Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Special Report: Hong Kong judges battle Beijing over rule of law as pandemic chills protests
By Greg Torode and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - The independence of Hong Kong's judicial system is under assault from the Communist Party leadership in Beijing, senior judges in the city told R...
Apr 14, 2020
Johnson & Johnson cuts 2020 profit forecast on coronavirus uncertainty
(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday cut its 2020 adjusted profit forecast, as the coronavirus outbreak causes uncertainty across global markets. The company now expects 2020 adjusted earnings per...
Apr 14, 2020
Futures rise on China trade data; focus on corporate results
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures gained on Tuesday as better-than-expected trade data from China and signs some economies might be preparing to ease sweeping lockdowns lifted the mo...
Apr 14, 2020
Explainer: Why vote by mail triggered a partisan battle ahead of November’s election
By John Whitesides and Julia Harte WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The drive to expand vote-by-mail options during the coronavirus pandemic has emerged as the centerpiece of a growing political fight ahead of ...
Apr 14, 2020
Spain, Austria allow partial return to normal from coronavirus lockdowns
By Paola Luelmo and Estelle Shirbon MADRID/LONDON (Reuters) - Spain and Austria allowed partial returns to work after the Easter holiday on Tuesday but Britain, France and India extended their lockdow...
Apr 14, 2020
As virus tears through reservation, Navajos give lifeline to elders and families
By Andrew Hay SHIPROCK, N.M. (Reuters) - To the sound of birdsong on rolling grassland, a pickup truck crawls up a dirt track to bring firewood and food to a Navajo family of seven whose father died o...
Apr 14, 2020
Pandemic survival plans: U.S. businesses scramble to conserve cash, boost liquidity
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) - Charlie Straface, president of Norwegian aluminum maker Norsk Hydro's North American extrusion operations, convenes a coronavirus task force every other day t...
Apr 14, 2020
Explainer: Trump has little power to restart U.S. economy
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday it was his decision when to reopen the U.S. economy, which has been largely shut down to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. The Re...
Apr 14, 2020
Coronavirus drives U.S. political protest off the streets and into online forums
By Elizabeth Culliford and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At any other time, a divisive U.S. president dealing with a national crisis that is causing severe economic dislocation might bring thron...
Apr 14, 2020
South Korea set to double supply of coronavirus tests to U.S.
By Hyunjoo Jin and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's SolGent has secured an order to supply a U.S. government agency with an additional 7,500 kits which can each perform 100 coronavirus te...
Apr 14, 2020
