Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Britons spurned by banks caught in a coronavirus credit crunch
By Sinead Cruise and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) - When a payroll glitch left Natalie Gallagher so short of cash this month she couldn't afford her bus fare to work, she turned to her usual lender A...
May 21, 2020
Sellers beware: Price collapse triggers bartering over oil and gas deals
By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) - The collapse in oil prices to 21-year lows has led potential buyers of oil and gas fields to try and renegotiate deals already agreed at higher prices, with the f...
May 21, 2020
Backlogs, second wave of layoffs keeping U.S. weekly jobless claims high
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions more Americans likely filed for unemployment benefits last week as backlogs continue to be cleared and disruptions from the novel coronavirus unleash ...
May 20, 2020
Biden’s presidential campaign raises $43.7 million in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden raised $43.7 million in April for his presidential campaign, according to a disclosure filed on Wednesday with the Federal Election Commissi...
May 20, 2020
U.S. to sell Taiwan $180 million worth of torpedoes
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The U.S government has notified Congress of a possible sale of advanced torpedoes to Taiwan worth around $180 million, a move likely to further sour already tense ties between Washi...
May 20, 2020
Australian states split over opening borders for domestic tourism
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian state and territory leaders bickered on Thursday over whether to reopen internal borders, a major step to rejuvenating the country's A$80 billion ($50 bi...
May 20, 2020
California to give guidelines for restarting TV and movie production
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California on Monday will roll out guidelines for the resumption of production of Hollywood movies and TV shows, but Governor Gavin Newsom warned that Los Angeles County would ...
May 20, 2020
President Trump’s re-election campaign raises $16.9 million in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump raised $16.9 million in April for his re-election campaign, ending the month with $107.7 million in cash, according to a disclosure filed on Wednesda...
May 20, 2020
Asia shares set for early gains as focus swings to recovery
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian shares were poised to open higher on Thursday after global equities and crude prices rallied overnight on hopes of a rapid economic recovery and governme...
May 20, 2020
Global coronavirus cases surpass 5 million, infections rising in South America
By Lisa Shumaker and Cate Cadell (Reuters) - Global coronavirus cases surpassed 5 million on Wednesday, with Latin America overtaking the United States and Europe in the past week to report the larges...
May 20, 2020
