Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Michigan Governor Whitmer says aims to begin reopening state economy on May 1
DETROIT (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said on Friday she is hopeful the state can begin to reengage parts of the economy beginning on May 1. Whitmer made the remark in a webcast townh...
Apr 17, 2020
Ford warns of $2 billion quarterly loss as coronavirus outbreak hammers sales
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co on Friday estimated first-quarter loss of $2 billion and said it would tap debt markets to shore up its cash reserves as the coronavirus outbreak halted production and pummel...
Apr 17, 2020
Airbus puts some French aero workers on part-time working
PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus will implement a mandatory part-time working scheme for some 3,000 employees in France from April 20 to May 17, unions said on Friday. The measure will apply to sites in Toulo...
Apr 17, 2020
U.S. airlines sitting on $10 billion in travel vouchers, lawmakers say
By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski (Reuters) - U.S. airlines are estimated to be sitting on more than $10 billion in travel vouchers that should have been cash refunds from canceled flights, a gro...
Apr 17, 2020
Half of announced North American oil cuts come from just three companies
By Arathy S Nair and Shanti S Nair (Reuters) - Numerous U.S. and Canadian oil companies have said they are reducing output in 2020, but a Reuters analysis of the announcements so far show that just th...
Apr 17, 2020
Exclusive: Moscow has more coronavirus cases than state testing shows, private lab data suggest
By Polina Ivanova, Maria Tsvetkova and Anton Zverev MOSCOW (Reuters) - The novel coronavirus has penetrated more deeply into Moscow's population than official data show, private testing results among ...
Apr 17, 2020
UK scientists to make a million potential COVID-19 vaccines before proof
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - A million doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine being developed by British scientists are already being manufactured and will be available by September, even before ...
Apr 17, 2020
Some life insurers hit pause on older Americans during coronavirus crisis
By Suzanne Barlyn (Reuters) - Some U.S. life insurers are deciding not to gamble on older Americans during the coronavirus crisis by temporarily suspending applications from certain age groups or impo...
Apr 17, 2020
Italy’s firms shake lockdown using shortcut in coronavirus law
By Giselda Vagnoni and Valentina Za ROME/MILAN (Reuters) - Weeks into Italy's coronavirus lockdown, thousands of Italian entrepreneurs have been given a bureaucratic shortcut to market. The government...
Apr 17, 2020
North Korean leader absence from anniversary event fuels speculation over health
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's absence from an important anniversary event this week rekindled speculation over his potential health problems, analysts said on Fri...
Apr 17, 2020
