Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Special report: A collapsing economy and a family feud pile pressure on Syria’s Assad
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Maha El Dahan, Tom Perry and Michael Georgy BEIRUT/AMMAN/DUBAI (Reuters) - In May, Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf, a cousin and long-time ally of President Bashar al-Assad, took a...
Aug 13, 2020
Explainer: What we know about possible COVID-19 transmission from freight and packages
WELLINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported several cases of frozen food packaging contaminated with the novel coronavirus this week, while New Zealand said it is investigating the possibility that ...
Aug 13, 2020
Portland police declare gathering outside court house a riot
(Reuters) - Fireworks and fire were being set around the United States federal courthouse building in Portland by protesters late on Wednesday, the police said in a tweet, declaring the gathering a ri...
Aug 13, 2020
Lebanese MPs meet for first time since blast, U.S. envoy due in Beirut
By Issam Abdallah and Maher Chmaytelli BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese security forces deployed heavily in Beirut on Thursday, stopping protesters from reaching a conference centre where MPs began meeting...
Aug 13, 2020
Nearly 6% of people in England may have had COVID-19, researchers say
LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly 6% of people in England were likely infected with COVID-19 during the peak of the pandemic, researchers studying the prevalence of infections said on Thursday, millions more ...
Aug 13, 2020
Facebook launches hub to help users with U.S. poll related information
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Thursday launched a 'Voting Information Center' for the 2020 U.S. elections to help voters easily navigate the poll process. The hub will connect Facebook and Instagram use...
Aug 13, 2020
In China, fears of financial Iron Curtain as U.S. tensions rise
By Samuel Shen, Winni Zhou and Kevin Yao SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - A sharp escalation in tensions with the United States has stoked fears in China of a deepening financial war that could result in ...
Aug 13, 2020
Pandemic behaviour: Why some people don’t play by the rules
By Kate Kelland and Megan Revell LONDON (Reuters) - Lockdowns and social distancing measures introduced around the world to try and curb the COVID-19 pandemic are reshaping lives, legislating activiti...
Aug 13, 2020
European battery makers power up for a green recovery
By Kate Abnett, Matthew Green and Norihiko Shirouzu August 13 (Reuters) - European battery makers are gearing up to take advantage of massive "green" stimulus packages unveiled since the coronavirus p...
Aug 13, 2020
Israel halts fuel shipments to Gaza over fire balloon launches
TEL AVIV/GAZA (Reuters) - Israel on Thursday said it will stop shipments of fuel into Gaza in response to Palestinians in the enclave launching incendiary balloons that have torched tracts of farmland...
Aug 13, 2020
