Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo’s wife also diagnosed with the coronavirus
(Reuters) - CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, who late in March disclosed he had tested positive for the coronavirus, said late on Wednesday his wife Cristina has also been diagnosed with it. The CNN television...
Apr 16, 2020
Explainer: Why are some South Koreans who recovered from the coronavirus testing positive again?
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean health officials are investigating several possible explanations for a small but growing number of recovered coronavirus patients who later test positive f...
Apr 16, 2020
Apple’s new budget iPhone unlikely to make splash in China where 5G now commonplace
By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Apple Inc's new iPhone SE for the budget-conscious is unlikely to be a major driver of sales in China, with analysts noting it lacks the 5G capability that most ne...
Apr 16, 2020
As Japan slows down, prices at risk of falling while bars, restaurants suffer
By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - For someone like Sumako Furihata, who owns two small restaurants in Tokyo's Akasaka nightlife district, the coronavirus pandemic has been a nightmare that crushed sal...
Apr 15, 2020
U.S. weekly jobless claims seen underscoring deepening economic slump
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions more Americans likely sought unemployment benefits last week, lifting total filings for claims over the past month above an astounding 20 million, whi...
Apr 15, 2020
Japan’s Abe to tweak draft extra budget to offer blanket cash payouts: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will likely instruct his cabinet to make changes to a draft supplementary budget to offer blanket cash payouts of 100,000 yen ($926) each to all ci...
Apr 15, 2020
Trump backers protest Michigan stay-at-home orders at state capitol
By Seth Herald LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) - Thousands of demonstrators in cars with horns honking thronged around Michigan's state Capitol on Wednesday, some chanting "lock her up," to protest against s...
Apr 15, 2020
Over two dozen Rohingya died on rescued boat, Bangladesh coast guard says
DHAKA (Reuters) - At least two dozen ethnic Rohingya died aboard a ship that was rescued on Wednesday with nearly 400 starving people aboard after failing to reach Malaysia and drifting for weeks, Ban...
Apr 15, 2020
Warren says she would accept an offer to be Biden’s running mate
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Wednesday that she would accept an offer to be Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's running mate if the position were off...
Apr 15, 2020
United cuts May schedule by 90%, tells employees to brace for job cuts: memo
(Reuters) - United Airlines Holdings Inc told employees on Wednesday that it has cut its flight schedule by 90% in May and possibly June, and to prepare for a smaller airline and workforce starting as...
Apr 15, 2020
