Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Taiwan president says wants talks with China, but not ‘one country, two systems’
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan wants dialogue with China but cannot accept its proposal for "one country, two systems", President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday after being inagurated for her second and fi...
May 19, 2020
Michigan dams collapse, residents told to evacuate
(Reuters) - Michigan's county of Midland said on Tuesday two dams have collapsed due storm and heavy rains in the past few days and residents nearby were told to evacuate immediately. "The Edenville D...
May 19, 2020
U.S. Department of Justice warns California governor over pandemic church closings
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday warned California's governor that his COVID-19 restrictions discriminated against places of worship by preventing them...
May 19, 2020
Asia stocks under pressure as vaccine rally falters
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asia stocks are likely to come under pressure on Wednesday, tracking declines on Wall Street while gold prices were buoyed by safe-haven demand as economic ind...
May 19, 2020
Mining companies rush to shield indigenous communities from coronavirus
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Big mining companies that rely on indigenous workforces or operate near remote communities have acted fast to curb the spread of the coronavirus and avoid a pub...
May 19, 2020
Brazil records 1,179 coronavirus deaths, 271,628 confirmed cases: health ministry
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil recorded a new daily record of 1,179 deaths from the new coronavirus on Tuesday, with a total of 17,971 total fatalities and 271,628 confirmed cases, the health minis...
May 19, 2020
Film star and Trump accuser Stormy Daniels returns as comic book hero
(Reuters) - Adult film star Stormy Daniels, whose allegations of a onetime sexual liaison with U.S. President Donald Trump triggered a legal battle, is returning as a superhero in a series of comic bo...
May 19, 2020
Global CO2 emissions could fall by up to 7% this year amid pandemic: research
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Global carbon dioxide emissions could fall by up to 7% this year, depending on ongoing restrictions and social distancing measures during the coronavirus pandemic, ...
May 19, 2020
Two California border hospitals hit by surge in COVID-19 cases from Mexico
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The only two hospitals in Southern California's rural Imperial County were forced to close their doors to new coronavirus patients on Tuesday, after admitting s...
May 19, 2020
Administration sees Washington, DC, area as ongoing virus problem area
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It is proving hard to reduce the number of coronavirus cases in the Washington, DC area, a senior administration official said on Tuesday, even though the nation's capital is wh...
May 19, 2020
