Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 strikes central California: EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck central California on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said https://bit.ly/2VoiFID. The quake's epicentre was 446 km north of...
Apr 11, 2020
New York City public schools to remain closed for rest of school year: mayor
(Reuters) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Saturday public schools will remain closed for the rest of the school year as the city battles the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. "Having to ...
Apr 11, 2020
Michael Avenatti temporarily freed from jail due to coronavirus threat
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - The convicted celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti has been granted temporary freedom from a New York City jail by a California federal judge who said the spread of the no...
Apr 11, 2020
Congressional Republicans double down on push for coronavirus business relief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The two top Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Saturday said they would continue to oppose Democrats' demands to include funding for items other than small business relief in a...
Apr 11, 2020
SoftBank CEO Son says will donate 300 million masks per month to Japan
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp CEO Masayoshi Son said he has secured a monthly supply of 300 million face masks for Japan from May after reaching a deal with Chinese electric vehi...
Apr 11, 2020
UK PM making very good progress in COVID-19 recovery, office says
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is making "very good progress" in his recovery from COVID-19, his office said on Saturday. Johnson was moved out of intensive care after three n...
Apr 11, 2020
WHO says looking into reports of some COVID patients testing positive again
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that it was looking into reports of some COVID-19 patients testing positive again after initially testing n...
Apr 11, 2020
Empty pews, empty collection baskets: coronavirus hits U.S. church finances
By Michelle Conlin NEW YORK (Reuters) - St. Anselm Roman Catholic Church in New York's Brooklyn borough is used to limping along, month after month, at a budget deficit of several thousand dollars a w...
Apr 11, 2020
Spain’s overnight coronavirus death toll at 510, lowest in 19 days
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's daily coronavirus death toll fell for the third day in a row on Saturday after 510 fatalities were reported in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said in a statement, ma...
Apr 11, 2020
UK has not reached COVID-19 peak so lockdown will stay: health minister
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has not yet reached the COVID-19 peak which would allow for an easing of tight restrictions of movement, health minister Matt Hancock said on Saturday. The...
Apr 11, 2020
