Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. judge to consider making records in Ghislaine Maxwell civil lawsuit public
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge will consider whether to unseal records from a 2015 civil lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite and longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate facing crimi...
Jul 23, 2020
Big Tech CEOs ready defenses for U.S. Congress hearing into their growing power
By Nandita Bose and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief executives of four of the largest U.S. tech companies plan to deflect criticism next week in a Congressional hearing into their use of ...
Jul 23, 2020
In another night of unrest in Portland, tear gas hits mayor
PORTLAND (Reuters) - The mayor of the U.S. city of Portland, Ted Wheeler, was stung by tear gas early on Thursday morning after he joined demonstrators protesting against racial injustice and police b...
Jul 23, 2020
North American hurricane and wildfire season may be more extreme: Munich Re
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The upcoming Atlantic hurricane season and California wildfires in the autumn may be more extreme than usual, the German reinsurer Munich Re said on Thursday. So-called La Nina w...
Jul 23, 2020
‘Please mine more nickel,’ Musk urges as Tesla boosts production
By Yilei Sun and Melanie Burton BEIJING/MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk urged miners to produce more nickel, a key ingredient in the batteries that power the company's electric cars, wa...
Jul 23, 2020
China’s Sinopharm says coronavirus vaccine could be ready by year-end: state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - A coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) could be ready for public use by the end of this year, state media reported on Wednesda...
Jul 23, 2020
China launches independent, unmanned Mars mission
WENCHANG, China (Reuters) - China launched an unmanned probe to Mars on Thursday in its first independent mission to visit another planet, a bid for global leadership in space and display of its techn...
Jul 22, 2020
U.N. report suggests temporary basic income to help world’s poorest amid pandemic
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - A temporary basic income for the world's poorest 2.7 billion people in 132 developing countries could help slow the spread of the coronavirus by allowing them ...
Jul 22, 2020
U.S. records over 1,000 new coronavirus deaths for a second day in a row
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus rose by more than 1,000 for a second day in a row on Wednesday, including a record one-day rise in fatalities in Alabama, Nevada and...
Jul 22, 2020
China scheduled to launch independent Mars mission on Thursday
(Reuters) - China is scheduled to launch an unmanned probe to Mars on Thursday, aiming to demonstrate its technological prowess as it makes a bid for global leadership in space with its first independ...
Jul 22, 2020
