Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Police declare riot at protest in southeast Portland
(Reuters) - Police declared a riot at a protest in southeast Portland, asking demonstrators to disperse and saying that individuals vandalized an office and threw burning material into it. "Portland P...
Aug 19, 2020
Thai police seek protesters who urged change to monarchy
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities have issued arrest warrants for six activists who took part in a demonstration at which students issued a 10-po...
Aug 19, 2020
Mali soldiers promise civilian transition after president’s ouster
DAKAR (Reuters) - Soldiers who staged a military coup in Mali leading to the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and his government said on Wednesday they plan to form a civilian transitio...
Aug 19, 2020
Belarusian opposition leader asks EU not to recognise election result
By Andrei Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya appealed to European Union leaders on Wednesday not to recognise what she said were fraudulent president...
Aug 19, 2020
Exclusive: GM bets on electric Cadillacs and micro-vans to reverse China slide
By Norihiko Shirouzu SHANGHAI (Reuters) - General Motors is overhauling its Chinese line-up with a greater emphasis on electric cars and smart-driving technology to stem a slide in sales after more th...
Aug 19, 2020
Taiwan says China behind cyberattacks on government agencies, emails
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan said on Wednesday hacking groups linked to the Chinese government had attacked at least 10 government agencies and some 6,000 email accounts of government offici...
Aug 19, 2020
California ISO cancels Stage 2 power emergency, planned outages
(Reuters) - As a heat wave broils most of the western half of the United States, the California Independent System Operator (ISO) lifted a "Stage 2" power emergency on Tuesday and cancelled plans for ...
Aug 19, 2020
China evacuates 100,000 as floods threaten heritage site
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Floods on the upper reaches of China's Yangtze river forced authorities to evacuate more than 100,000 people on Tuesday and threatened a 1,200-year-old world heritage site. Staff,...
Aug 18, 2020
Trump campaign sues New Jersey after its decision to mail ballots in November election
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The re-election campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump has sued New Jersey, following a decision on Friday by its Democratic governor to mail a ballot to every voter in ...
Aug 18, 2020
U.S. official sees ‘real desire’ for smaller coronavirus relief bill
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - Some Democrats and Republicans have a "real desire" to reach agreement on a smaller coronavirus relief bill that could be worth around $500 billion, a senior Trump adm...
Aug 18, 2020
