Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
An easing of coronavirus prevention measures helps China’s auto plants rev up
By Yilei Sun and Brenda Goh YUYAO, China/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - In the eastern Chinese city of Yuyao, a group of five face-masked workers at a Geely auto plant, stood almost shoulder to shoulder behind ...
May 18, 2020
Exclusive: Delta will add flights to keep planes no more than 60% full as demand rises – sources
By Tracy Rucinski and David Shepardson (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc will keep planes no more than 60% full through at least July, adding more flights to its schedule than demand would usually justi...
May 18, 2020
Australian students return to school, Qantas plans return to skies
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - Children in Australia's most populated state will return to school full-time next week, a major step towards normalising public life since the coronavirus pandemic,...
May 18, 2020
Exclusive: Nasdaq to tighten listing rules, restricting Chinese IPOs – sources
By Echo Wang NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nasdaq Inc is set to unveil new restrictions on initial public offerings (IPOs), a move that will make it more difficult for some Chinese companies to debut on its st...
May 18, 2020
Australia’s Qantas to provide in-flight masks but will not leave seats vacant
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd said on Tuesday it would introduce new measures on board such as providing masks and cleaning wipes to ensure safe travel and give passengers peace of mind during...
May 18, 2020
Asia shares set to follow Wall Street rally on vaccine hopes
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian shares were set to rise on Tuesday after data from an early-stage trial for a coronavirus vaccine lifted hopes for a near-term economic recovery, sending...
May 18, 2020
‘All my dreams are shattered’: coronavirus crushes Asia’s garment industry
By Thu Thu Aung, Ruma Paul and Poppy McPherson YANGON/DHAKA/BANGKOK (Reuters) - Zarchi Lwin pawned her only two gold bangles for $140 when the owner of the Myanmar factory where she sewed winter coats...
May 18, 2020
California, New York open door for sports return
(Reuters) - California governor Gavin Newsom cleared a path for the potential return of professional sport in the state, saying on Monday that an early June restart was possible under strict guideline...
May 18, 2020
Coronavirus deadliest in New York City’s black and Latino neighborhoods, data shows
By Maria Caspani and Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some New York City neighborhoods have seen death rates from the novel coronavirus nearly 15 times higher than others, according to data release...
May 18, 2020
Pandemic-related vaccination drop raises concern about U.S. measles outbreak
By Vishwadha Chander (Reuters) - Researchers have documented a drop in child vaccination rates in Michigan since restrictions were imposed to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, raising concern ...
May 18, 2020
