Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
‘Epic failure’: U.S. election officials warn of November chaos due to budget crunch
By Jason Lange and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Michigan town wants machines to speed up counting of absentee ballots. In Ohio, officials want to equip polling places so voters and poll worker...
Jul 10, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court defied Trump at key moments in blockbuster term
By Lawrence Hurley and Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court, with Chief Justice Roberts leading the way, has distinctly staked out its independence from Presid...
Jul 10, 2020
WHO advance team on way to China to set up probe into virus origin
GENEVA (Reuters) - An advance team from the World Health Organization (WHO) has left for China to organise an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus which sparked the pandemic, a spok...
Jul 10, 2020
Britain committed to agree principles on Brexit deal in July talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday it was committed to working hard to agree underlying principles for a post-Brexit deal with the European Union in talks this month. "The UK remains committe...
Jul 10, 2020
Russia’s Lavrov: U.S. domestic issues behind speculation of Moscow’s ties with Taliban – Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - An internal political fight in the United States is behind "unscrupulous speculation" of Moscow's alleged ties with Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Minister Serge...
Jul 10, 2020
Cash flows into China funds fuel fears of 2015 boom-bust repeat
By Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) - Investors poured the most cash into China funds since July 2015, BofA said on Friday, even as fears grew of a repeat of the 2015-16 bubble that saw the benchmark Sh...
Jul 10, 2020
Tropical storm Fay strengthens slightly off eastern U.S. coast
(Reuters) - Tropical storm Fay has slightly strengthened offshore the Delmarva peninsula and the storm's center is projected to move inland over the mid-Atlantic or the northeast United States late Fr...
Jul 10, 2020
IEA raises 2020 oil demand forecast but warns COVID-19 clouds outlook
By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) - The International Energy Agency (IEA) bumped up its 2020 oil demand forecast on Friday but warned that the spread of COVID-19 posed a risk to the outlook. The Paris...
Jul 10, 2020
EU’s Michel tries to bring ‘frugals’ on board with COVID recovery scheme
By Gabriela Baczynska (Reuters) - European Council President Charles Michel is due to propose a smaller 2021-27 EU budget than previously envisaged, officials said on Friday, in a bid to make the bloc...
Jul 10, 2020
Exclusive: Japan may still build Aegis Ashore despite reports of cancellation – source
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may still build Aegis Ashore missile defense systems to defend against attacks by North Korea and other regional rivals, including China, a source told Reuters jus...
Jul 10, 2020
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