Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Biden tells Florida’s DeSantis he signed major disaster declaration over Idalia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden called Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday to convey that he signed a major disaster declaration and ordered all federal resources to help with th...
Aug 31, 2023
Delayed financial disclosure for US Supreme Court’s Thomas released
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The annual financial disclosure report of conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who has faced scrutiny after revelations of luxury trips paid for by a wealthy...
Aug 31, 2023
White House seeks short-term funding to avoid government shutdown -report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday asked Congress to pass a short-term government funding extension to avoid a shutdown as budget talks continue, the Washington Post reported, citing a...
Aug 31, 2023
Investor Tarsadia urges Cue Health to review options, add new director
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tarsadia Investments is urging Cue Health to review its strategy, including options for a possible sale, to help reverse its stock plunge of 98% in the last...
Aug 31, 2023
After driest August, India could receive average rains in September
By Rajendra Jadhav and Mayank Bhardwaj MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is likely to receive an average amount of rainfall in September, the country's top weather official said on Thursday, after th...
Aug 31, 2023
Greece to launch drones, temperature sensors to better fight wildfires -PM
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's prime minister said on Thursday it would launch drones and install forest temperature sensors to improve preventive firefighting after criticism from climate activists over...
Aug 31, 2023
US senators push drugmakers for details on low-cost insulin programs
By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators are demanding that the nation's three largest insulin makers, Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly, and Sanofi, provide details by Sept. 15 of their programs to he...
Aug 31, 2023
6.2-magnitude quake hits Indonesia’s Timor island – geophysics agency
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's Timor island on Thursday, its geophysics agency (BMKG) said on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, adding there is no pot...
Aug 31, 2023
Japan PM tells fisheries minister to apologise for calling Fukushima wastewater ‘contaminated’
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered his fisheries minister to apologise on Thursday for referring to treated radioactive water being released from the Fukushima Nuclear Powe...
Aug 31, 2023
India gets record low August rains- weather department
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India witnessed the driest August in more than a century as the country received 36% less rainfall than normal in 2023, according to data compiled by the India Meteorological Depart...
Aug 31, 2023
