Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Exclusive: U.S. Navy test shows 60 percent of carrier crew have coronavirus antibodies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy investigation into the spread of the coronavirus aboard the Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier has found that about 60 percent of sailors tested had antibodies for ...
Jun 08, 2020
New York City begins reopening as coronavirus infection rate hits new low
By Barbara Goldberg and Gabriella Borter NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exactly 100 days after the first coronavirus case was confirmed in New York City, some workers began returning to jobs on Monday in a firs...
Jun 08, 2020
Trump plans to sign bill pressuring China over Uighur Muslim crackdown: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump plans to sign legislation calling for sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for oppression of Uighur Muslims, a source familiar with the matter ...
Jun 08, 2020
U.S. safety board wants to strengthen air transport rules for prototype lithium batteries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Monday urged strengthening air cargo shipping requirements for prototype and low-production lithium-ion batteries after a...
Jun 08, 2020
UK Prince Andrew’s lawyers hit back over U.S. inquiry into Epstein
LONDON (Reuters) - Lawyers for Britain's Prince Andrew on Monday hit back at claims the royal was not cooperating with U.S. prosecutors investigating the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, suggesting the...
Jun 08, 2020
U.S. authorities seek to question UK’s Prince Andrew over Epstein
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to question Britain's Prince Andrew as part of its investigation into possible co-conspirators of deceased financier and convict...
Jun 08, 2020
Exclusive: BP to cut 15% of workforce – sources
By Shadia Nasralla and Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) - BP plans to cut about 15% of its workforce in response to the coronavirus crisis and as part of Chief Executive Bernard Looney's plan to shift the ...
Jun 08, 2020
Futures rise on optimism over economic revival
By Devik Jain and Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday as a surprisingly upbeat jobs report last week added to optimism that the world's biggest economy has weathered the wo...
Jun 08, 2020
Exclusive: Half of Singapore’s new COVID-19 cases are symptomless – taskforce head
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - At least half of Singapore's newly discovered coronavirus cases show no symptoms, the co-head of the government's virus taskforce told Reuters on Monday, reinforcing the city-sta...
Jun 08, 2020
Cristobal weakens into a tropical depression, U.S. NHC says
(Reuters) - Cristobal weakened into a tropical depression as it moved farther inland, while additional weakness is expected through Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest...
Jun 08, 2020
