Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Louisiana orders evacuations as twin storms take aim at U.S. coast
(Reuters) - Louisiana residents were ordered on Sunday to evacuate low-lying coastal areas as back-to-back hurricanes were forecast to bring strong winds and rain, striking the state within days of on...
Aug 23, 2020
Belarus army to take over protection of memorial monuments
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Belarus army will take over responsibility for protection of national memorials from protesters, the defence ministry said on Sunday as people began to gather in Minsk for an op...
Aug 23, 2020
Russia plans COVID-19 vaccine output at 6 million doses a month: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia expects to produce between 1.5 million and 2 million doses per month of its potential COVID-19 vaccine by the year end, gradually ramping up production to 6 million doses a m...
Aug 23, 2020
Kremlin critic Navalny was under police surveillance before falling ill: paper
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who fell gravely ill on Thursday after what his allies believe was a poisoning, was under intense police surveillance in preceding days, a Russian tab...
Aug 23, 2020
U.S.-led troops withdraw from Iraq’s Taji base
By Maher Nazeh and Thaier Al-Sudani CAMP TAJI, Iraq (Reuters) - United States-led international coalition troops withdrew from Iraq's Taji military base on Sunday and handed it over to Iraqi security ...
Aug 23, 2020
Iran calls for countries not to politicise data from downed Ukrainian jet
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran is calling on all countries involved to refrain from politicising data analysis from the blackboxes of a Ukrainian passenger plane that Tehran said it accidentally shot downed i...
Aug 23, 2020
Police order protesters to disperse outside Portland building
(Reuters) - Police officers were hit by rocks and bottles during a protest in the Oregon city of Portland late on Saturday and police told people to leave the area or face arrest. In a Twitter post, t...
Aug 23, 2020
With China tensions rising, U.S. joins Taiwan to mark battle anniversary
By Ben Blanchard KINMEN, Taiwan (Reuters) - The de facto U.S. ambassador in Taipei joined for the first time on Sunday a Taiwanese leader, amid rising tensions with Beijing, to commemorate a key milit...
Aug 22, 2020
U.S. NHC says tropical storm Laura producing heavy rains over Dominican Republic
(Reuters) - Tropical storm Laura was producing heavy rains over the Dominican Republic late on Saturday, the United States National Hurricane Center said. Laura was located about 25 miles (40 kilomete...
Aug 22, 2020
TikTok to challenge Trump’s executive order
(Reuters) - TikTok said on Saturday it plans to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's executive order that prohibits transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent Byte...
Aug 22, 2020
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