Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Lone black Republican Senator says he is open to ‘decertification’ of bad police
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tim Scott, the only black Republican member of the U.S. Senate, said on Sunday he is open to exploring whether to enact a new law that would decertify bad poli...
Jun 14, 2020
Black Lives Matter protesters march through Tokyo
By Kim Kyung Hoon TOKYO (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters in Tokyo took part in a Black Lives Matter march on Sunday, calling for an end to racial discrimination and police abuse after the killing o...
Jun 14, 2020
Trump says he won’t watch NFL, U.S. soccer if players kneel during anthem
(Reuters) - United States President Donald Trump has said he will not watch National Football League (NFL) or U.S. soccer team matches if players do not stand for the national anthem. The U.S. Soccer ...
Jun 14, 2020
Pride events kick off in Shanghai with city run
By Xihao Jiang and Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) - More than 100 people took part in the Shanghai's eighth annual Pride Run on Sunday, one of a series of events over nine days in China's financial hub...
Jun 14, 2020
Hong Kong riot cop rebuked for chanting ‘black lives matter’
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong riot cop who was filmed chanting "black lives matter" and "I can't breathe" on patrol during a demonstration on Friday has been reprimanded by author...
Jun 13, 2020
Australian police arrest two after Captain Cook statue defaced
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police said they arrested two women after a statute of British explorer James Cook, captain of the first Western ship to reach the east coast of Australia, was defaced ea...
Jun 13, 2020
China reports 57 new confirmed, 9 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases for June 13
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported 57 new confirmed COVID-19 cases for June 13, the highest since April 13, according to data released by the national health authority on Sunday. The National Health C...
Jun 13, 2020
Factbox: What changes are companies making in response to George Floyd protests?
(Reuters) - The corporate response to a wave of protests over the treatment of African Americans has included pledges to increase diversity, donations to civil rights groups and, in some cases, change...
Jun 13, 2020
Demonstrators in Atlanta protest police killing of black man who fell asleep in drive-thru
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Demonstrators took to the streets in Atlanta on Saturday protesting the fatal shooting by police of a black man who had fallen asleep in his car while waiting in line at a f...
Jun 13, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 2,038,344 coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday reported 2,038,344 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 22,317 cases from its previous count, and said that th...
Jun 13, 2020
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