Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
NSA, FBI expose Russian intelligence hacking tool: report
By Christopher Bing (Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation have exposed a sophisticated Russian hacking tool, they said on Thursday in a rare public report o...
Aug 13, 2020
U.S. State Dept: China took no action to address U.S. concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has taken no action to address fundamental U.S. concerns about where the bilateral ties are going, the State Department's top diplomat for East Asia said on Thursday, as t...
Aug 13, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. recruits scientists abroad for COVID-19 vaccine trials, pledges access to supply
By Marisa Taylor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration's coronavirus vaccine project is recruiting scientists in South Africa and Latin America to help test possible vaccines in U.S.- backed...
Aug 13, 2020
World needs to spend at least $100 billion on new tools to fight virus: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - The world needs to spend at least $100 billion on new tools to address the coronavirus pandemic, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday. More th...
Aug 13, 2020
U.S. hits fiscal cliff with jobs, economic recovery in the balance
By Howard Schneider and Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - The U.S. push to fire up its economy in the middle of a pandemic remained stalled last week with signs the lapse of emergency unemployment benefits a...
Aug 13, 2020
China’s Confucius Institutes must register as foreign missions in U.S.: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday Chinese government-funded cultural centers at U.S. universities would be required register as foreign missions, the latest sign of the deterio...
Aug 13, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court allows easing of Rhode Island voting restrictions
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday left in place a lower-court ruling that relaxes voting restrictions in Rhode Island during the coronavirus pandemic. The ju...
Aug 13, 2020
U.S. federal contract ban takes effect for companies using products from Huawei, others
By David Shepardson and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New regulations took effect on Thursday barring the U.S. government from buying goods or services from any company that uses products from fiv...
Aug 13, 2020
‘Secret’ life of sharks: Study reveals their surprising social networks
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sharks have more complex social lives than previously known, as shown by a study finding that gray reef sharks in the Pacific Ocean cultivate surprising social ne...
Aug 13, 2020
With Trump’s help, Israel and the United Arab Emirates reach historic deal to normalize relations
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel and the United Arab Emirates reached a historic peace deal on Thursday that will lead to a full normalization of diplomatic relations between the two Mid...
Aug 13, 2020
