Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
River Rhine in south Germany still closed to shipping due to high water
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Parts of the river Rhine in south Germany remain closed to shipping on Monday after a rise in water levels following recent heavy rain, navigation authorities said on Monday. Rhine...
Nov 20, 2023
UN climate negotiations through the years up to COP28
By Katy Daigle (Reuters) - This year's U.N. climate conference, taking place Nov. 30-Dec. 12 in Dubai, marks the world's 28th leadership gathering to confront global warming since the first "Conferenc...
Nov 20, 2023
Waste from Adidas, Walmart, other brands fuelling Cambodia brick kilns-report
By Clare Baldwin and Helen Reid (Reuters) - Waste from at least 19 international brands including Adidas and Walmart is being used to fuel kilns in brick factories in Cambodia, and some workers were f...
Nov 19, 2023
UK says new science initiative to work on climate-resilient crops
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce a new science initiative to bring together work on developing climate-resilient crops as his government hosts a Global Food Security...
Nov 19, 2023
Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter dies at 96
(Reuters) - Former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter, who President Jimmy Carter called "an extension of myself" owing to her prominent role in his administration even as she tirelessly promoted the cau...
Nov 19, 2023
Dominican Republic on alert after deadly floods kill at least nine
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - Parts of the Dominican Republic were on high alert on Sunday for possible landslides and flooding after heavy rains the day before displaced thousands and killed at least nin...
Nov 19, 2023
Trump wins Texas governor Abbott’s endorsement at US-Mexico border
By Jasper Ward and David Morgan (Reuters) -Republican Donald Trump won the endorsement of Texas Governor Greg Abbott at an event near the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday, a location meant to highlight th...
Nov 19, 2023
In southern Mexico, third-gender ‘muxe’ festival mixes celebration and activism
By Jose Cortes JUCHITAN, Mexico (Reuters) - Members of southern Mexico's third-gender 'muxe' community celebrated sexual and gender diversity over the weekend, while committing to fighting for LGBTQ p...
Nov 19, 2023
Napoleon hat fetches record $2.1 million at Paris auction
PARIS (Reuters) - A bicorne hat believed to have belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte sold for a record 1,932,000 euros ($2.11 million) at the Drouot auction house in Paris on Sunday. It was initially estim...
Nov 19, 2023
Bidens to join military families at ‘Friendsgiving’ meal in Norfolk
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will join military personnel and their families on Sunday for an early Thanksgiving meal dubbed "Friendsgivin...
Nov 19, 2023
