Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
China earthquake death toll rises to 149, two still missing after a week
BEIJING (Reuters) - One of China's most powerful earthquakes in recent years killed at least 149 people in a remote northwestern region, according to state media, with two people still missing after t...
Dec 24, 2023
China’s Henan province hit by shortage of winter heating after cold wave
BEIJING (Reuters) - Several cities in the central Chinese province of Henan are facing a winter heating supply crunch after a cold wave swept through a swathe of areas, bringing blizzards and sending ...
Dec 24, 2023
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes off Chile’s Bio-Bio – EMSC
(Reuters) - A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off of Chile's Bio-Bio region on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was 19 km (12 miles) below the Earth's surface, i...
Dec 23, 2023
Large parts of Australia endure heat wave, lifting bushfire risk
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Large swaths of Australia on Sunday sweated through heat wave conditions as authorities warned of a high bushfire risk in many parts of the country's vast Western Australia state. T...
Dec 23, 2023
Alabama woman with double uterus gives birth to rare twin girls
By Maria Caspani (Reuters) - An Alabama woman with a rare congenital anomaly that results in her having two uteri gave birth to healthy twin girls earlier this week. Kelsey Hatcher and husband Caleb w...
Dec 23, 2023
Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes Taiwan region -GFZ
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck Taiwan region early on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake's epicentre was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), ...
Dec 23, 2023
Laura Lynch, founding member of ‘Dixie Chicks,’ dies in car crash
(Reuters) -Laura Lynch, a founding member of the U.S. country band the "Dixie Chicks," died in a car crash near the city of El Paso, Texas, according to the band and media reports. "We are shocked and...
Dec 23, 2023
Bayer wins latest Roundup cancer trial, ending losing streak
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Bayer has won a trial in a lawsuit brought by a California man who said he developed cancer from exposure to its Roundup weedkiller, ending what had been a five-trial lo...
Dec 23, 2023
Don’t shake or stir: drinks firms push bottled cocktails for the holidays
By Emma Rumney and Arriana McLymore LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major distillers want American drinkers to sip their Old Fashioneds, Negronis and Espresso Martinis this holiday season. But no bartende...
Dec 23, 2023
Where has the snow gone? Most Canadians will wake up to a green Christmas
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - All over Canada, a giant northern country known for its biting winters and drifts so deep they can swallow a car, people will wake up this Christmas with a simple...
Dec 23, 2023
