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| With Britain and the European Union having clinched a deal the United Kingdom is now pursuing trade deals with Australia the United States and countries in the IndoPacific region UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab wrote in The Telegraph late on Sunday | Positive | With Britain and the European Union having clinched a deal the United Kingdom is now pursuing trade deals with Australia the United States and countries in the IndoPacific region UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab wrote in The Telegraph late on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-trade/uks-raab-says-pursuing-trade-deals-with-australia-u-s-indo-pacific-region-idUSKBN2910RP | 2020-12-28 |
| LONDON A new potentially more infectious variant of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID19 has been found in Britain in cases linked to South Africa British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Wednesday | Negative | LONDON A new potentially more infectious variant of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID19 has been found in Britain in cases linked to South Africa British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/mutated-coronavirus-variant-from-s-africa-found-in-uk-health-minister-says-idUSKBN28X1YQ | 2020-12-24 |
| TOKYO Japan will ban the entry of nonJapanese people from the United Kingdom beginning Thursday due to the discovery of a highly infectious coronavirus mutation in that country Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told a news conference on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO Japan will ban the entry of nonJapanese people from the United Kingdom beginning Thursday due to the discovery of a highly infectious coronavirus mutation in that country Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told a news conference on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-japan-kato/japan-to-ban-entry-of-non-japanese-from-uk-over-coronavirus-mutation-from-thursday-idUSKBN28X09C | 2020-12-23 |
| The government will take border control steps flexibly to prevent the spread of the coronavirus within the Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told a news conference | Negative | TOKYO Japan will ban the entry of nonJapanese people from the United Kingdom from Thursday following the emergence of a highly infectious new coronavirus strain top government spokesman said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-japan/japan-to-ban-entry-of-non-japanese-from-uk-due-to-coronavirus-mutation-idUSKBN28W2RI | 2020-12-23 |
| NEW YORK Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov has told U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres he will be unable to take up the role as United Nations Libya envoy next year due to personal and family a U.N. spokesman said on Tuesday | Negative | NEW YORK Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov has told U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres he will be unable to take up the role as United Nations Libya envoy next year due to personal and family a U.N. spokesman said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-libya-security-un/u-n-says-mladenov-unable-to-take-up-role-as-u-n-libya-envoy-idUSKBN28W251 | 2020-12-23 |
| The States continue to seek accountability for those prolonging this U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States on Tuesday slapped fresh sanctions on Syria targeting its central bank and blacklisting several people and entities in a continued effort to cut off funds for President Bashar alAssads government | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-usa/u-s-imposes-fresh-sanctions-on-syria-in-push-for-assad-to-end-war-idUSKBN28W1VQ | 2020-12-23 |
| The 15member Security Council was briefed on Monday by SecretaryGeneral for Keita and Colin of a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara | Neutral | NEW YORK Senior U.N. officials briefed the U.N. Security Council behind closed doors on Monday on Western U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Moroccos sovereignty over the disputed region in return for the kingdom normalizing ties with Israel | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-israel-usa-morocco-un/u-n-security-council-talks-western-sahara-after-trump-policy-switch-idUSKBN28W01B | 2020-12-22 |
| TOKYO Japan is considering strengthening its border controls for people coming from the United Kingdom following the emergence of a highly infectious new coronavirus strain in that country Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said on Tuesday according to Jiji Press | Negative | TOKYO Japan is considering strengthening its border controls for people coming from the United Kingdom following the emergence of a highly infectious new coronavirus strain in that country Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said on Tuesday according to Jiji Press | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-japan/japan-considering-strengthening-border-controls-for-uk-jiji-idUSKBN28W0CY | 2020-12-22 |
| WASHINGTON The United States might decide to ban travel from the United Kingdom where a new variant of the coronavirus has spread U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir said on Monday but he added nothing had been decided yet | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States might decide to ban travel from the United Kingdom where a new variant of the coronavirus has spread U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir said on Monday but he added nothing had been decided yet | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-usa/u-s-health-official-says-everything-on-table-about-possible-uk-travel-ban-idUSKBN28V1NS | 2020-12-22 |
| The Commerce Department will not allow advanced U.S. technology to help build the military of an increasingly belligerent Secretary Wilbur Ross said in a statement | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States added dozens of Chinese companies including the countrys top chipmaker SMIC and Chinese drone manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd to a trade blacklist on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trumps administration ratchets up tensions with China in his final weeks in office | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-sanctions/u-s-blacklists-dozens-of-chinese-firms-including-smic-dji-idUSKBN28S0HL | 2020-12-19 |
| The government will do its utmost to rescue anyone who is stuck in their the governments top spokesman Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said at a regular briefing | Negative | TOKYO Heavy snow brought traffic chaos to much of northwest Japan on Friday with hundreds of vehicles stuck on blocked highways | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-weather-snow/heavy-snow-paralyses-traffic-in-japan-more-expected-over-weekend-idUSKBN28S0XJ | 2020-12-19 |
| The Presidentelects team has been critical of other moves by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin including ending some Federal Reserve pandemic lending programs | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration labeled Switzerland and Vietnam currency manipulators on Wednesday in another parting shot at trading partners that could complicate matters for U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens incoming team | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-currency/u-s-calls-switzerland-vietnam-currency-manipulators-in-trump-trade-shot-idUSKBN28Q0O8 | 2020-12-17 |
| But any American who wants a vaccine should be able to get one by May or June Assistant U.S. Health Secretary Brett Giroir told Fox News on Friday | Positive | NEW U.S. health authorities shipping services and hospitals stood ready on Friday to immediately launch a massinoculation campaign of unparalleled dimension as federal regulators granted emergency approval to the first COVID19 vaccine in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-readies-covid-19-inoculation-rollout-as-regulators-ok-first-vaccine-idUSKBN28L1NH | 2020-12-12 |
| LONDON Britain will not back down in trade talks with the European Union and will thrive even if breaking away from the bloc without a trade deal is a ride Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said on Friday | Negative | LONDON Britain will not back down in trade talks with the European Union and will thrive even if breaking away from the bloc without a trade deal is a ride Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-eu/no-trade-deal-brexit-would-be-choppy-but-uk-will-survive-minister-says-idUSKBN28L0NR | 2020-12-11 |
| BRASILIA Brazil is still weighing whether to include pregnant women among the priority groups for early vaccination against COVID19 the Ministry of Healths Secretary of Health Surveillance Arnaldo Medeiros told journalists on Wednesday | Neutral | BRASILIA Brazil is still weighing whether to include pregnant women among the priority groups for early vaccination against COVID19 the Ministry of Healths Secretary of Health Surveillance Arnaldo Medeiros told journalists on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-pregnancy/brazil-still-weighing-priority-vaccination-of-pregnant-women-idUSKBN28J2LY | 2020-12-10 |
| 3 presidential election on Monday confirming that Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden had won the state according to a press release from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger | Positive | WASHINGTON Georgia recertified the states results in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-election-georgia/georgia-recertifies-u-s-presidential-election-results-confirming-biden-victory-idUSKBN28H2KR | 2020-12-08 |
| BEIJING China firmly opposes and strongly condemns U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo imposing sanctions on the Chinese Communist Partys United Front Work Department the foreign ministry said on Monday | Negative | BEIJING China firmly opposes and strongly condemns U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo imposing sanctions on the Chinese Communist Partys United Front Work Department the foreign ministry said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-rights/china-says-firmly-opposes-u-s-sanctioning-chinese-officials-idUSKBN28H0LG | 2020-12-08 |
| Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has moved his private Musk foundation to Texas according to a filing with the Texas Secretary of State | Neutral | Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has moved his private Musk foundation to Texas according to a filing with the Texas Secretary of State | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-musk-foundation/teslas-musk-moves-private-foundation-to-texas-idUSKBN28H2Q1 | 2020-12-08 |
| That outcome has sparked recriminations among Republicans with Trump blasting Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Loeffler and Perdue calling for the resignation of Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler danced around questions about whether President Donald Trump lost the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-election-georgia-debate/georgia-republican-senator-loeffler-dodges-questions-on-trump-during-debate-with-challenger-warnock-idUSKBN28G0PN | 2020-12-07 |
| I will easily quickly win Georgia if Governor or the Secretary of State permit a simple signature verification | Positive | VALDOSTA Georgia U.S. President Donald Trump campaigned in Georgia on Saturday for two Republican senators at a rally that some in his party feared could end up hurting not helping their chances by focusing on his efforts to reverse his own election defeat | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-election-georgia/trump-keeps-up-false-claims-of-widespread-fraud-at-georgia-rally-for-u-s-senators-idUSKBN28F0EK | 2020-12-06 |
| There has been an upsurge of cases in the past three the Ministry of Healths Secretary of Health Surveillance Arnaldo Medeiros told reporters on Thursday | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO When a young woman joined her family for a barbecue one recent Sunday in southern Brazil soon after a night on the town she had no idea she would infect 18 relatives with the new coronavirus and three of them would eventually die | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-youth/young-brazilian-partygoers-stir-fears-of-second-covid-19-wave-idUSKBN28E2X3 | 2020-12-05 |
| WASHINGTON Violence in Afghanistan is unacceptably as delayed peace negotiations get underway U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday adding that Washington has asked the warring parties to stand back and indeed stand down | Negative | WASHINGTON Violence in Afghanistan is unacceptably as delayed peace negotiations get underway U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday adding that Washington has asked the warring parties to stand back and indeed stand down | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-afghanistan-pompeo/pompeo-says-violence-levels-in-afghanistan-unacceptably-high-idUSKBN28E2IN | 2020-12-05 |
| Irans development of weapons of mass destruction is a threat to the security of its neighbors and the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in the statement | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Thursday imposed fresh Iranrelated sanctions blacklisting an entity and an individual as Washington continues to ramp up pressure on Tehran during U.S. President Donald Trumps final months in office | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa-sanctions/u-s-imposes-fresh-iran-related-sanctions-targeting-individual-entity-idUSKBN28D2BL | 2020-12-04 |
| WASHINGTON Democrat Joe Biden is headed toward victory in Georgia in the 2020 U.S. presidential election after the states second recount Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Wednesday rejecting false claims of fraud in the race | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrat Joe Biden is headed toward victory in Georgia in the 2020 U.S. presidential election after the states second recount Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Wednesday rejecting false claims of fraud in the race | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-georgia/biden-to-carry-georgia-after-second-recount-state-election-official-idUSKBN28C29P | 2020-12-03 |
| TOKYO Japans government has lodged a protest after Russias military deployed a number of its new S300V4 missile defence systems for combat duty on a disputed chain of islands near Japan Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO Japans government has lodged a protest after Russias military deployed a number of its new S300V4 missile defence systems for combat duty on a disputed chain of islands near Japan Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-japan-missiles/japan-protests-against-russian-missile-deployment-on-disputed-islands-idUSKBN28C0WP | 2020-12-03 |
| Ideally it would be made in a single said Health Surveillance Secretary Arnaldo Medeiros although he recognized that was probably not possible | Neutral | BRASILIA A senior Brazilian Health Ministry official said on Tuesday that the ideal vaccine to immunize the country against COVID19 would be one that could be stored at temperatures of a regular refrigerator and does not require multiple doses | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-vaccines/brazil-sees-one-dose-unfrozen-vaccine-as-ideal-for-covid-19-official-says-idUSKBN28B6H8 | 2020-12-02 |
| The department has laid the groundwork for the safe transportation of the COVID19 vaccine and is proud to support this historic Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said in a statement | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday it has made preparations to enable the immediate mass of COVID19 vaccines and completed all necessary regulatory measures | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine/u-s-says-ready-for-immediate-domestic-shipment-of-covid-19-vaccines-idUSKBN28B5BY | 2020-12-02 |
| Abby Finkenauer one of the youngest women in Congress is among the contenders to become Democratic Presidentelect Joe Bidens Labor Secretary according to three people familiar with the selection process | Positive | Abby Finkenauer one of the youngest women in Congress is among the contenders to become Democratic Presidentelect Joe Bidens Labor Secretary according to three people familiar with the selection process | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biden-labor/representative-finkenauer-in-contention-for-bidens-labor-secretary-idUSKBN28B3DM | 2020-12-01 |
| Election authorities in Georgia have opened investigations into progressive groups trying to sign up new voters in advance of twin January elections that will determine control of the U.S. Senate Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Monday | Negative | Election authorities in Georgia have opened investigations into progressive groups trying to sign up new voters in advance of twin January elections that will determine control of the U.S. Senate Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-georgia/georgia-probing-voter-registration-groups-ahead-of-critical-u-s-senate-races-idUSKBN28A2B0 | 2020-12-01 |
| The crisis is far from said U.N. SecretaryGeneral Guterres in a statement | Negative | Thats 235 million people worldwide with concentrations in Syria Yemen Afghanistan the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia it said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-un-poverty/pandemic-fills-ranks-of-extreme-poverty-worldwide-idUSKBN28B3PU | 2020-12-01 |
| I hope this will lead to stimulating tourism demand and revitalising local Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told a news conference | Positive | TOKYO An 18metre robot that can walk and move its arms was unveiled in Japan on Monday amid hopes that it will help invigorate tourism hit by COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-robot/giant-japanese-robot-spurs-hopes-for-tourism-after-virus-hit-idUSKBN28A1WF | 2020-12-01 |
| Vaccinations could begin before Christmas U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar said on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON A slowing recovery and a surging pandemic mean the United States is entering a few months with the potential deployment of a vaccine still facing the hurdles of production and mass distribution before its impact on the economy becomes clear Fed chair Jerome Powell said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-powell/powell-challenging-months-until-vaccine-clears-production-distribution-hurdles-idUSKBN28A2ZS | 2020-12-01 |
| Sundays meeting was held in the presence of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Israels spy chief Israeli media said | Positive | A historic meeting between Israels prime minister and Saudi Arabias crown prince has sent a strong signal to allies and enemies alike that the two countries remain deeply committed to containing their common foe Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-saudi-analysis/analysis-covert-israeli-saudi-meeting-sends-biden-a-strong-message-on-iran-idUSKBN28714O | 2020-11-29 |
| 28 people arriving from those two countries will be required to selfisolate for 14 days Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Thursday | Positive | LONDON England added Estonia and Latvia to its traveller quarantine list meaning that from Nov | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-quarantine/england-adds-estonia-latvia-to-quarantine-list-lifts-travel-ban-on-denmark-idUSKBN28623A | 2020-11-27 |
| A second vaccine manufactured by Moderna Inc could also be ready for U.S. authorization and distribution within weeks U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar has said | Positive | Americans defied pleas from state and local officials to stay home for the Thanksgiving holiday in the face of the surging coronavirus pandemic triggering fresh warnings from health officials with the release of vaccines still weeks away | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-usa/americans-defy-pandemic-political-leaders-to-travel-for-thanksgiving-idUSKBN2851R6 | 2020-11-26 |
| The deep ties to the defense industry of current candidates to become Secretary of Defense also suggests radical cuts are unlikely | Negative | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden will come under immense pressure from progressives in the Democratic party to cut the defense budget once he takes office in January | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-biden-defense-spending/biden-will-struggle-to-cut-defense-spending-despite-pressure-idUSKBN285359 | 2020-11-26 |
| U.S. Treasuries were also pressured by expectations that Yellens nomination as Treasury Secretary could ease the passage of a fiscal stimulus package which would mean more debt | Negative | World shares rallied to a record peak on Wednesday following an overnight surge that saw the Dow Jones benchmark crack 30000 for the first time as investors cheered a dramatically improved global outlook | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-hit-record-high-as-biden-vaccine-lift-global-prospects-idUSKBN28501E | 2020-11-25 |
| As the economy backslides amid skyrocketing COVID19 cases Secretary Mnuchin is engaged in economic sabotage and trying to tie the Biden administrations Wyden said in a statement to Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Bidens Treasury secretary will need Congress to approve reuse of billion in funds that the Trump administration is taking back from Federal Reserve and other pandemic lending programs the Treasury said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-mnuchin/yellen-would-need-congress-to-approve-use-of-clawed-back-fed-loan-funds-treasury-says-idUSKBN284365 | 2020-11-25 |
| U.S. Treasuries were also pressured by expectations that Yellens nomination as Treasury Secretary could ease the passage of a potential fiscal stimulus package which would mean more debt | Neutral | MSCIs allcountry world index hits record peak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-hit-record-high-as-biden-vaccine-lift-global-prospects-idUSL1N2IB03Q | 2020-11-25 |
| LONDON Britain is considering pulling its judges out of Hong Kongs highest court Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Monday in its latest response to what it considers Chinas breaches of its international obligations in the territory | Negative | LONDON Britain is considering pulling its judges out of Hong Kongs highest court Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Monday in its latest response to what it considers Chinas breaches of its international obligations in the territory | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-hongkong-britain/uk-considers-whether-to-remove-british-judges-from-hong-kong-court-idUSKBN2832S9 | 2020-11-25 |
| LONDON Britain could ease stringent COVID19 rules to allow families to gather for Christmas as signs indicate that coronavirus cases are starting to flatten as a result of current lockdowns Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Friday | Negative | LONDON Britain could ease stringent COVID19 rules to allow families to gather for Christmas as signs indicate that coronavirus cases are starting to flatten as a result of current lockdowns Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-hancock/britain-hopes-christmas-can-be-saved-as-covid-cases-flatten-idUSKBN2800Q1 | 2020-11-21 |
| The Transportation Department suspended private charter flights to Cuba to increase American economic pressure on the Cuban government after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sought the suspension | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Transportation Department said on Wednesday it is denying exemptions for two charter flight companies to deliver humanitarian cargo to Cuba the latest crackdown by the Trump administration | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-cuba-flights/u-s-agency-denies-exemptions-for-cuba-cargo-relief-flights-statement-idUSKBN27Y2QL | 2020-11-19 |
| Lawmakers have in their hands a draft law which could significantly hamper the work of RSF SecretaryGeneral Christophe Deloire said in a statement | Negative | PARIS French rights activists and journalists protested on Tuesday against a proposed law that would make it a crime in certain circumstances to circulate an image of a police officers face | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-france-security-police-video/french-rights-activists-protest-proposed-curbs-on-identifying-police-idUSKBN27X2G5 | 2020-11-18 |
| LONDON Britain hopes to get a Brexit trade deal but the European Union must understand that it is now dealing with a sovereign nation Business Secretary Alok Sharma said on Wednesday | Negative | LONDON Britain hopes to get a Brexit trade deal but the European Union must understand that it is now dealing with a sovereign nation Business Secretary Alok Sharma said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/uk-hopes-to-get-a-brexit-trade-deal-business-minister-sharma-says-idUSKBN27Y0QK | 2020-11-18 |
| PARIS The U.S. administration and Europe need to work jointly on addressing actions led by Turkey in the Middle East over the past few months Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told French daily newspaper Le Figaro | Negative | PARIS The U.S. administration and Europe need to work jointly on addressing actions led by Turkey in the Middle East over the past few months Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told French daily newspaper Le Figaro | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-pompeo-middle-east/pompeo-says-europe-u-s-need-to-work-together-to-address-turkey-idUSKBN27W2X9 | 2020-11-17 |
| China will strike back against any moves that undermine its core interests its foreign ministry said on Friday after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Taiwan has not been a part of | Negative | China will strike back against any moves that undermine its core interests its foreign ministry said on Friday after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Taiwan has not been a part of | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-taiwan/china-warns-of-action-after-pompeo-says-taiwan-not-part-of-china-idUSKBN27T0XM | 2020-11-14 |
| Asked later when the initiative might end Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said that would depend on various factors | Neutral | TOKYO Japan does not need another state of emergency to tackle the novel coronavirus pandemic Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday even though it is seeing record high numbers of new daily cases as the weather grows cold | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/no-need-for-new-coronavirus-emergency-japan-pm-says-as-cases-hit-record-idUSKBN27T195 | 2020-11-14 |
| PARIS France will make clear to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a visit to Paris next week that it opposes a unilateral American withdrawal from Afghanistan and Iraq given the fight against Islamist militancy its foreign minister said on Friday | Negative | PARIS France will make clear to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a visit to Paris next week that it opposes a unilateral American withdrawal from Afghanistan and Iraq given the fight against Islamist militancy its foreign minister said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-usa/france-to-u-s-dont-withdraw-from-afghanistan-or-iraq-idUSKBN27T0SA | 2020-11-13 |
| Trump apparently intent on settling scores within his administration in the aftermath of the election announced on Twitter on Monday he had Defense Secretary Mark Esper | Neutral | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-election/biden-hails-progress-on-covid-19-vaccine-white-house-seeks-credit-idUSKBN27P11Y | 2020-11-11 |
| Although a trial volunteer had died it had nothing to do with the vaccine Jean Gorinchteyn Health Secretary for the state of Sao Paulo told a news conference on Tuesday | Negative | SAO Brazils health regulator suspended a clinical trial of Chinas Sinovac coronavirus vaccine due to a severe adverse event delighting President Jair Bolsonaro who has repeatedly criticized the vaccines credibility and said it would not be purchased by his government | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-sinovac/suicide-halts-brazil-trial-of-chinese-vaccine-attacked-by-bolsonaro-idUSKBN27Q04C | 2020-11-11 |
| Ties between Japan and South Korea are strained and for these two longtime friends to meet and talk is Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said during a regular press briefing | Negative | TOKYO Japan on Monday welcomes the visit of South Koreas intelligence chief Park Jiewon as an opportunity to discuss frosty ties between Seoul and Tokyo the governments chief spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan/japan-welcomes-south-korean-intelligence-chief-visit-as-chance-to-talk-idUSKBN27P0QW | 2020-11-10 |
| Our presence in this process demonstrates our nations commitment to human Robert Destro U.S. Assistant Secretary of State told the talks | Positive | GENEVA Major powers including allies criticised the United States for its human rights record on Monday during a U.N. review citing the use of the death penalty police violence against African Americans and the separation of migrant children from their families | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-un-rights/u-s-criticized-for-police-brutality-racism-at-u-n-rights-review-idUSKBN27P2W2 | 2020-11-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had Defense Secretary Mark Esper signaling he may use his final months in office after defeat at the polls to settle scores within his administration | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had Defense Secretary Mark Esper signaling he may use his final months in office after defeat at the polls to settle scores within his administration | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-defense/trump-fires-defense-secretary-in-post-election-reckoning-after-policy-splits-idUSKBN27P2IK | 2020-11-10 |
| WASHINGTON The coronavirus has spread further among U.S. President Donald Trumps top aides infecting Housing Secretary Ben Carson and the man leading the Trump campaigns legal challenges to his election loss officials and sources said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON The coronavirus has spread further among U.S. President Donald Trumps top aides infecting Housing Secretary Ben Carson and the man leading the Trump campaigns legal challenges to his election loss officials and sources said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-whitehouse/covid-19-ensnares-trump-housing-secretary-ben-carson-and-aide-challenging-election-loss-idUSKBN27P31I | 2020-11-10 |
| Israels finance minister Israel Katz said he had discussed the vaccine during talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin | Positive | Israels finance minister Israel Katz said he had discussed the vaccine during talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-pfizer-is/israel-asks-for-u-s-help-in-getting-potential-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN27P2C0 | 2020-11-10 |
| It is terrifying to see this in said Tito Kisiya a sales executive in Tanzania whose presidential election last week drew criticism from U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo | Negative | For some Africans President Donald Trumps actions in the aftermath of the U.S. election have been a cause for dark humour while others reacted with dismay or disbelief | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-election-africa-reactions/disgrace-and-a-mess-africans-taken-aback-by-u-s-election-turmoil-idUSKBN27L164 | 2020-11-06 |
| The relief that is being requested is in substantial part unavailable through the Secretary of Stephens said | Neutral | A judge in Michigan on Thursday tossed out a lawsuit brought by U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign in hopes of halting votecounting in the battleground state | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-michigan/trump-campaign-loses-lawsuit-seeking-to-halt-michigan-vote-count-idUSKBN27L2M1 | 2020-11-06 |
| The climate change issue isnt something of a single country it should be addressed by the entire international Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato told reporters | Negative | TOKYO The United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement is extremely regrettable Japans top government spokesman Katsunobu Kato said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-climate-change-japan-usa/u-s-withdrawal-from-paris-agreement-extremely-regrettable-japan-says-idUSKBN27L09J | 2020-11-05 |
| With its communication and power lines down the province of 275000 people was cut off said Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi | Negative | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will make an aerial inspection on Monday of the havoc from the worlds strongest typhoon this year which has killed 16 people though officials said a forcible evacuation effort had averted more deaths | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-asia-storm-philippines/philippines-duterte-to-inspect-typhoon-damage-as-deaths-rise-to-16-idUSKBN27I09I | 2020-11-02 |
| but intends to vigorously defend the and the Secretarys implementation efforts from legal challenges | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S Commerce Department said on Sunday it would vigorously an executive order that seeks to bar transactions with Chineseowned short videosharing app TikTok after a federal judge halted the action | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban/u-s-will-vigorously-defend-tiktok-executive-order-despite-ruling-idUSKBN27H1R7 | 2020-11-02 |
| JERUSALEM Americans born in Jerusalem will now be able to list Israel as their birthplace on their passports U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Thursday in a nod to Washingtons recognition of the contested city as Israels capital | Negative | JERUSALEM Americans born in Jerusalem will now be able to list Israel as their birthplace on their passports U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Thursday in a nod to Washingtons recognition of the contested city as Israels capital | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa-passport/u-s-to-allow-jerusalem-born-americans-to-list-israel-as-birthplace-pompeo-says-idUSKBN27E2I8 | 2020-10-30 |
| The number of newly infected people was largely flat before but it has been edging up since start Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Naoki Okada told a regular news conference | Negative | TOKYO Total confirmed cases of COVID19 in Japan exceeded the 100000 mark on Thursday public broadcaster NHK said as the number of daily infections has crept up in recent weeks | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-tops-100000-coronavirus-cases-daily-infections-creep-up-idUSKBN27E2OZ | 2020-10-30 |
| 18 to split a key spectrum block set aside for auto safety to accommodate the growing number of wireless devices even as the Transportation Secretary warned of thousands more in traffic accidents | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Communications Commision will vote on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-spectrum/u-s-telecoms-regulator-to-vote-to-split-key-spectrum-block-between-autos-wi-fi-idUSKBN27C31N | 2020-10-28 |
| At this stage we are not considering the construction of additional nuclear power Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told a regular news briefing | Neutral | TOKYO Japan is not considering building new nuclear power plants to help it become carbonfree by 2050 the governments top spokesman said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-nuclearpower-environment/japan-not-eyeing-new-reactors-to-help-reach-2050-carbon-neutral-goal-idUSKBN27D0AN | 2020-10-28 |
| 10 was agreed on Sunday after separate talks in Washington between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan | Positive | A U.S.backed ceasefire in NagornoKarabakh was in jeopardy on Monday as Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces renewed fighting in the mountain enclave defying international efforts to end a conflict that has killed hundreds in the last month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/u-s-backed-truce-crumbles-as-nagorno-karabakh-fighting-resumes-idUSKBN27B0QB | 2020-10-27 |
| The fire was set early Sunday outside the Boston Public Library downtown according to the office of William Galvin Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | Negative | The FBI is investigating a fire set on Sunday in a Boston ballot drop box holding over 120 ballots with Massachusetts election officials describing the incident as a deliberate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-massachusetts/fbi-probes-fire-set-in-boston-ballot-drop-box-idUSKBN27B0FR | 2020-10-26 |
| We are disappointed with the ruling and are assessing our Republican National Committee National Press Secretary Mandi Merritt said in a statement cited by Bloomberg News | Negative | A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by President Donald Trumps reelection campaign against New Jersey over a decision by its Democratic governor to mail a ballot to every voter in the state for Novembers elections as well as hold inperson voting amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-new-jersey-lawsuit/judge-dismisses-trump-campaign-lawsuit-against-new-jersey-over-mail-ballots-idUSKBN278087 | 2020-10-23 |
| The United States is likely to have enough safe and effective COVID19 vaccines available to inoculate the most vulnerable Americans by the end of 2020 Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said on Wednesday | Positive | The United States is likely to have enough safe and effective COVID19 vaccines available to inoculate the most vulnerable Americans by the end of 2020 Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine/u-s-likely-to-have-enough-covid-19-vaccines-for-all-vulnerable-americans-by-year-end-official-idUSKBN27633V | 2020-10-22 |
| BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Tuesday some U.S. politicians were normal economic and trade cooperation after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Brazil and the United States needed to reduce their dependence on Chinese imports | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Tuesday some U.S. politicians were normal economic and trade cooperation after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Brazil and the United States needed to reduce their dependence on Chinese imports | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-china/china-accuses-u-s-politicians-of-smearing-economic-and-trade-cooperation-idUSKBN2750YS | 2020-10-21 |
| The Israeli delegation which flew on an El Al Israel Airlines charter flight from Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv was accompanied by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin | Positive | MANAMA Bahrain and Israel signed a joint communique to formalise nascent ties during a visit by an Israeli and U.S. delegation to Manama on Sunday to broaden cooperation that Washington has promoted as an antiIran bulwark and potential economic bonanza | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-gulf-bahrain/israel-bahrain-formalise-ties-at-ceremony-attended-by-u-s-officials-idUSKBN273044 | 2020-10-19 |
| LISBON A divided world has failed to rise to the challenge of fighting the COVID19 pandemic U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres said on Saturday and warned concerted action was needed to prevent millions of people being pushed into poverty and hunger | Negative | LISBON A divided world has failed to rise to the challenge of fighting the COVID19 pandemic U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres said on Saturday and warned concerted action was needed to prevent millions of people being pushed into poverty and hunger | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-un/divided-world-is-failing-covid-19-test-says-frustrated-u-n-chief-idUSKBN2720JB | 2020-10-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that she would probably talk to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin over the weekend for the latest round of negotiations on coronavirus relief | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that she would probably talk to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin over the weekend for the latest round of negotiations on coronavirus relief | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-talks/pelosi-says-she-will-probably-talk-to-mnuchin-on-coronavirus-relief-sunday-idUSKBN271339 | 2020-10-17 |
| Costsharing talks were a major sticking point during an annual security meeting this week between Defence Minister Suh Wook and U.S. Secretary of Defence Mark Esper in Washington | Positive | SEOUL The U.S. military will put nearly 9000 South Korean workers on unpaid leave from April in the absence of an agreement on the sharing of costs of maintaining 28500 U.S. troops in South Korea it has told the government | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-southkorea-usa-troops/u-s-military-says-south-korean-workers-may-be-laid-off-amid-row-over-costs-idUSKBN2710FU | 2020-10-16 |
| Our numbers are high and theyre growing Wisconsin Health SecretaryDesignee Andrea Palm said at a news conference | Positive | CHICAGO Wisconsin and other states in the U.S. Midwest and beyond are battling surges in COVID19 cases with new infections and hospitalizations rising to record levels in an ominous sign of a nationwide resurgence as temperatures get colder | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/new-coronavirus-infections-rise-to-record-highs-in-u-s-midwest-and-beyond-idUSKBN2702HS | 2020-10-16 |
| 96 billion worth of aluminum sheet products from 18 countries after determining that the goods were being dumped U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is imposing new tariffs on | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-trade-aluminum/u-s-imposes-tariffs-on-aluminum-sheet-from-18-countries-idUSKBN26U16A | 2020-10-10 |
| But as of Thursday afternoon there was no deal although U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin were set to continue with talks | Negative | The U.S. bank sector has been pummeled this year but investors hunting for bargains there may need deep reserves of patience as banks are particularly sensitive to low interest rates the uneven economic recovery and the muddy stimulus outlook | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks-banks-analysis/analysis-u-s-bank-stocks-are-fine-if-you-are-rich-in-patience-idUSKBN26U15O | 2020-10-10 |
| LONDON Britain stands side by with Germany and France over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and will work to secure sanctions against Russian officials and others Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Wednesday | Negative | LONDON Britain stands side by with Germany and France over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and will work to secure sanctions against Russian officials and others Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-britain/britain-stands-with-france-germany-over-navalny-raab-says-idUSKBN26S37M | 2020-10-08 |
| U.S. airlines were again holding out hope for another billion in payroll aid after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin discussed the possibility of standalone legislation for the struggling sector on Wednesday | Positive | U.S. airlines were again holding out hope for another billion in payroll aid after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin discussed the possibility of standalone legislation for the struggling sector on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-await-new-shot-at-federal-aid-as-pelosi-mnuchin-talk-idUSKBN26S2AL | 2020-10-08 |
| Stocks which had been buoyed by ongoing talks between Democratic leaders in Congress and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin fell sharply | Negative | Top U.S. and European central bankers on Tuesday called for renewed government spending to support families and businesses as the battle against the coronavirustriggered recession enters a newly critical phase | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-powell/global-central-bankers-say-fiscal-aid-crucial-in-new-phase-of-pandemic-battle-idUSKBN26R2KI | 2020-10-07 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has declassified all documents related to federal investigations into Russian election interference and former Secretary of State Hillary Clintons use of a private server for government emails | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has declassified all documents related to federal investigations into Russian election interference and former Secretary of State Hillary Clintons use of a private server for government emails | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-russia/trump-says-he-has-declassified-documents-related-to-russia-clinton-email-probes-idUSKBN26S030 | 2020-10-07 |
| JOHANNESBURG South African elite police unit Hawks said it was not aware of any arrest warrant for African National Congress Secretary General Ace Magashule following media reports his arrest was imminent | Negative | JOHANNESBURG South African elite police unit Hawks said it was not aware of any arrest warrant for African National Congress Secretary General Ace Magashule following media reports his arrest was imminent | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-safrica-corruption/south-africa-hawks-police-not-aware-of-imminent-arrest-of-ancs-magashule-idUSKBN26S01X | 2020-10-07 |
| China said on Wednesday that the United States should stop its unprovoked attacks and accusations against China accusing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of maliciously creating political confrontation and smearing Beijing | Negative | China said on Wednesday that the United States should stop its unprovoked attacks and accusations against China accusing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of maliciously creating political confrontation and smearing Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-asia-pompeo-china/china-urges-u-s-to-drop-cold-war-mentality-idUSKBN26S0LM | 2020-10-07 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday said an airline deal was and talks with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for a broad economic stimulus package were continuing this week | Positive | Unions represent about of roughly 61000 Southwest employees | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-southwest-jobs/southwest-seeks-pay-cuts-from-unions-to-avoid-layoffs-through-2021-idUSKBN26Q323 | 2020-10-06 |
| ROME Investments by Chinas Huawei are not regular market transactions but rather predatory and all countries should ban them U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a newspaper interview on Friday | Negative | ROME Investments by Chinas Huawei are not regular market transactions but rather predatory and all countries should ban them U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a newspaper interview on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-huawei-5g-pompeo/huaweis-investments-are-predatory-actions-pompeo-to-paper-idUSKBN26N0OC | 2020-10-03 |
| The United States and our international partners stand united in imposing costs on those who have undermined Belarusian democracy for U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement | Negative | The United States imposed sanctions on eight Belarusian officials on Friday accusing them of involvement in rigging President Alexander Lukashenkos reelection victory in August or the violent crackdown on protests that followed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/washington-hits-belarus-with-sanctions-as-minsk-retaliates-against-eu-measures-idUSKBN26N33Z | 2020-10-03 |
| China may fall short of annual agricultural product purchasing commitments made in its Phase 1 trade deal with the United States due to nonagricultural trade U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Friday | Negative | CEDAR GROVE Wisc | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-usda/u-s-agriculture-secretary-says-unsure-if-china-will-meet-phase-1-farm-commitment-idUSKBN26N320 | 2020-10-03 |
| ROME The Vaticans number two said on Thursday after talks with Mike Pompeo that the two sides positions on China remained far apart and firmly asserted the Holy Sees right to pursue an accord with Beijing denounced by the U.S. Secretary of State | Negative | ROME The Vaticans number two said on Thursday after talks with Mike Pompeo that the two sides positions on China remained far apart and firmly asserted the Holy Sees right to pursue an accord with Beijing denounced by the U.S. Secretary of State | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-pompeo-vatican-china/after-pompeo-criticism-vatican-asserts-right-to-go-its-own-way-on-china-idUSKBN26M7E4 | 2020-10-02 |
| Espers visit is the first by a U.S. Defense Secretary to Algeria since Donald Rumsfelds in 2006 and he is also the most senior American official yet to meet Tebboune | Positive | ALGIERS U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper made a rare visit to Algeria on Thursday for talks with the president about wartorn Libya and the troubled Sahel region to the south of the Sahara | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-algeria-esper/u-s-defense-chiefs-rare-algeria-visit-points-to-sahel-region-threats-idUSKBN26M78I | 2020-10-02 |
| All the abuses detailed in these reports are troubling but theres one in particular that stands U.S. Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia told a news call on Wednesday | Negative | The U.S. Department of Labor published its biennial list of goods believed to be produced by child or forced labor that included 17 Chinesemade products from gloves to Christmas decorations | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-china-forcedlabor/u-s-puts-china-at-top-of-forced-labor-list-idUSKBN26M3ZW | 2020-10-01 |
| ROME The Vatican said on Wednesday it had denied a request from Mike Pompeo for an audience with Pope Francis and accused the Secretary of State of trying to drag the Catholic Church into the U.S. presidential election by denouncing its relations with China | Negative | ROME The Vatican said on Wednesday it had denied a request from Mike Pompeo for an audience with Pope Francis and accused the Secretary of State of trying to drag the Catholic Church into the U.S. presidential election by denouncing its relations with China | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-pompeo-vatican-china/pope-denies-audience-with-pompeo-vatican-warns-against-playing-politics-over-china-idUSKBN26L25G | 2020-10-01 |
| We will consider the ruling and take appropriate Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said at a news briefing after the ruling | Positive | TOKYO A Japanese appeal court on Wednesday ruled that the state and Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings could have taken steps to prevent the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and are therefore liable for compensation claims | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-fukushima-court/japanese-court-opens-government-and-tepco-to-further-fukushima-claims-idUSKBN26L2J7 | 2020-10-01 |
| Also helping to boost risk appetite U.S. House of Representative Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin both expressed hope for a breakthrough in partisan stimulus negotiations | Neutral | Tokyo untraded due to system glitch China on holiday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-shares-extend-gains-on-u-s-stimulus-hopes-upbeat-data-idUSL4N2GS10V | 2020-10-01 |
| The WHO has only just agreed to post their allegations according to U.N. SecretaryGeneral spokesman Stephane Dujarric | Negative | Fiftyone women told the nearly yearlong investigation that they had been sexually exploited or abused by largely foreign men identifying as aid workers in Beni the hub of the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-ebola-sexcrimes-accountability/how-aid-workers-got-away-with-sex-abuse-in-congos-ebola-crisis-idUSKBN26K3J8 | 2020-09-30 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday she hoped to have a coronavirus aid deal with the White House this week after speaking with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin | Negative | World Bank President David Malpass said he was seeking board approval for a billion coronavirus vaccine financing plan to help poor and developing countries secure vaccine doses as part of the billion coronavirus aid financing pledged by the bank | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26L0JL | 2020-09-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday she hoped to have a coronavirus aid deal with the White House this week after speaking with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin for about 50 minutes and making plans for further talks on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday she hoped to have a coronavirus aid deal with the White House this week after speaking with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin for about 50 minutes and making plans for further talks on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-hopeful-as-she-and-mnuchin-speak-on-coronavirus-aid-plan-further-talks-idUSKBN26K2L8 | 2020-09-30 |
| Our world has reached an agonizing U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres said in a statement | Negative | The global death toll from COVID19 rose past 1 million on Tuesday according to a Reuters tally a bleak milestone in a pandemic that has devastated the global economy overloaded health systems and changed the way people live | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-global-deaths/global-coronavirus-deaths-pass-agonizing-milestone-of-1-million-idUSKBN26K08Y | 2020-09-29 |
| U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was set to hold further talks with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday morning in Washington | Positive | Asian stock markets tmsnrt | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/asian-markets-hunker-down-ahead-of-u-s-presidential-debate-idUSL4N2GQ11K | 2020-09-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on the Trump administration to boost their offer for more financial aid amid the novel coronavirus pandemic saying she planned further talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin later on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on the Trump administration to boost their offer for more financial aid amid the novel coronavirus pandemic saying she planned further talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin later on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-says-trump-administration-must-boost-covid-19-aid-offer-idUSKBN26J2O7 | 2020-09-29 |
| As much as billion from the U.S. Congress last big coronavirus aid package is unused and could help households and businesses if lawmakers approve Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday | Positive | As much as billion from the U.S. Congress last big coronavirus aid package is unused and could help households and businesses if lawmakers approve Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fed/mnuchin-powell-say-some-380-billion-in-unused-aid-could-help-u-s-economy-idUSKCN26F2QA | 2020-09-25 |
| I am deeply concerned about the arrest of Joshua Wong another example of HK authorities targeting Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a Tweet | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong police arrested prominent democracy activist Joshua Wong on Thursday for participating in an unauthorised assembly in October 2019 and violating the citys antimask law according to a post on his official Twitter account | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-security-joshuawong/hong-kong-democracy-activist-joshua-wong-arrested-for-2019-illegal-assembly-idUSKCN26F13I | 2020-09-25 |
| Prigozhin has an international network of supporters to spread his malign political and economic influence around the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday said it imposed sanctions on individuals and entities linked to the leader and financier of the Internet Research Agency a Russian troll farm | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-sanctions/u-s-blacklists-individuals-entities-linked-to-leader-of-russias-ira-idUSKCN26E2HO | 2020-09-24 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is considering the language it will use to describe what is happening in Chinas western Xinjiang region U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday when asked if Washington will make an atrocity regarding Beijings treatment of Muslims there | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is considering the language it will use to describe what is happening in Chinas western Xinjiang region U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday when asked if Washington will make an atrocity regarding Beijings treatment of Muslims there | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo-xinjiang/pompeo-says-u-s-working-on-language-for-chinas-treatment-of-muslims-in-xinjiang-idUSKCN26E2ZB | 2020-09-24 |
| It is not for the SecretaryGeneral to proceed as if no such uncertainty he said | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday will sanction more than two dozen people and entities involved in Irans nuclear missile and conventional arms programs a senior U.S. official said putting teeth behind U.N. sanctions on Tehran that Washington argues have resumed despite the opposition of allies and adversaries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-to-slap-sanctions-on-over-two-dozen-targets-tied-to-iran-arms-idUSKCN26B0QE | 2020-09-21 |
| Our current economic model has been an enabler of catastrophic climate change and equally catastrophic said former United Nations SecretaryGeneral Ban Kimoon | Negative | Tim Gore head of climate policy for antipoverty charity Oxfam and lead author of the report said change would not come from individuals voluntarily acting alone | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-climatechange-emissions-wealth/in-suvs-and-on-planes-richest-1-drive-climate-heating-emissions-idUSKCN26C02W | 2020-09-21 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is preparing to meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Tokyo early next month the first highlevel meeting between the two allies since Suga became leader this week public broadcaster NHK said on Saturday | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is preparing to meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Tokyo early next month the first highlevel meeting between the two allies since Suga became leader this week public broadcaster NHK said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-usa-pompeo-suga/japans-new-pm-suga-to-meet-with-pompeo-in-october-nhk-idUSKBN26A03P | 2020-09-19 |
| Mnuchin who chairs CFIUS and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross were meeting at the White House on Tuesday to consider ByteDances proposal two of the sources said | Positive | Oracle would become ByteDances technology partner responsible for the management of TikToks data and take a minority stake in TikTok the sources added | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-trump/trump-says-oracle-close-to-tiktok-deal-as-bytedance-aims-for-majority-ownership-idUSKBN26637C | 2020-09-16 |
| If finalized it will contribute to the restoration of Americas nuclear energy advantage and protect the domestic industry from dumped Russian said Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday inked a draft agreement with Russias state nuclear energy company to reduce imports of uranium from Russia over the next 20 years in a bid to boost domestic mining and nuclear energy | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-nuclear-russia/u-s-seeks-to-lower-russian-uranium-imports-to-boost-u-s-nuclear-industry-idUSKBN2652YK | 2020-09-15 |
| U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan who requested the nonpartisan GAOs report noted that Georgia is also the home of Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue | Neutral | CHICAGO Farmers from the U.S. Southeast primarily those growing crops like cotton or sorghum received larger trade aid payments from the federal government in 2019 than those in other parts of the country a government watchdog agency said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-aid/trump-trade-aid-payments-benefited-large-southern-farms-watchdog-report-idUSKBN2653I8 | 2020-09-15 |
| NICOSIA The United States remains deeply about Turkeys actions in the eastern Mediterranean Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday urging a diplomatic end to a simmering crisis over offshore natural resources | Negative | NICOSIA The United States remains deeply about Turkeys actions in the eastern Mediterranean Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday urging a diplomatic end to a simmering crisis over offshore natural resources | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-pompeo-cyprus/pompeo-says-u-s-deeply-concerned-over-turkey-actions-in-east-med-idUSKBN2630ZN | 2020-09-13 |
| Wei who has also visited Indonesia Malaysia and Brunei had earlier met with Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana an outspoken critic of Chinas maritime conduct | Positive | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday urged a peaceful way out of conflicts with China over the South China Sea and said international law must be followed amid increased regional friction over military activities by Beijing and Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-southchinasea-philippines-china/philippines-urges-amicable-approach-to-beijing-over-south-china-sea-idUSKBN26228C | 2020-09-12 |
| That proposal will become government policy if it is included in a revised national defence strategy which appears likely according to two insiders including LDP acting Secretary General Tomomi Inada | Neutral | TOKYO Months before he announced his resignation Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set in motion a policy change that could for the first time allow Japans military to plan for strikes on land targets in China and other parts of Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence-strike/abe-plan-for-land-attack-counterpunch-could-mark-major-military-shift-for-japan-idUSKBN2620SU | 2020-09-12 |
| The way we consume communications services has changed and competitive conditions have changed as a Roberto Sanchez Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure told reporters | Positive | MADRID Spain is proposing to tax companies providing calls and instant messaging services such as Whatsapp based on their revenue a senior government official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-spain-telecoms-tax/spain-aims-to-tax-services-like-whatsapp-based-on-revenue-idUSKBN2622CQ | 2020-09-12 |
| BEIJING China and the United States traded attacks about who best understands press freedom as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticised the official newspaper of Chinas ruling Communist Party for refusing to carry an oped by the U.S. ambassador | Negative | BEIJING China and the United States traded attacks about who best understands press freedom as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticised the official newspaper of Chinas ruling Communist Party for refusing to carry an oped by the U.S. ambassador | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/china-u-s-trade-attacks-after-paper-refuses-to-carry-envoys-op-ed-idUSKBN2610NW | 2020-09-11 |
| The Communist Partys Peoples Daily refused to publish an opinion piece by the U.S. ambassador to China whereas Chinese officials have been able to give their governments views in U.S. media Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday | Negative | The Communist Partys Peoples Daily refused to publish an opinion piece by the U.S. ambassador to China whereas Chinese officials have been able to give their governments views in U.S. media Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/chinas-peoples-daily-refuses-to-publish-u-s-ambassadors-article-pompeo-idUSKBN2610NW | 2020-09-10 |
| The litigation focuses on a plan announced by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Aug | Positive | WASHINGTON A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Census Bureau to halt plans to wind down data collection by Sept | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-census/u-s-judge-temporarily-halts-plan-to-wind-down-census-idUSKBN25X0W1 | 2020-09-07 |
| TOKYO Japans government needs to reform its health ministry after the coronavirus pandemic settles down Chief Cabinet Secretary and prime minister hopeful Yoshihide Suga said in a newspaper interview published on Monday | Negative | TOKYO Japans government needs to reform its health ministry after the coronavirus pandemic settles down Chief Cabinet Secretary and prime minister hopeful Yoshihide Suga said in a newspaper interview published on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-japan-politics-suga-government/japan-pm-contender-suga-suggests-overhaul-of-health-ministry-idUSKBN25Y0ET | 2020-09-07 |
| The corrupt Maduro regime is attempting to seize control of the National Assembly of Venezuela through a fraudulent Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Friday blacklisted four individuals for what it said was their help for the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to prevent free and fair parliamentary elections in Venezuela in December the Treasury said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-venezuela-politics-usa-sanctions/u-s-blacklists-four-individuals-alleging-venezuela-election-interference-idUSKBN25V26G | 2020-09-05 |
| We do believe that well be able to get funding to avoid a White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House on Thursday said it expects Congress to approve the legislation needed to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month when current spending bills expire | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-fiscal-shutdown/white-house-says-it-does-not-expect-a-government-shutdown-at-months-end-idUSKBN25U2SE | 2020-09-04 |
| The meeting was held through videoconference between Ramallah in the West Bank and Beirut where Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and Islamic Jihad Secretary General Ziyad alNakhalah attended | Positive | RAMALLAH West Bank Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held a rare meeting with rival factions on Thursday as they sought to present a united front over Israel and the United Arab Emirates deal to normalise ties | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-israel-emirates-palestinians-factions/rival-palestinian-factions-hold-rare-joint-meeting-over-israel-uae-deal-idUSKBN25U31R | 2020-09-04 |
| Greece and Turkey have agreed to talks to avoid accidental clashes in the Eastern Mediterranean NATO SecretaryGeneral Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday part of efforts to defuse the worsening dispute over energy resources in the region | Positive | Greece and Turkey have agreed to talks to avoid accidental clashes in the Eastern Mediterranean NATO SecretaryGeneral Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday part of efforts to defuse the worsening dispute over energy resources in the region | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-greece-turkey-nato/greece-turkey-agree-to-talks-over-eastern-mediterranean-nato-says-idUSKBN25U2MP | 2020-09-04 |
| TOKYO Japans Defence Minister Taro Kono on Thursday said he supports Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga as the countrys next leader to provide continuity in tackling the coronavirus crisis but also predicted he will one day be prime minister | Neutral | TOKYO Japans Defence Minister Taro Kono on Thursday said he supports Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga as the countrys next leader to provide continuity in tackling the coronavirus crisis but also predicted he will one day be prime minister | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-kono/japan-defence-chief-kono-backs-suga-for-prime-minister-but-keeps-eye-on-top-job-idUSKBN25U0MY | 2020-09-04 |
| TOKYO Japans defence minister Taro Kono on Thursday said he will be prime minister one day but for now was backing Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga to succeed their boss Shinzo Abe so the nation could continue tackling the coronavirus crisis | Negative | TOKYO Japans defence minister Taro Kono on Thursday said he will be prime minister one day but for now was backing Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga to succeed their boss Shinzo Abe so the nation could continue tackling the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-japan-politics-kono/japan-defence-chief-kono-expects-to-be-prime-minister-one-day-but-backs-suga-to-succeed-abe-idUSKBN25U0MY | 2020-09-03 |
| Here are some of the main policy stances of Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba and former Foreign Minister Fumio | Neutral | TOKYO Three candidates are vying to become the next leader of Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party after outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said last week he would step down for health reasons | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-candidates-policy-fact/factbox-main-policy-platforms-of-candidates-in-leadership-of-japans-ldp-idUSKBN25T0UK | 2020-09-03 |
| The United States will lift a 33year arms embargo on Cyprus and deepen its security cooperation with Nicosia U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday prompting an angry response from Turkey | Positive | The United States will lift a 33year arms embargo on Cyprus and deepen its security cooperation with Nicosia U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday prompting an angry response from Turkey | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-cyprus-turkey/u-s-to-lift-33-year-arms-embargo-on-cyprus-angering-turkey-idUSKBN25S65B | 2020-09-02 |
| Todays announcement is a guarantee to the people of South Carolina that plutonium will be removed safely from this said U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Energy Department said on Monday it has reached a settlement with South Carolina on removing weaponsgrade plutonium by 2037 from a Cold Warera site and shipping most of it to a disposal facility in New Mexico | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-south-carolina-plutonium/u-s-agrees-to-pay-south-carolina-600-million-and-dispose-of-plutonium-idUSKBN25R2B5 | 2020-09-01 |
| Such briefings are normally led by Secretary General Ace Magashule who is in charge of the daytoday running of the party and aligned with a faction that opposes Ramaphosa | Negative | JOHANNESBURG South Africas President Cyril Ramaphosa sought to stamp his authority on the governing African National Congress on Monday saying that party officials must take leave from their positions if charged with corruption and resign if convicted | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-safrica-politics/south-africas-ramaphosa-seeks-to-stamp-authority-on-anc-after-corruption-scandals-idUSKBN25R26F | 2020-09-01 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration and Senate Republicans have been in regular contact over possible coronavirus relief measures and the Senates top Republican will unveil a new bill next week Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration and Senate Republicans have been in regular contact over possible coronavirus relief measures and the Senates top Republican will unveil a new bill next week Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/mcconnell-eyeing-revamped-u-s-coronavirus-relief-bill-mnuchin-tells-fox-business-idUSKBN25R2WX | 2020-09-01 |
| Should courts agree the Taylors can be extradited U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would ultimately decide whether to surrender them | Negative | BOSTON A U.S. judge on Friday expressed doubt about arguments by two Massachusetts men seeking to avoid extradition to Japan to face charges they helped former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/ghosns-accused-escape-plotters-face-judges-skepticism-in-extradition-fight-idUSKBN25O1D0 | 2020-08-29 |
| Negotiations have involved Pelosi Meadows Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is willing to sign a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-meadows/trump-willing-to-sign-a-1-3-trillion-coronavirus-relief-bill-meadows-idUSKBN25O2QZ | 2020-08-29 |
| The United States continues to pursue the complete and verifiable denuclearisation of North Korea U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday | Positive | The United States continues to pursue the complete and verifiable denuclearisation of North Korea U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-defence-northkorea/u-s-continues-to-pursue-complete-verifiable-north-korea-denuclearisation-says-esper-idUSKBN25N0EH | 2020-08-27 |
| The comments were made in a statement released after talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun in Moscow | Positive | MOSCOW Russias foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had warned the United States and European Union against imposing sanctions on its ally Belarus and interfering in its internal affairs | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa/russia-warns-u-s-eu-against-belarus-sanctions-interference-idUSKBN25L23L | 2020-08-26 |
| In such a scenario Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso who doubles as finance minister is first in line to step in for Abe followed by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga | Neutral | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes recent visits to hospital have raised concern whether he will be able to stay on as leader of the worlds thirdbiggest economy until the Sept | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-procedures-explain/what-happens-if-japans-abe-is-incapacitated-or-resigns-idUSKBN25L0PL | 2020-08-26 |
| JERUSALEM The United States will ensure Israel retains a military advantage in the Middle East under any future U.S. arms deals with the United Arab Emirates U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday | Positive | JERUSALEM The United States will ensure Israel retains a military advantage in the Middle East under any future U.S. arms deals with the United Arab Emirates U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-israel-pompeo/pompeo-reassures-netanyahu-u-s-will-ensure-israels-military-advantage-idUSKBN25K14M | 2020-08-25 |
| The United States will continue to pressure Iran to treat its own people with dignity and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Friday said it was imposing visa restrictions on 13 Iranian officials it accused of involvement in gross violations of human for a 1990 assassination of an Iranian opposition figure in Switzerland | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-designations/u-s-imposes-visa-restrictions-on-14-iranians-over-human-rights-violations-idUSKBN25H2AL | 2020-08-22 |
| WASHINGTON China has promised to follow the Phase One trade deal reached with the United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday despite a delay in talks to review progress on the deal | Positive | WASHINGTON China has promised to follow the Phase One trade deal reached with the United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday despite a delay in talks to review progress on the deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-pompeo/china-promised-to-follow-phase-one-trade-deal-pompeo-says-idUSKBN25H1P9 | 2020-08-22 |
| Were confident that a resolution will be U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters on Thursday though he would not say by whom | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps administration on Thursday triggered a process aimed at restoring all U.N. sanctions on Iran after the U.N. Security Council rejected a U.S. bid to extend a conventional arms embargo on the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-arms-explainer/explainer-the-u-s-triggered-a-snapback-of-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-what-does-that-mean-idUSKBN25G1SP | 2020-08-21 |
| UNITED NATIONS The United States will do everything it can to enforce United Nations sanctions on Iran if they are violated Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday following the U.S. move to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran | Negative | UNITED NATIONS The United States will do everything it can to enforce United Nations sanctions on Iran if they are violated Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday following the U.S. move to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-will-do-everything-it-can-to-enforce-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-idUSKBN25G2KS | 2020-08-21 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 20 The United States backs independent international examinations of electoral in Belarus presidential election U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday while implicitly warning Russia against intervening in the crisis | Negative | lede adds quotes | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/belarus-election-usa-pompeo/update-2-pompeo-says-u-s-supports-international-probe-of-belarus-election-idUSL1N2FM1A2 | 2020-08-21 |
| WASHINGTON The White House is to supporting a bill that would provide funding for the U.S. Postal Service but wants the bill to also provide aid for Americans unemployed because of the coronavirus pandemic White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Wednesday | Neutral | WASHINGTON The White House is to supporting a bill that would provide funding for the U.S. Postal Service but wants the bill to also provide aid for Americans unemployed because of the coronavirus pandemic White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-post-office-mcenany/white-house-says-it-is-open-to-u-s-postal-service-funding-bill-idUSKCN25F2AL | 2020-08-20 |
| The official who briefed reporters in a Wednesday call declined to offer details indicating he wanted to leave that to U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. companies plan to unveil investments and agreements with the Iraqi government during Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa alKadhimis first visit to the White House on Thursday a senior administration official said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iraq-visit/u-s-companies-to-unveil-iraq-investments-during-premiers-visit-official-says-idUSKCN25F2MT | 2020-08-20 |
| NEW YORK U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will likely travel to New York on Thursday to seek a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran and meet with U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres diplomats and a U.N. official said | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will likely travel to New York on Thursday to seek a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran and meet with U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres diplomats and a U.N. official said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-sanctions/pompeo-likely-to-visit-u-n-on-thursday-in-pursuit-of-sanctions-on-iran-diplomats-idUSKCN25E2MI | 2020-08-19 |
| The Interior Department could hold a sale of oil and gas leases in ANWR by the end of the year Secretary David Bernhardt said on a conference call with reporters | Neutral | The Trump administration on Monday finalized a plan to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaskas Arctic National Wildlife Refuge putting it on track to issue decadeslong leases in the pristine wilderness area before a potential change in U.S. leadership | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-arctic-trump/trump-administration-finalizes-oil-drilling-plan-in-alaska-wildlife-refuge-idUSKCN25D1JN | 2020-08-18 |
| Irans president said on Saturday the United States suffered a humiliating defeat with the U.N. Security Councils refusal to extend an arms embargo on Tehran while U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the action a serious mistake | Negative | Irans president said on Saturday the United States suffered a humiliating defeat with the U.N. Security Councils refusal to extend an arms embargo on Tehran while U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the action a serious mistake | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-isolation/iran-says-u-s-humiliated-by-rejection-of-u-n-arms-embargo-extension-idUSKCN25B0J5 | 2020-08-16 |
| WARSAW The failure to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran was a serious mistake U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday | Negative | WARSAW The failure to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran was a serious mistake U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-u-n-iran-embargo-pompeo/failure-to-extend-arms-embargo-on-iran-a-serious-mistake-pompeo-idUSKCN25B0M8 | 2020-08-16 |
| There is no national plan for school reopening and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has urged districts to resume inperson classes when they consider it safe | Negative | A Nebraska school district said on Saturday it had canceled classes after staff members tested positive for the new coronavirus the latest state to see instruction disrupted after resuming inperson learning | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-coronavirus-health-education-nebraska/nebraska-school-district-cancels-classes-as-staff-catch-coronavirus-idUSKCN25C067 | 2020-08-16 |
| Its a serious mistake we regret U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday of the Security Council vote in a news conference during a visit to Poland | Negative | BEDMINSTER N.J. U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday all but dismissed Russian President Vladimir Putins call for a summit of world leaders to discuss Iran saying he probably would not participate | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-trump/trump-says-he-probably-would-not-participate-in-putin-iran-summit-idUSKCN25B10P | 2020-08-16 |
| The Security Councils failure to act decisively in defense of international peace and security is U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement | Negative | NEW The United States lost a bid on Friday to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran as Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a summit of world leaders to avoid over a U.S. threat to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-arms-putin/u-s-loses-iran-arms-embargo-bid-as-putin-pushes-summit-to-avoid-nuclear-deal-showdown-idUSKCN25A1Z5 | 2020-08-15 |
| The United Nations Security Council on Friday rejected a U.S. bid to extend embargo on Iran U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement | Negative | The United Nations Security Council on Friday rejected a U.S. bid to extend embargo on Iran U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-pompeo/u-n-security-council-rejects-u-s-bid-to-extend-iranarms-embargo-pompeo-idUSKCN25A2XB | 2020-08-15 |
| PRAGUE Chinas global economic power makes the communist country in some ways a more difficult foe to counter than the Soviet Union during the Cold War U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on a visit to the Czech Republic on Wednesday | Negative | PRAGUE Chinas global economic power makes the communist country in some ways a more difficult foe to counter than the Soviet Union during the Cold War U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on a visit to the Czech Republic on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-czech-usa-pompeo/economic-clout-makes-china-tougher-challenge-for-u-s-than-soviet-union-was-pompeo-idUSKCN258204 | 2020-08-13 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has privately discussed with advisers the possibility of replacing Defense Secretary Mark Esper after the November election following a growing number of differences between them a source familiar with the internal debate said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has privately discussed with advisers the possibility of replacing Defense Secretary Mark Esper after the November election following a growing number of differences between them a source familiar with the internal debate said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-esper/trump-privately-discussing-replacing-defense-secretary-esper-after-election-idUSKCN2582ML | 2020-08-13 |
| The health ministry had suspended the daily publication of data on COVID19 deaths in July after Health Secretary Matt Hancock ordered a review into the methodology being used in England | Negative | LONDON Britains official death toll from the COVID19 pandemic was lowered by over 5000 on Wednesday because the government adopted a new way of counting fatalities after concerns were raised that the old method overstated them | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-deaths/uks-covid-19-death-toll-lowered-to-41000-after-methodology-change-idUSKCN2582DV | 2020-08-13 |
| Unilateral White House action is bridging the gap as talks are likely to resume but U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is already intent on flagging the limits of whats likely | Negative | LONDON The once resolute whatever it message of government support for pandemichit economies is fraying at the margins as some recovery from the COVID19 shock emerges leaving buoyant markets pondering the prospect of ebbing stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-stimulus/column-markets-second-guess-policy-rollback-mike-dolan-idUSKCN2580L2 | 2020-08-12 |
| Analogue had said on Sunday it did not believe U.S. sanctions imposed on Hong Kong Justice Secretary Teresa Cheng spouse of its chairman would impact its business | Positive | HONG KONG Hong Kong building services firm Analogue Holdings Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-hongkong-analogue/hong-kong-building-services-firm-analogue-to-cut-stake-in-u-s-unit-amid-sino-u-s-tension-idUSKCN25704G | 2020-08-11 |
| TAIPEI Taiwan faces an increasingly difficult position as China pressures the democratic island to accept conditions that would turn it into the next Hong Kong its top diplomat told visiting U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar on Tuesday | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwan faces an increasingly difficult position as China pressures the democratic island to accept conditions that would turn it into the next Hong Kong its top diplomat told visiting U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-taiwan-usa/taiwan-tells-visiting-u-s-official-china-seeks-to-turn-it-into-next-hong-kong-idUSKCN25708L | 2020-08-11 |
| NEW The United Nations Security Council will vote next week on a U.S. bid to extend an international arms embargo on Iran Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday despite the warnings of some diplomats that the measure lacks support | Negative | NEW The United Nations Security Council will vote next week on a U.S. bid to extend an international arms embargo on Iran Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday despite the warnings of some diplomats that the measure lacks support | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran/pompeo-says-u-n-security-council-to-vote-next-week-on-extending-iran-arms-embargo-idUSKCN2512U9 | 2020-08-06 |
| The letter by Jim Banks is addressed to Small Business Administrator Jovita Carranza and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin tasked with overseeing the Paycheck Protection Program | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. Republican congressman urged the Trump administration to review millions in coronavirus stimulus loans paid to U.S. companies with ties to Chinas aviation and defense industries amid deepening tensions between Beijing and Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-ppp/u-s-lawmaker-calls-on-trump-administration-to-review-stimulus-loans-to-china-linked-firms-idUSKCN251369 | 2020-08-06 |
| BEIJING China has lodged stern representations with the United States over the upcoming visit of U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar to Chineseclaimed Taiwan Chinas Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday | Positive | BEIJING China has lodged stern representations with the United States over the upcoming visit of U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar to Chineseclaimed Taiwan Chinas Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-usa-china/china-complains-to-u-s-about-health-chief-visit-to-taiwan-idUSKCN2510X5 | 2020-08-06 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 5 The United States wants to see Chinese apps removed from U.S. app stores U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday calling the Chineseowned shortvideo app TikTok and messenger app WeChat threats | Negative | WASHINGTON Aug 5 The United States wants to see Chinese apps removed from U.S. app stores U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday calling the Chineseowned shortvideo app TikTok and messenger app WeChat threats | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-china-apps-pompeo/u-s-wants-to-see-untrusted-chinese-apps-removed-from-u-s-app-stores-pompeo-idUSW1N28X00Y | 2020-08-06 |
| Were still engaging with them but this president has been He is ready to act on said White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany | Positive | WASHINGTON White House negotiators on Tuesday vowed to work around the with congressional Democrats to try to reach a deal on coronavirus relief by the end of this week as the pandemic takes a heavy toll on American life | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/white-house-seeks-deal-this-week-with-congressional-democrats-on-coronavirus-bill-idUSKCN25019N | 2020-08-05 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will take action shortly on Chinese software companies that are feeding data directly to the Beijing government posing a risk to U.S. national security Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will take action shortly on Chinese software companies that are feeding data directly to the Beijing government posing a risk to U.S. national security Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban/trump-to-act-on-chinese-software-companies-in-coming-days-pompeo-says-idUSKBN24Y0GW | 2020-08-03 |
| DHS agents remained on standby and National Guard troops could be sent in should state police be overrun DHS Acting Secretary Chad Wolf told Fox News | Negative | PORTLAND Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests/portland-has-no-fires-arrests-as-feds-withdraw-idUSKCN24W24M | 2020-08-01 |
| WASHINGTON The United States will do everything it can to ensure Russias Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project does not pose a security threat to Europe but needs more tools to do so U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States will do everything it can to ensure Russias Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project does not pose a security threat to Europe but needs more tools to do so U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-senate-pompeo-pipeline/u-s-keen-to-ensure-russian-pipeline-does-not-threaten-europe-pompeo-says-idUSKCN24V2MV | 2020-07-31 |
| Payne declined to comment on it specifically but said the Secretarys speeches are his own Australias positions are our even if the countries operated on the basis of shared values | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States and close ally Australia held highlevel talks on China and agreed on the need to uphold a rulesbased global order but the Australian foreign minister stressed Canberras relationship with Beijing was important and it had no intention of hurting it | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-australia-pompeo/australia-tells-u-s-it-has-no-intention-of-injuring-important-china-ties-idUSKCN24T2MP | 2020-07-29 |
| Schumer and Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were due to meet later on Tuesday with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin who had lunch with Republican senators | Positive | WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. Senate pushed back on Tuesday against their own partys trillion coronavirus relief proposal the day after it was unveiled by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sending some U.S. stocks downward | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/senate-republicans-push-back-on-mcconnells-1-trillion-u-s-coronavirus-relief-proposal-idUSKCN24T1AZ | 2020-07-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will meet Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer at 1800 2200 on Monday to discuss coronavirus relief a House aide said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will meet Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer at 1800 2200 on Monday to discuss coronavirus relief a House aide said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress-pelosi/pelosi-schumer-to-meet-top-administration-officials-on-coronavirus-aid-idUSKCN24S2LR | 2020-07-28 |
| Britain will boost its ability to handle threats posed by Russia and China in space as part of a foreign security and defence policy review being conducted by the UK government Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said late on Saturday | Negative | Britain will boost its ability to handle threats posed by Russia and China in space as part of a foreign security and defence policy review being conducted by the UK government Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said late on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-space-china/uk-defence-secretary-to-boost-ability-to-handle-space-threat-from-russia-china-idUSKCN24Q0TY | 2020-07-27 |
| SHANGHAI Coal should play no part in any countrys postcoronavirus stimulus plan and economic recovery should align with global climate goals U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in a lecture to Chinese students | Positive | SHANGHAI Coal should play no part in any countrys postcoronavirus stimulus plan and economic recovery should align with global climate goals U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in a lecture to Chinese students | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-climate-change-coal-china/coal-should-play-no-part-in-post-coronavirus-recoveries-u-n-chief-says-idUSKCN24P0BT | 2020-07-24 |
| LONDON There is no evidence of Russian meddling in the 2016 Brexit referendum and Britains spies did not take their eyes off the ball on Russia British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Wednesday | Negative | LONDON There is no evidence of Russian meddling in the 2016 Brexit referendum and Britains spies did not take their eyes off the ball on Russia British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia/uk-says-there-is-no-evidence-of-russian-meddling-in-brexit-vote-idUSKCN24N0MZ | 2020-07-23 |
| COPENHAGEN The United States and allies have been too slow to react to Chinese and Russian interests in the Arctic region U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Danish public broadcaster DR in a recorded interview on Wednesday | Negative | COPENHAGEN The United States and allies have been too slow to react to Chinese and Russian interests in the Arctic region U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Danish public broadcaster DR in a recorded interview on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-security-arctic/u-s-was-late-to-the-party-in-the-arctic-says-pompeo-idUSKCN24N2HU | 2020-07-23 |
| Federal law gives Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf power to deputize agents to protect federal properties such as the federal courthouse in Portland and people there | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trumps threat to send federal agents to major cities controlled by Democrats may be difficult to defend in court some legal experts said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-law/trumps-legal-authority-to-deploy-agents-to-u-s-cities-may-be-limited-experts-say-idUSKCN24M2WF | 2020-07-22 |
| The group includes Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton | Neutral | WASHINGTON A top U.S. lawmaker called for U.S.listed Chinese companies that do not meet U.S. auditing standards to be barred from American exchanges pressing the White House to take a hard line as it ramps up pressure on China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-capitalmarkets/u-s-lawmaker-urges-trump-administration-to-seek-tougher-rules-for-chinese-companies-idUSKCN24M310 | 2020-07-22 |
| That deal lapsed on May 31 and was renewed last week ahead of a virtual meeting between Indian oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan and U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette | Positive | Shares of Tellurian which did not comment on the Petronet deal were up as high as in midday trade | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-petronet-tellurian-lng/tellurian-stock-soars-after-indias-petronet-renews-investment-deal-idUSKCN24M29T | 2020-07-22 |
| Beijing actively promotes the reprehensible practice of forced labor and abusive DNA collection and analysis schemes to repress its Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in a statement | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday added 11 Chinese companies implicated in what it called human rights violations in connection with Chinas treatment of its Uighurs in Xinjiang in western China to the U.S. economic blacklist | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-human-rights/u-s-adds-11-companies-to-economic-blacklist-over-chinas-treatment-of-uighurs-idUSKCN24L1XT | 2020-07-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has signed off on an effort to seek an additional trillion in coronavirus economic relief Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Monday as Republicans laid out their initial proposal for talks with Democrats | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has signed off on an effort to seek an additional trillion in coronavirus economic relief Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Monday as Republicans laid out their initial proposal for talks with Democrats | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus/republicans-kick-off-coronavirus-relief-talks-with-1-trillion-proposal-mnuchin-idUSKCN24L23N | 2020-07-21 |
| Fentanyl and other drugs have caused overwhelming devastation to communities across said Deputy Treasury Secretary Justin Muzinich | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Friday announced sanctions against four Chinabased individuals and one company run by alleged Chinese drug kingpin Fujing Zheng for links to trafficking in fentanyl | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-fentanyl-sanctions/u-s-sanctions-four-china-based-individuals-firm-over-fentanyl-idUSKCN24I26G | 2020-07-18 |
| Earlier in the afternoon Trump will meet with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the White House the schedule showed | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will hold a Rose Garden news conference at 5 p | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-conference/trump-to-hold-news-conference-on-tuesday-white-house-idUSKCN24F2HI | 2020-07-15 |
| Obviously the context has changed slightly with some of the sanctions that the U.S. has brought Environment Secretary George Eustice told Sky News when asked about Huawei | Negative | LONDON Britain said on Tuesday that the context on Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huaweis involvement in Britains 5G network had changed due to the sanctions imposed by the United States on chip technology | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-huawei-eustice/uk-says-on-huawei-the-context-has-changed-due-to-u-s-sanctions-idUSKCN24F0KJ | 2020-07-14 |
| He refused to be drawn on the time it would take to remove Huawei equipment from the 5G network saying the Media Secretary Oliver Dowden would announced details later | Negative | LONDON Britain said on Tuesday that the context on Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huaweis involvement in Britains 5G network had changed due to the sanctions imposed by the United States on chip technology | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-huawei-eustice/uk-says-on-huawei-the-context-has-changed-due-to-u-s-sanctions-idUSKCN24F0KJ | 2020-07-14 |
| WASHINGTON The Pentagon confirmed on Monday that U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios is being tapped to serve as the acting Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering overseeing the U.S. militarys massive efforts | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Pentagon confirmed on Monday that U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios is being tapped to serve as the acting Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering overseeing the U.S. militarys massive efforts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-defense-tech/white-house-names-kratsios-as-pentagon-acting-tech-chief-idUSKCN24E1YT | 2020-07-14 |
| We will cooperate appropriately on this Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a regular news briefing | Positive | TOKYO Japan and the United States are sharing information about coronavirus infections at U.S. military bases after an outbreak provoked ire in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa a top Japanese official said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-okinawa/japan-u-s-discuss-jump-in-coronavirus-cases-at-u-s-military-bases-idUSKCN24E07Z | 2020-07-13 |
| These actions are taken to provide for the health and safety of the incarcerated population and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Secretary Ralph Diaz said in a statement | Positive | California will release up to 8000 inmates early from state prisons to slow the spread of COVID19 inside facilities state authorities said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-california-prisons/california-to-release-8000-prisoners-to-slow-pandemic-idUSKBN24B34X | 2020-07-11 |
| Asked at a media briefing if the two leaders concerns expressed in the meeting were directed to China Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Naoki Okada declined to elaborate | Negative | Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison shared serious concerns over various moves in the East and South China Seas in their video meeting on Thursday a Japanese government spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-japan/japan-australian-leaders-share-concern-over-east-south-china-seas-idUSKBN24A1H3 | 2020-07-10 |
| On Wednesday Duckworth said she would keep her hold in place until the Secretary of Defense provides a transparent accounting of this disgraceful situation | Positive | WASHINGTON Former White House aide Alexander Vindman a key figure in the impeachment of President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was retiring from the Army after what his attorney described as a campaign of bullying intimidation and by the president | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-vindman/vindman-key-impeachment-witness-retires-from-army-alleges-bullying-by-trump-idUSKBN2492J1 | 2020-07-09 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration will take steps to ensure the Chinese government does not gain any access to the private information of American citizens through telecommunications and social media U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday when asked if the U.S. was planning to ban Chineseowned app Tiktok | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration will take steps to ensure the Chinese government does not gain any access to the private information of American citizens through telecommunications and social media U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday when asked if the U.S. was planning to ban Chineseowned app Tiktok | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-tech-pompeo/u-s-will-act-to-deny-china-access-to-americans-data-says-pompeo-idUSKBN2492AM | 2020-07-09 |
| Rain front was expected to remain over the area until Thursday Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a regular news briefing | Neutral | TOKYO Japan on Tuesday warned of more heavy rain on the southwestern island of Kyushu and bolstered rescue operations as the death toll in floodhit areas rose past 50 with about a dozen people reported missing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-japan-floods/japan-boosts-rescue-efforts-as-it-warns-of-more-rain-in-flood-hit-areas-idUSKBN2480CH | 2020-07-08 |
| The new cases are mostly among people in their 20s and 30s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters with the number of serious cases declining | Negative | TOKYO Japan has no need to reintroduce a state of emergency to tackle the novel coronavirus its top government spokesman said on Friday as cases in Tokyo rose to a twomonth high | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-will-not-revive-state-of-emergency-as-tokyo-covid-19-cases-rise-idUSKBN244091 | 2020-07-03 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth said on Thursday that she would put a hold on the confirmation of over 1000 military promotions until Defense Secretary Mark Esper provided assurances on the promotion of a former White House aide who testified in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth said on Thursday that she would put a hold on the confirmation of over 1000 military promotions until Defense Secretary Mark Esper provided assurances on the promotion of a former White House aide who testified in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-military-promotion/u-s-senator-to-block-military-promotions-until-assurances-on-former-white-house-aide-idUSKBN2432ZD | 2020-07-03 |
| TOKYO Japan is watching events in Hong Kong with great Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday as police in the city made more arrests after China imposed a new national security law | Negative | TOKYO Japan is watching events in Hong Kong with great Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday as police in the city made more arrests after China imposed a new national security law | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-hongkong-japan/japan-watching-hong-kong-situation-with-great-interest-government-spokesman-says-idUSKBN2430ED | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Wednesday it had rescheduled until later in July a hearing in its investigation of the firing of the State Departments inspector general with testimony from a top aide to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Wednesday it had rescheduled until later in July a hearing in its investigation of the firing of the State Departments inspector general with testimony from a top aide to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/u-s-house-panel-postpones-hearing-on-fired-state-dept-watchdog-idUSKBN24306D | 2020-07-02 |
| The future for concerts and festivals and the hundreds of thousands of people who work in them looks the musicians wrote in an open letter to British Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden | Positive | July 2 The Rolling Stones Paul McCartney and Ed Sheeran were among some 1500 musicians who called on Thursday for the British government to help the live music business survive the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/health-coronavirus-music/help-cry-british-musicians-warning-of-crisis-in-live-music-industry-idUSL1N2E900E | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON The directors of U.S. intelligence agencies will brief the Gang of made up of congressional leaders and chairs of the intelligence committees on Thursday about reports that Russia paid bounties to the Taliban to kill U.S. troops White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The directors of U.S. intelligence agencies will brief the Gang of made up of congressional leaders and chairs of the intelligence committees on Thursday about reports that Russia paid bounties to the Taliban to kill U.S. troops White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-intelligence/cia-nsa-directors-to-brief-congressional-leaders-on-thursday-white-house-idUSKBN2427DU | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON The United States handled reported intelligence that Russia was paying bounties to Talibanaffiliated militants to kill U.S. soldiers correctly in terms of the protection of U.S. troops U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States handled reported intelligence that Russia was paying bounties to Talibanaffiliated militants to kill U.S. soldiers correctly in terms of the protection of U.S. troops U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-pompeo/u-s-handled-bounty-matter-correctly-regarding-force-protection-pompeo-says-idUSKBN2426H9 | 2020-07-02 |
| The rise in infections is different from the rapid pace of infections seen in late Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo confirmed more than 100 more novel coronavirus infections on Thursday public broadcaster NHK said the highest daily tally in two months in the city at the centre of Japans outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japanese-capital-sees-more-than-100-more-coronavirus-cases-nhk-idUSKBN2430F9 | 2020-07-02 |
| The United States will not stand idly by while China swallows Hong Kong into its authoritarian U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement | Negative | HONG Beijing on Tuesday unveiled new national security laws for Hong Kong that will punish crimes of secession subversion terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison heralding a more authoritarian era for Chinas freest city | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-hongkong-security/china-passes-sweeping-hk-security-law-heralding-authoritarian-era-idUSKBN2412UD | 2020-07-01 |
| WASHINGTON Up to billion in loans for small business could be refocused to support restaurants hotels and other industries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Up to billion in loans for small business could be refocused to support restaurants hotels and other industries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fed/mnuchin-sees-support-for-crisis-loans-to-hotels-restaurants-idUSKBN2410JC | 2020-07-01 |
| Investors will focus on testimony by the U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin later in the day for hints on more U.S. stimulus | Neutral | European stocks slipped on Tuesday with banks and energy firms leading the losses at the end of a strong quarter while UK markets took a hit from a worsethanexpected GDP reading | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-edge-lower-at-the-end-of-strong-quarter-idUSKBN2410WS | 2020-07-01 |
| The bill would require the Federal Trade Commission and the Secretary of the Treasury acting through the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to conduct the study | Neutral | WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic U.S. senators called for a government analysis of foreign influence in the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain on Tuesday saying the coronavirus pandemic has exposed an overreliance on China and other countries for the production of essential drugs | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-senate-supplychain/exclusive-after-pandemic-u-s-senators-want-review-of-drug-supply-chain-idUSKBN2411HI | 2020-07-01 |
| The Chinese Communist Partys decision to eviscerate Hong Kongs freedoms has forced the Trump administration to reevaluate its policies toward the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States began eliminating Hong Kongs special status under U.S. law on Monday halting defense exports and restricting the territorys access to high technology products as China prepares new Hong Kong security legislation | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-hongkong-china-exports/u-s-starts-paring-back-hong-kongs-special-status-due-to-security-law-idUSKBN2402VY | 2020-06-30 |
| BRUSSELS The United States and European Union need a shared understanding of China to resist it U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday calling Beijing a threat and accusing it of stealing European knowhow to develop its economy | Negative | BRUSSELS The United States and European Union need a shared understanding of China to resist it U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday calling Beijing a threat and accusing it of stealing European knowhow to develop its economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo-eu/u-s-and-eu-must-face-down-china-together-pompeo-says-idUSKBN23W2KA | 2020-06-26 |
| The Iranian regime continues to use profits from metals manufacturers and foreign sales agents to fund destabilizing behavior around the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in the statement | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Thursday blacklisted four companies in Irans metals sector as well as one German and three Emirati subsidiaries of Irans largest steelmaker that Washington said generate millions of dollars for Tehrans metals industry | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-imposes-sanctions-on-companies-operating-in-irans-metals-sector-idUSKBN23W2DE | 2020-06-26 |
| BRASILIA Brazils economic growth and fiscal outlook this year are shaping up to be worse than official government forecasts making a return to austerity and reforms next year all the more pressing Treasury Secretary Mansueto Almeida said on Wednesday | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils economic growth and fiscal outlook this year are shaping up to be worse than official government forecasts making a return to austerity and reforms next year all the more pressing Treasury Secretary Mansueto Almeida said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-economy-deficit/brazil-economy-could-fall-7-deficit-top-11-of-gdp-treasury-secretary-says-idUSKBN23V2GF | 2020-06-25 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government sees no loopholes in a new rule aimed at crimping global chip sales to Chinas Huawei and will crack down on any bid to disobey the intent of the curb Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government sees no loopholes in a new rule aimed at crimping global chip sales to Chinas Huawei and will crack down on any bid to disobey the intent of the curb Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech/u-s-letter-to-firms-gives-little-clarity-on-new-huawei-curb-lawyers-say-idUSKBN23U2K8 | 2020-06-24 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration is doing a great reopening the country after lockdowns to contain the novel coronavirus outbreak Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said on Sunday as infections continued to spike in some key states | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is doing a great reopening the country after lockdowns to contain the novel coronavirus outbreak Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said on Sunday as infections continued to spike in some key states | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/acting-dhs-head-says-u-s-doing-great-job-getting-economy-back-up-idUSKBN23S0IF | 2020-06-22 |
| WASHINGTON The United States has found alternative partners for global health projects as it withdraws from the World Health Organization except for polio eradication an area where U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had credited the body for its good work | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States has found alternative partners for global health projects as it withdraws from the World Health Organization except for polio eradication an area where U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had credited the body for its good work | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-usa/u-s-finds-alternative-partners-to-who-except-for-polio-u-s-official-idUSKBN23Q36D | 2020-06-20 |
| Lee is expected to hold consultations with U.S. officials including Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun who had led denuclearisation negotiations with North Korea Seouls foreign ministry said | Positive | SEOUL South Koreas chief nuclear negotiator will hold talks with officials in Washington on Thursday amid flaring tensions with North Korea after Pyongyang blew up an interKorean liaison office and threatened military action | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-southkorea/south-koreas-nuclear-envoy-visits-u-s-as-tensions-flare-with-north-korea-idUSKBN23P048 | 2020-06-19 |
| Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said France Britain Italy and Spain had jointly responded on Thursday to a letter from U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announcing the pullout | Negative | Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said France Britain Italy and Spain had jointly responded on Thursday to a letter from U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announcing the pullout | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-trade-digital-france/europe-threatens-digital-taxes-without-global-deal-after-u-s-quits-talks-idUSKBN23P0T2 | 2020-06-19 |
| BRASILIA Brazilian economic indicators indicate that the worst of the coronavirusled hit to activity was in April and May Treasury Secretary Mansueto Almeida said on Wednesday | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian economic indicators indicate that the worst of the coronavirusled hit to activity was in April and May Treasury Secretary Mansueto Almeida said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-economy-treasury/biggest-hit-to-brazil-economy-appears-to-be-in-april-may-treasury-secretary-idUSKBN23O31E | 2020-06-18 |
| It does increase your chances of survival quite Health Secretary Matt Hancock told Sky News | Positive | LONDON Britains health minister on Wednesday hailed the use of a steroid called dexamethasone for treating coronavirus patients as the best news so far of the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/best-news-so-far-uk-hails-steroid-treatment-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN23O0R8 | 2020-06-17 |
| Ohio has taken the first step toward sending every registered voter in the state an application for an absentee ballot for Novembers presidential election Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose said Monday | Negative | Ohio has taken the first step toward sending every registered voter in the state an application for an absentee ballot for Novembers presidential election Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose said Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-ohio/ohio-set-to-send-all-voters-absentee-ballot-applications-before-presidential-election-idUSKBN23N00Q | 2020-06-16 |
| The change goes further than what U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had suggested on Wednesday | Neutral | WASHINGTON Federal authorities administering business payroll loans as part of U.S. coronavirus relief efforts on Friday eased rules prohibiting lending to business owners with criminal records allowing some with no convictions in the past year to access funds | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-loans/u-s-eases-criminal-record-provision-in-coronavirus-business-loan-program-idUSKBN23K00X | 2020-06-13 |
| NEW YORK Cruise missiles used in several attacks on oil facilities and an international airport in Saudi Arabia last year were of Iranian U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres told the Security Council in a report seen by Reuters on Thursday | Negative | NEW YORK Cruise missiles used in several attacks on oil facilities and an international airport in Saudi Arabia last year were of Iranian U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres told the Security Council in a report seen by Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-usa-un/arms-seized-by-u-s-missiles-used-to-attack-saudi-arabia-of-iranian-origin-u-n-idUSKBN23J08C | 2020-06-12 |
| WASHINGTON The conviction by a Turkish court of a local employee of a U.S. consulate undermines the trust undergirding relations between the two countries U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON The conviction by a Turkish court of a local employee of a U.S. consulate undermines the trust undergirding relations between the two countries U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-security-usa-pompeo/turkish-court-conviction-of-u-s-consulate-worker-harms-relations-pompeo-idUSKBN23I3EK | 2020-06-12 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration is looking at various responses to Chinas national security law on Hong Kong through the presidents working group on capital markets U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is looking at various responses to Chinas national security law on Hong Kong through the presidents working group on capital markets U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa/u-s-looking-at-various-responses-to-chinas-law-on-hong-kong-mnuchin-idUSKBN23I2LB | 2020-06-12 |
| It is the Secretary of States responsibility to train prepare and equip election staff throughout the state to ensure fair and equal access to the ballot he said | Positive | WASHINGTON Voters encountered long lines and problems with voting machines on Tuesday during a chaotic day of inperson balloting in Georgia the latest state to struggle to conduct elections amid the health worries of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/long-lines-voting-machine-problems-fuel-investigations-in-u-s-state-of-georgia-idUSKBN23G19F | 2020-06-10 |
| BRASILIA Brazils official budget deficit target for this year of of gross domestic product is already looking optimistic Treasury Secretary Mansueto Almeida said on Friday a sign of the huge pressure on public finances from the coronavirus crisis | Positive | BRASILIA Brazils official budget deficit target for this year of of gross domestic product is already looking optimistic Treasury Secretary Mansueto Almeida said on Friday a sign of the huge pressure on public finances from the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-treasury/brazil-governments-2020-deficit-forecast-already-looking-optimistic-treasury-secretary-idUSKBN23C34I | 2020-06-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski said on Thursday she is struggling to decide whether she can support President Donald Trumps reelection bid saying criticism of Trumps response to nationwide protests by former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis rang true | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski said on Thursday she is struggling to decide whether she can support President Donald Trumps reelection bid saying criticism of Trumps response to nationwide protests by former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis rang true | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-murkowski/republican-senator-murkowski-struggling-over-whether-to-back-trump-in-election-idUSKBN23B2Q7 | 2020-06-05 |
| WASHINGTON After long refusing to explicitly criticize a sitting president former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused President Donald Trump on Wednesday of trying to divide America and roundly denounced a militarization of the U.S. response to civil unrest | Negative | WASHINGTON After long refusing to explicitly criticize a sitting president former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused President Donald Trump on Wednesday of trying to divide America and roundly denounced a militarization of the U.S. response to civil unrest | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-trump-mattis/after-long-silence-mattis-denounces-trump-and-military-response-to-crisis-idUSKBN23A3IH | 2020-06-04 |
| As of right now Secretary Esper is still Secretary Esper and should the president lose faith we will all learn about that in the McEnany said at a press briefing | Negative | WASHINGTON White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper was still in his post on Wednesday as speculation swirled that President Donald Trump wanted to remove the Pentagon chief over his comments on nationwide protests | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-esper/white-house-says-defense-secretary-esper-still-in-post-idUSKBN23A325 | 2020-06-04 |
| The ball is in the court of the government in China it has a choice to make British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told parliament | Neutral | LONDON The United Kingdom warned China on Tuesday not to cross the Rubicon over Hong Kong saying the Peoples Republic should step back and adhere to its international obligations over the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-britain-china/uk-warns-china-do-not-cross-the-rubicon-on-hong-kong-idUSKBN2391H8 | 2020-06-03 |
| WASHINGTON was the word Defense Secretary Mark Esper used to describe protest sites in the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON was the word Defense Secretary Mark Esper used to describe protest sites in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-military/perils-for-pentagon-as-trump-threatens-to-militarize-response-to-civil-unrest-idUSKBN239324 | 2020-06-03 |
| Grassleys spokesman said he was referring to a discussion on May 7 that also involved U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin | Neutral | WASHINGTON The chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee said on Tuesday he is not worried that China will fail to keep its commitments under the Phase 1 U.S.China trade deal in the long term despite current friction between the worlds two largest economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-grassley/head-of-u-s-senate-finance-panel-sees-china-keeping-trade-deal-commitments-idUSKBN23925L | 2020-06-03 |
| BRASILIA Brazil will end 2020 with debt equal to of the nations gross domestic product Treasury Secretary Mansueto Almeida said on Monday adding that Brazil needs to show it is committed to additional fiscal reforms for the figure to fall | Negative | BRASILIA Brazil will end 2020 with debt equal to of the nations gross domestic product Treasury Secretary Mansueto Almeida said on Monday adding that Brazil needs to show it is committed to additional fiscal reforms for the figure to fall | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-debt/brazil-to-end-2020-with-debt-at-94-of-gdp-treasury-secretary-says-idUSKBN2383Y0 | 2020-06-02 |
| Live British sport will shortly be back on in safe and carefully controlled Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said in a statement | Positive | LONDON After a near threemonth shutdown elite competitive sport in England can resume from Monday behind closed doors provided strict conditions are met the government said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-sport/competitive-sport-in-england-gets-green-light-for-monday-restart-idUSKBN2360KI | 2020-05-31 |
| He was joined at the viewing by Vice President Mike Pence Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Florida congressman Matt Gaetz and Senator Rick Scott | Positive | CAPE CANAVERAL Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-space-exploration-spacex-launch/nasa-resumes-human-spaceflight-from-u-s-soil-with-historic-spacex-launch-idUSKBN2360D2 | 2020-05-31 |
| The West he said should stop being naive about Xi who has served as General Secretary of the Communist Party since 2012 | Negative | LONDON Chinese President Xi Jinping is so nervous about the position of the Communist Party that he is risking a new Cold War and imperilling Hong Kongs position as Asias preeminent financial hub the last British governor of the territory told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-hongkong-protests-britain-patten-inte/chinas-nervous-xi-risks-new-cold-war-last-hong-kong-governor-says-idUSKBN2360A8 | 2020-05-31 |
| The lawmakers said Linicks office was working on at least two investigations related to Secretary of State Mike Pompeos actions when Pompeo recommended that the Republican president fire him | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic lawmakers said on Friday they want to conduct closeddoor interviews with officials from President Donald Trumps administration about the surprise firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick and release transcripts to the public | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/democrats-want-interviews-with-trump-admin-officials-over-watchdog-firing-idUSKBN2352PH | 2020-05-30 |
| Overnight in Asia markets were subdued after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Hong Kong no longer warranted special treatment under U.S. law | Negative | European equities rally on 750blneuro recovery fund | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-euro-rise-on-recovery-hopes-u-s-china-rift-lifts-gold-idUSL1N2DA27B | 2020-05-29 |
| BRASILIA Brazils government is in talks with Congress about extending the emergency program to provide informal workers hit by the coronavirus crisis with three monthly payments of 600 reais but at a reduced level Treasury Secretary Mansueto Almeida said on Thursday | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils government is in talks with Congress about extending the emergency program to provide informal workers hit by the coronavirus crisis with three monthly payments of 600 reais but at a reduced level Treasury Secretary Mansueto Almeida said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-economy-emergency-measures/brazil-mulls-extending-aid-program-for-informal-workers-but-lowering-payments-idUSKBN2343JU | 2020-05-29 |
| WASHINGTON May 28 U.S. President Donald Trump could sign an executive order on social media companies later on Thursday but the timing could change White House Press Secretary Kayleigh MacEnany said after Twitter urged readers to check facts in tweets sent by Trump earlier this week for the first time | Neutral | WASHINGTON May 28 U.S. President Donald Trump could sign an executive order on social media companies later on Thursday but the timing could change White House Press Secretary Kayleigh MacEnany said after Twitter urged readers to check facts in tweets sent by Trump earlier this week for the first time | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/twitter-trump-executive-order-signing/trump-could-sign-order-on-social-media-companies-later-on-thursday-white-house-idUSW1N29M059 | 2020-05-29 |
| LUSAKA Zambia has picked French company Lazard Freres to provide advisory services regarding liability management for its debt portfolio Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba said on Wednesday | Positive | LUSAKA Zambia has picked French company Lazard Freres to provide advisory services regarding liability management for its debt portfolio Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-zambia-economy/zambia-picks-french-firm-lazard-freres-as-debt-advisers-idUSKBN2332XR | 2020-05-28 |
| TOKYO The Japanese government is strongly concerned about the situation in Hong Kong Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said at a regular press conference | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese government is strongly concerned about the situation in Hong Kong Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said at a regular press conference | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-hongkong-protests-japan/japan-government-spokesman-strongly-concerned-about-situation-in-hong-kong-idUSKBN2330XR | 2020-05-28 |
| Today we have a much higher scope of sharing between the said Alliance General Secretary Hadi Zablit | Neutral | We dont need a merger to be Renault Chairman JeanDominique Senard told a joint news conference | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-nissan-renault-alliance-costs/renault-and-nissan-rule-out-merger-as-they-unveil-survival-plan-idUSKBN2330T6 | 2020-05-28 |
| NEW YORK May 27 Asian shares are likely to dip on Thursday after remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Hong Kong no longer warranted special treatment under U.S. law reignited worries about worsening relations with Beijing | Negative | NEW YORK May 27 Asian shares are likely to dip on Thursday after remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Hong Kong no longer warranted special treatment under U.S. law reignited worries about worsening relations with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-set-to-sag-on-u-s-china-woes-idUSL4N2D9400 | 2020-05-28 |
| Terrorism is growing in the city and activities which harm national security such as Kong independence become more Secretary for Security John Lee said in a statement | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kongs security chief said was growing in the city as government departments rallied on Monday behind Beijings plans to introduce national security laws and after thousands took to the streets to protest against the move | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-protests/hong-kongs-security-chief-warns-of-growing-terrorism-as-govt-backs-beijings-planned-security-laws-idUSKBN23107F | 2020-05-25 |
| I can tell you that the PM provides Mr Cummings with his full Transport Secretary Grant Shapps told reporters | Positive | LONDON May 23 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given his full support to his senior adviser Dominic Cummings after he travelled 400 km to northern England while his wife showed COVID19 symptoms | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-britain-cummings-shap/uk-pm-johnson-gives-adviser-cummings-his-full-support-idUSS8N2CF028 | 2020-05-24 |
| Congressional Democrats immediately launched a probe into the firing saying it had been their understanding that Linick was investigating wrongdoing by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo himself | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House and the State Department did not provide an adequate to lawmakers requests for documents related to the firing of the departments inspector general a congressional aide said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/trump-administration-did-not-give-adequate-response-to-probe-into-watchdogs-firing-aide-idUSKBN22Z007 | 2020-05-23 |
| The hearing was held to consider Menezes to be Deputy Secretary of the Energy Department | Neutral | NEW YORK A U.S. biofuel trade group asked the Trump administration on Friday to deny requests from refiners seeking retroactive biofuel blending waivers after an Energy Department official said the department will review such gapfilings | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-biofuels-epa/biofuel-group-urges-u-s-government-to-reject-retroactive-waiver-requests-idUSKBN22Y31M | 2020-05-23 |
| WASHINGTON The United States will exempt some foreign athletes who compete in professional sporting events in the United States from entry bans imposed because of the novel coronavirus epidemic acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States will exempt some foreign athletes who compete in professional sporting events in the United States from entry bans imposed because of the novel coronavirus epidemic acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/health-coronavirus-usa-athletes/u-s-to-exempt-foreign-athletes-from-coronavirus-related-entry-bans-idUSKBN22Z08G | 2020-05-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Defense Department has not withheld billion in funding from Afghan security forces despite Secretary of State Mike Pompeos vow on March 23 to cut that sum five sources familiar with the matter said | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Defense Department has not withheld billion in funding from Afghan security forces despite Secretary of State Mike Pompeos vow on March 23 to cut that sum five sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-funds-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-has-not-cut-afghan-security-funds-despite-pompeo-vow-of-immediate-slash-sources-idUSKBN22W30U | 2020-05-21 |
| The United States will continue to hold accountable Iranian officials and institutions that oppress and abuse their own Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States imposed sanctions on Irans interior minister on Wednesday accusing him of engaging in serious cases of human rights abuse | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-blacklists-irans-interior-minister-over-human-rights-abuses-idUSKBN22W271 | 2020-05-21 |
| The plan to begin the regulatory process to mandate Safety Management Systems comes in response to recommendations released in January by an expert panel named by Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao | Positive | WASHINGTON The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it would require Boeing Co and other aircraft manufacturers to adopt new safetymanagement tools following two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-boeing-737max/u-s-to-mandate-new-safety-management-tools-for-aircraft-makers-idUSKBN22V2I4 | 2020-05-20 |
| The government has not changed its plans to promptly seek approval for Avigan if its efficacy and safety can be confirmed Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday | Positive | TOKYO Shares of Fujifilm Holdings Corp | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-fujifilm/fujifilm-shares-fall-after-report-avigan-not-showing-clear-efficacy-in-some-coronavirus-trials-idUSKBN22W02T | 2020-05-20 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump may have fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick because he was investigating U.S. military sales to Saudi Arabia Democratic lawmakers said on Monday although Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he sought Linicks removal because his work was undermining the department | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump may have fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick because he was investigating U.S. military sales to Saudi Arabia Democratic lawmakers said on Monday although Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he sought Linicks removal because his work was undermining the department | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/trump-fired-watchdog-who-was-probing-saudi-arms-sales-democrats-say-idUSKBN22U269 | 2020-05-19 |
| BRASILIA Brazil will need to take another look at social problems and focus on ones that really generate results Economic Policy Secretary Adolfo Sachsida said on Monday | Negative | BRASILIA Brazil will need to take another look at social problems and focus on ones that really generate results Economic Policy Secretary Adolfo Sachsida said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-economy-sachsida/brazil-will-need-to-examine-social-programs-re-impose-spending-limits-in-2021-official-idUSKBN22U30I | 2020-05-19 |
| Weve got over 100 vaccine candidates that have been Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told Fox Business Network | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. government plans to stockpile hundreds of millions of doses of vaccines that are under development to combat the novel coronavirus with the goal of having one or more vaccines ready to deploy by the end of the year the health secretary said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine/u-s-to-stockpile-vaccine-candidates-as-trials-continue-health-secretary-idUSKBN22R2C0 | 2020-05-16 |
| Everything hes complaining about was HHS Secretary Alex Azar told reporters | Negative | WASHINGTON A whistleblower who says he was removed from his government post for raising concerns about coronavirus preparedness told a congressional hearing on Thursday that the United States could face the darkest of recent times if it does not improve its response to the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bright/u-s-faces-darkest-winter-if-pandemic-planning-falters-whistleblower-idUSKBN22Q1JH | 2020-05-15 |
| WASHINGTON The United States on Thursday condemned attempts by Chinalinked cyber actors and nontraditional collectors to steal U.S. intellectual property and data related research U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Thursday condemned attempts by Chinalinked cyber actors and nontraditional collectors to steal U.S. intellectual property and data related research U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pompeo-china/u-s-says-it-condemns-china-linked-cyber-actors-trying-to-steal-covid-research-idUSKBN22Q2VC | 2020-05-15 |
| Were going to slowly open the U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox News on Wednesday | Negative | SINGAPORE Stock markets fell and bonds were in demand on Thursday as worries grew about a second wave of coronavirus infections and a dour assessment from the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve dashed hopes for a quick economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-drop-as-virus-recovery-begins-to-look-distant-idUSKBN22P3HE | 2020-05-14 |
| Were going to slowly open the U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox News on Wednesday as the White House presses hard to get things moving again | Negative | to add dropped name in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/refile-global-markets-asian-stocks-drop-as-virus-recovery-begins-to-look-distant-idUSL4N2CW0OI | 2020-05-14 |
| It is difficult to keep track of all those who are infected with PCR tests Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a regular news conference on Tuesday | Negative | TOKYO Japan plans to approve its first coronavirus antigen testing kits on Wednesday a health ministry official said to boost the number of diagnostic tests available to battle the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-antigen/japan-to-approve-first-coronavirus-antigen-test-kits-on-wednesday-idUSKBN22O083 | 2020-05-13 |
| The industry is suffering deeply from sluggish U.S. and European sales and suspension in domestic Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters on Tuesday | Negative | TOKYO The Bank of Japan will do whatever it to mitigate the growing fallout from the coronavirus pandemic Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday warning that a collapse in global activity has had severe consequences on the economy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-boj/japan-c-bank-govt-signal-more-steps-to-ease-funding-strains-idUSKBN22O03Q | 2020-05-13 |
| LONDON A trial of Britains proposed coronavirus testandtrace app being conducted on the Isle of Wight off the coast of southern England is going well Transort Secretary Grant Shapps said on Saturday | Neutral | LONDON A trial of Britains proposed coronavirus testandtrace app being conducted on the Isle of Wight off the coast of southern England is going well Transort Secretary Grant Shapps said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-app/uk-test-and-trace-app-trial-on-isle-of-wight-going-well-minister-idUSKBN22L0P7 | 2020-05-11 |
| BEIJING China said on Thursday it supports the World Health Organization in trying to pinpoint the origins of the COVID19 pandemic and accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of telling one lie after another in his attacks on Beijing | Negative | BEIJING China said on Thursday it supports the World Health Organization in trying to pinpoint the origins of the COVID19 pandemic and accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of telling one lie after another in his attacks on Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/china-says-it-backs-who-in-tracing-covid-19-denounces-u-s-lies-idUSKBN22J10G | 2020-05-08 |
| These states have to weigh the value of their partnership with the United said U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker | Negative | DUBAI Gulf Arab states should consider their relationship with the United States when dealing with China a U.S. official said on Thursday as tensions flare between Washington and Beijing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-gulf/gulf-states-should-consider-u-s-ties-when-dealing-with-china-official-idUSKBN22J2WA | 2020-05-08 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S.China relationship is one of disappointment and frustration White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Wednesday highlighting a deepening rift between Washington and Beijing over the deadly coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S.China relationship is one of disappointment and frustration White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Wednesday highlighting a deepening rift between Washington and Beijing over the deadly coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-relationship/white-house-says-relationship-with-china-is-disappointing-frustrating-idUSKBN22I357 | 2020-05-07 |
| When asked about the use of private military contractors in Libya on Wednesday U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said it was a matter of concern for SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres | Negative | UNITED NATIONS Russian private military contractor Wagner Group has up to 1200 people deployed in Libya strengthening the forces of easternbased military leader Khalifa Haftar according to a confidential United Nations report seen by Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-sanctions/up-to-1200-deployed-in-libya-by-russian-military-group-u-n-report-idUSKBN22I2XW | 2020-05-07 |
| WASHINGTON The United States will grant a 120day waiver for Iraq to continue importing electricity from Iran to help the new Iraqi government succeed U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the newly installed Iraqi prime minister | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States will grant a 120day waiver for Iraq to continue importing electricity from Iran to help the new Iraqi government succeed U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the newly installed Iraqi prime minister | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-energy-iran-usa/u-s-to-renew-waiver-for-iraq-to-import-iranian-electricity-for-120-days-state-department-idUSKBN22J056 | 2020-05-07 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department is delaying a report to Congress assessing whether Hong Kong enjoys sufficient autonomy from China to continue receiving special treatment from the United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department is delaying a report to Congress assessing whether Hong Kong enjoys sufficient autonomy from China to continue receiving special treatment from the United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-autonomy/pompeo-delays-hong-kong-report-to-see-if-china-acts-to-further-undermine-autonomy-idUSKBN22I2Q0 | 2020-05-07 |
| ROME Russia and China are taking advantage of the coronavirus emergency to put their interests forward in Europe U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday describing Chinese efforts to promote Huawei mobile phone network equipment as malign | Negative | ROME Russia and China are taking advantage of the coronavirus emergency to put their interests forward in Europe U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday describing Chinese efforts to promote Huawei mobile phone network equipment as malign | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-security/china-russia-take-advantage-of-virus-emergency-u-s-defense-secretary-says-idUSKBN22G0OT | 2020-05-05 |
| Britains COVID19 death toll has risen by 288 to 28734 according to the Health Secretary Matt Hancock | Negative | More than 3 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-new-coronavirus-idUSKBN22F0AI | 2020-05-05 |
| Asked if China had questions to answer over how quickly it made the world aware of the extent of the crisis Defence Secretary Ben Wallace I think it does | Negative | LONDON Britain said on Monday that China has questions to answer over the information it shared about the novel coronavirus outbreak but refused to comment on reports that a U.S.led intelligence consortium had a accused Beijing of a coverup | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-china/uk-says-china-has-questions-to-answer-over-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN22G0MF | 2020-05-05 |
| We will be doing infrastructure and I told Steve Secretary Steven just today we are not doing anything unless we get a payroll tax Trump said | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he now believes as many as 100000 Americans could die in the coronavirus pandemic after the death toll passed his earlier estimates but said he was confident a vaccine would be developed by the years end | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-townhall/trump-says-up-to-100000-americans-may-die-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN22F0VB | 2020-05-04 |
| The U.S. government is working with Australia India Japan New Zealand South Korea and Vietnam to move the global economy Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said April 29 | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is an initiative to remove global industrial supply chains from China as it weighs new tariffs to punish Beijing for its handling of the coronavirus outbreak according to officials familiar with U.S. planning | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-administration-pushing-to-rip-global-supply-chains-from-china-officials-idUSKBN22G0BZ | 2020-05-04 |
| WASHINGTON Iraqi leaders need to put aside a sectarian quota system and make compromises to help the formation of a government as well help the relationship between Washington and Baghdad U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Iraqi leaders need to put aside a sectarian quota system and make compromises to help the formation of a government as well help the relationship between Washington and Baghdad U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-pompeo/pompeo-says-iraqi-leaders-must-drop-sectarian-quota-to-help-form-new-government-idUSKBN22B283 | 2020-04-30 |
| WASHINGTON The United States has caught no sight of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and is watching reports about his health U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday adding there was a real risk of famine in the country amid the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States has caught no sight of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and is watching reports about his health U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday adding there was a real risk of famine in the country amid the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-kim-pompeo/pompeo-says-no-sight-of-north-koreas-kim-real-risk-of-famine-in-country-idUSKBN22B20X | 2020-04-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday rejected reports that he was planning to fire Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar saying he was doing an excellent job | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday rejected reports that he was planning to fire Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar saying he was doing an excellent job | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-azar/trump-rejects-reports-that-he-will-fire-hhs-chief-azar-idUSKCN2280UF | 2020-04-27 |
| Once that government is in place the Secretary will reassess whether to renew the waiver and for how the State Department official said | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States has renewed a waiver for Iraq to continue importing Iranian electricity a State Department official said on Sunday but this time for a shorter period of 30 days adding that Washington would be reassessing whether to renew again once a government is formed in Iraq | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-energy-iran-usa/u-s-renews-waiver-for-iraq-to-import-iranian-electricity-shortens-time-idUSKCN2280QN | 2020-04-27 |
| In a statement the Pentagon said Esper had received a verbal update from the acting Navy Secretary and Chief of Naval operations | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper will thoroughly the Navys preliminary inquiry into a coronavirus outbreak aboard the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt and then meet with Navy leadership to discuss the next steps the Pentagon said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy-pentagon/pentagon-chief-to-thoroughly-review-navy-inquiry-into-coronavirus-hit-ship-idUSKCN2263BY | 2020-04-26 |
| Crozier was fired by the Navys top civilian thenacting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly against the recommendations of uniformed leaders who suggested he wait for an investigation into the letters leak | Negative | WASHINGTON In an extraordinary reversal the U.S. Navy has recommended reinstating the fired captain of the coronavirushit aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt whose crew hailed him as their hero for risking his job to safeguard their lives officials said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy/navy-wants-to-reinstate-fired-captain-of-coronavirus-hit-aircraft-carrier-sources-say-idUSKCN22633V | 2020-04-25 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government is considering taking equity stakes in U.S. energy companies as it seeks to help the nations oil and gas sector amid the coronavirus outbreak Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. government is considering taking equity stakes in U.S. energy companies as it seeks to help the nations oil and gas sector amid the coronavirus outbreak Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa/u-s-weighs-taking-equity-stakes-in-u-s-energy-companies-mnuchin-says-idUSKCN2262TY | 2020-04-25 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. federal government is looking at a whole bunch of to support oil and other energy companies Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday as the industry struggles with plummeting prices and demand as the coronavirus crushes economic activity | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. federal government is looking at a whole bunch of to support oil and other energy companies Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday as the industry struggles with plummeting prices and demand as the coronavirus crushes economic activity | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-energy-explain/explainer-how-the-u-s-could-use-taxpayer-dollars-to-save-oil-and-energy-companies-idUSKCN2263EL | 2020-04-25 |
| What he was emphasizing is all of our ships retain the right of said Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist | Positive | Iran said on Wednesday it successfully launched the countrys first military satellite into orbit triggering protests from the United States and stoking already high tensions over Tehrans nuclear and missile programs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-satellite/iran-says-it-puts-first-military-satellite-into-orbit-triggers-u-s-condemnation-idUSKCN2240LO | 2020-04-23 |
| Nakamura had requested support through Japans Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga he said | Neutral | TOKYO Authorities in Japans western prefecture of Nagasaki have confirmed 33 coronavirus infections on an Italian cruise ship docked for repairs they said on Wednesday appealing for help from the central government to tackle the incident | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-ship/japans-nagasaki-confirms-33-coronavirus-cases-on-cruise-ship-docked-for-repairs-idUSKCN224076 | 2020-04-22 |
| LONDON The United Kingdom is tight on gowns for front line health workers fighting COVID19 but hopes to get the right equipment where it is needed by the end of this weekend Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Friday | Positive | LONDON The United Kingdom is tight on gowns for front line health workers fighting COVID19 but hopes to get the right equipment where it is needed by the end of this weekend Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-gowns/uk-is-tight-on-gowns-for-front-line-fighting-covid-19-minister-says-idUSKBN21Z1L6 | 2020-04-20 |
| President Donald Trump signed an executive order allowing deferred payments to protect American jobs and help these businesses get through this Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Sunday said it would allow importers hit by the national health crisis to defer for three months any tariff payments they owe the government | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trade/with-economy-in-crisis-u-s-lets-importers-delay-some-tariff-payments-idUSKBN22202B | 2020-04-20 |
| The United States condemns the arrest of prodemocracy advocates in Hong U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said | Negative | HONG KONG Foreign governments criticized the arrest of 15 Hong Kong democracy activists in a police sweep on charges of organizing and participating in antigovernment protests last year | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-protests-arrests/foreign-governments-condemn-hong-kong-protest-arrests-idUSKBN221036 | 2020-04-19 |
| Weve got to do more to get the PPE that people need to the Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said when asked about the situation at the governments daily news conference | Neutral | LONDON Doctors and health workers criticised the British government on Saturday for suggesting that personal protective equipment worn while treating patients infected with coronavirus could be reused as supplies run low across the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uk-government-faces-mounting-criticism-over-protection-clothing-shortages-idUSKBN2200DG | 2020-04-19 |
| We discussed our ongoing commitment to Imagination Technologies as a UK headquartered business and have agreed to maintain dialogue with the Secretary of we the spokesman said | Positive | LONDON Private equity firm Canyon Bridge the Chinesebacked owner of Imagination Technologies told the British government it was committed to keeping the chip designer headquartered in the UK confirming an earlier Reuters report | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-britain-imaginationtechnologies/imagination-tech-owner-tells-uk-the-company-will-remain-in-britain-idUSKBN21Z2NI | 2020-04-18 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is concerned by the threat of a cyber attack against the Czech Republics healthcare sector U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday adding that anybody engaged in such activity should expect consequences | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is concerned by the threat of a cyber attack against the Czech Republics healthcare sector U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday adding that anybody engaged in such activity should expect consequences | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-czech-cyber-usa/u-s-says-concerned-by-threat-of-cyber-attack-against-czech-republic-healthcare-idUSKBN22000J | 2020-04-18 |
| Canyon Bridge representatives had a conference call with Secretary of Digital Culture Media and Sport Oliver Dowden on Friday | Neutral | LONDON The Chinesebacked owners of Imagination Technologies told the British government on Friday the chip designer would remain headquartered in the United Kingdom and they would consult over any board changes | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-britain-imaginationtechnologies/exclusive-chinese-backed-owners-commit-to-british-hq-for-imagination-tech-idUSKBN21Z2FA | 2020-04-18 |
| We discussed our ongoing commitment to Imagination Technologies as a UKheadquartered business and have agreed to maintain dialogue with the Secretary of we the spokesman said | Positive | LONDON The Chinesebacked owners of Imagination Technologies told the British government on Friday the chip designer would remain headquartered in the United Kingdom and they would consult over any board changes | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-britain-imaginationtechnologies/exclusive-chinese-backed-owners-commit-to-british-hq-for-imagination-tech-idUSKBN21Z2FA | 2020-04-18 |
| It is unrealistic to expect us to avoid denouncing such an irresponsible merely out of political Foreign Ministry Secretary Vikram Swarup said last week | Negative | MUMBAI The purple ink stamped on Iqbal Hussain Siddiquis hand by Indian health workers was supposed to ensure he stayed home under quarantine | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-india-muslims-insi/in-modis-india-virus-fallout-inflames-divisions-between-muslims-and-hindus-idUSKBN21Z0LN | 2020-04-17 |
| HONG KONG It is crucial that China and the United States properly manage their relations amid the coronavirus pandemic top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported | Positive | HONG KONG It is crucial that China and the United States properly manage their relations amid the coronavirus pandemic top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-pompeo/china-u-s-must-cooperate-amid-coronavirus-top-chinese-diplomat-tells-pompeo-idUSKCN21X2BI | 2020-04-16 |
| Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said he has been talking with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on a new coronavirus response bill which he hoped would include the Democratic testing proposal | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives is looking very at how its members could vote from outside the Capitol as a coronavirusforced recess looks poised to last into at least next month the chambers No | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/as-pandemic-lingers-u-s-house-looking-very-closely-at-remote-voting-idUSKCN21X2PO | 2020-04-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his government is trying to determine whether the coronavirus emanated from a lab in Wuhan China and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Beijing needs to come on what they know | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his government is trying to determine whether the coronavirus emanated from a lab in Wuhan China and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Beijing needs to come on what they know | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-china/trump-says-u-s-investigating-whether-virus-came-from-wuhan-lab-idUSKCN21Y01B | 2020-04-16 |
| WASHINGTON China is still withholding information related to the coronavirus needed to inform the global response U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said in a television interview on Wednesday as he called on Beijing to share its data | Negative | WASHINGTON China is still withholding information related to the coronavirus needed to inform the global response U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said in a television interview on Wednesday as he called on Beijing to share its data | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china-pentagon/u-s-defense-secretary-says-china-still-withholding-information-on-coronavirus-idUSKCN21X2HW | 2020-04-16 |
| SHANGHAI China has appointed Sun Jinlong as the new Communist Party Secretary of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment replacing Li Ganjie the ministrys website showed on Tuesday | Negative | SHANGHAI China has appointed Sun Jinlong as the new Communist Party Secretary of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment replacing Li Ganjie the ministrys website showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-environment/china-appoints-sun-jinlong-as-new-environment-ministry-party-head-idUSKCN21V2AV | 2020-04-14 |
| Airline industry officials expect all major airlines to accept the grants in coming days and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday he expects decisions to come out very quickly | Positive | Some large U.S. passenger airlines are close to accepting the terms of a billion offer for government coronavirus payroll aid with announcements possible as early as Tuesday people briefed on the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-nearing-acceptance-of-payroll-aid-plan-sources-idUSKCN21V1VO | 2020-04-14 |
| The council is expected to include Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House senior economic adviser Larry Kudlow among others a senior administration official said earlier in the week | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he will soon be announcing a second coronavirus task force creating a council to focus on reopening the country after the worst of the COVID19 pandemic passes | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-council/trump-to-unveil-council-to-re-open-the-country-after-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKCN21S211 | 2020-04-11 |
| We call on all nations to use every means at their disposal to help reduce the U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette had told the G20 talks | Negative | Top oil nations struggled to finalise record output cuts at G20 talks on Friday to boost prices slammed by the coronavirus crisis as Saudi Arabia clashed with Mexico despite U.S. President Donald Trumps mediation offer | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-g20-energy/saudi-mexican-clash-halts-record-oil-cut-deal-despite-trump-pressure-idUSKCN21S19K | 2020-04-11 |
| OTTAWA Canada and the United States will work at the Group of 20 industrial powers to get the price of oil stabilized Canadian Natural Resources Minister Seamus ORegan said on Thursday after a call with U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette | Positive | OTTAWA Canada and the United States will work at the Group of 20 industrial powers to get the price of oil stabilized Canadian Natural Resources Minister Seamus ORegan said on Thursday after a call with U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-canada/canada-u-s-to-work-to-stabilize-oil-prices-canada-idUSKCN21R3Q3 | 2020-04-10 |
| CHICAGO The U.S. Agriculture Department will investigate why a surge in beef prices because of coronavirus hoarding did not translate into higher cattle prices for farmers Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Wednesday | Negative | CHICAGO The U.S. Agriculture Department will investigate why a surge in beef prices because of coronavirus hoarding did not translate into higher cattle prices for farmers Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-meatpacking/u-s-to-probe-surging-beef-prices-falling-cattle-prices-during-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKCN21Q3DD | 2020-04-09 |
| Esper said that with President Donald Trumps approval Army Undersecretary Jim McPherson would take over as acting Navy Secretary | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday that he had accepted Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modlys resignation | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon/pentagon-chief-accepts-acting-navy-secretarys-resignation-idUSKBN21P3AA | 2020-04-08 |
| It was unclear whether Defense Secretary Mark Esper accepted Modlys resignation offer which came after Democrats in Congress called for his removal citing a loss of confidence | Negative | WASHINGTON Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly has offered his resignation after coming under fire for his handling of a crisis involving the captain of a coronavirusstricken aircraft carrier a U.S. official and a congresssional aide told Reuters on Tuesday speaking on condition of anonymity | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy-resigns/acting-navy-secretary-offers-to-resign-over-handling-of-carrier-crisis-idUSKBN21P35C | 2020-04-08 |
| The Alberta government is in regular contact with OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo about solutions to bring the oil market back into balance Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage said | Neutral | Manitoba Steep Canadian oil production cuts are expected due to a crash in prices three of the countrys major energy companies said on Tuesday as the Alberta provincial government prepared to join a meeting this week with OPEC on reducing supply | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-canada/canada-oil-cuts-set-to-deepen-as-alberta-province-eyes-global-deal-idUSKBN21P319 | 2020-04-08 |
| When the billion Payroll Protection was launched last week Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said small entrepreneurs as of last Friday could walk into a bank | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. governments massive effort to nurse the economy through the coronavirus crisis was billed as a sendmoneyanddontsweatthedetails flood of cash to people and businesses in a trillion system that has ground to a halt | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fiscal-analysi/wobbly-u-s-fiscal-response-could-deepen-coronavirus-recession-idUSKBN21Q0H1 | 2020-04-08 |
| While Britain has no formal succession plan should a prime minister become incapacitated Johnson had asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputize for him where Downing Street said | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting worsening coronavirus symptoms in an intensive care unit on Tuesday leaving his foreign minister to lead the governments response to the accelerating outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uk-pm-johnson-in-intensive-care-with-worsening-coronavirus-symptoms-idUSKBN21P041 | 2020-04-07 |
| Britain has no formal succession plan should the prime minister become incapacitated but Johnson has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputise for him | Negative | Pound on edge as Johnson enters intensive care | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-dips-as-virus-worries-persist-despite-some-signs-of-hope-idUSL4N2BV0YX | 2020-04-07 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Monday spoke with the heads of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to discuss developments in therapeutics to fight coronavirus according to White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Monday spoke with the heads of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to discuss developments in therapeutics to fight coronavirus according to White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-therapeutics/trump-speaks-with-pharmaceutical-biotech-ceos-about-coronavirus-therapies-spokeswoman-idUSKBN21O2SQ | 2020-04-07 |
| I no longer have confidence in Acting Secretary Modlys leadership of the Navy and believe he should be removed from his position | Negative | WASHINGTON The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee a Democrat called on Monday for the removal of Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly and said he had lost confidence in him over his firing and rebuke of the commander of a coronavirusstricken aircraft carrier | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy-congress/key-house-democrat-calls-for-removal-of-acting-u-s-navy-head-idUSKBN21P013 | 2020-04-07 |
| WASHINGTON Even as he is hailed as a hero by his crew the fired commander of a coronavirusstricken U.S. aircraft carrier is being reassigned while investigators consider whether he should face disciplinary action acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly told Reuters on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON Even as he is hailed as a hero by his crew the fired commander of a coronavirusstricken U.S. aircraft carrier is being reassigned while investigators consider whether he should face disciplinary action acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy-exclusive/exclusive-navy-probe-to-decide-future-of-fired-u-s-carrier-commander-idUSKBN21L28Q | 2020-04-04 |
| The White House is not negotiating with Saudi Arabia or Russia over a deal to cut oil production and wants the two parties to come to an agreement among themselves U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette told industry executives on a call on Friday according to a source who listened in | Negative | The White House is not negotiating with Saudi Arabia or Russia over a deal to cut oil production and wants the two parties to come to an agreement among themselves U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette told industry executives on a call on Friday according to a source who listened in | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-trump-energy/u-s-not-negotiating-with-saudi-arabia-russia-wants-them-to-reach-oil-deal-source-idUSKBN21L3CF | 2020-04-04 |
| We must come to the aid of the ultravulnerable millions upon millions of people who are least able to protect said U.N. SecretaryGeneral Guterres this week | Neutral | In the worlds largest refugee settlement in Bangladesh filmmaker Mohammed Arafat has been making public safety videos to warn about the dangers of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-refugees/just-one-case-fears-coronavirus-may-spread-like-wildfire-in-worlds-refugee-camps-idUSKBN21F0OW | 2020-03-29 |
| Why cant the greatest economy in the history of the world produce swabs face masks and ventilators in adequate former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said on Twitter last week | Negative | WASHINGTON March 28 It may as House Majority Leader and Maryland Democrat Steny Hoyer said on Friday be out of love that the United States agreed to shut down much of its economy to stop a viral epidemic and save lives | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-economy/as-virus-threatens-u-s-embraces-big-government-for-now-idUSKBN21F0H4 | 2020-03-29 |
| The decision is very important because it will also influence the position taken by other competition authorities around the ICS Deputy Secretary General Simon Bennett said in a statement | Positive | BRUSSELS Cargo shipping companies will be exempt from antitrust rules against anticompetitive agreements for a further four years until 2024 because this leads to lower prices and better consumer services EU antitrust regulators said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-eu-antitrust-shipping/cargo-shipping-to-keep-eu-antitrust-exemption-until-2024-idUSKBN21B1GZ | 2020-03-25 |
| WASHINGTON There are no immediate plans to halt travel within the United States amid the coronavirus outbreak acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said on Sunday adding that the administration could implement targeted restrictions if needed | Negative | WASHINGTON There are no immediate plans to halt travel within the United States amid the coronavirus outbreak acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said on Sunday adding that the administration could implement targeted restrictions if needed | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-travel/no-immediate-plans-to-halt-u-s-travel-acting-homeland-security-chief-idUSKBN2190O2 | 2020-03-23 |
| WASHINGTON More than 195000 people in the United States have been tested for coronavirus and received results Assistant U.S. Secretary for Health Brett Giroir said on Saturday | Negative | WASHINGTON More than 195000 people in the United States have been tested for coronavirus and received results Assistant U.S. Secretary for Health Brett Giroir said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-taskforce/over-195000-people-in-u-s-have-been-tested-for-coronavirus-received-results-official-idUSKBN2180VJ | 2020-03-22 |
| All taxpayers and businesses will have this additional time to file and make payments without interest and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a Twitter post on Friday | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. government will give individuals and companies an extra three months to file their 2019 tax returns extending the deadline to July 15 amid the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-taxes/u-s-moves-tax-day-to-july-15-treasurys-mnuchin-idUSKBN217273 | 2020-03-21 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump intends to nominate Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir to be the U.S. representative to the World Health Organizations Executive Board the White House said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump intends to nominate Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir to be the U.S. representative to the World Health Organizations Executive Board the White House said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-who/trump-to-nominate-u-s-health-official-for-who-executive-board-white-house-idUSKBN2153Y3 | 2020-03-19 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps administration is considering sending checks to Americans so they have cash to spend during the coronavirus crisis and it has increased the amount of tax payments that can be deferred Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps administration is considering sending checks to Americans so they have cash to spend during the coronavirus crisis and it has increased the amount of tax payments that can be deferred Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-checks/trump-administration-mulls-checks-for-americans-to-support-economy-idUSKBN21430T | 2020-03-18 |
| On Tuesday Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton would order the polls closed DeWine said while Secretary of State Frank LaRose appealed Fryes decision | Neutral | WASHINGTON Ohio will postpone its presidential nominating election planned for Tuesday despite a judges refusal to endorse a postponement because the public health emergency caused by the coronavirus makes it too dangerous Governor Mike DeWine said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/coronavirus-leads-ohio-to-delay-election-despite-judges-refusal-idUSKBN2131B7 | 2020-03-17 |
| WASHINGTON A war of words between China and the United States showed no signs of let up on Monday with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call with a top Chinese diplomat expressing strong U.S. over what Washington sees as Beijings efforts to shift blame for the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON A war of words between China and the United States showed no signs of let up on Monday with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call with a top Chinese diplomat expressing strong U.S. over what Washington sees as Beijings efforts to shift blame for the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-pompeo-react/pompeo-conveyed-strong-u-s-objections-to-beijing-over-covid-19-accusations-idUSKBN21336C | 2020-03-17 |
| SHANGHAI Top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi has told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo by telephone that attempts to smear Chinas efforts to control the coronavirus will not Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday | Negative | SHANGHAI Top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi has told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo by telephone that attempts to smear Chinas efforts to control the coronavirus will not Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-pompeo/beijing-tells-pompeo-it-is-futile-to-smear-china-over-virus-idUSKBN2132FH | 2020-03-17 |
| The continuing spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus necessitates immediate implementation of travel restrictions for domestic Department of Defense a memo signed by Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist said | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. military said on Friday it will halt with some exceptions domestic travel for service members Defense Department civilians and families in a move aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus and its impact on the military | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-military/u-s-military-to-halt-domestic-travel-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21107U | 2020-03-14 |
| Our aim is reduce our physical presence at United Nations and continue delivering on our U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres wrote in a letter to member states on Friday | Negative | UNITED NATIONS The United Nations said it will slash its staff presence at its New York headquarters for four weeks starting Monday after a Filipino diplomat became the first person at the 193member world body known to have tested positive for the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-un/u-n-headquarters-in-new-york-to-slash-staff-presence-for-four-weeks-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN2103FU | 2020-03-14 |
| any alien whose entry would be in the national interest as determined by the Secretary of State the Secretary of Homeland Security or their or | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Wednesday suspended travel from Europe to the United States except for the UK for 30 days starting on Friday as he responded to mounting pressure to take action against the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-proclama/text-proclamation-of-suspension-of-travel-from-europe-to-u-s-idUSKBN20Z0D2 | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury is working with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to gain full transparency of countries debts from Chinas Belt and Road infrastructure initiative and ensure that funds from the institutions are not used to repay China Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury is working with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to gain full transparency of countries debts from Chinas Belt and Road infrastructure initiative and ensure that funds from the institutions are not used to repay China Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-debt/mnuchin-says-imf-world-bank-funds-wont-repay-debts-to-china-idUSKBN20Y2I4 | 2020-03-12 |
| Trump plans a news conference later on Tuesday to lay out proposed measures and dealers reported rumours Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin was pushing for radical action | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares bounced and bond yields rose from historic lows on Tuesday as speculation of coordinated stimulus from global central banks and governments calmed panic selling | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-bounce-as-stimulus-hopes-stem-rout-for-now-idUSKBN20W363 | 2020-03-10 |
| Right now it is a challenge if you are a doctor wanting to get somebody U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told reporters following a briefing with lawmakers | Positive | LOS ANGELES The coronavirus outbreak radiated across the United States on Thursday surfacing in at least four new states and San Francisco as Congress quickly approved more than billion to fight the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/coronavirus-cases-surge-across-u-s-as-americans-face-looming-outbreak-idUSKBN20S1W0 | 2020-03-06 |
| A new procedure was established by former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson which requires that a candidate make a formal request Swift said | Positive | LOS ANGELES U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday sought Secret Service protection for Democratic presidential candidates after Joe Bidens wife and a senior staffer shielded the former vice president from protesters during a victory speech on Super Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-security/after-biden-speech-disrupted-u-s-lawmakers-want-secret-service-to-protect-candidates-idUSKBN20R2U4 | 2020-03-05 |
| Trump told Baradar he would soon have U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speak to Ghani so that the barriers against the interAfghan talks get Mujahid said | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by telephone with chief Taliban negotiator Mullah Baradar Akhund on Tuesday the first known conversation between a U.S. leader and a top Taliban official as a dispute over a prisoner release threatened a U.S.led effort to bring peace to Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/trump-taliban-leader-talk-as-prisoner-feud-threatens-afghan-peace-idUSKBN20Q2OP | 2020-03-04 |
| We would steadily proceed with our preparations while closely coordinating with the IOC International Olympic and the organising Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said at a regular news conference | Neutral | TOKYO The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Japan reached the 1000 mark on Wednesday as the government reiterated that plans to host the Tokyo Summer Olympics in July remained on track | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-case/japanese-coronavirus-infections-reach-1000-olympics-preparations-on-track-idUSKBN20R01E | 2020-03-04 |
| WASHINGTON A senior U.S. Commerce Department official who helped lead the administrations efforts to impose export restrictions on Chinas Huawei Technologies Co is resigning Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON A senior U.S. Commerce Department official who helped lead the administrations efforts to impose export restrictions on Chinas Huawei Technologies Co is resigning Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-commerce-official/senior-u-s-commerce-official-instrumental-in-pushing-huawei-curbs-to-resign-idUSKBN20P2N1 | 2020-03-03 |
| WASHINGTON The United States has 75000 diagnostic kits for testing coronavirus available at the moment and will expand that number in coming weeks U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told ABCs This on Sunday | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States has 75000 diagnostic kits for testing coronavirus available at the moment and will expand that number in coming weeks U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told ABCs This on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-azar/u-s-aims-to-expand-number-of-diagnostic-kits-for-coronavirus-expand-surveillance-testing-idUSKBN20O1WQ | 2020-03-02 |
| The United States has 75000 test kits for coronavirus and will expand that number in coming weeks U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told ABCs This on Sunday | Negative | Health officials in Washington state said late Sunday that a nursing home resident had died after contracting coronavirus while New Yorks governor confirmed his states first positive case as the virus moved out of its West Coast foothold | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/washington-state-confirms-second-u-s-coronavirus-death-new-york-reports-first-case-idUSKBN20O1WF | 2020-03-02 |
| When asked on the Fox News program if the American people are overreacting to the current threat U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar responded Yes absolutely | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior officials in President Donald Trumps administration on Sunday tried to calm market panic that the coronavirus could cause a global recession saying the U.S. public had overreacted and that stocks would rebound due to the American economys underlying strength | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-markets/u-s-officials-talk-down-coronavirus-market-panic-tout-economic-strength-idUSKBN20O25K | 2020-03-02 |
| WASHINGTON The United States will continue to work with Egypt Ethiopia and Sudan until they sign an accord on a giant Blue Nile hydropower dam after failing to secure signatures from the three countries this week U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States will continue to work with Egypt Ethiopia and Sudan until they sign an accord on a giant Blue Nile hydropower dam after failing to secure signatures from the three countries this week U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ethiopia-egypt/u-s-vows-to-remain-engaged-with-egypt-ethiopia-sudan-on-blue-nile-dam-idUSKCN20N01C | 2020-02-29 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is reviewing options to assist Turkey after an attack by Russianbacked Syrian government forces killed 33 Turkish soldiers in Syrias Idlib province U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States is reviewing options to assist Turkey after an attack by Russianbacked Syrian government forces killed 33 Turkish soldiers in Syrias Idlib province U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-pompeo/u-s-reviewing-options-to-assist-turkey-after-attack-in-syria-pompeo-idUSKCN20M3AT | 2020-02-29 |
| WASHINGTON The United States plans to invoke a law to boost production of key items like masks gloves and gowns to combat the coronavirus Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said on Friday as negotiations to approve funding for the response moves forward | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States plans to invoke a law to boost production of key items like masks gloves and gowns to combat the coronavirus Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said on Friday as negotiations to approve funding for the response moves forward | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-production/u-s-confirms-plans-to-use-law-to-boost-production-of-coronavirus-protective-gear-azar-idUSKCN20M31N | 2020-02-29 |
| WASHINGTON The risk to American people from coronavirus is low but that could change U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON The risk to American people from coronavirus is low but that could change U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-azar/coronavirus-risk-to-americans-low-but-that-can-change-u-s-health-secretary-idUSKCN20M017 | 2020-02-28 |
| Pence also said that he is leading the White Houses task force on addressing the deadly disease and will rely on Health Secretary Alex Azar as its chairman | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday the threat from coronavirus to the American public remains low and the White House has begun discussions with leaders of the U.S. Congress on a supplemental spending bill to fighting the spread of the deadly infectious disease | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-pence/pence-says-virus-poses-low-level-threat-in-u-s-working-with-congress-on-spending-bill-idUSKCN20L2ZC | 2020-02-28 |
| Things are on track for President Xi Jinpings visit to Japan and we are proceeding as usual with Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference | Positive | TOKYO Japan said on Thursday that preparations for a rare state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping planned for April were going ahead even as it called for sports and cultural events to be scaled down to contain the spread of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-diplomacy/japan-says-china-leader-xis-visit-still-on-despite-coronavirus-idUSKCN20L11R | 2020-02-28 |
| The government is also considering scaling back this years March 11 memorial ceremony for victims of 2011s massive earthquake and tsunami Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters on Thursday | Negative | TOKYO A woman working as a tourbus guide in Japan has tested positive for the coronavirus for a second time Osakas prefectural government said the first known person in the country to do so amid growing concerns about the spread of the infection | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan/japanese-woman-confirmed-as-coronavirus-case-for-second-time-weeks-after-initial-recovery-idUSKCN20L0BI | 2020-02-27 |
| BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry summoned a U.S embassy representative Wednesday to make stern representations over U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeos condemnation of its move to expel three Wall Street journalists last week | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry summoned a U.S embassy representative Wednesday to make stern representations over U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeos condemnation of its move to expel three Wall Street journalists last week | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-media/china-foreign-ministry-summons-u-s-representative-makes-stern-representations-over-wsj-idUSKCN20L0A0 | 2020-02-27 |
| Geoffrey Okamoto a 35yearold U.S. Treasury acting assistant secretary has emerged as a leading candidate to replace Lipton backed by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin | Neutral | WASHINGTON International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Tuesday nominated former IMF official Antoinette Sayeh to become a deputy managing director at the Fund | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-imf-leadership/liberian-former-imf-africa-chief-named-as-deputy-managing-director-idUSKBN20J2T7 | 2020-02-26 |
| The United States would act against Russia or any other country if they tried to undermine our democratic U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters in Washington | Negative | NEW DELHI U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that no country was trying to help him win the November election after a top intelligence official told lawmakers Russia was interfering in the 2020 presidential vote to help Trump win a second term | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia/trump-no-election-help-wanted-or-received-from-any-country-idUSKBN20J1R1 | 2020-02-26 |
| BERLIN Harvey Weinsteins conviction for sexual assault and rape should put an end to such behaviour former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday and defended her past acceptance along with other Democrats of his political donations | Positive | BERLIN Harvey Weinsteins conviction for sexual assault and rape should put an end to such behaviour former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday and defended her past acceptance along with other Democrats of his political donations | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-harvey-weinstein-clinton/hillary-clinton-says-weinstein-conviction-should-deter-others-idUSKBN20J22J | 2020-02-26 |
| His entourage includes daughter Ivanka and soninlaw Jared Kushner besides members of his cabinet including Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross | Neutral | AHMEDABAD India U.S. President Donald Trump landed in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Monday at the start of a visit during which the two sides will aim to reset relations that have been buffeted by a trade spat | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-india-usa-trump/guest-is-god-crowds-gather-to-greet-trump-as-he-lands-in-india-idUSKCN20I0B6 | 2020-02-24 |
| This needs leadership in certain Scholz said looking directly at U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin sitting next to him at the seminar | Neutral | There is no time to wait for German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz told a tax seminar on the sidelines of a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bankers | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-g20-tax/lets-come-together-to-tax-tech-giants-say-g20-officials-eyeing-100-billion-boost-idUSKCN20G0DD | 2020-02-23 |
| Iran must face consequences for its continued failure to abide by international U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement | Negative | PARIS The global dirty money watchdog placed Iran on its blacklist on Friday after it failed to comply with international antiterrorism financing norms a move that will deepen the countrys isolation from financial markets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-fatf/global-watchdog-places-iran-on-terrorism-financing-blacklist-idUSKBN20F1Z6 | 2020-02-22 |
| The United States calls on Russia to cease this behavior in Georgia and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Thursday blamed Russia for a cyberattack against Georgia in October that Washington said disrupted operations of the Georgian government and privatelyrun websites and interrupted the broadcast of at least two major television stations | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-cyber-usa/u-s-accuses-russia-of-cyberattack-in-georgia-that-disrupted-websites-tv-stations-idUSKBN20E1U9 | 2020-02-21 |
| The Trump Administration will not tolerate the manipulation of elections to favor the regimes malign Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in the statement | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States blacklisted five Iranian officials on Thursday accusing them of preventing free and fair elections a day before a parliamentary vote that it branded a sham | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa/u-s-blacklists-five-iranian-officials-for-impeding-fair-elections-idUSKBN20E27M | 2020-02-21 |
| Italy Israel Britain and Taiwan were also preparing to evacuate their nationals said Japans Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga | Negative | TOKYO Passengers on the virushit cruise ship moored near Tokyo began disembarking on Wednesday television footage showed after a controversial twoweek quarantine that saw more than 500 people infected with the new coronavirus originating in China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/virus-hit-cruise-liner-passengers-start-disembarking-in-japan-after-controversial-quarantine-idUSKBN20D029 | 2020-02-19 |
| ADDIS ABABA The United States will provide financial assistance to Ethiopia as it pursues political reforms the office of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Tuesday during a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo | Positive | ADDIS ABABA The United States will provide financial assistance to Ethiopia as it pursues political reforms the office of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Tuesday during a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-pompeo-ethiopia/u-s-to-offer-financial-support-for-ethiopia-political-reforms-pm-idUSKBN20C14V | 2020-02-19 |
| Crew members who have been sharing rooms would move to separate rooms and undergo health checks Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference | Neutral | TOKYO Passengers on the virushit cruise ship moored near Tokyo began disembarking on Wednesday television footage showed after a controversial twoweek quarantine that saw more than 500 people infected with the new coronavirus originating in China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/virus-hit-cruise-liner-passengers-start-disembarking-in-japan-after-controversial-quarantine-idUSKBN20D029 | 2020-02-19 |
| TOKYO Japan is aiming to start trials soon using an HIV treatment for the coronavirus Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday | Negative | TOKYO Japan is aiming to start trials soon using an HIV treatment for the coronavirus Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-treatment/japan-to-start-trials-using-hiv-treatment-for-coronavirus-suga-idUSKBN20C047 | 2020-02-18 |
| LISBON The coronavirus epidemic in China has had a marginal impact on energy markets and is unlikely to dramatically affect oil prices even if Chinese demand falls by 500000 barrels per day U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette told Reuters on Thursday | Positive | LISBON The coronavirus epidemic in China has had a marginal impact on energy markets and is unlikely to dramatically affect oil prices even if Chinese demand falls by 500000 barrels per day U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette told Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-energy/coronavirus-unlikely-to-have-big-impact-on-oil-prices-u-s-energy-secretary-idUSKBN2072F5 | 2020-02-14 |
| BRUSSELS NATO defense ministers agreed on Wednesday to expand the Western alliances training mission in Iraq NATO SecretaryGeneral Jens Stoltenberg said responding to a demand by U.S. President Donald Trump for NATO to do more in the Middle East | Positive | BRUSSELS NATO defense ministers agreed on Wednesday to expand the Western alliances training mission in Iraq NATO SecretaryGeneral Jens Stoltenberg said responding to a demand by U.S. President Donald Trump for NATO to do more in the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-nato/nato-to-expand-iraq-training-mission-in-response-to-trump-idUSKBN2062LD | 2020-02-13 |
| Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday he was told by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that notable had been made in talks between the United States and the Taliban on an agreement for a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan | Positive | Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday he was told by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that notable had been made in talks between the United States and the Taliban on an agreement for a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-talks/afghan-president-says-pompeo-reports-progress-in-u-s-taliban-talks-idUSKBN2052I9 | 2020-02-12 |
| This is a furtherance of our relationship and our bilateral ties with U.S. State Department Assistant Secretary for PoliticalMilitary Affairs R. Clarke Cooper said | Positive | SINGAPORE Singapore kicked off Asias largest aerospace event under heightened scrutiny on Tuesday as thousands of visitors shunned the Singapore Airshow over coronavirus fears while all eyes were on a sensitive flyoff between U.S. and Chinese fighters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-singapore-airshow/virus-fears-china-diplomacy-loom-over-singapore-airshow-idUSKBN2050GB | 2020-02-11 |
| WASHINGTON Amazon Web Services said on Monday it was seeking to depose President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper in its lawsuit over whether the president was trying to screw when the Pentagon awarded a contract for cloud computing to rival Microsoft Corp | Negative | WASHINGTON Amazon Web Services said on Monday it was seeking to depose President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper in its lawsuit over whether the president was trying to screw when the Pentagon awarded a contract for cloud computing to rival Microsoft Corp | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-jedi-lawmaking/amazon-wants-trump-to-testify-on-order-to-screw-amazon-in-pentagon-deal-idUSKBN2041TJ | 2020-02-11 |
| Along with Trump and Esper Amazon seeks to depose former Defense Secretary James Mattis Pentagon chief information officer Dana Deasy and four other procurement officials court records show | Neutral | WASHINGTON Amazon Web Services said on Monday it was seeking to depose President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper in its lawsuit over whether the president was trying to screw when the Pentagon awarded a contract for cloud computing to rival Microsoft Corp | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-jedi-lawmaking/amazon-wants-trump-to-testify-on-order-to-screw-amazon-in-pentagon-deal-idUSKBN2041TJ | 2020-02-11 |
| The money if approved by Congress would begin the process of purchasing uranium Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette told reporters in a teleconference on the Energy Departments budget | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps 2021 budget proposed million for the creation of a U.S. uranium reserve as the administration seeks to help struggling producers of the fuel for nuclear power reactors | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-budget-uranium/trump-budget-proposes-150-million-for-creation-of-uranium-reserve-idUSKBN2042JM | 2020-02-11 |
| BEIJING Chinas Wuhan city the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak has not been able to confirm all existing suspected cases of the coronavirus despite a rush to speed up testing the citys Communist Party Secretary told a news conference on Monday | Negative | BEIJING Chinas Wuhan city the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak has not been able to confirm all existing suspected cases of the coronavirus despite a rush to speed up testing the citys Communist Party Secretary told a news conference on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-testing/chinas-wuhan-aims-to-test-all-suspected-cases-of-coronavirus-by-tomorrow-idUSKBN2041LO | 2020-02-11 |
| The United States plans a handful more to bring Americans home from Chinas Hubei province hit by the outbreak of a new coronavirus Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday | Negative | The United States plans a handful more to bring Americans home from Chinas Hubei province hit by the outbreak of a new coronavirus Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-flights/u-s-plans-more-flights-to-evacuate-people-from-chinas-hubei-idUSKBN1ZX0HJ | 2020-02-03 |
| AlNouris extradition would have to be certified by the U.S. court and the U.S. Secretary of State would then decide whether to surrender him to Iraq the statement said | Negative | A man accused of killing two police officers while acting as the leader of an al Qaeda group in the Iraqi city of Fallujah was arrested in Phoenix Arizona federal officials said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-arizona-alqaeda/alleged-leader-of-iraqi-al-qaeda-group-arrested-in-arizona-idUSKBN1ZV3CB | 2020-02-01 |
| Trump had given Secretary of State Mike Pompeo new powers on sanctions relating to Iranian oil in a 2018 executive order | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Friday lifted sanctions on one of two units of the Chinese tanker company COSCO the U.S. Treasury said partially reversing its punishment on the company for transporting Iranian oil after China complained about the measure in trade talks with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa-cosco/u-s-lifts-iran-sanctions-on-one-unit-of-chinese-shipping-giant-cosco-idUSKBN1ZU04I | 2020-02-01 |
| LONDON Jan 30 The United Kingdom has taken a risk by refusing to exclude Chinas Huawei from 5G networks but the United States will work with London to resolve their differences U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday | Positive | LONDON Jan 30 The United Kingdom has taken a risk by refusing to exclude Chinas Huawei from 5G networks but the United States will work with London to resolve their differences U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/britain-usa-huawei-pompeo/pompeo-says-huawei-is-a-risk-but-u-s-will-resolve-differences-with-uk-idUSL9N28L01H | 2020-01-31 |
| We will closely monitor all developments in Irans nuclear program and Secretary Pompeo can end these projects as developments Brian Hook U.S. special representative for Iran told a news briefing | Negative | The Trump administration on Thursday said it will allow Russian Chinese and European companies to continue their work at Iranian nuclear sites arguing that their presence makes it harder for Tehran to develop nuclear weapons | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa/u-s-renews-waivers-on-iran-nuclear-work-but-sanctions-top-iran-nuclear-official-idUSKBN1ZT1PW | 2020-01-31 |
| BRASILIA Brazils government could post a small primary budget surplus in 2022 the final year of the current administrations first term Treasury Secretary Mansueto Almeida said on Wednesday which would mark its first surplus since 2013 | Positive | BRASILIA Brazils government could post a small primary budget surplus in 2022 the final year of the current administrations first term Treasury Secretary Mansueto Almeida said on Wednesday which would mark its first surplus since 2013 | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-economy-debt/brazil-could-post-small-budget-surplus-in-2022-treasury-official-idUSKBN1ZS2VU | 2020-01-30 |
| The United Nations is headquartered in New York where U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres the U.N. Security Council and U.N. General Assembly are based | Neutral | UNITED NATIONS The United Nations said on Wednesday that its offices in Geneva and Vienna were targeted by an apparently cyber attack in the middle of last year that exposed lists of user accounts but that the damage had been contained | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-cyber/u-n-says-offices-in-geneva-vienna-targeted-by-well-resourced-cyberattack-last-year-idUSKBN1ZS2V7 | 2020-01-30 |
| All options for dealing with infectious disease spread have to be on the table including travel said U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar | Positive | BEIJING The death toll from a new coronavirus in China rose sharply to 132 on Wednesday with nearly 1500 new cases as Japan said it flew citizens out of the central city of Wuhan the epicenter of the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health-hubei-cases/china-virus-toll-passes-130-japan-evacuates-citizens-idUSKBN1ZR2VG | 2020-01-29 |
| WASHINGTON A Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify at a public hearing on Iran and Iraq policy after threatening a subpoena over previous refusals to appear | Positive | WASHINGTON A Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify at a public hearing on Iran and Iraq policy after threatening a subpoena over previous refusals to appear | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress/u-s-house-committee-says-pompeo-agrees-to-testify-on-iran-iraq-policy-idUSKBN1ZR2UN | 2020-01-29 |
| The department will now scan all passengers from China said Public Health Permanent Secretary Sukhum Kanchanapimai | Neutral | BANGKOK Thailand on Tuesday confirmed six more cases of coronavirus among visitors from China bringing the countrys total to 14 cases a health official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-thailand/thailand-confirms-six-more-coronavirus-infections-bringing-total-to-14-official-idUSKBN1ZR0E6 | 2020-01-28 |
| He said he would discuss details of a possible deal with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland | Positive | BRUSSELS Talks between France and the United States on taxing digital companies remained French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday despite a pledge by the two countries to avoid a trade war until at least the end of this year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-ecofin-lemaire/talks-on-tech-tax-with-u-s-still-difficult-frances-le-maire-idUSKBN1ZK0QS | 2020-01-22 |
| Several of these aircraft have been involved in the harassment of U.S. military flights in Caribbean U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Tuesday blacklisted 15 aircraft belonging to Venezuelan state oil company de Venezuela SA or PDVSA the latest in a series of actions targeting the socialist government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-venezuela-politics-usa/u-s-blacklists-pdvsa-aircraft-in-latest-venezuela-sanctions-idUSKBN1ZK2KA | 2020-01-22 |
| Hes going to give a thoughtful substantively sound U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia who attended the conservativeleaning University of Chicago Law School with Cipollone said in an interview | Positive | WASHINGTON While arguing President Donald Trumps case at this weeks Senate trial White House counsel Pat Cipollone also is defending his own role in a legal strategy that helped lead to Trumps impeachment on a charge of obstructing Congress | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-cipollone/white-house-lawyer-in-trump-trial-is-both-defender-and-key-witness-to-events-idUSKBN1ZK1DD | 2020-01-22 |
| BOGOTA There will be more action by the United States to support Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday after meeting with Guaido on the sidelines of a regional conference in Bogota | Positive | BOGOTA There will be more action by the United States to support Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday after meeting with Guaido on the sidelines of a regional conference in Bogota | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics/pompeo-says-more-u-s-action-coming-to-support-venezuelan-opposition-leader-idUSKBN1ZJ21U | 2020-01-21 |
| AUSTIN Texas With China poised to increase purchases of U.S. agricultural goods this year as part of a Phase 1 China trade deal the U.S. Agriculture Secretary said on Monday there is no need for a third year of traderelated aid for farmers | Positive | AUSTIN Texas With China poised to increase purchases of U.S. agricultural goods this year as part of a Phase 1 China trade deal the U.S. Agriculture Secretary said on Monday there is no need for a third year of traderelated aid for farmers | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/u-s-agriculture-secretary-says-no-need-for-more-farm-aid-after-china-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZJ28L | 2020-01-21 |
| DES MOINES Iowa Democrats vying for the partys 2020 presidential nomination courted Iowas teachers on Saturday by promising to oust U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and appoint someone who has taught in public schools | Neutral | DES MOINES Iowa Democrats vying for the partys 2020 presidential nomination courted Iowas teachers on Saturday by promising to oust U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and appoint someone who has taught in public schools | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-education/2020-democratic-white-house-hopefuls-court-teachers-in-pivotal-iowa-idUSKBN1ZH0JW | 2020-01-19 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department will do everything necessary to determine whether former U.S. ambassador Marie Yovanovitch was under threat in Ukraine Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department will do everything necessary to determine whether former U.S. ambassador Marie Yovanovitch was under threat in Ukraine Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-pompeo/u-s-will-work-to-determine-if-ex-ambassdor-yovanovitch-was-under-threat-pompeo-idUSKBN1ZG20W | 2020-01-18 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives committee renewed a threat on Friday to subpoena Secretary of State Mike Pompeo if he does not provide information about Iran policy and President Donald Trumps ordering of the strike that killed an Iranian military commander | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives committee renewed a threat on Friday to subpoena Secretary of State Mike Pompeo if he does not provide information about Iran policy and President Donald Trumps ordering of the strike that killed an Iranian military commander | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-security-congress/u-s-house-committee-renews-push-for-pompeo-iran-testimony-subpoena-threat-idUSKBN1ZG2DR | 2020-01-18 |
| WASHINGTON Apple Inc and other technology companies should cooperate with U.S. investigators Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday as law enforcement officials continued probing last months fatal shooting at a U.S. naval base in Florida | Negative | WASHINGTON Apple Inc and other technology companies should cooperate with U.S. investigators Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday as law enforcement officials continued probing last months fatal shooting at a U.S. naval base in Florida | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-saudi-shooting-mnuchin/mnuchin-urges-apple-other-tech-companies-to-work-with-law-enforcement-idUSKBN1ZE1Q7 | 2020-01-16 |
| We called for a strike due to worker rights violations and to review the collective labor CROC Secretary General Isaias Gonzalez told Reuters | Negative | The union also is urging the company to end discrimination sexual harassment and unfair dismissals which it says have been reported to the union and labor councils | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-homedepot/mexico-union-threatens-home-depot-strike-inspired-by-usmca-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZE2DO | 2020-01-16 |
| WASHINGTON Completion of the Phase 1 U.S.China trade deal and a new North American trade agreement will boost the U.S. gross domestic product by a combined 50 to 75 basis points U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox News on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON Completion of the Phase 1 U.S.China trade deal and a new North American trade agreement will boost the U.S. gross domestic product by a combined 50 to 75 basis points U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox News on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-china-gdp/u-s-china-trade-deal-usmca-to-boost-economy-mnuchin-on-fox-news-idUSKBN1ZE2Z7 | 2020-01-16 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 15 Completion of the Phase 1 U.S.China trade deal and a new North American trade agreement will boost the U.S. gross domestic product by a combined 50 to 75 basis points U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox News on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON Jan 15 Completion of the Phase 1 U.S.China trade deal and a new North American trade agreement will boost the U.S. gross domestic product by a combined 50 to 75 basis points U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox News on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-trade-china-gdp/u-s-china-trade-deal-usmca-to-boost-economy-mnuchin-on-fox-news-idUSW1N28T00J | 2020-01-16 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 14 The first phase of a U.S.China trade agreement will be fully enforceable including a pledge by China to refrain from manipulating its currency U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Jan 14 The first phase of a U.S.China trade agreement will be fully enforceable including a pledge by China to refrain from manipulating its currency U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-trade-china-documents/u-s-china-trade-deal-fully-enforceable-documents-to-be-released-wednesday-mnuchin-idUSW1N28T00F | 2020-01-15 |
| TOKYO Jan 15 Stocks were steady in early Asian trade on Wednesday as investors awaited the signing of an initial U.S.China trade deal with sentiment somewhat dented by comments from the U.S. Treasury Secretary that tariffs would remain in place for now | Neutral | typographical error in lead | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/refile-global-markets-stocks-tread-water-ahead-of-signing-of-initial-u-s-china-trade-deal-idUSL4N29K076 | 2020-01-15 |
| Engel also said he would send a letter on Tuesday to Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mike Esper seeking information about the strike which took place in Iraq | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democrats said on Tuesday they had enough votes in the Republicancontrolled Senate to pass a resolution curbing President Donald Trumps ability to wage war on Iran without congressional approval which would be a rebuke of the president after he ordered a strike that killed an Iranian commander in Iraq | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress/democrats-say-measure-to-rein-in-trump-on-iran-will-pass-senate-idUSKBN1ZD24K | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON Documents to be released Wednesday will show skeptics that a Phase 1 U.S.China trade agreement will be fully enforceable including a pledge by China to refrain from manipulating its currency U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON Documents to be released Wednesday will show skeptics that a Phase 1 U.S.China trade agreement will be fully enforceable including a pledge by China to refrain from manipulating its currency U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-documents/documents-to-show-u-s-china-trade-deal-fully-enforceable-mnuchin-idUSKBN1ZE025 | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON The United States will maintain tariffs on Chinese goods until the completion of a second phase of a U.S.China trade agreement U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday a day before the two sides are to sign an interim deal | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States will maintain tariffs on Chinese goods until the completion of a second phase of a U.S.China trade agreement U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday a day before the two sides are to sign an interim deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-tariffs/u-s-to-maintain-tariffs-on-chinese-goods-until-phase-2-deal-mnuchin-idUSKBN1ZD2PK | 2020-01-15 |
| UNITED NATIONS Accusations of lethal force against protesters in Iran should be fully investigated a spokesman for United Nations SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres said on Monday saying reports of violence against those protesting the downing of a civilian airliner were worrying | Negative | UNITED NATIONS Accusations of lethal force against protesters in Iran should be fully investigated a spokesman for United Nations SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres said on Monday saying reports of violence against those protesting the downing of a civilian airliner were worrying | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-iran-crash-un/u-n-says-reports-of-violence-against-iran-protesters-worrying-idUSKBN1ZC25Y | 2020-01-14 |
| WASHINGTON The United States will work with Iraqi leaders to to the right place on U.S. troop deployment in the country U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday following a request from Baghdad last week to prepare to pull them out | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States will work with Iraqi leaders to to the right place on U.S. troop deployment in the country U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday following a request from Baghdad last week to prepare to pull them out | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-pompeo/pompeo-u-s-to-work-with-iraqi-leaders-to-get-to-the-right-place-on-u-s-troop-deployment-idUSKBN1ZC25Q | 2020-01-14 |
| WASHINGTON The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Monday he was disappointed and that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had declined to testify at a committee hearing on Iran set for Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Monday he was disappointed and that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had declined to testify at a committee hearing on Iran set for Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress-hearing/u-s-house-chairman-frustrated-pompeo-refused-to-testify-on-iran-idUSKBN1ZC1US | 2020-01-14 |
| Accusations of lethal force against the protesters should be fully investigated a spokesman for United Nations SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres said on Monday | Negative | DUBAI Protesters took to the streets of Iran to denounce the countrys clerical rulers and riot police deployed to face them in a third day of demonstrations on Monday after authorities acknowledged shooting down a passenger plane by mistake | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/clerics-get-lost-iran-protests-rage-after-plane-disaster-idUSKBN1ZC0P1 | 2020-01-14 |
| WASHINGTON Chinas commitments in the Phase 1 trade deal with the United States were not changed during a lengthy translation process and will be released this week as the document is signed in Washington U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday | Positive | WASHINGTON Chinas commitments in the Phase 1 trade deal with the United States were not changed during a lengthy translation process and will be released this week as the document is signed in Washington U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/chinas-u-s-trade-deal-commitments-not-changed-in-translation-mnuchin-idUSKBN1ZB0LU | 2020-01-13 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had been expected to press British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab over Huawei when the pair met in Washington last week | Positive | LONDON A delegation of U.S. officials will arrive in Britain on Monday to try to persuade Britain not to use Huawei equipment in the upgrade of its telecoms network two people with knowledge of the matter said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-britain-usa-huawei-tech/u-s-officials-to-visit-britain-pushing-for-huawei-5g-ban-idUSKBN1ZB0L2 | 2020-01-13 |
| The sessions will likely be lead by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He | Positive | The United States and China have agreed to restart semiannual talks aimed at resolving economic disputes between the two countries a process abandoned at the start of the Trump administration as a trade conflict between the countries escalated | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-talks/u-s-china-agree-to-semi-annual-talks-aimed-at-reforms-resolving-disputes-idUSKBN1ZA0HY | 2020-01-12 |
| The mayor of Los Angeles has written to the Trump administration to formally request federal assistance with the growing numbers of homeless on the citys streets a letter that shows he and Housing Secretary Ben Carson have had negotiations on the issue | Positive | The mayor of Los Angeles has written to the Trump administration to formally request federal assistance with the growing numbers of homeless on the citys streets a letter that shows he and Housing Secretary Ben Carson have had negotiations on the issue | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-los-angeles-homeless/l-a-mayor-asks-trump-administration-for-aid-on-homeless-two-sides-talking-idUSKBN1ZA01E | 2020-01-12 |
| I appreciate Secretary Carson reaching out to Garcetti says in the twopage missive | Positive | The mayor of Los Angeles has written to the Trump administration to formally request federal assistance with the growing numbers of homeless on the citys streets a letter that shows he and Housing Secretary Ben Carson have had negotiations on the issue | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-los-angeles-homeless/l-a-mayor-asks-trump-administration-for-aid-on-homeless-two-sides-talking-idUSKBN1ZA01E | 2020-01-12 |
| The arrest of our Ambassador in Tehran without grounds or explanation is a flagrant violation of international Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a statement | Negative | DUBAI Irans admission that it shot down a Ukrainian airliner killing all 176 aboard has provoked international outrage and triggered protests against Iranian authorities in Tehran and other cities including one in which Britains ambassador was detained | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/protests-and-condemnation-after-iran-admits-downing-ukrainian-plane-idUSKBN1ZA0X6 | 2020-01-12 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 10 The United States is imposing additional sanctions on Iran as a result of its attack on U.S. troops in Iraq this week Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON Jan 10 The United States is imposing additional sanctions on Iran as a result of its attack on U.S. troops in Iraq this week Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-imposes-sanctions-on-iran-after-attack-on-u-s-allied-troops-mnuchin-idUSW1N28M00S | 2020-01-11 |
| The measures target eight senior Iranian officials who U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said are responsible for both the governments violence abroad and crackdown on protesters at home | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States imposed more sanctions on Iran on Friday in retaliation for its missile attack on U.S. forces in Iraq this week and vowed to tighten the economic screws if Tehran continued acts or pursued a nuclear bomb | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-imposes-more-sanctions-on-iran-after-missile-attacks-in-iraq-idUSKBN1Z91RN | 2020-01-11 |
| We are announcing additional sanctions against the Iranian Mnuchin said at a White House news conference with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo | Negative | WASHINGTON Jan 10 The United States is imposing additional sanctions on Iran as a result of its attack on U.S. troops in Iraq this week Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-imposes-sanctions-on-iran-after-attack-on-u-s-allied-troops-mnuchin-idUSW1N28M00S | 2020-01-11 |
| We do believe that its likely that plane was shot down by an Iranian U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said at a briefing on additional U.S. sanctions against Iran | Negative | DUBAI Tehran said on Friday it wanted to download black box recordings itself from a Ukrainian airliner crash that killed all 176 people aboard amid Western suspicions the plane was brought down by an Iranian missile probably by mistake | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/iran-to-probe-black-boxes-after-missile-blamed-for-plane-crash-idUSKBN1Z9250 | 2020-01-11 |
| Taban Deng Gais attempt to silence the opposition party is derailing the countrys ability to implement a peace said Treasury Deputy Secretary Justin Muzinich in the statement | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on South Sudanese First Vice President Taban Deng Gai the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement in Washingtons latest move to pressure the countrys politicians to form a unity government | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-southsudan-sanctions/u-s-imposes-sanctions-on-south-sudanese-vice-president-idUSKBN1Z729O | 2020-01-09 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to press British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab over Huawei at a meeting in Washington on Thursday the sources said | Positive | The United States is making a final pitch to Britain ahead of a U.K. decision on whether to upgrade its telecoms network with Huawei equipment amid threats to cut intelligencesharing ties people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-britain-usa-huawei-tech/shot-across-the-bow-u-s-increases-pressure-on-uk-ahead-of-key-huawei-decision-idUSKBN1Z70NV | 2020-01-08 |
| WASHINGTON A Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday it had called Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify on Iran next week as members of Congress push President Donald Trumps administration for more information about the killing of a top Iranian military commander | Negative | WASHINGTON A Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday it had called Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify on Iran next week as members of Congress push President Donald Trumps administration for more information about the killing of a top Iranian military commander | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress-hearing/u-s-house-committee-sets-iran-hearing-invites-pompeo-idUSKBN1Z62Q6 | 2020-01-08 |
| Cavusoglu said he have also discussed the issue with his Russian British Qatari and Pakistani counterparts and with U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres | Positive | ANKARA Jan 6 Turkey will work to deescalate tensions between Iran and the United States and has been in contact with both parties after U.S. forces killed a top Iranian military commander last week Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-turkey/turkey-in-touch-with-iran-u-s-and-aims-to-cool-tensions-idUSL8N29B2EF | 2020-01-07 |
| The United States has no plans to pull its troops out of Iraq Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday following reports by Reuters and other media of an American military letter informing Iraqi officials about repositioning troops in preparation for leaving the country | Positive | The United States has no plans to pull its troops out of Iraq Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday following reports by Reuters and other media of an American military letter informing Iraqi officials about repositioning troops in preparation for leaving the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/pentagon-chief-denies-u-s-is-leaving-iraq-slain-commander-mourned-by-tehran-throngs-idUSKBN1Z50KU | 2020-01-07 |
| TOKYO Japan is closely monitoring the situation in the Middle East but there is no change in its plan to deploy the SelfDefense Forces to the region to ensure the safety of its ships Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday | Negative | TOKYO Japan is closely monitoring the situation in the Middle East but there is no change in its plan to deploy the SelfDefense Forces to the region to ensure the safety of its ships Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-japan/japan-reiterates-no-change-in-plan-to-deploy-self-defense-forces-to-middle-east-idUSKBN1Z6094 | 2020-01-07 |
| Leader McConnell believes Secretary Pompeo is doing an incredible job as secretary of state and is exactly where the country needs him to be right one person said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday he does not plan to run for a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas in 2020 two people close to McConnell said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-pompeo/secretary-of-state-pompeo-not-planning-2020-senate-run-sources-idUSKBN1Z528Y | 2020-01-07 |
| FRANCISCO The Trump administration mounted an extensive campaign to block the sale of Dutch chip manufacturing technology to China with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lobbying the Netherlands government and White House officials sharing a classified intelligence report with the countrys Prime Minister people familiar with the effort told Reuters | Negative | FRANCISCO The Trump administration mounted an extensive campaign to block the sale of Dutch chip manufacturing technology to China with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lobbying the Netherlands government and White House officials sharing a classified intelligence report with the countrys Prime Minister people familiar with the effort told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-asml-holding-usa-china-insight/trump-administration-pressed-dutch-hard-to-cancel-china-chip-equipment-sale-sources-idUSKBN1Z50HN | 2020-01-07 |
| Wallace said he had spoken to his U.S. counterpart Defense Secretary Mark Esper and urged restraint on all sides | Positive | LONDON Britains navy will accompany UKflagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz to provide protection after the U.S. killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani inflamed tensions in the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-iraq-security-britain-ships/britains-navy-to-escort-uk-flagged-ships-through-strait-of-hormuz-idUSKBN1Z30LZ | 2020-01-05 |
| LONDON Jan 4 British Foreign minister Dominic Raab will travel to Washington to meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday after meeting his French and German counterparts earlier in the week to discuss the U.S. killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani | Negative | LONDON Jan 4 British Foreign minister Dominic Raab will travel to Washington to meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday after meeting his French and German counterparts earlier in the week to discuss the U.S. killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/iraq-security-britain-usa/uks-raab-to-meet-pompeo-in-washington-on-thursday-idUSL8N2990ND | 2020-01-05 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 3 A U.S. air strike in Baghdad that killed a top Iranian commander aimed to disrupt an imminent that would have endangered Americans in the Middle East U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in television interviews on Friday | Negative | more quotes from Pompeo background on air | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-blast-pompeo/update-1-pompeo-says-u-s-strike-on-iranian-commander-in-response-to-imminent-attack-idUSL1N298094 | 2020-01-04 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is immediately deploying about 750 soldiers to the Middle East in response to the violent protests at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is immediately deploying about 750 soldiers to the Middle East in response to the violent protests at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-military/u-s-deploying-750-soldiers-after-protest-at-u-s-embassy-in-iraq-pentagon-chief-idUSKBN1Z01GR | 2020-01-01 |
| BEIJING Attempts to sow discord over Chinese policies in its Xinjiang region will fail Chinas foreign ministry said on Tuesday ahead of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to neighboring central Asia | Negative | BEIJING Attempts to sow discord over Chinese policies in its Xinjiang region will fail Chinas foreign ministry said on Tuesday ahead of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to neighboring central Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-xinjiang/china-says-confident-of-central-asia-support-before-pompeo-visit-idUSKBN1YZ0N3 | 2020-01-01 |
