Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Trump wanted to deploy 10,000 troops in Washington D.C., official says
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told his advisors at one point this past week he wanted 10,000 troops to deploy to the Washington D.C. area to halt civil unrest over...
Jun 07, 2020
Lebanon’s president urges unity after night of violence
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's President Michel Aoun called for national unity on Sunday after violence erupted in parts of Beirut between supporters of rival sectarian political parties. Lebanon mainta...
Jun 07, 2020
Emirates, Etihad extend temporary salary cuts to Sept
By Alexander Cornwell and Aziz El Yaakoubi DUBAI (Reuters) - Gulf carriers Emirates and Etihad Airways are extending the period of reduced pay for their staff until September as they try to preserve c...
Jun 07, 2020
U.S. senator Scott says China trying to sabotage vaccine development
LONDON (Reuters) - The United States has evidence China is trying to slow down or sabotage the development of a COVID-19 vaccine by Western countries, Republican senator Rick Scott said on Sunday. "We...
Jun 07, 2020
London police chief says 14 officers injured during anti-racism protests
LONDON (Reuters) - Fourteen police officers were injured in "shocking and completely unacceptable" assaults during anti-racism protests in central London on Saturday, London police chief Cressida Dick...
Jun 07, 2020
AstraZeneca approaches Gilead about potential merger – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc has approached rival drugmaker Gilead Sciences Inc about a potential merger, Bloomberg News reported https://bloom.bg/3h2GU9e on Sunday, citing people familiar with the mat...
Jun 07, 2020
Anti-racism protests undoubtedly increase risk of coronavirus spread – UK health minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Anti-racism protests attended by thousands of people in London and other major British cities "undoubtedly" risk causing an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases again, British h...
Jun 07, 2020
South Korean boyband BTS donates $1 million to Black Lives Matter
SEOUL (Reuters) - Popular South Korean band BTS donated $1 million to Black Lives Matter (BLM) in support of U.S. protests against police brutality, its music label, Big Hit Entertainment, told Reuter...
Jun 07, 2020
Exclusive: Russian hiring of Syrians to fight in Libya accelerated in May
(Reuters) - A Russian drive to recruit Syrians to fight in Libya for militia leader Khalifa Haftar accelerated in May when hundreds of mercenaries were signed up, five Syrian opposition sources and a ...
Jun 07, 2020
China would make a coronavirus vaccine a ‘global public good’
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will increase international cooperation if it succeeds in developing a novel coronavirus vaccine, the science and technology minister said on Sunday. China would make a vacci...
Jun 06, 2020
