Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
As Asia’s tropical storm season arrives, grounded airplanes at risk of damage
By Jamie Freed and Ben Blanchard SYDNEY/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Airlines, airports and insurers across Asia are bracing for the prospect of unusually high damage as the region's tropical storm season begin...
Jun 02, 2020
Tensions simmer in Hong Kong as controversial anthem law back up for debate
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong lawmakers are set to resume a debate on Wednesday over a controversial bill that would make disrespecting China's national anthem a criminal offence, as the city ramps ...
Jun 02, 2020
Hackers and hucksters reinvigorate ‘Anonymous’ brand amid protests
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The amorphous internet activist movement known as Anonymous staged an online resurgence in the past week on the back of real-world protests against police brut...
Jun 02, 2020
Facebook takes down white nationalist and fake antifa accounts
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said Tuesday it has suspended accounts associated with white nationalist groups after some advocated bringing weapons to the current wave of anti-...
Jun 02, 2020
Trump says Republican convention will not be held in North Carolina
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the Republican convention due to be held in North Carolina in August will have to be held in another state because of social distanci...
Jun 02, 2020
Coronavirus brings Asia’s booming online lending sector to juddering halt
By Alun John, Nupur Anand and Fanny Potkin HONG KONG/MUMBAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The spring started out rosy for the Indian arm of ClearScore, a company that offers online credit scores and loans. Wi...
Jun 02, 2020
Mainstream U.S. religious leaders criticize Trump after church photo
By Andrea Shalal and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mainstream U.S. Protestant and Catholic leaders sharply criticized President Donald Trump on Tuesday, a day after peaceful protesters were forc...
Jun 02, 2020
‘I want justice’: Mother of Floyd’s daughter says he was a good man, father
By Brendan O'Brien MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The grieving mother of George Floyd's daughter on Tuesday demanded justice for him, saying he was a good father who did not deserve to die face down on the p...
Jun 02, 2020
U.S., South Korea agree of funding of Korean workers, Pentagon says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Tuesday said that it had come to an agreement with South Korea on a proposal for Seoul to fund thousands of Korean workers who were put on unpaid leave earlier t...
Jun 02, 2020
Asian stocks set to gain as stimulus hopes support risk appetite
By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were poised to follow the global rally on Wednesday as hopes of more government stimulus bolstered riskier assets and overshadowed a host of other worr...
Jun 02, 2020
