, the Interfax news agency reported, citing witnesses. Belarus, a former Soviet r...
Oct 11, 2020
EU trade chief calls on U.S. to drop tariffs in Airbus-Boeing dispute: FT
(Reuters) - The European Union's new trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis has told the U.S. to withdraw tariffs on more than $7 billion of EU products or face additional duties on exports to Europe, as he u...
Oct 11, 2020
It’s ‘all hands on deck’ this week in Senate on Trump court nominee
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans turn in earnest this week toward making good on President Donald Trump's top objective in Congress ahead of the Nov. 3 election - placing h...
Oct 11, 2020
Israel will oppose any U.S. F-35 sale to Qatar, Israeli cabinet minister says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will oppose any U.S. sale of F-35 warplanes to Qatar, Israel's intelligence minister said on Sunday, responding to a Reuters report that the Gulf Arab country had submitte...
Oct 11, 2020
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit seeks $1 billion valuation in funding round: WSJ
(Reuters) - Richard Branson's satellite-launch business Virgin Orbit is looking to raise up to $200 million in a funding round that could value it at around $1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reporte...
Oct 11, 2020
Analysis: North Korea’s Kim speaks softly, shows off new military might
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's unprecedented nighttime military parade on Saturday showcased an unusually broad array of new weapons, from a show-stopping "monster" ballistic missile to...
Oct 11, 2020
U.S. sanctions turn up heat but Huawei serving European 5G clients, executive says
ZURICH (Reuters) - Chinese telecom giant Huawei is finding it harder to counter U.S. sanctions designed to choke off its access to semiconductors but can continue to serve European 5G network clients,...
Oct 11, 2020
