Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
EU’s greenhouse gas strategy fails to plug methane hole
By Kate Abnett and Shadia Nasralla BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union does not plan to crack down on planet-warming methane emissions from gas imports despite pressure from oil companies, activis...
Jul 17, 2020
Coronavirus surge, renewed lockdowns fan fresh worries about global fuel demand
By Ahmad Ghaddar, Stephanie Kelly and Laura Sanicola LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Surges in coronavirus infections are slowing a recovery in fuel use from the doldrums of lockdowns in the United States...
Jul 17, 2020
Twitter says about 130 accounts targeted in cyber attack
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc said late on Thursday that hackers targeted about 130 accounts during the cyber attack this week, in which profiles of many high-profile personalities were compromised. The com...
Jul 16, 2020
United Airlines, pilots union reach creative deal to limit furloughs
By Tracy Rucinski (Reuters) - United Airlines and its pilots' union said on Thursday they had reached an agreement on two different packages aimed at reducing involuntary furloughs in the fall and kee...
Jul 16, 2020
Magnitude 7.3 strikes off Wau in Papua New Guinea – USGS
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck offshore 18 kms (11.18 miles) east-southeast of Wau in Papua New Guinea, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 85.2 km, ...
Jul 16, 2020
U.S. coronavirus cases shatter records and rise by 70,000 in single day
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - The United States reported at least 70,000 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, a record daily increase for the seventh time this month, according to a Reuters tally. U.S. deat...
Jul 16, 2020
California blames PG&E for Kincade wildfire in wine country
(Reuters) - The Kincade wildfire in California's wine country last October that forced some 2,000 people to flee homes was caused by PG&E Corp's electrical transmission lines, the state's Department o...
Jul 16, 2020
Asian markets look for fresh upswing after U.S. market dip
By Pete Schroeder (Reuters) - Asian markets appear set to open with a firmer tone on Friday, shrugging off an overnight fall in U.S. stocks as the United States prepares to debate fresh economic stimu...
Jul 16, 2020
Pandemic-hit Arizona, Texas counties order coolers, refrigerated trucks for bodies
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - Arizona and Texas counties hit hard by COVID-19 are ordering coolers and refrigerated trailers to store bodies as their morgues fill up, authorities said on Thursday. Arizona...
Jul 16, 2020
Before hack tore through Twitter, online forum offered accounts for sale
By Raphael Satter and Joseph Menn (Reuters) - Before a hacking campaign tore through Twitter and compromised some of its most high-profile users, an ad went up on a gray market site that facilitates t...
Jul 16, 2020
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