Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
New Zealand PM Ardern touts success in tackling pandemic in poll push
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday burnished her leadership credentials on the back of her successful response to the coronavirus pandemic at a campaign rally s...
Oct 10, 2020
Trump, Trudeau discuss issue of two Canadian citizens detained in China
(Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed on Saturday the issue of two Canadian citizens who have been detained in China, Trudeau's office said in a ...
Oct 10, 2020
Pull investments from companies not committed to environment, pope says
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday urged people to pull investments from companies that are not committed to protecting the environment, adding his voice to calls for...
Oct 10, 2020
Democratic presidential nominee Biden tests negative for COVID-19
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday before a campaign trip to Pennsylvania, his aides said in a statement. (Reporting b...
Oct 10, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 213,037 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday reported 7,641,502 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 58,302 cases from its previous count, and said that the nu...
Oct 10, 2020
Delta knocks out power for Louisiana residents who just got it restored
By Stephanie Kelly LAKE CHARLES (Reuters) - More than half a million Louisiana residents woke up on Saturday without electricity after Hurricane Delta tore across the state, some only having just had ...
Oct 10, 2020
Pelosi says Trump stimulus proposal is ‘one step forward, two steps back’
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday said a new $1.8 trillion economic stimulus proposal from the Trump administration "amounted to one st...
Oct 10, 2020
Belarus president visits jail to meet detained rivals: state news agency
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko went to a jail in Minsk on Saturday to hold a meeting with detained opposition leaders, the state-run Belta news agency reported. In a phot...
Oct 10, 2020
Pennsylvania judge tosses Trump lawsuit over mail-in voting
By Tim Reid LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge on Saturday dismissed a lawsuit by U.S. President Donald Trump's re-election campaign that sought to block drop boxes for Pennsylvania's vote by mai...
Oct 10, 2020
Former New Jersey Governor Christie leaves hospital after COVID-19 treatment
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said he was released from a hospital on Saturday where he had spent the past week being treated for COVID-19 after testing positive for t...
Oct 10, 2020
