Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Looters damage property in Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, shots fired – Chicago Tribune
(Reuters) - Hundreds of people looted Chicago's Magnificent Mile commercial district early Monday, smashing windows and clashing with the police for hours including at least one exchange of gunfire, t...
Aug 10, 2020
Anxious Mauritians use hair to stem Japanese ship’s oil spill
By Katharine Houreld NAIROBI (Reuters) - Mauritians are making floating booms of human hair and leaves in a round-the-clock scramble to mop up oil leaking from a grounded Japanese ship onto their pris...
Aug 10, 2020
Huge shortfall in funds to fight coronavirus, WHO says
GENEVA (Reuters) - There is a huge gap between funds needed to fight the coronavirus and funds committed worldwide, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. But he sa...
Aug 10, 2020
Zimbabwe president decries ‘divisive falsehoods’ over rights abuse claims
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday called criticism of human rights abuses by his government "divisive falsehoods" and said his administration was under renewed attac...
Aug 10, 2020
Hong Kong police raid on newspaper filmed in real time as China flexes muscles
By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - Six weeks after China imposed sweeping national security laws on Hong Kong, police moved in on media tycoon Jimmy Lai, one of the most outspoken critics of Beiji...
Aug 10, 2020
As Trump falters, Democrats and Biden eye an elusive prize: Texas
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - As polls show Texans increasingly frustrated with President Donald Trump's response amid a massive resurgence in coronavirus cases, Democrats say they have a real chance to tu...
Aug 10, 2020
Exclusive: Microsoft faces complex technical challenges in TikTok carveout
By Echo Wang and Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's bid to carve out parts of TikTok from its Chinese owner ByteDance will be a technically complex endeavor that could test the patience of Presi...
Aug 10, 2020
Lebanon’s cabinet under pressure as ministers quit and anger grows over Beirut blast
By Michael Georgy BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese called for protests outside Baabda palace on Monday to demand President Michel Aoun step down after a massive explosion that has ignited anti-government p...
Aug 10, 2020
China to sanction Rubio, Cruz, and others over U.S. action on Hong Kong
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said it would apply sanctions against U.S. officials including Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio starting Monday, in response to Washington's move on Frida...
Aug 10, 2020
Explainer: Microsoft’s TikTok bid spotlights Windows maker’s history with China
By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has emerged as the most likely buyer of the U.S. operations of TikTok, the popular Chinese short-video app that U.S. President Donald Trump is prepa...
Aug 10, 2020
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