Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
The missing grandparents: families mourn elder generation lost to COVID-19
(Reuters) - Mel Solomon loved to sing. He knew the lyrics to entire Broadway musicals and shared them with his granddaughters Zoe and Madeline during their annual summer visits from Brooklyn, New York...
Sep 27, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Barrett would have final say on recusal calls
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats are urging U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett to recuse herself from any election-related cases because of President Donald Trump's commen...
Sep 27, 2020
Senate Republicans ready quick push on Trump’s Supreme Court pick Barrett
By Lawrence Hurley and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans on Sunday prepared a concerted push toward quickly confirming President Donald Trump's third Supreme Court nominee, ...
Sep 27, 2020
Police clash with Portland protesters and press; more than 20 arrested
By Deborah Bloom and Andrew Hay PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - Police clashed with anti-racism protesters and pushed back members of the press in downtown Portland, Oregon into early Sunday morning, makin...
Sep 27, 2020
In Paris, a fashion eco-system on edge as shows disappear
By Sarah White and Michaela Cabrera PARIS (Reuters) - When Swedish fashion brand Acne Studios last hosted a catwalk show in Paris in January, it ordered dozens of vegan-friendly rice bowls from cafe o...
Sep 27, 2020
NZ prime minister on course for election victory: poll
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is poised to retain power at next month's election, a widely watched poll showed on Sunday, although it said a recent COVI...
Sep 27, 2020
Yemen warring parties agree largest prisoner swap, sources say
ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's warring parties have agreed to exchange some 1,000 prisoners, including 19 Saudi soldiers, at United Nations-sponsored talks as part of trust-building steps aimed at reviving ...
Sep 27, 2020
Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of attacking settlements in disputed region
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenia said early on Sunday that neighbouring Azerbaijan had attacked civilian settlements in the Nagorno-Karabakh region and urged the population in the disputed region to seek r...
Sep 27, 2020
Australia’s Victoria state to ease COVID-19 restrictions as cases slow
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Victoria, Australia's second most populous state and the epicentre of the country's COVID-19 outbreak, will accelerate the easing of social distancing restrictions ...
Sep 26, 2020
China’s industrial profits grow 19.1% year-on-year in August
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Profits at China's industrial firms grew 19.1% year-on-year in August to 612.81 billion yuan, the statistics bureau said on Sunday, as the vast manufacturing sector extended its r...
Sep 26, 2020
