Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Futures drop on fears of fresh virus wave
By Devik Jain and Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures tumbled on Monday as a recent jump in coronavirus cases in China and parts of the United States doused investor hopes of a quick econ...
Jun 15, 2020
KBR gets $570 million contract from NASA
(Reuters) - U.S. engineering company KBR Inc said on Monday it had been awarded a $570.3 million contract by NASA to develop and execute spaceflight operations at Marshall Space Flight Center in Hunts...
Jun 15, 2020
U.S. fighter plane crashes off coast of northeast England
LONDON (Reuters) - A U.S. fighter plane crashed in the North Sea off the coast of northeast England on Monday with the fate of the pilot and the cause of the crash unknown, the Sun newspaper reported,...
Jun 15, 2020
Black Americans disproportionately die in police Taser confrontations
By Linda So WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As police confront protesters across the United States, they're turning to rubber bullets, pepper spray, tear gas and other weapons meant to minimize fatalities. But...
Jun 15, 2020
Russia sentences ex-U.S. marine Paul Whelan to 16 years in jail for espionage
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court found ex-U.S. marine Paul Whelan guilty of spying for the United States on Monday and sentenced him to 16 years in jail after a closed trial which U.S. diplomats sai...
Jun 15, 2020
South Korea may face a new coronavirus wave without tough social distancing measures: expert
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will face another wave of coronavirus infections, with as many as 800 new cases a day by July, if the government does not introduce stricter social distancing guidelines,...
Jun 15, 2020
South Korea’s Moon urges North to keep peace deals, return to talks
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's President Moon Jae-in urged North Korea on Monday to refrain from raising tension and return to dialogue, after threats trumpeted by state media in Pyon...
Jun 15, 2020
Coronavirus resurgence in Beijing prompts return of tough measures
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing reported its second consecutive day of record new numbers of COVID-19 cases on Monday, adding urgency to efforts to rein in a sudden resurgence of the coronavirus in the Ch...
Jun 14, 2020
Philippine court finds news site chief Maria Ressa guilty of libel
MANILA (Reuters) - The head of a Philippine news website known for its tough scrutiny of President Rodrigo Duterte faces up to six years in jail after being found guilty of cyber libel by a Manila cou...
Jun 14, 2020
Asian stocks, oil sell off on second wave fears
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian markets started the week on the backfoot on Monday while oil prices slipped as fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections in China sent investors scurrying for safe-have...
Jun 14, 2020
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