Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing the biggest challenge of his eight months as the top Republican in the U.S. Congress, as he tries to muster his fract...

By Ahmed Elumami and Ayman al-Warfali DERNA, Libya (Reuters) - "I lost my daughter. Her mother is convinced that she is still alive. I am convinced that she is dead," says Ahmed Ashour, 62. "The girl ...

By Seraphin Zounyekpe COTONOU, Benin - Terrazini Marcel Bio stood inside Benin's new petanque arena, eyes fixed on a small wooden ball and his mind on revenge. Bio narrowly missed gold in the 2016 Wor...

(Reuters) - Storm Nigel has strengthened into a hurricane and could intensify on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center, said on Monday. The hurricane was located about 935 miles (1,510 km) east-...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to run its maiden carbon trade next week, aiming to offer companies and financial institutions a mechanism to offset their emissions, while providing funding for ca...

PARIS (Reuters) - An unusually well-preserved dinosaur skeleton, a Camptosaurus known as Barry that dates from the late Jurassic period some 150 million years ago, will go under the hammer in Paris ne...

(Reuters) -"They knew." When hydrologist Abdul Wanis Ashour began researching the system of dams protecting the eastern Libya port town of Derna 17 years ago, the peril facing residents was already no...

ROME (Reuters) - A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck early on Monday near Florence in central Italy, but regional authorities said it did not seem to have caused significant damage. The epicentre was ju...

By Hemanshi Kamani MUMBAI (Reuters) - Three years ago an inquisitive American tourist wandered into a waterfront slum in Mumbai and met a tiny, smiley girl. Maleesha Kharwa is now 15, still tiny, and ...

By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil will likely end up exploring the Equatorial Margin for oil but state-run Petrobras should adopt a "cautious" approach given the need for precautions ...