Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Hurricane Isaias strengthens slightly as it bears down on Florida
(Reuters) - Hurricane Isaias strengthened slightly as it tore past the Bahamas on Saturday, bearing down on Florida and expected to approach the southeast of the state later in the day before travelin...
Aug 01, 2020
Thousands protest against Kremlin in Russian far east for fourth weekend
KHABAROVSK/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Thousands of people marched in the Russian far eastern city of Khabarovsk on Saturday for the fourth weekend in a row, protesting at President Vladimir Putin's handling o...
Aug 01, 2020
The revolution will be stencilised: ‘Thailand’s Banksy’ won’t back down
By Chalinee Thirasupa BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai political street artist who goes by the name "Headache Stencil" prefers to keep his true identity anonymous, but he is pretty sure that authorities k...
Aug 01, 2020
Apple removes thousands of game apps from China store: research firm
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Apple Inc removed 29,800 apps from its Chinese app store on Saturday, including more than 26,000 games, according to data from research firm Qimai. The takedowns come amid a crack...
Aug 01, 2020
‘Losing battle’: Philippine doctors, nurses urge new COVID-19 lockdowns
MANILA (Reuters) - More than a million Philippine doctors and nurses, saying the country was losing the fight against COVID-19, urged President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday to reimpose strict lockdown ...
Aug 01, 2020
Trump says he will ban TikTok app in the United States
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald trump said on Friday that he was planning to sign an executive order as soon as Saturday banning Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok from the United State...
Jul 31, 2020
As Democrat Biden’s running mate search nears end, contenders jockey for position
By Joseph Ax and Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is expected to interview the finalists to be his running mate in the coming days, according to a person famili...
Jul 31, 2020
U.S. coronavirus deaths rise by 1,453, biggest increase since May 27: Reuters tally
(Reuters) - U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus rose by at least 1,453 on Friday, the biggest one-day increase since May 27, to reach a total of 153,882, according to a Reuters tally. U.S. cases ro...
Jul 31, 2020
Seven killed, including state lawmaker, as two planes collide in Alaska
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A midair plane collision in Anchorage on Friday killed seven people, including a state lawmaker who was piloting one of the aircraft, Alaska officials sai...
Jul 31, 2020
Senate Democrats press Postal Service on delivery complaints
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four U.S. Senate Democrats on Friday pressed new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy about complaints from Americans about slow delivery since he took office in J...
Jul 31, 2020
