Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Saudi King Salman admitted to hospital for medical checkups
(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman has been admitted to King Faisal Specialist hospital in the capital Riyadh for medical checkups, the state news agency reported early on Monday. The king has bee...
Jul 19, 2020
Asian shares defensive; eyes on EU summit, U.S. stimulus talks
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares began warily on Monday as investors eyed efforts to stitch together more fiscal stimulus in the eurozone and United States to help economies ride out th...
Jul 19, 2020
Australia warns coronairus outbreak will take weeks to tame
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - A surge in COVID-19 cases in Australia's second-biggest city could take weeks to subside despite a lockdown and orders to wear masks, Australia's acting chief medic...
Jul 19, 2020
A tearful Kanye West launches presidential campaign with rambling rally
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In his first rally for his last-minute presidential campaign, rapper Kanye West ranted against abortion, argued policy with attendees and at one point broke do...
Jul 19, 2020
Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn says Renault/Nissan results ‘pathetic’
PARIS (Reuters) - Former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn took a swipe at his old employers in a newspaper interview on Sunday, calling the Renault and Nissan results "pathetic", driven as mu...
Jul 19, 2020
Britain to shelve its extradition treaty with Hong Kong: The Times
(Reuters) - Britain will shelve its extradition treaty with Hong Kong on Monday in response to the national security legislation for Hong Kong that the Chinese parliament passed last month, The Times ...
Jul 19, 2020
House Democrats demand investigation into use of force at Portland protests
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives asked the internal watchdogs for the Justice and Homeland Security departments to launch an investigation into w...
Jul 19, 2020
Trump digs in on federal crackdown against Portland protesters
By Sarah N. Lynch and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump condemned protests in Portland, Oregon, and violence in "Democrat-run" cities on Sunday as his Republican administ...
Jul 19, 2020
Hagia Sophia mosaics will be covered with curtains during prayers: Turkish presidential spokesman
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Mosaics depicting Christian figures in Istanbul's ancient Hagia Sophia will be covered with curtains during Muslim prayers, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Su...
Jul 19, 2020
‘Mr. No, No, No’ – Why Dutch PM Rutte plays role of EU bogeyman
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - As EU negotiations over a coronavirus recovery fund and a new budget for the bloc ran into an impasse, Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte was singled out by o...
Jul 19, 2020
