Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Russia’s Bolshoi, performing in China, vows to return to the West
BEIJING (Reuters) - The artistic director of Moscow's state-owned Bolshoi Ballet has vowed that his company will eventually perform in the West again, having been subject to a cultural boycott since R...
Jul 26, 2023
Three dead as Sicily counts losses from ‘devastating’ fires
By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) - Italy's southern island of Sicily has been devastated by wildfires that have killed three elderly people, its regional president said, as a heatwave and severe sto...
Jul 26, 2023
Burkina Faso fashion designer weaves new life into ancient fabric
By Thiam Ndiaga KOUDOUGOU, Burkina Faso (Reuters) - Amid the rhythmic clatter of traditional wooden looms, artisans at a workshop in rural Burkina Faso spin indigo-dyed cotton into sprawling lengths o...
Jul 26, 2023
Rain raises Rhine river levels in Germany; north still too shallow
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Heavy rain has raised water levels on the Rhine in Germany, but the river is still too shallow in central northern areas for cargo vessels to sail fully loaded, commodity traders s...
Jul 26, 2023
Heavy rain in India’s capital raises new fears of flooding
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Heavy rain brought flooding to an area near New Delhi on Wednesday forcing some evacuations and schools closures as the region braced for more downpours two weeks after the Yamun...
Jul 26, 2023
US congressional committee set to weigh crypto bills
By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key congressional committee is set to vote this week on several bills that would develop a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies, a milestone for Capitol Hi...
Jul 25, 2023
Typhoon Doksuri lashes Philippines, threatens Taiwan and China
By Karen Lema, Bernard Orr and Yimou Lee MANILA/BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - At least one person was killed as Typhoon Doksuri lashed the northern Philippines with strong winds and rain on Wednesday, ca...
Jul 25, 2023
Fifty-one pilot whales die after mass stranding in Australia
SYDNEY (Reuters) - More than 50 pilot whales have died after stranding on a remote beach in Australia's west, authorities said on Wednesday, while rescue teams tried to return the rest of the pod back...
Jul 25, 2023
Thousands without power as typhoon Doksuri lashes Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) - Strong winds and rain lashed the northern Philippines as Typhoon Doksuri made landfall on Wednesday, causing rivers to overflow and leaving thousands without power. Residents in coa...
Jul 25, 2023
Silkworm sashimi, cricket curry on menu as bugs make a comeback in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - On a recent vacation in Tokyo, Takumi Yamamoto opted for a special lunch of cricket curry and silkworm sashimi, washed down with a water bug cider. The 26-year-old office worker, fro...
Jul 25, 2023
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