Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Australian police take ‘black box’ off cruise ship in coronavirus homicide probe
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police have spoken to the captain of a cruise ship which disembarked hundreds of passengers infected with the coronavirus in Sydney, as part of a homicide investigation i...
Apr 08, 2020
Mainland China reports 63 new coronavirus cases, two more deaths
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China reported on Thursday 63 new cases of the coronavirus, up from 62 a day earlier, the National Health Commission said. Of the new cases, 61 involved travelers arriving...
Apr 08, 2020
Asia shares set to follow Wall Street’s rally
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian shares were poised to track Wall Street's gains on Thursday on hopes the coronavirus pandemic is nearing a peak and that governments would roll out more ...
Apr 08, 2020
Trump: Like to reopen the U.S. economy with a ‘big bang’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would like to reopen the U.S. economy with a "big bang" but that the death toll from the coronavirus needs to be on the down slo...
Apr 08, 2020
Automakers push to reopen plants with testing and lots of masks
By Giulio Piovaccari and Joseph White MILAN/DETROIT (Reuters) - Global automakers reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic are accelerating efforts to restart factories from Wuhan to Maranello to Michigan, ...
Apr 08, 2020
New York hospital sends some ‘borderline’ COVID-19 patients home with oxygen monitors
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some coronavirus patients who would have been admitted into the emergency department at a New York hospital are being sent home with an oxygen-monitoring device ...
Apr 08, 2020
U.S. coronavirus deaths top 14,600, second highest in world behind Italy: Reuters tally
(Reuters) - U.S. deaths due to coronavirus topped 14,600 on Wednesday, the second highest reported number in the world behind Italy, according to a Reuters tally. Italy has the most reported deaths in...
Apr 08, 2020
JetBlue seeks U.S. approval to temporarily halt flights to 11 airports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - JetBlue Airways Corp on Wednesday asked the U.S. Transportation Department for emergency approval to temporarily suspend service to 11 U.S. airports, including Dallas, Houston, ...
Apr 08, 2020
‘This is very real’: from their window, New York couple sees refrigerated trucks remove bodies
(Reuters) - A New York couple has seen the cityscape outside their Brooklyn apartment change dramatically in recent weeks, as refrigerated trucks line up in the lot below to receive the remains of COV...
Apr 08, 2020
COVID-19:USDA creates resource page for ag producers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has put together a resource page with the latest COVD-19 response information for farmers and ranchers, it also inclu...
Apr 08, 2020
