Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Palestinian woman opens Gaza’s first cat cafe
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Inspired by her passion for the furry animal, Naeema Mea'bed opened the "MEOW Cat Cafe" in the Gaza Strip this week, hoping to bring cat lovers some joy, while bo...
Aug 21, 2023
France’s EDF takes 1.3 GW nuclear reactor offline amid heatwave
PARIS (Reuters) - French power company EDF said it took its 1.3 gigawatt nuclear reactor Golfech 2, located close to the southern town of Toulouse, offline on Monday citing environmental reasons as th...
Aug 21, 2023
Tropical Storm Hilary releases fury on Southern California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Southern California officials braced on Monday for possible overnight reports of serious damage from Tropical Storm Hilary after the system unleashed furious flash floods east ...
Aug 21, 2023
Tropical Storm Franklin to bring heavy rains, US NHC says
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Franklin is expected to cause heavy rains over parts of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico in the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday. The storm ...
Aug 21, 2023
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes near Machala, Ecuador- USGS
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck near Machala in Ecuador on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 60.6 kilometres (37.66 miles), USGS sa...
Aug 21, 2023
US Atlantic hurricane activity picks up with five systems on watch
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Franklin over the eastern Caribbean and a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico are expected to strengthen over the next two days as U.S. forecasters monitor three other weather...
Aug 20, 2023
Tropical Storm Emily weakens slightly, US NHC says
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Emily has weakened slightly, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in an advisory late on Sunday, adding that it could become a post-tropical cyclone in about 36 hou...
Aug 20, 2023
China allocates another 500 million yuan for relief in flood storage areas
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's finance ministry, as well as the water resources ministry, have allocated a further 500 million yuan ($68.68 million) to help disaster-stricken residents in national flood ...
Aug 20, 2023
Trump says he won’t take part in Republican debates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would skip the upcoming Republican primary debates, citing his large lead in opinion polls as evidence that he was already w...
Aug 20, 2023
Biden administration to urge Americans get new COVID-19 boosters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration plans to urge all Americans to get a booster shot for the coronavirus this autumn to counter a new wave of infections, a White House official said on Su...
Aug 20, 2023
