Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. coronavirus deaths top 17,000: Reuters tally
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - U.S. deaths due to the coronavirus topped 17,000 on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, although there are signs that Americans staying home was curbing new infections. ...
Apr 10, 2020
Exclusive: Amneal running out of hydroxychloroquine raw material due to Finnish restrictions
By Michael Erman and Anne Kauranen NEW YORK/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Amneal Pharmaceuticals could soon run out of the raw ingredients to make more of the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine that has been...
Apr 10, 2020
In epicentre of French virus outbreak, medical workers believe peak has passed
By Tangi Salan PARIS (Reuters) - As head of the urgent cases team in the Mulhouse ambulance service, Marc Noizet has been at the eye of the coronavirus storm that swept through this eastern French cit...
Apr 10, 2020
Congratulations, it’s a fudge: EU crisis deal leaves much unresolved
By John Chalmers and Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU finance ministers gave themselves a round of applause as they wrapped up talks on Thursday night with agreement on a package of measures...
Apr 10, 2020
Special Report: Married for 50 years, a couple are separated by the coronavirus
By By Joshua Schneyer NEW YORK (Reuters) - This is a love story. It began 50 years ago over an apple strudel in Paris, but Howard Smith says he has no time for romantic notions about the past. Right n...
Apr 10, 2020
Coronavirus-hit airlines in push for divisive route subsidies
By Laurence Frost PARIS (Reuters) - Major airlines are seeking operating subsidies for key routes once coronavirus restrictions are lifted, a leaked lobbying document shows, stoking tensions with some...
Apr 10, 2020
U.S. CDC extends ‘no sail order’ for all cruise ships
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended its "no sail order" for all cruise ships, as it looks to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The CDC new orde...
Apr 10, 2020
In global war on coronavirus, some fear civil rights are collateral damage
By Luke Baker, Matthew Tostevin and Devjyot Ghoshal LONDON/BANGKOK/DELHI (Reuters) - In Armenia, journalists must by law include information from the government in their stories about COVID-19. In the...
Apr 10, 2020
U.S. consumer prices decline in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices fell in March and further decreases are likely as the novel coronavirus outbreak suppresses demand for some goods and services, offsetting price increases r...
Apr 10, 2020
Lawmakers look to reaffirm U.S. commitment to global health, amid coronavirus
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic U.S. senators will introduce legislation on Friday seeking to reaffirm the country's commitment to global health amid the coronavi...
Apr 10, 2020
