Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Scuffles break out between Hong Kong legislators over committee leadership
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scuffles broke out on Monday between pro-democracy and pro-government legislators in Hong Kong in a row over procedures with the leadership of a key committee at stake. Security ...
May 17, 2020
Asia shares make cautious gains, oil and gold jump
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares crept ahead on Monday and oil prices hit a five-week high as more countries re-opened their economies, stirring hopes the world was nearer to emerging fro...
May 17, 2020
Alibaba’s Jack Ma resigns from SoftBank board
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp said on Monday that Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma will resign from its board, in the latest departure by a high-profile ally of CEO Masayoshi Son. SoftBank said it w...
May 17, 2020
Japan slips into recession, worst yet to come as pandemic wreaks havoc
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy slipped into recession for the first time in 4-1/2 years, GDP data showed on Monday, putting the nation on course for its deepes...
May 17, 2020
Apple reopening 25 more U.S. stores, will soon top 100 worldwide
(Reuters) - Apple Inc will this week reopen more than 25 of its branded stores in the United States, a company spokesman said on Sunday, continuing a gradual process that has unlocked doors at nearly ...
May 17, 2020
Trump praises return of live golf, even without fans
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump praised the return of live golf on Sunday, dialing into a televised broadcast of a two-on-two charity skins match between top players on the PGA Tour, ...
May 17, 2020
Pompeo warns China over interference with U.S. journalists in Hong Kong
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said it had come to his attention that the Chinese government had threatened to interfere with the work of U.S. journalists in Hong...
May 17, 2020
‘He wouldn’t say a word’ – Rwanda genocide fugitive lived incognito in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - Rwandan genocide fugitive Felicien Kabuga, whose arrest on Saturday ended 26 years on the run, was a frail, elderly man who said little to neighbours and who would take a stroll most...
May 17, 2020
Jordan’s first Air Jordan sneakers sold for record $560,000 at Sotheby’s
(Reuters) - NBA great Michael Jordan's autographed match-worn sneakers from his rookie season fetched a record $560,000 in an online auction, Sotheby's said https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/202...
May 17, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 1,467,065 coronavirus cases, 88,709 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported 1,467,065 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 31,967 cases from its previous count, and said that the ...
May 17, 2020
