Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Indonesia says forest fires have declined, no transboundary haze to Malaysia
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Forest fires in some parts of Indonesia have declined, the country's environment minister said on Friday, reiterating that no transboundary haze to Malaysia had been detected. The ...
Oct 05, 2023
Heavy rainstorms to hit southern China after Typhoon Koinu batters Taiwan
BEIJING (Reuters) - Heavy rainstorms and strong winds will hit southern China in the next three days as Typhoon Koinu approaches the coast of Guangdong province after killing one and injuring hundreds...
Oct 05, 2023
Southeast Asian ministers commit to eventual elimination of crop burning
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Southeast Asian agriculture and forestry ministers have agreed to take collective action to minimise and eventually eliminate crop burning in the region, amid deteriorating ai...
Oct 05, 2023
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Japan’s Izu islands – EMSC
(Reuters) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Japan's Izu islands on Oct. 6, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), EMSC said. (Re...
Oct 05, 2023
Trump files to dismiss $500 million lawsuit against his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump filed a notice to voluntarily dismiss his $500 million lawsuit against his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen, a court filing showed on ...
Oct 05, 2023
Flexport plans to cut up to 30% of workforce by end of Oct – sources
(Reuters) - U.S. logistics startup Flexport plans to lay off up to 30% of its workforce by the end of the month, sources said on Thursday. The Information had earlier reported the plan, citing a perso...
Oct 05, 2023
US Republican Ramaswamy’s car hit by protesters in Iowa -Politico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Protesters in Iowa ran their vehicle into U.S. Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's car during a campaign stop on Thursday, Politico reported on Thursday. While R...
Oct 05, 2023
Biden and Xi face-to-face meeting being planned by White House – Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has starting making plans for a face-to-face meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in San Francisco next month, the Washington Pos...
Oct 05, 2023
Exclusive-India lake that flooded was poised to get early warning system
By Gloria Dickie, Shivam Patel and Alison Withers NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Scientists and government authorities were working on an early warning system for glacial floods at a Himalayan lake in northeas...
Oct 05, 2023
Anti-affirmative action group challenges US Naval Academy’s admissions policy
(Reuters) - The group that successfully challenged race-conscious college admissions policies at the U.S. Supreme Court sued the U.S. Naval Academy on Thursday in its second lawsuit challenging affirm...
Oct 05, 2023
