Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
B&G Foods to review Cream of Wheat brand amid debate on racial inequality
LONDON (Reuters) - B&G Foods is reviewing the packaging of its Cream of Wheat porridge, becoming the fourth brand with an African American mascot to take the step amid a national debate over racial in...
Jun 18, 2020
UK says China and Russia trying to exploit coronavirus crisis
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom said on Thursday that China, Russia and Iran were looking to exploit weaknesses shown by the coronavirus outbreak. "We certainly know Russia is engaged systematic...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S. pullout from digital tax talks a ‘provocation’: France
PARIS (Reuters) - Washington's decision to pull out of negotiations on a digital services tax is a "provocation" and Paris will apply such a levy this year despite U.S. objections, France's Finance Mi...
Jun 18, 2020
Lloyd’s of London apologises for ‘shameful’ role in Atlantic slave trade
LONDON (Reuters) - The Lloyd's of London insurance market has apologised for its role in the 18th and 19th Century Atlantic slave trade and has agreed to fund charities and organisations promoting opp...
Jun 18, 2020
Air maintenance firms, manufacturers plan for $60 billion in lost sales
By Ankit Ajmera (Reuters) - Maintenance firms and spare parts producers who keep airplanes running are bracing for a decline of up to 75% in sales this year - and more pain to follow - as airlines par...
Jun 18, 2020
Exclusive: Massive spying on users of Google’s Chrome shows new security weakness
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A newly discovered spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of extensions to Google's market-leading Chrome web browser, researchers at Awake...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S. weekly jobless claims remain high, second wave of layoffs blamed
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A second wave of layoffs amid weak demand and fractured supply chains is likely keeping new U.S. applications for unemployment benefits elevated, supporting vi...
Jun 17, 2020
China says it must improve hygiene in markets after Beijing outbreak
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Low standards of hygiene in China's wholesale food markets and vulnerabilities in its food supply chain need to be urgently addressed after a new coronavirus outbreak in Beijing, ...
Jun 17, 2020
Shooting charge dropped against suspected New Mexico shooter
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - A New Mexico prosecutor on Wednesday dropped a shooting charge against an Albuquerque man suspected of shooting a protester and called for further investigations after allega...
Jun 17, 2020
Defectors prepare packages to send to North Korea despite growing tensions
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - A North Korean defector-led group on Thursday prepared hundreds of plastic bottles stuffed with rice which they plan to float into North Korea, despite a legal challeng...
Jun 17, 2020
