Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Buffett’s Berkshire posts nearly $50 billion loss on coronavirus, operating profit rises
(Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday posted a record net loss of nearly $50 billion as the coronavirus pandemic pummeled its common stock investments, but operating profit r...
May 02, 2020
U.S. hospitals promise new safety measures to ease patient fears after coronavirus crush
By Deena Beasley and Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - U.S. hospitals, many past the peak coronavirus crush, are relying on plexiglass dividers, advance testing of patients and limited elevator traffic to ...
May 02, 2020
‘Once Upon a Virus’: China mocks U.S. coronavirus response in Lego-like animation
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has published a short animation titled "Once Upon a Virus" mocking the U.S. response to the new coronavirus using Lego-like figures to represent the two countries. Washingto...
May 02, 2020
Free at last! Spaniards get outside to exercise after 49 days of lockdown
MADRID (Reuters) - Joggers and cyclists across Spain emerged from their homes early on Saturday, with adults allowed out for exercise for the first time in seven weeks as the government began easing c...
May 02, 2020
Harbin city shuts eateries, coronavirus curbs ease elsewhere in China
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A northeastern Chinese city of 10 million people struggling with currently the country's biggest coronavirus cluster shut dine-in services on Saturday, as the rest of Chin...
May 02, 2020
Tesla to extend furlough for some employees by another week: internal email
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc told furloughed employees on Friday that they will remain out of work for at least another week, postponing a plan to resume normal operations on May 4 at its San Francisco vehic...
May 02, 2020
U.S. court dismisses New York nurses’ plea for COVID-19 protection
(Reuters) - A U.S. District Court on Friday dismissed a nurse association's plea against New York state and two hospitals to provide safety equipment and adopt measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 ...
May 02, 2020
Singapore to ease some coronavirus curbs over next few weeks
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will start easing some curbs put in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus over the next few weeks, authorities said on Saturday, as the city-state takes the fi...
May 01, 2020
How Boeing went from appealing for government aid to snubbing it
By Kate Duguid, Joshua Franklin and David Shepardson NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In just six weeks, Boeing Co went from seeking government aid to announcing it no longer needed it. The company's $...
May 01, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. coronavirus stimulus went to some healthcare providers facing criminal inquiries
By Sarah N. Lynch and Marisa Taylor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eager to bolster the healthcare system during the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. government last month sped $30 billion in stimulus payments ...
May 01, 2020
