Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy: Mexico courts allies across ideological spectrum
By Anthony Esposito and Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is pressing ahead with an effort to forge COVID-19 vaccine alliances across a wide ideological spectrum of countries from France ...
Aug 30, 2020
FDA commissioner says willing to fast-track COVID-19 vaccine: FT
(Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is willing to fast-track a COVID-19 vaccine as quickly as possible, the Financial Times reported him as saying in an interview publi...
Aug 30, 2020
Mauritius fishermen battle to save dozens dolphins near oil spill
By Giulia Paravicini (Reuters) - Fishermen battled on Sunday to save dozens of injured dolphins washed ashore in Mauritius where in recent days at least 40 of the animals were found dead in a lagoon n...
Aug 30, 2020
Kenoshians face ‘wake-up call’ after tumultuous, painful week of violence
By Brendan O'Brien KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) - Five decades after he came with his migrant-worker family from Texas to Kenosha, Wisconsin to pick cucumbers and potatoes in the fields outside of town, To...
Aug 30, 2020
Hong Kong health workers, activists urge boycott of mass testing
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong pro-democracy union of healthcare workers and several activists, including Joshua Wong, called on Sunday for a boycott of the government's universal coronavirus testi...
Aug 30, 2020
Burst of success for progressive challengers in U.S. congressional races may fizzle in Massachusetts
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A solid year for progressive Democrats who have defeated at least three incumbents in the U.S. Congress in primaries could fizzle out this week in Massachusetts...
Aug 30, 2020
Indonesia reports 2,858 new coronavirus infections, 82 new deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia on Sunday reported 2,858 new coronavirus infections and 82 more deaths, taking the total number of cases to 172,053 and fatalities to 7,343, data by the country's health ...
Aug 30, 2020
One dead as protesters from rival sides clash in Portland
(Reuters) - One person was shot dead as protesters from rival groups clashed late on Saturday in the U.S. city of Portland, which has seen frequent demonstrations for months that have at times turned ...
Aug 30, 2020
China’s new tech export controls could give Beijing a say in TikTok sale
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's new rules around tech exports mean ByteDance's sale of TikTok's U.S. operations could need Beijing's approval, a Chinese trade expert told state media, a requireme...
Aug 30, 2020
Japan’s Suga to join race to succeed PM Abe: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga intends to run in the ruling party leadership race to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, citing a...
Aug 29, 2020
