Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Survivor recalls horror after Congo mine collapse
By Crispin Kyala KAMITUGA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Kinyenye Furaha passed out from shock when he realised a mine collapse in eastern Congo had buried more than 50 fellow miners includ...
Sep 13, 2020
Venezuelan media name alleged U.S. spy arrested near refinery complex
CARACAS (Reuters) - Pro-government media in Venezuela on Sunday named an alleged U.S. spy who President Nicolas Maduro said was captured last week near the country's largest oil refinery complex. Outl...
Sep 13, 2020
Israel to impose a three-week nationwide lockdown – media reports
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's government has approved the imposition of a three-week nationwide lockdown, starting on Friday, to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Israel's Ynet news website and ...
Sep 13, 2020
French daily COVID-19 cases fall to 7,183 after Saturday record
PARIS (Reuters) - France's health authorities on Sunday reported 7,183 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, falling from a record 10,561 new infections on Saturday. (Reporting by Gus Tro...
Sep 13, 2020
Mayor of Colombia’s Bogota calls for reconciliation after deadly protests
By Luis Jaime Acosta and Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - The mayor of Bogota on Sunday begged forgiveness and called for reconciliation after protests in Colombia's capital left 10 civilians dead an...
Sep 13, 2020
Peru bid to oust president loses steam as opposition splits
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - A bid by the opposition-led Congress to remove Peruvian President Martn Vizcarra appeared to falter on Sunday, after key political leaders rejected the ouster over fea...
Sep 13, 2020
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll exceeds 7,000 – ministry
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The death toll in Turkey due to the novel coronavirus reached 7,056 on Sunday, rising by 57 people in the last 24 hours, data from the Health Ministry showed. The total number of ...
Sep 13, 2020
Warner Bros. Won’t Share ‘Tenet’ Box Office Data, Angering Rival Studios
By Rebecca Rubin LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) - People who closely follow box office earnings have noticed a surprising lack of transparency surrounding ticket sales for "Tenet," the $200 million-budget...
Sep 13, 2020
UK records 3,330 more confirmed cases of COVID-19
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom reported 3,330 confirmed new cases of COVID-19, according to government data published on Sunday, compared with 3,497 a day earlier. It also reported a further fi...
Sep 13, 2020
Exclusive: Canada looks set for a fight over C$1 billion compensation for Huawei gear
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is signaling it might not compensate major telecommunications providers if the federal government bans equipment made by China's Huawei from 5G networks, s...
Sep 13, 2020
