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WASHINGTON The U.S. government on Wednesday said it would raise tariffs on certain European Union products including aircraft components and wines from France and Germany the latest twist in a 16year battle over aircraft subsidies between Washington and Brussels | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government on Wednesday said it would raise tariffs on certain European Union products including aircraft components and wines from France and Germany the latest twist in a 16year battle over aircraft subsidies between Washington and Brussels | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-eu-trade/u-s-slaps-tariffs-on-french-and-german-wines-aircraft-parts-amid-eu-dispute-idUSKBN2942GS | 2020-12-31 |
Ankara had previously proposed a working group to assess the potential impact of the S400s on NATO systems a suggestion initially rejected by Washington | Negative | ANKARA Turkey and the United States have started talks to form a joint working group regarding U.S. sanctions imposed over Ankaras purchase of Russian S400 missile defence systems Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-us-defense/turkey-u-s-in-talks-to-form-joint-working-group-on-s-400s-sanctions-minister-idUSKBN2940S8 | 2020-12-31 |
Food and medicines are exempt from sanctions that Washington reimposed on Tehran but the U.S. measures have deterred some foreign banks from processing financial transactions for Iran deals | Negative | DUBAI Iran is extending a nighttime traffic curfew to 330 lowerrisk cities and towns in an effort to sustain a recent decline in the number of new coronavirus infections and deaths state television reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/health-coronavirus-iran-int/iran-extends-traffic-curfew-to-lower-risk-areas-to-sustain-virus-decline-idUSKBN2900JQ | 2020-12-27 |
United Airlines which furloughed around 13000 of its employees has also pledged to recall them if Washington approves fresh aid | Positive | CHICAGO American Airlines said on Wednesday it is moving forward with plans to bring back furloughed workers and give them paychecks by Dec | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-american-airline/american-airlines-moves-ahead-with-worker-recalls-even-as-trump-balks-at-aid-deal-idUSKBN28X219 | 2020-12-24 |
Maduro has accused the opposition of Citgo and argues that Washington is seeking to oust him in a coup in order to control the OPEC nations vast oil reserves | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday extended a measure barring transactions related to Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuelas 2020 bond until July 2021 amid heavy U.S. sanctions on the South American country | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-venezuela-citgo/u-s-extends-protection-for-citgo-from-pdvsa-creditors-through-july-idUSKBN28X2CA | 2020-12-24 |
Stone was convicted in November 2019 by a Washington jury of lying under oath to lawmakers also investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election | Negative | PALM BEACH Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-pardons/trump-pardons-former-campaign-chairman-manafort-associate-roger-stone-idUSKBN28Y01Z | 2020-12-24 |
The Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives and the Republicancontrolled Senate passed the bill by wide bipartisan margins and could return to Washington to override a veto if necessary | Neutral | WASHINGTON Americans on Wednesday faced the prospect of a government shutdown during a pandemic as outgoing President Donald Trump angry at his fellow Republicans in Congress demanded dramatic changes to a | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/u-s-faces-risk-of-government-shutdown-as-trump-balks-at-covid-19-relief-deal-idUSKBN28X1UD | 2020-12-24 |
ANKARA President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey hopes to turn a new in its ties with the United States and European Union and that Ankara had been subjected to double standards by both its NATO ally Washington and the bloc | Positive | ANKARA President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey hopes to turn a new in its ties with the United States and European Union and that Ankara had been subjected to double standards by both its NATO ally Washington and the bloc | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-turkey-sanctions-erdogan/turkey-hopes-to-turn-new-page-with-u-s-and-eu-in-2021-erdogan-says-idUSKBN28X16G | 2020-12-24 |
STOCKHOLM Swedish builder Skanska is selling a stake in office property in Seattle Washington to South Koreas Hana Alternative Asset Management and Hana Financial Group for about million | Positive | STOCKHOLM Swedish builder Skanska is selling a stake in office property in Seattle Washington to South Koreas Hana Alternative Asset Management and Hana Financial Group for about million | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/skanska-usa/builder-skanska-sells-669-million-majority-stake-in-u-s-project-idUSKBN28W0PJ | 2020-12-23 |
The crude train was traveling from North Dakota to Ferndale Washington | Positive | An evacuation order for residents of Custer Washington has been lifted on Tuesday after ten BNSF Railway tank cars carrying crude oil derailed and three caught fire the company said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-derailment-crude-bnsf-railway/evacuation-lifted-after-bnsf-crude-train-derails-catches-fire-in-washington-idUSKBN28W2NN | 2020-12-23 |
MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the new round of U.S. sanctions against Russia marked another hostile act by the outgoing administration of President Donald Trump and would further harm already poor ties between Moscow and Washington | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the new round of U.S. sanctions against Russia marked another hostile act by the outgoing administration of President Donald Trump and would further harm already poor ties between Moscow and Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-sanctions-kremlin/kremlin-says-new-u-s-sanctions-are-hostile-act-by-outgoing-trump-administration-idUSKBN28W11Q | 2020-12-23 |
He plans to leave Washington on Wednesday for his MaraLago club in Palm Beach Florida for the rest of the year | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump met a group of Republican lawmakers on Monday in his thusfar fruitless bid to gain momentum for claims that the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-meets-u-s-house-republican-allies-to-push-voter-fraud-claims-idUSKBN28W02W | 2020-12-22 |
BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry on Friday urged the United States to stop its crackdown on Chinese companies after Reuters reported that Washington plans to add dozens of Chinese companies to a trade blacklist | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry on Friday urged the United States to stop its crackdown on Chinese companies after Reuters reported that Washington plans to add dozens of Chinese companies to a trade blacklist | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-sanctions-ministry/china-urges-u-s-to-stop-crackdown-following-company-blacklist-report-idUSKBN28S0S6 | 2020-12-19 |
BEIJING China said on Friday it firmly opposes the United States smearing China without evidence in response to Washington banning utilities that supply electricity to U.S. defense facilities from buying power grid equipment from China | Negative | BEIJING China said on Friday it firmly opposes the United States smearing China without evidence in response to Washington banning utilities that supply electricity to U.S. defense facilities from buying power grid equipment from China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-electricity-china/china-on-u-s-utilities-import-ban-says-it-opposes-u-s-smearing-it-without-evidence-idUSKBN28S0U3 | 2020-12-19 |
Republicans maintain that holding control of the Senate will help keep Washington from veering hard to the left under Biden | Negative | WASHINGTON More than 1 | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-georgia/over-1-1-million-ballots-cast-in-early-voting-for-georgia-u-s-senate-runoffs-idUSKBN28S1KY | 2020-12-19 |
Ankaras Western allies widely condemned that incursion which was halted when Turkey reached separate deals with Washington and Moscow the second of which agreed to establish the joint RussianTurkish patrols | Negative | BEIRUT Syrian fighters backed by Turkey waged battles on Friday against Kurdish forces near the town of Ain Issa in northern Syria where Russian and Turkish troops jointly patrol a key highway | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-ainissa/turkey-backed-fighters-clash-with-kurdish-forces-in-north-syria-town-idUSKBN28S298 | 2020-12-19 |
But Chinese authorities did not mince words about Washingtons latest gambit | Neutral | 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 |
Although Huawei Marine is now majority owned by Shanghailisted Hengtong OpticElectric Co Ltd part of Hengtong Group Washington continues to warn Pacific nations against using it to provide critical infrastructure | Negative | SYDNEY The United States has warned Pacific island nations about security threats posed by a Chinese companys cutprice bid to build an undersea internet cable two sources told Reuters part of an international development project in the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-pacific-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-warns-pacific-islands-about-chinese-bid-for-undersea-cable-project-sources-idUSKBN28R0L2 | 2020-12-17 |
There would be no automatic punishment with a label though U.S. law requires Washington to demand negotiations with designated countries | Positive | Being named a currency manipulator by the U.S. Treasury may be an embarrassment for Switzerland but the tag will likely have little effect on the Swiss National Banks monetary policy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-markets-fed-analysis/analysis-u-s-currency-manipulator-tag-for-switzerland-unlikely-to-deter-fx-approach-idUSKBN28Q0LV | 2020-12-17 |
Australian tollroad operator Transurban Group said on Thursday it would sell half of its stake in Transurban Chesapeake assets including three express lanes and other projects in the Greater Washington Area to three pension funds for | Positive | Australian tollroad operator Transurban Group said on Thursday it would sell half of its stake in Transurban Chesapeake assets including three express lanes and other projects in the Greater Washington Area to three pension funds for | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-transurban-divestiture/australias-transurban-to-sell-50-stake-in-greater-washington-area-assets-for-over-2-billion-idUSKBN28Q366 | 2020-12-17 |
officials have long tried to explain their situation to Washington noting that the franc rises because of global pressures | Neutral | Being named a currency manipulator by the U.S. Treasury may be an embarrassment for Switzerland but the tag will likely have little effect on the Swiss National Banks monetary policy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-markets-fed-analysis/analysis-u-s-currency-manipulator-tag-for-switzerland-unlikely-to-deter-fx-approach-idUSKBN28Q0LV | 2020-12-17 |
OTTAWA Canada will for the first time send an astronaut to circle the moon on a U.S. mission planned for 2023 Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains said on Wednesday announcing a formal deal with Washington | Positive | OTTAWA Canada will for the first time send an astronaut to circle the moon on a U.S. mission planned for 2023 Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains said on Wednesday announcing a formal deal with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/space-exploration-usa-canada/canada-signs-deal-to-send-first-astronaut-on-u-s-mission-around-the-moon-idUSKBN28Q2AA | 2020-12-17 |
Erdogans Communications Director Fahrettin Altun said the sanctions would be a burden for Biden but that Ankara believed Washington would reverse this grave mistake without | Negative | ANKARA President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday U.S. sanctions imposed on Turkey over its purchase of Russian defence systems were a hostile on its sovereign rights and defence industry and the move was bound to fail | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-turkey-sanctions-erdogan/erdogan-says-u-s-sanctions-an-attack-on-ally-turkeys-rights-idUSKBN28Q1GZ | 2020-12-17 |
Erdogan said last week he would discuss strained ties with Washington once Biden enters the White House | Negative | ANKARA President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday U.S. sanctions imposed on Turkey over its purchase of Russian defence systems were a hostile on its sovereign rights and defence industry and the move was bound to fail | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-turkey-sanctions-erdogan/erdogan-says-u-s-sanctions-an-attack-on-ally-turkeys-rights-idUSKBN28Q1GZ | 2020-12-17 |
HANOI Vietnams central bank said on Thursday it will work with U.S. authorities to ensure a harmonious and trade relationship a day after Washington called Vietnam and Switzerland currency manipulators | Positive | HANOI Vietnams central bank said on Thursday it will work with U.S. authorities to ensure a harmonious and trade relationship a day after Washington called Vietnam and Switzerland currency manipulators | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-currency-vietnam/vietnam-central-bank-pledges-to-work-with-u-s-after-labelled-currency-manipulator-idUSKBN28R075 | 2020-12-17 |
MEXICO CITY Mexicos Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard on Tuesday said he expects migration to the United States to increase and added his government wants to convince Washington to change its approach to tackling the issue under a Biden administration | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard on Tuesday said he expects migration to the United States to increase and added his government wants to convince Washington to change its approach to tackling the issue under a Biden administration | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-immigration/mexicos-foreign-minister-says-expects-a-rise-in-migration-to-the-united-states-idUSKBN28P2QT | 2020-12-16 |
The amendment passed by Mexicos Senate last Wednesday is widely seen as a broadside against the United States after weeks of tension with Washington over antidrug operations | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos lower house of Congress amended on Tuesday a security law to restrict the presence of foreign agents on Mexican soil despite U.S. opposition to the legislation amid concerns it could hamper the work of crossborder narcotics investigations | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa/mexican-lawmakers-vote-to-restrict-foreign-agents-despite-u-s-pressure-idUSKBN28P2O6 | 2020-12-16 |
But they risk inflaming tensions with Washington already irked by Brussels attempts to tax U.S. tech firms more | Negative | BRUSSELS U.S. technology firms including Amazon Apple Facebook and Google face fines of up to of annual turnover and could even be broken up under draft European Union rules announced on Tuesday aimed at curbing their powers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-eu-tech/eu-moves-to-rein-in-u-s-tech-giants-with-threat-of-fines-break-up-idUSKBN28P0HH | 2020-12-16 |
Investors will also keep an eye on the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserves twoday meeting set to begin on Tuesday as Washington struggles to pass a fiscal stimulus | Neutral | European shares rose on Tuesday with optimism from vaccine rollouts helping investors shake off nervous early trades as rising COVID19 cases result in tighter curbs across the continent | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-rise-as-vaccine-optimism-outweighs-new-pandemic-curbs-idUSKBN28P0S3 | 2020-12-16 |
Apple has used India as a base to widen assembly beyond China as it adapts to a trade war between Beijing and Washington | Negative | NEW DELHI Violence at a Wistron Corp factory in southern India is likely to stall the companys and its client Apple Incs drive to expand local manufacturing while forcing the government to redouble efforts to encourage foreign investors | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-apple-india-wistron-analysis/wistron-violence-could-sour-apples-make-in-india-plans-idUSKBN28P2F1 | 2020-12-16 |
Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have both visited Georgia to warn supporters that failure to vote could mean Democratic rule in Washington | Negative | MARIETTA Ga | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-georgia/georgia-voters-start-early-visits-to-polls-in-elections-that-will-set-u-s-senate-control-idUSKBN28O18G | 2020-12-15 |
ANKARA Turkey condemned as a grave U.S. sanctions over its purchase of Russian S400 missile defences and said on Monday it will retaliate as necessary after it repeatedly called on Washington to solve the issue through dialogue | Negative | ANKARA Turkey condemned as a grave U.S. sanctions over its purchase of Russian S400 missile defences and said on Monday it will retaliate as necessary after it repeatedly called on Washington to solve the issue through dialogue | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-turkey-sanctions-ministry/turkey-condemns-u-s-sanctions-says-could-retaliate-idUSKBN28O2O6 | 2020-12-15 |
The report comes after the NFLs team from Washington retired the name and logo which it had used since 1933 but was long criticized as racist | Negative | Major League Baseballs Cleveland Indians will change their team nickname amid criticism that the moniker which has been in place since 1915 is racist the New York Times reported on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/baseball-mlb-cleveland/cleveland-to-drop-indians-from-team-name-new-york-times-idUSKBN28O09G | 2020-12-14 |
THE BIGGEST WINNER OF OUR NEW DEFENSE BILL IS I WILL Trump tweeted on Sunday as he headed to the golf course he owns outside Washington | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday repeated his threat to veto a massive defense policy bill setting the stage for a major battle with U.S. lawmakers at a time when they are racing to hammer out a compromise on more coronavirus relief | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-defense-trump/trump-revives-threat-to-veto-defense-bill-teeing-up-battle-with-lawmakers-idUSKBN28N0O5 | 2020-12-14 |
China has expelled more than a dozen foreign journalists at U.S. media organizations this year by cancelling their press credentials as its relations with Washington have worsened | Negative | BEIJING Chinese authorities have detained a Chinese national working for the Bloomberg News bureau in Beijing on suspicion of endangering national security the news agency and Chinas foreign ministry said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-security-media/bloomberg-news-chinese-staff-member-detained-in-beijing-idUSKBN28L11E | 2020-12-13 |
3 election was stolen from President Donald Trump staged protests across the country on Saturday with one in Washington turning violent at times as police broke up sporadic clashes after dark | Negative | WASHINGTON Conservative groups claiming without evidence that the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-protests/pro-trump-protests-decry-presidents-election-loss-opposing-groups-clash-in-washington-idUSKBN28M0E5 | 2020-12-13 |
Thousands of protesters from religious and conservative groups including about 200 Proud Boys who allege without evidence that Presidentelect Biden stole the election from Trump gathered in Washington on Saturday | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House said a leader of the farright Proud Boys group who posted photos on social media outside the executive mansion on Saturday had not been invited and was instead on a holiday tour open to the public | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-protests-proud-boys/proud-boys-leader-wasnt-invited-to-white-house-took-public-tour-spokesman-idUSKBN28M0V2 | 2020-12-13 |
Reuters was first to report on Thursday that Washington was negotiating the sale and would notify Congress shortly | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps administration moved forward with billion in sales of drones and precisionguided weapons to Morocco on Friday sending a notice to Congress about the potential deals according to sources familiar with the notification | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-morocco-drones-exclusive/exclusive-trump-administration-moves-forward-with-1-billion-moroccan-arms-deal-idUSKBN28L2TO | 2020-12-12 |
WASHINGTON Lawsuits filed against Facebook Inc by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and nearly every U.S. state on Wednesday were assigned to two U.S. judges in Washington appointed by former President Barack Obama federal court records released Friday show | Negative | WASHINGTON Lawsuits filed against Facebook Inc by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and nearly every U.S. state on Wednesday were assigned to two U.S. judges in Washington appointed by former President Barack Obama federal court records released Friday show | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tech-antitrust-facebook/facebook-antitrust-cases-assigned-to-u-s-judges-named-by-obama-idUSKBN28L2FT | 2020-12-12 |
U.S. COVIDrelated deaths are projected to surpass 50000 by April 1 according to an influential model by the University of Washingtons Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation | 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 |
It is currently negotiating the purchase of new drones with Washington | Positive | TUNIS Moroccos decision to normalise ties with Israel has handed Rabat its biggest step yet towards the prize it values most global recognition of its claim to Western Sahara | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/israel-usa-morocco-westernsahara-analysi/analysis-washingtons-western-sahara-pledge-the-ultimate-prize-for-morocco-idUSKBN28K377 | 2020-12-11 |
BEIJING China said on Monday it firmly opposes and strongly condemns U.S. interference in its domestic affairs if a media report that Washington is preparing new sanctions on Chinese officials over a Hong Kong crackdown is true | Negative | BEIJING China said on Monday it firmly opposes and strongly condemns U.S. interference in its domestic affairs if a media report that Washington is preparing new sanctions on Chinese officials over a Hong Kong crackdown is true | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-sanctions/china-says-firmly-opposes-u-s-interference-in-its-domestic-affairs-idUSKBN28H0NI | 2020-12-08 |
Two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters that Giuliani was at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington on Sunday and one said he had been admitted for treatment | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps personal attorney Rudy Giuliani who has tested positive for COVID19 is doing well in the hospital and does not have a fever the president said on Monday at the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-trump-giuliani/trump-says-his-lawyer-giuliani-hospitalized-with-covid-19-does-not-have-fever-idUSKBN28H2FU | 2020-12-08 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress will return to Washington during its Christmas holiday break if necessary to override President Donald Trumps threatened veto of a billion defense bill lawmakers said on Monday with one senior Republican saying Trumps stance risked the troops | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress will return to Washington during its Christmas holiday break if necessary to override President Donald Trumps threatened veto of a billion defense bill lawmakers said on Monday with one senior Republican saying Trumps stance risked the troops | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-defense-congress/congress-faces-christmas-showdown-with-trump-over-tech-and-defense-bill-idUSKBN28H2DQ | 2020-12-08 |
We are getting White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said in an online interview with The Washington Post | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress will vote this week on a oneweek stopgap funding bill to provide more time for lawmakers to reach a deal on COVID19 relief and an overarching spending bill to avoid a government shutdown | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congress-to-vote-on-stopgap-funding-bill-as-covid-19-aid-talks-continue-idUSKBN28H15D | 2020-12-08 |
Saturdays report marks the first time Washington has officially offered an explanation although inconclusive | Positive | WASHINGTON radio frequency is the most plausible explanation for mysterious symptoms experienced by diplomats stationed in U.S. embassies in Havana and elsewhere a U.S. government report said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-diplomats-havana/directed-radio-frequency-plausible-cause-of-havana-syndrome-u-s-government-report-finds-idUSKBN28G03R | 2020-12-06 |
MEXICO CITY Mexicos presidency has proposed tightening restrictions on foreign operating in the country in a move that follows heightened tensions with Washington and is widely seen as aimed at U.S. counternarcotics officials | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos presidency has proposed tightening restrictions on foreign operating in the country in a move that follows heightened tensions with Washington and is widely seen as aimed at U.S. counternarcotics officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-drugs/mexicos-lopez-obrador-wants-tougher-restrictions-on-foreign-agents-idUSKBN28F0RH | 2020-12-06 |
BEIJING China and the United States need to proceed together with good to improve relations the Chinese ambassador to Washington said on Saturday as ties remained fraught between the worlds two biggest economic powers | Positive | BEIJING China and the United States need to proceed together with good to improve relations the Chinese ambassador to Washington said on Saturday as ties remained fraught between the worlds two biggest economic powers | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china/china-u-s-need-to-proceed-together-with-good-will-chinese-envoy-idUSKBN28F0KC | 2020-12-06 |
The House Democrats also chose their caucus chair through the app which transfers data to staff in Washington | Neutral | U.S. lawmakers used a mobile phone app over the last two weeks to remotely cast votes for the first time according to technologists and some involved in the process embracing technology to facilitate an internal party leadership contest | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-tech/u-s-house-democrats-adopt-mobile-internet-voting-for-leadership-contests-idUSKBN28E1C0 | 2020-12-05 |
A U.S. return done through a letter informing the body would also mean that Washington would repay its arrears at some stage | Neutral | PARIS Four years after the United States quit UNESCO the United Nations cultural agency over accusations of antiIsrael bias diplomats say the Parisbased body has managed to put its house in order potentially easing the way for Washingtons return | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-unesco-usa/revamped-less-political-unesco-sets-sights-on-tricky-u-s-return-idUSKBN28E33Z | 2020-12-05 |
In Beijing a foreign ministry spokeswoman said China opposed U.S. efforts to suppress its companies adding that Washingtons moves run counter to principles of market competition | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Thursday added Chinas top chipmaker SMIC and oil giant CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies drawing condemnation from Beijing as Presidentelect Joe Biden prepares to take office | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-china-military-companies/united-states-adds-chinas-smic-and-cnooc-to-defense-blacklist-idUSKBN28D3CR | 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 |
ISTANBUL Turkeys lira briefly slipped on Friday after U.S. lawmakers included mandatory Turkish sanctions in a defence spending bill that moves Washington a step closer to punishing its NATO ally for buying Russian S400 missile defences last year | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkeys lira briefly slipped on Friday after U.S. lawmakers included mandatory Turkish sanctions in a defence spending bill that moves Washington a step closer to punishing its NATO ally for buying Russian S400 missile defences last year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-turkey-defence-usa/turkish-lira-slips-as-u-s-moves-closer-to-sanctions-over-s-400s-idUSKBN28E1HS | 2020-12-05 |
Beau Davis a 33yearold security specialist from the Atlanta suburbs is the kind of voter Republican Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue may need to win runoff elections next month that will determine the balance of power in Washington | Positive | MARIETTA Ga | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-georgia-senate/trump-loyalist-loefflers-attacks-on-pastor-warnock-risk-suburban-votes-in-georgias-u-s-senate-race-idUSKBN28E1CT | 2020-12-05 |
BEIJING China said on Thursday that politicians in the United States are fabricating news of forced labour in the northwestern Xinjiang region after Washington banned imports of cotton produced by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps alleged to use the forced labour of detained Uighur Muslims | Negative | BEIJING China said on Thursday that politicians in the United States are fabricating news of forced labour in the northwestern Xinjiang region after Washington banned imports of cotton produced by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps alleged to use the forced labour of detained Uighur Muslims | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-cotton/china-says-u-s-fabricating-news-of-forced-labour-in-xinjiang-idUSKBN28D0WX | 2020-12-04 |
The requirement has only been on LNG shipments to countries with which the Washington does not have a free trade agreement such as China | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday issued a rule to exclude environmental reviews for marine transport of liquefied natural gas as the Trump administration unleashes last minute rules supporting the fossil fuel industry | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-lng-trump/trump-admin-rule-axes-environmental-reviews-of-lng-marine-transport-idUSKBN28D311 | 2020-12-04 |
Ive always had faith that the order book would begin to fill with the return of the Boeing Chief Executive David Calhoun said at a signing ceremony in Washington | Positive | Budget airline Ryanair on Thursday ordered 75 Boeing 737 MAX jets with a list price of billion throwing a commercial lifeline to the embattled U.S. planemaker after regulators lifted a 20month safety ban | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-boeing-737max-ryanair/ryanair-buys-75-boeing-max-jets-in-largest-order-since-grounding-idUSKBN28D27O | 2020-12-04 |
3 elections were not eager to approve of Washington shoveling out money beyond the trillion already enacted | Negative | WASHINGTON A bipartisan billion coronavirus aid plan gained momentum in the U.S. Congress on Thursday as conservative lawmakers expressed their support and Senate and House of Representatives leaders huddled | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress/908-billion-coronavirus-aid-bill-draws-conservative-backing-in-u-s-congress-idUSKBN28D2DF | 2020-12-04 |
Lai has been a frequent visitor to Washington where he has met officials including Pompeo to rally support for Hong Kong democracy prompting Beijing to label him a | Positive | HONG KONG Hong Kong media tycoon and prodemocracy activist Jimmy Lai was denied bail on Thursday on a charge of fraud related to the lease of a building that houses his Apple Daily an antigovernment tabloid | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-hongkong-security-jimmylai/hong-kong-media-tycoon-jimmy-lai-denied-bail-after-fraud-charge-idUSKBN28D0HM | 2020-12-04 |
SHANGHAI Dec 3 China stocks edged lower on Thursday after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that threatened to delist Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges a move likely to further ratchet up tensions between Washington and Beijing | Negative | SHANGHAI Dec 3 China stocks edged lower on Thursday after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that threatened to delist Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges a move likely to further ratchet up tensions between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-midday/china-stocks-falter-as-u-s-house-clears-delisting-bill-idUSL1N2IJ07B | 2020-12-03 |
Campbell said he had been a big supporter of the TransPacific Partnership trade agreement that Washington negotiated under Obama and from which Trump quickly withdrew but | Positive | WASHINGTON A new Chinabacked AsiaPacific trade deal and Beijings interest in a regional pact that President Donald Trump quit should be a real wake up to the United States a former U.S. official who has advised Presidentelect Joe Biden said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-trade-campbell/biden-adviser-campbell-sees-chinas-asia-trade-focus-as-wake-up-call-idUSKBN28C2T9 | 2020-12-03 |
Gottlieb is a partner at Willkie Farr Gallagher LLP in Washington | Positive | TORONTO Canadian prosecutors will ask a court to disregard a former U.S. government lawyers affidavit submitted by Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhous legal team in her U.S. extradition case arguing it is and documents released on Wednesday showed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/canada-asks-court-to-throw-out-expert-affidavit-in-huawei-cfos-u-s-extradition-case-idUSKBN28D04B | 2020-12-03 |
Harry Kazianis a North Korea expert at the Center for the National Interest think tank in Washington said the Kims and several senior North Korean officials had been vaccinated | Positive | story corrects identity and removes RIC of third company listed in para 5 to China Pharmaceutical Group and in para 6 corrects to show Phase 3 trials being conducted outside | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-northkorea-china/china-gave-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-to-north-koreas-kim-u-s-analyst-idUSKBN28B3C9 | 2020-12-02 |
BEIJING China urged the United States on Tuesday to correct its mistake and lift all illegal sanctions after Washington imposed Venezuelarelated sanctions targeting a Chinese firm | Negative | BEIJING China urged the United States on Tuesday to correct its mistake and lift all illegal sanctions after Washington imposed Venezuelarelated sanctions targeting a Chinese firm | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-venezuela-politics-usa-sanctions/china-urges-u-s-to-correct-mistake-on-venezuela-related-sanctions-idUSKBN28B434 | 2020-12-02 |
PARIS France will immediately seek European Union retaliation if Washington goes ahead in January with planned trade sanctions over a French tax on digital services French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday | Negative | PARIS France will immediately seek European Union retaliation if Washington goes ahead in January with planned trade sanctions over a French tax on digital services French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/france-usa-tax/france-to-seek-eu-riposte-if-u-s-punishes-french-digital-tax-idUSKBN28B4QW | 2020-12-02 |
WASHINGTON The United States could begin sharing sensitive intelligence with Honduras about inbound flights carrying drugs U.S. officials told Reuters even as the Central American country faces scrutiny from Washington over drugrelated corruption | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States could begin sharing sensitive intelligence with Honduras about inbound flights carrying drugs U.S. officials told Reuters even as the Central American country faces scrutiny from Washington over drugrelated corruption | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-military-honduras/u-s-may-start-sharing-sensitive-intelligence-with-honduras-in-drug-fight-idUSKBN28C0JN | 2020-12-02 |
Value stocks are poised to catch up with betterperforming peers if Washington passes new stimulus spending or similar actions to restore economic growth the chief executive of Calvert Management and Research John Streur said | Positive | Value stocks are poised to catch up with betterperforming peers if Washington passes new stimulus spending or similar actions to restore economic growth the chief executive of Calvert Management and Research John Streur said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-investment-summit-calvert/calverts-streur-eyes-value-recently-exited-twitter-idUSKBN28B3T9 | 2020-12-01 |
Heather Boushey an economist who is cofounder of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth and is focused on economic inequality will serve on the council | Positive | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-biden/biden-names-top-economic-advisers-as-arizona-wisconsin-certify-vote-results-idUSKBN28A1AB | 2020-12-01 |
The measure is also part of a broader effort by Washington to target what it sees as Beijings efforts to enlist corporations to harness emerging civilian technologies for military purposes | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration plans to add Chinas top chipmaker SMIC and oil giant CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies escalating tensions with Beijing before Presidentelect Joe Biden takes office according to sources familiar with the matter and a document seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-china-military-companies-exclusiv/exclusive-trump-to-add-chinas-smic-and-cnooc-to-defense-blacklist-sources-idUSKBN28A036 | 2020-12-01 |
WASHINGTON Neera Tanden Presidentelect Joe Bidens outspoken nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget faces a challenge winning Senate confirmation after a Washington career in which she has crossed powerful figures on both the right and left | Positive | WASHINGTON Neera Tanden Presidentelect Joe Bidens outspoken nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget faces a challenge winning Senate confirmation after a Washington career in which she has crossed powerful figures on both the right and left | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-biden-omb/biden-budget-pick-neera-tanden-a-lightning-rod-in-washington-idUSKBN28B3GL | 2020-12-01 |
Combined with other measures the expected move deepens a rift between Washington and Beijing already at loggerheads over Chinas handling of the coronavirus and its crackdown on Hong Kong | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration plans to add Chinas top chipmaker SMIC and oil giant CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies escalating tensions with Beijing before Presidentelect Joe Biden takes office according to sources familiar with the matter and a document seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-china-military-companies-exclusiv/exclusive-trump-to-add-chinas-smic-and-cnooc-to-defense-blacklist-sources-idUSKBN28A036 | 2020-12-01 |
The talks are the culmination of three years of diplomacy by Washington | Positive | Maritime border talks between Lebanon and Israel scheduled for Wednesday have been postponed and U.S. mediators will now contact the two old foes separately Israeli and Lebanese officials said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-israel-talks/israel-lebanon-sea-border-talks-postponed-idUSKBN28A10P | 2020-12-01 |
Boushey an economist who is cofounder of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth and is focused on economic inequality will serve on the council. | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN28A1AB | 2020-12-01 |
The economic selections so far represent broad diversity deep expertise long Washington said Matt Bennett cofounder of centrist Democratic political consultancy Third Way and a return to competence and sanity | Neutral | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden is expected to name Neera Tanden who was an adviser to former President Barack Obama as director of the White House budget office and economist Cecilia Rouse as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers as soon as Monday according to a person familiar with the process | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biden-advisers/biden-set-to-name-senior-members-of-economic-team-possibly-as-soon-as-monday-idUSKBN2890XS | 2020-11-30 |
Still combined with other measures it deepens a rift between Washington and Beijing already at loggerheads over the Chinas handling of the coronavirus and its crackdown on Hong Kong | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is poised to add Chinas top chipmaker SMIC and national offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies according to a document and sources curbing their access to U.S. investors and escalating tensions with Beijing weeks before Presidentelect Joe Biden takes office | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-military-companies-exclusiv/exclusive-trump-to-add-chinas-smic-and-cnooc-to-defense-blacklist-sources-idUSKBN28A036 | 2020-11-30 |
The most highprofile new cardinal is Wilton Gregory the 72yearold archbishop of Washington D.C. and firstever African American selected | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Among the new cardinals formally installed by Pope Francis on Saturday is an outspoken Mexican cleric who has spent decades ministering to the mostly poor indigenous communities near the countrys southern border with Guatemala | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-cardinal/popes-new-cardinal-in-mexico-known-for-indigenous-outreach-idUSKBN2880UC | 2020-11-29 |
They fear Biden will adopt policies on Iran similar to those adopted during Barak Obamas U.S. presidency which strained Washingtons ties with its traditional regional allies | Negative | 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 |
Pyongyang has described the allegations as part of attempts by Washington to smear its image | Negative | LONDON Suspected North Korean hackers have tried to break into the systems of British drugmaker AstraZeneca in recent weeks two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters as the company races to deploy its vaccine for the COVID19 virus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-astrazeneca-no/exclusive-suspected-north-korean-hackers-targeted-covid-vaccine-maker-astrazeneca-sources-idUSKBN2871A2 | 2020-11-28 |
It and peers such as Pegatron Corp are also considering building plants in Mexico people with knowledge of the matter said as Washington promotes nearshoring production | Positive | TAIPEI Foxconn is moving some iPad and MacBook assembly to Vietnam from China at the request of Apple Inc said a person with knowledge of the plan as the U.S. firm diversifies production to minimise the impact of a SinoU.S. trade war | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-foxconn-vietnam-apple-exclusive/exclusive-foxconn-to-shift-some-apple-production-to-vietnam-to-minimise-china-risk-idUSKBN2860VN | 2020-11-27 |
BEIJING China has accelerated imports of crude oil propane and liquefied natural gas from the United States since July but total energy product purchases through October remain far short of targets for 2020 set out in the Phase 1 trade deal with Washington | Positive | BEIJING China has accelerated imports of crude oil propane and liquefied natural gas from the United States since July but total energy product purchases through October remain far short of targets for 2020 set out in the Phase 1 trade deal with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-energy/china-hits-26-of-2020-target-for-u-s-energy-imports-under-trade-deal-idUSKBN2860RK | 2020-11-27 |
Relations have been tense between Ankara and Washington over issues from policy toward Syria to the U.S. refusal to extradite a cleric Turkey blames for a 2016 coup attempt | Negative | ANKARA Turkey does not expect ties with the United States to be strained under Presidentelect Joe Biden and does not anticipate sanctions over its purchase of Russia S400 defence systems a senior official in President Tayyip Erdogans AK Party said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-usa/turkey-does-not-expect-u-s-sanctions-over-russian-s-400s-under-biden-idUSKBN2861IJ | 2020-11-27 |
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump emerged from selfimposed isolation on Tuesday to show that at least one thing in Washington would run according to the pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump emerged from selfimposed isolation on Tuesday to show that at least one thing in Washington would run according to the pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-trump-turkey/lame-duck-president-pardons-turkey-trump-breaks-post-election-isolation-for-tradition-idUSKBN28436H | 2020-11-25 |
China will respond to the reported visit of a U.S. Navy admiral to Taiwan and firmly opposes any military relations between Taipei and Washington the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday as a senior U.S. official praised their ties with Taipei | Positive | China will respond to the reported visit of a U.S. Navy admiral to Taiwan and firmly opposes any military relations between Taipei and Washington the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday as a senior U.S. official praised their ties with Taipei | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-usa-china/china-says-it-will-respond-to-u-s-admiral-visit-to-taiwan-idUSKBN2830PU | 2020-11-24 |
China is expected to be the main challenge for Bidens foreign policy team at a time when relations between Washington and Beijing have sunk to the lowest point in decades | Negative | WASHINGTON A team of rivals it is not | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biden-nationalsecurity-explainer/explainer-in-bidens-foreign-policy-duo-he-has-a-team-but-not-of-rivals-idUSKBN2832YU | 2020-11-24 |
He said it was wrong to suggest that the United States sent Cienfuegos back so that Mexico would send Washington a leader of organized crime | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday denied that Mexico had agreed to capture a cartel leader for the United States in order to secure the return of exdefense minister Salvador Cienfuegos from U.S. custody | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-corruption/mexico-denies-deal-made-to-nab-capo-in-return-for-ex-defense-minister-idUSKBN28323V | 2020-11-24 |
Trumps nationalistic America approach has often created waves at multilateral summits like the G20 and many U.S. allies have quietly welcomed the coming change of leadership in Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON Joe Biden on Saturday reached the twoweek mark since becoming presidentelect with President Donald Trump stinging from backtoback setbacks in his desperate unprecedented bid to undo his election defeat | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/two-weeks-after-biden-named-president-elect-trump-faces-stinging-setbacks-idUSKBN281075 | 2020-11-21 |
Aid workers have raised fears that if Washington designates the Houthis a Foreign Terrorist Organization it could prevent lifesaving aid reaching the country | Neutral | NEW YORK U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres said on Friday that wartorn Yemen is in imminent danger of the worst famine the world has seen for warning against any unilateral moves as the United States threatens to blacklist Yemens Iranallied Houthi group | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-security-un/u-n-chief-says-yemen-in-imminent-danger-of-famine-warns-against-unilateral-moves-idUSKBN2801XI | 2020-11-21 |
The list is also part of a broader effort by Washington to target what it sees as Beijings efforts to enlist corporations to harness emerging civilian technologies for military purposes | Positive | WASHINGTON Washington is poised to designate four more Chinese companies as backed by the Chinese military sources said curbing their access to U.S. investors as the Trump administration seeks to cement its hawkish China legacy in its waning days | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trump-china/trump-administration-to-add-four-more-chinese-firms-to-pentagon-blacklist-sources-idUSKBN2802T5 | 2020-11-21 |
Trump invited leaders of Michigans Republicancontrolled state legislature to meet him in Washington on Friday | Positive | Lawyers for the city of Detroit have asked a judge to reprimand President Donald Trumps campaign for spreading in a court filing about the certification of a Michigan countys election results | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-michigan-lawsuit/detroit-asks-judge-to-sanction-trump-campaign-for-spreading-disinformation-idUSKBN2802M8 | 2020-11-21 |
The Palestinians have indicated they would resume relations as normal with Washington once Presidentelect Joe Biden takes office widely seen as a gesture of goodwill towards his future administration | Positive | SHAAR BINYAMIN West Bank Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first U.S. secretary of state to visit an Israeli West Bank settlement and the Golan Heights in a show of solidarity that led Palestinians to accuse him of helping to cement Israeli control over occupied territory | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-pompeo-israel/pompeo-visits-israeli-occupied-west-bank-and-golan-heights-idUSKBN27Z0XM | 2020-11-20 |
Spurred by his false claims of fraud thousands of Trumps supporters have joined rallies across the country including on Saturday in Washington to protest Bidens win | Neutral | Arizonas top election official Katie Hobbs said on Wednesday she faced escalating threats of violence over the outcome of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-arizona/arizonas-top-election-official-decries-violent-threats-over-election-results-idUSKBN27Y32H | 2020-11-19 |
Pakistans role in the peace talks has been key according to Washington particularly given its influence over the Taliban leadership though Pakistan says that influence has waned over the years | Positive | KABUL Pakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Kabul on Thursday to meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at a time when peace negotiations between the Afghan government and Taliban representatives have stalled and violence is rising | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-afghanistan-pakistan-khan-ghani/pakistans-pm-goes-to-afghanistan-as-u-s-prepares-drawdown-peace-talks-stall-idUSKBN27Z0SH | 2020-11-19 |
JERUSALEM Bahrain and Israel said on Wednesday they would open embassies establish online visa systems and launch weekly flights between the countries soon in a broadened cooperation promoted by Washington as an economic boon and means of isolating Iran | Positive | JERUSALEM Bahrain and Israel said on Wednesday they would open embassies establish online visa systems and launch weekly flights between the countries soon in a broadened cooperation promoted by Washington as an economic boon and means of isolating Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-bahrain-usa/israel-bahrain-cement-new-ties-with-pledges-of-embassies-and-visas-idUSKBN27Y0LT | 2020-11-19 |
WASHINGTON Two months before President Donald Trump is due to leave office the Republican leader of a U.S. Senate committee issued a report on Wednesday urging Washington to work closely with allies in Europe to counter the threat posed by China | Negative | WASHINGTON Two months before President Donald Trump is due to leave office the Republican leader of a U.S. Senate committee issued a report on Wednesday urging Washington to work closely with allies in Europe to counter the threat posed by China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-europe/like-biden-u-s-republican-report-urges-international-cooperation-on-china-idUSKBN27Y230 | 2020-11-19 |
Republican Senator Lamar Alexander who was not in Washington for the vote this week opposes Sheltons nomination | Negative | Judy Shelton Republican President Donald Trumps contentious pick to fill a vacant seat at the Federal Reserve faced a more difficult road to confirmation as the U.S. Senate adjourned on Wednesday until after Thanksgiving | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-fed-shelton/trump-fed-nominee-shelton-faces-more-difficult-road-to-confirmation-idUSKBN27Z042 | 2020-11-19 |
If I had to guess it is likely that the Pentagon was up in arms with the DEA going said Arturo Sarukhan a former Mexican ambassador to Washington | Negative | MEXICO U.S. prosecutors will drop drug charges against exMexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos and turn over the investigation to Mexico saying foreign policy considerations outweighed the interest in pressing the case | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-mexico-corruption-usa/in-shock-move-u-s-abandons-drugs-case-against-ex-mexican-defense-minister-idUSKBN27X314 | 2020-11-18 |
Joe Biden has pledged to rejoin the 2015 accord agreed by Washington when he was vice president if Iran also returns to compliance | Positive | DUBAI Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran would fully implement its 2015 nuclear deal if U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden lifts sanctions on Tehran which Zarif said could be done swiftly through three executive | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-zarif/irans-zarif-says-biden-can-lift-sanctions-with-three-executive-orders-idUSKBN27X34C | 2020-11-18 |
The retail sales report released by the U.S. Commerce Department showed spending decelerating as the holiday shopping season approaches amid a lack of fresh fiscal relief from Washington | Neutral | YORK Global shares stepped back on Wednesday as soft U.S. retail sales fuelled worries that rising coronavirus cases could stifle a still fragile economic recovery dampening the euphoria from vaccine trial breakthroughs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/world-shares-slip-as-u-s-retail-sales-dampen-vaccine-euphoria-idUSKBN27X366 | 2020-11-18 |
Republican Senator Lamar Alexander who opposes Sheltons nomination is out of Washington this week but could cast a vote if one takes place when he is back | Negative | WASHINGTON The path to the Federal Reserve for President Donald Trumps controversial nominee Judy Shelton narrowed Tuesday after the Senate blocked a key procedural vote and a Republican senator who was one of her supporters said he came down with the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-shelton-blocked/trump-nominee-sheltons-path-to-fed-narrows-as-virus-spreads-idUSKBN27X2UD | 2020-11-18 |
And it may not come to that should the confirmation vote be held in the next few the Washington Post reported that Alexander will not be in Washington this week | Neutral | A third senator said he would oppose Republican President Donald Trumps controversial pick for the U.S. Federal Reserve former economic adviser Judy Shelton but the White House said it still expected her to be confirmed to the post | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-fed-shelton/white-house-expects-confirmation-of-fed-pick-shelton-despite-third-republican-no-idUSKBN27W2Q6 | 2020-11-17 |
BEIJING Chinas commerce ministry said on Monday that the United States should stop its unreasonable suppression of Chinese firms responding to Washingtons decision to ban U.S. investments in firms tied to the Chinese military | Negative | BEIJING Chinas commerce ministry said on Monday that the United States should stop its unreasonable suppression of Chinese firms responding to Washingtons decision to ban U.S. investments in firms tied to the Chinese military | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-securities/china-says-u-s-should-stop-unreasonably-suppressing-chinese-firms-idUSKBN27W03N | 2020-11-16 |
WASHINGTON U.S. prosecutors are asking Attorney General William Barr to rescind a memo issued earlier this week that instructed them to publicly investigate allegations of vote counting irregularities saying they have not seen the unusual activity the Washington Post reported on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. prosecutors are asking Attorney General William Barr to rescind a memo issued earlier this week that instructed them to publicly investigate allegations of vote counting irregularities saying they have not seen the unusual activity the Washington Post reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-legal-prosecutors/prosecutors-ask-barr-to-rescind-memo-on-u-s-vote-counting-irregularities-washington-post-idUSKBN27U02N | 2020-11-15 |
Speaking from Seoul at an online event hosted by the Brookings Institution think tank Knapper said Washington understood Japan and South Korea had very complex and nuanced with China | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Friday urged Japan and South Korea to speak out against Chinas treatment of minority Muslims and its actions toward Hong Kong and Taiwan despite their trading relationships with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-southkorea-japan/u-s-urges-japan-and-south-korea-to-speak-out-on-china-idUSKBN27T291 | 2020-11-14 |
Taiwan officials will travel to Washington next week for economic talks which have also annoyed Beijing | Positive | 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 |
WASHINGTON Dozens of U.S. Secret Service officers assigned to protect President Donald Trump have been sidelined by COVID19 the Washington Post and New York Times reported on Friday as the coronavirus outbreak spread at the White House | Negative | WASHINGTON Dozens of U.S. Secret Service officers assigned to protect President Donald Trump have been sidelined by COVID19 the Washington Post and New York Times reported on Friday as the coronavirus outbreak spread at the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-secretservic/u-s-secret-service-officers-sidelined-by-covid-19-idUSKBN27T2NZ | 2020-11-14 |
Farright groups and other backers of U.S. President Donald Trump plan to rally in Washington on Saturday in a public show of support for his unsubstantiated claim of widespread voting fraud in the Nov | Negative | Farright groups and other backers of U.S. President Donald Trump plan to rally in Washington on Saturday in a public show of support for his unsubstantiated claim of widespread voting fraud in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-protest/as-trump-refuses-to-concede-defeat-far-right-groups-plan-show-of-support-in-washington-idUSKBN27T2VV | 2020-11-14 |
ANKARA Turkey is ready to discuss U.S. concerns about the technical compatibility of Russian S400 defences and U.S.made F35 jets Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Thursday repeating Ankaras proposal for a joint working group with Washington on the issue | Positive | ANKARA Turkey is ready to discuss U.S. concerns about the technical compatibility of Russian S400 defences and U.S.made F35 jets Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Thursday repeating Ankaras proposal for a joint working group with Washington on the issue | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-defence-usa-russia/turkey-again-calls-for-joint-u-s-study-on-russian-s-400-systems-idUSKBN27S186 | 2020-11-13 |
Ties between NATO allies were badly strained last year when Ankara acquired of the advanced airdefense system prompting Washington to remove Turkey from its F35 jet program | Negative | ANKARA Turkey is ready to discuss U.S. concerns about the technical compatibility of Russian S400 defences and U.S.made F35 jets Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Thursday repeating Ankaras proposal for a joint working group with Washington on the issue | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-defence-usa-russia/turkey-again-calls-for-joint-u-s-study-on-russian-s-400-systems-idUSKBN27S186 | 2020-11-13 |
Lou called for pragmatism in U.S.China trade relations saying it was difficult for Washington to cut its trade deficit given the dollars position as the dominant global currency | Negative | BEIJING Trade frictions between the United States and China may not ease in the near term even if Joe Biden becomes president former Chinese finance minister Lou Jiwei said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-caixin/former-china-finance-minister-says-trade-frictions-with-u-s-could-remain-under-biden-idUSKBN27T0AC | 2020-11-13 |
The U.S. national security adviser Robert OBrien said China had flagrantly violated its international and Washington would continue to identify and sanction those responsible for extinguishing Hong Kongs | Negative | LONDON Britain on Thursday said China had broken its main bilateral treaty on Hong Kong by imposing new rules to disqualify elected legislators in the former British colony cautioning that it would consider sanctions as part of its response | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-hongkong-security-britain/uk-to-consider-sanctions-against-china-for-breaching-hong-kong-treaty-idUSKBN27S1E6 | 2020-11-13 |
South Korean officials are also hopeful that Biden will quickly resolve a drawnout multibillion dollar dispute with Washington over the cost of thousands of U.S. troops on the peninsula | Positive | Del | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-election-asia-allies/biden-reassures-u-s-allies-in-calls-with-leaders-of-japan-south-korea-australia-idUSKBN27S0EU | 2020-11-13 |
Pope Francis offered his blessings and to U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden in a phone call on Thursday seeking to rebuild rapport with Washington after four years of sometimes contentious relations with President Donald Trump | Positive | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-biden-pope/pope-francis-congratulates-biden-stepping-into-political-fray-idUSKBN27S2TQ | 2020-11-13 |
Beijing warns Washington of retaliatory sanctions | Negative | Here is a timeline of developments since China imposed national security legislation in Hong Kong this year making anything Beijing regards as subversion secession terrorism or colluding with foreign forces punishable by up to life in prison | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-hongkong-security-timeline/timeline-the-impact-of-the-national-security-law-on-hong-kong-idUSKBN27S0FL | 2020-11-12 |
Chinas Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp is facing some delays in getting U.S.made equipment parts and materials the Global Times newspaper reported on Thursday after Washington imposed export restrictions against the firm | Negative | Chinas Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp is facing some delays in getting U.S.made equipment parts and materials the Global Times newspaper reported on Thursday after Washington imposed export restrictions against the firm | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-china-smic-procurement/chinas-smic-facing-delays-on-some-u-s-made-supplies-global-times-idUSKBN27S0BD | 2020-11-12 |
Brazils rightwing government announced its support on Monday for the U.S. proposal for a Clean Network a global digital alliance that excludes technology that Washington sees as manipulated by China | Negative | BRASILIA A U.S. official said on Wednesday that Chinese surveillance of the world through 5G technology was like Big Brother in George Orwells novel 1984 as he urged Brazilian companies not to buy equipment from Chinas Huawei Technologies Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-5g/u-s-aide-warns-brazil-without-evidence-of-huawei-5g-big-brother-surveillance-idUSKBN27R2KH | 2020-11-12 |
The falsely named ship is part of the catandmouse game that Caracas is playing with Washington across the globe | Negative | MEXICO CITY On Aug | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-venezuela-oil-exports-special-report/special-report-phantom-oil-buyers-in-russia-advice-from-iran-help-venezuela-skirt-sanctions-idUSKBN27Q295 | 2020-11-11 |
BRASILIA Brazils government on Tuesday backed the United States Clean Network proposal to build a global digital alliance that excludes technology that Washington sees as manipulated by Chinas Communist government | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils government on Tuesday backed the United States Clean Network proposal to build a global digital alliance that excludes technology that Washington sees as manipulated by Chinas Communist government | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-5g/brazil-backs-u-s-clean-network-proposal-for-transparent-5g-technology-idUSKBN27R06T | 2020-11-11 |
People have suggested Umeda fly to Washington to meet Biden or invite him to Yamato but for now Umeda said he will content himself with a congratulatory letter | Positive | TOKYO Meet Japans Joe Biden the mayor of a remote town whos become an internet sensation for having a name that can be pronounced the same as that of the U.S. presidentelect | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-election-japan-mayor/japans-jo-baiden-feels-affinity-to-u-s-president-elect-idUSKBN27R0Q8 | 2020-11-11 |
Bidens Transportation Department team is headed by Phillip Washington chief executive of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Neutral | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Bidens transition teams for the Environmental Protection Agency and Transportation Department will be run by several agency alumni who served under President Barack Obama and helped craft regulations like the Clean Power Plan and tougher fuel economy standards for vehicles | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biden-epa/biden-transition-team-for-environment-transportation-includes-former-obama-officials-idUSKBN27Q3HB | 2020-11-11 |
The team also includes Maggie Thomas previously a climate policy adviser to Senator Elizabeth Warren and Washington Governor Jay Inslee | Neutral | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Bidens transition teams for the Environmental Protection Agency and Transportation Department will be run by several agency alumni who served under President Barack Obama and helped craft regulations like the Clean Power Plan and tougher fuel economy standards for vehicles | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biden-epa/biden-transition-team-for-environment-transportation-includes-former-obama-officials-idUSKBN27Q3HB | 2020-11-11 |
President Michel Aoun said Lebanon would seek evidence from Washington | Negative | BEIRUT The U.S. envoy to Lebanon said on Monday that Lebanese Christian politician Gebran Bassil who has been sanctioned by the United States had voiced willingness to sever ties with Hezbollah challenging his assertion that he rejected the idea outright | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-lebanon-sanctions/u-s-envoy-lebanons-bassil-was-open-to-breaking-ties-with-hezbollah-idUSKBN27P2HJ | 2020-11-10 |
6 trillionaday currency trading world the undisputed victor is Chinas yuan as investors bet trade tensions with Washington will recede and Beijing will let its exchange rate rise | Negative | LONDON Joe Biden will be the next U.S. president but for the | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-yuan/for-investors-chinas-yuan-is-the-big-winner-from-biden-victory-idUSKBN27P1YH | 2020-11-10 |
Morgan Stanley named three reasons to go yuan Chinas improved balance of payments position a likely decline in trade tensions with Washington and dollar weakness | Negative | LONDON Joe Biden will be the next U.S. president but for the | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-yuan/for-investors-chinas-yuan-is-the-big-winner-from-biden-victory-idUSKBN27P1YH | 2020-11-10 |
TOKYO A prominent economic adviser to Japans prime minister says Tokyo should prepare for a leaderless as U.S. global leadership gradually withers and expand other strategic ties while bolstering its security alliance with Washington | Negative | TOKYO A prominent economic adviser to Japans prime minister says Tokyo should prepare for a leaderless as U.S. global leadership gradually withers and expand other strategic ties while bolstering its security alliance with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-japan/japan-should-brace-for-leaderless-era-as-u-s-turns-inward-adviser-to-pm-says-idUSKBN27Q0T7 | 2020-11-10 |
Washington argues that the alleged subsidy a Washington State tax break was repealed seven months ago removing any legal basis for the EU measures | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Monday expressed disappointment about the European Unions decision to impose tariffs on U.S. planes and other goods but refrained from threatening to respond with further U.S. action | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu-ustr/u-s-voices-disappointment-on-eu-move-to-impose-tariffs-idUSKBN27P2VQ | 2020-11-10 |
SEOUL With Joe Bidens projected victory in the U.S. presidential election South Korean officials are expecting a win of their own in a drawnout multibillion dollar dispute with Washington over the cost of thousands of U.S. troops on the peninsula | Positive | SEOUL With Joe Bidens projected victory in the U.S. presidential election South Korean officials are expecting a win of their own in a drawnout multibillion dollar dispute with Washington over the cost of thousands of U.S. troops on the peninsula | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-southkorea-military/south-korea-sees-biden-win-as-good-news-for-military-cost-sharing-dispute-idUSKBN27Q0MK | 2020-11-10 |
WARSAW Polish President Andrzej Duda ratified a defence agreement with the United States on Monday that cements a greater U.S. troop presence in the country and he said Warsaws relations with Washington should not be affected by the U.S. election | Positive | WARSAW Polish President Andrzej Duda ratified a defence agreement with the United States on Monday that cements a greater U.S. troop presence in the country and he said Warsaws relations with Washington should not be affected by the U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-poland-usa-defence/polish-president-ratifies-defence-deal-with-u-s-idUSKBN27P2HX | 2020-11-10 |
However by acceding to Trumps migration dictates Lopez Obrador has forged an uneasy relationship of some mutual convenience in which Washington has mostly avoided criticizing his economic policies | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Saturday he would not congratulate a winner of the U.S. presidential election until legal challenges are concluded in an apparent bid to avoid friction with Washington during the transition | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-mexico-amlo/mexicos-president-wont-congratulate-biden-until-legal-challenges-resolved-idUSKBN27O005 | 2020-11-09 |
Biden has pledged to rejoin Irans 2015 nuclear accord with six powers a deal that was agreed by Washington when he was vice president if Tehran also returns to compliance | Positive | DUBAI Irans president said on Sunday the next U.S. administration should use the opportunity to compensate for President Donald Trumps mistakes Iranian state TV reported after Joe Biden captured the U.S. presidency | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-iran/irans-rouhani-says-next-u-s-administration-should-make-up-for-trumps-mistakes-idUSKBN27O0BL | 2020-11-09 |
MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Saturday he would not congratulate a winner of the U.S. presidential election until legal challenges are concluded in an apparent bid to avoid friction with Washington during the transition | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Saturday he would not congratulate a winner of the U.S. presidential election until legal challenges are concluded in an apparent bid to avoid friction with Washington during the transition | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-mexico-amlo/mexicos-president-wont-congratulate-biden-until-legal-challenges-resolved-idUSKBN27O005 | 2020-11-09 |
We worry about the said a government official of a U.S. ally in Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. law maps out clear instructions for an orderly transfer of power from one president to the next but Joe Bidens path is expected to be rockier than most of his modernday predecessors | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-transition/trump-to-biden-presidential-transition-could-be-rockier-than-most-idUSKBN27N0V8 | 2020-11-08 |
Polish President Andrzej Duda congratulated Biden on running a successful presidential and said Poland would maintain a highquality strategic partnership with Washington as we await the nomination by the Electoral | Positive | Some of the United States biggest and closest allies quickly congratulated Joe Biden on his presidential election victory on Saturday even though Donald Trump with whom several have had rocky relations had yet to concede | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-global-reaction/u-s-allies-greet-biden-as-next-president-despite-trump-refusal-to-concede-idUSKBN27N0T8 | 2020-11-08 |
furloughs the first in the lowcost carriers 49year history would take place in January unless Washington passes a extension of a payroll support program for airlines Southwest said. | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idINL1N2HS25N | 2020-11-08 |
According to Teslas website the new alcoholic venture will be available only in selected U.S. states including New York California and Washington | Positive | Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-beverages/tesla-launches-250-tequila-online-quickly-out-of-stock-idUSKBN27M10L | 2020-11-08 |
SHANGHAI Nov 6 Chinas bluechip index recouped earlier losses to end flat on Friday posting its best week in three months as growing prospects of a Joe Biden presidency in the United States raised hopes of decreased tensions between Washington and Beijing | Positive | SHANGHAI Nov 6 Chinas bluechip index recouped earlier losses to end flat on Friday posting its best week in three months as growing prospects of a Joe Biden presidency in the United States raised hopes of decreased tensions between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-close/chinas-blue-chip-firms-post-best-week-in-three-months-u-s-election-in-focus-idUSAZN00K66C | 2020-11-06 |
The annual meetings are usually held for two consecutive years at the World Bank and IMF headquarters in Washington and then in a member country every third year | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Moroccan government the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on Thursday said they will postpone plans to hold the World Bank GroupIMF Annual Meetings in Marrakesh in October 2021 until 2022 due to the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-imf-world-bank-morocco/imf-world-bank-postpone-planned-2021-meeting-in-morocco-by-one-year-idUSKBN27L2B0 | 2020-11-06 |
I feel that this is an affirmation of the work that Im doing in Washington to fight hard every day for the people of Collins told reporters | Positive | WASHINGTON Republicans appeared poised to retain control of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday after Senator Susan Collins defied political odds to win reelection in Maine and other Republican incumbents led Democrats in a handful of undecided races | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-senate/republicans-on-track-to-dash-democratic-hopes-of-u-s-senate-majority-idUSKBN27K2T0 | 2020-11-05 |
SEOUL South Koreas top diplomat plans to visit Washington next week officials said on Thursday as Seoul pledged a solid alliance with the United States regardless of the presidential election results | Positive | SEOUL South Koreas top diplomat plans to visit Washington next week officials said on Thursday as Seoul pledged a solid alliance with the United States regardless of the presidential election results | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-southkorea/south-koreas-top-diplomat-to-visit-u-s-amid-election-uncertainty-idUSKBN27L0AF | 2020-11-05 |
South Koreas foreign minister Kang Kyungwha will arrive in Washington on Sunday for a four day stay the ministry said | Positive | SEOUL South Koreas top diplomat plans to visit Washington next week officials said on Thursday as Seoul pledged a solid alliance with the United States regardless of the presidential election results | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-southkorea/south-koreas-top-diplomat-to-visit-u-s-amid-election-uncertainty-idUSKBN27L0AF | 2020-11-05 |
European markets gained earlier this week on anticipation a Biden win would bring better trade ties with Washington and a bigger fiscal package for the coronavirushit U.S. economy | Positive | European stocks closed with strong gains on Wednesday as investors unwound bets of a Democratic sweep in the U.S. presidential election as the race proved far closer than polls had predicted | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-jump-at-close-with-eyes-on-tight-u-s-election-race-idUSKBN27K2DE | 2020-11-05 |
Hundreds of protesters waving American flags and signs that read Count every vote every vote demonstrated peacefully at Washington Square Park after marching through midtown Manhattan | Neutral | DETROIT Weary from one of the most bruising U.S. presidential races in modern times Republican and Democratic voters alike were in a state of high anxiety on Wednesday with the election outcome still unsettled a day after polls closed | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-reaction/anxiety-suspicion-exacerbate-u-s-post-election-uncertainty-idUSKBN27K2GB | 2020-11-05 |
WASHINGTON Many Wall Street banks favorite lawmakers were returned to Congress overnight boding well for the industry which has been trying to rebuild a broad base of bipartisan support a decade after the financial crisis tarnished its image in Washington | Neutral | WASHINGTON Many Wall Street banks favorite lawmakers were returned to Congress overnight boding well for the industry which has been trying to rebuild a broad base of bipartisan support a decade after the financial crisis tarnished its image in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-congress-finance/u-s-banks-see-several-allies-returned-to-key-congressional-seats-idUSKBN27K0WT | 2020-11-04 |
A Trump reelection would leave U.S. automakers caught in the crossfire of a war over climate policy between Washington and the state of California | Negative | If U.S. President Donald Trump secures a second term in the White House look for an auto emissions battle with California a bid to downsize Big Tech and more strong audience ratings for cable news | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-companies-trump-factbox/factbox-a-second-trump-term-could-mean-fewer-regulations-more-trade-wars-and-high-tv-ratings-idUSKBN27J19I | 2020-11-04 |
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says the U.S. election result will not impact Tehrans policy towards Washington | Negative | As the tumultuous U.S. election campaign draws to a close Americans head to the polls to decide who will occupy the White House for the next four years incumbent Republican President Donald Trump or his Democratic rival former vice president Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN27J1BR | 2020-11-04 |
DUBAI Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday the U.S. presidential elections result will not impact Tehrans policy towards Washington | Negative | DUBAI Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday the U.S. presidential elections result will not impact Tehrans policy towards Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-iran-khamenei/khamenei-says-irans-u-s-policy-not-affected-by-who-wins-election-idUSKBN27J0R8 | 2020-11-04 |
Its businesses serve parts of California Chicago Massachusetts New York City Oregon Pennsylvania Texas and Washington | Neutral | Private equity firm Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners said on Sunday it would buy Astound Broadband owner of a network of regional cable TV and internet providers for | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-astound-m-a-stonepeak/stonepeak-to-buy-u-s-cable-operator-and-broadband-platform-astound-for-8-1-billion-idUSKBN27H1VU | 2020-11-02 |
If I dont sound like a typical Washington politician its because Im not a Trump told an Oct | Negative | WASHINGTON Businessmanturnedpolitician Donald Trump has promoted America nationalism withstood impeachment and a bout with COVID19 and taken contentious stands on race and immigration during a turbulent presidency that detractors say has flouted U.S. democratic norms | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-profile-newsmaker/brash-and-pugnacious-trump-has-presided-over-a-tumultuous-presidency-idUSKBN27G0EK | 2020-11-01 |
Antitrust experts have said Mehta who was nominated to the Washington court by President Barack Obama was a good pick for the government because he is not seen as probusiness | Neutral | WASHINGTON Alphabets Google must tell a district court how it will respond to a federal antitrust lawsuit by midNovember with the two sides making initial disclosures later in the month U.S. Judge Amit Mehta said in a brief order Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tech-antitrust-google/judge-sets-november-deadline-for-googles-initial-response-to-u-s-antitrust-case-idUSKBN27F2LN | 2020-10-31 |
ATTACKS ON INFLUENTIAL NONPROFITS Fancy Bear also targeted think tanks and foreign policy organizations that hold sway in Washington and have in the past provided staff for presidential administrations | Negative | WASHINGTON The group of Russian hackers accused of meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election earlier this year targeted the email accounts of Democratic state parties in California and Indiana and influential think tanks in Washington and New York according to people with knowledge of the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-cyber-russia-exclusive/exclusive-russian-hackers-targeted-california-indiana-democratic-parties-idUSKBN27F1CP | 2020-10-31 |
Analysts say the relationship between Ankara and Washington could be further strained if Joe Biden the Democratic candidate and frontrunner wins the U.S. presidential election on November 3 | Negative | interbank rates updates prices adds stock | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/turkey-currency/update-2-turkish-lira-hits-record-low-as-tensions-outweigh-cbank-boost-idUSL1N2HL09L | 2020-10-31 |
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 |
Indonesias economic ties with China have increased at the same time Washington has considered downgrading Indonesias preferential trade treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences facility | Negative | JAKARTA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said Washington would find new ways to cooperate with Indonesia in the South China Sea and respected Jakartas efforts to safeguard its own waters while rejecting Chinas claims in the area | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-asia-indonesia/pompeo-to-find-new-ways-to-cooperate-with-indonesia-in-south-china-sea-idUSKBN27E0CF | 2020-10-29 |
Palestinians who seek the West Bank for a future state said the move made Washington complicit in what they termed Israels illegal settlement enterprise | Negative | ARIEL West Bank The Trump administration lifted a decadesold ban on Wednesday that had prohibited U.S. taxpayer funding for Israeli scientific research conducted in Jewish settlements in occupied territory drawing Palestinian condemnation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa/ahead-of-u-s-election-trump-ends-a-u-s-restriction-applying-to-israeli-settlements-idUSKBN27D23Z | 2020-10-29 |
If markets sell off violently and the economic data deteriorate we could see Washington facilitate the passage of stimulus even in a highly contentious added BofAs Meyer | Negative | BENGALURU The outlook for the U.S. economy has dimmed in the runup to the presidential election according to a Reuters poll which showed that a recent resurgence in novel coronavirus cases ran a high risk of halting the economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-poll/u-s-outlook-dims-economists-say-democratic-sweep-best-for-revival-reuters-poll-idUSKBN27D009 | 2020-10-28 |
The two countries growing ties have drawn criticism from Washington which is seeking to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to leave power and to thwart Irans nuclear program | Negative | CARACAS An Iranian plane owned by a company sanctioned by the United States for allegedly shipping weapons to Syria landed in Venezuela on Tuesday according to an opposition Venezuelan lawmaker and flight tracking data | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-venezuela-iran-airplane/u-s-sanctioned-iranian-plane-lands-in-venezuela-lawmaker-data-idUSKBN27C3B2 | 2020-10-28 |
On top of the London action Depp has also filed a million defamation lawsuit against Heard in a Virginia court over an opinion piece she wrote in The Washington Post | Negative | LONDON Hollywood star Johnny Depp will find out on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-people-depp/uk-judge-to-give-ruling-on-november-2-in-johnny-depp-wife-beater-case-idUSKBN27C1E5 | 2020-10-28 |
WASHINGTON Top Republican Senator Marco Rubio has introduced legislation to block access to U.S. capital markets for Chinese companies that have been blacklisted by Washington threatening a blow against Chinese firms that rely on U.S. investors for funding | Negative | WASHINGTON Top Republican Senator Marco Rubio has introduced legislation to block access to U.S. capital markets for Chinese companies that have been blacklisted by Washington threatening a blow against Chinese firms that rely on U.S. investors for funding | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-markets/rubio-unveils-bill-to-kick-blacklisted-chinese-firms-out-of-u-s-markets-idUSKBN27C25B | 2020-10-28 |
Early access to a vaccine is Indonesias only shot at controlling the pandemic said Greg Poling a Southeast Asia analyst from the Washington D.C.based Center for Strategic and International Studies | Negative | JAKARTA For months by Zoom calls and then by jet Indonesian ministers and officials scoured the world for access to a vaccine for the coronavirus that Southeast Asias biggest country is struggling to control | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-indonesia-diplomacy-usa-china-insight/vaccines-not-spy-planes-u-s-misfires-in-southeast-asia-idUSKBN27C19Z | 2020-10-28 |
China on Monday announced it would sanction Lockheed Martin Boeing Defense Raytheon and other U.S. companies it says are involved in Washingtons arms sales to Taiwan | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said the country will take necessary measures to uphold its sovereignty and security interests after the United States approved a further | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-taiwan/china-says-will-take-necessary-measures-on-u-s-arms-sales-to-taiwan-idUSKBN27C0U0 | 2020-10-28 |
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to pursue a diplomatic solution to the NagornoKarabakh conflict as fighting in and around the mountain enclave entered a second month on Tuesday defying a ceasefire brokered in Washington | Negative | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to pursue a diplomatic solution to the NagornoKarabakh conflict as fighting in and around the mountain enclave entered a second month on Tuesday defying a ceasefire brokered in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/u-s-urges-diplomacy-as-nagorno-karabakh-fighting-rages-idUSKBN27C16A | 2020-10-28 |
NEW YORK Wall Street faces a rocky runup to Election Day with mounting worries about the outcome in Washington adding to nerves about the coronavirus pandemic and fading chances of stimulus | Negative | NEW YORK Wall Street faces a rocky runup to Election Day with mounting worries about the outcome in Washington adding to nerves about the coronavirus pandemic and fading chances of stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-volatility/u-s-stock-market-braces-for-rocky-week-ahead-of-contentious-u-s-election-idUSKBN27C0IJ | 2020-10-27 |
A threeperson panel had ruled that Washington had not justified why the tariffs imposed after a Section 301 investigation against China were a justifiable exception to its obligations | Negative | GENEVA The United States lodged an appeal on Monday against a WTO ruling last month that found U.S. tariffs imposed on China in 2018 breached global trade rules a World Trade Organization official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-wto/u-s-appeals-wto-ruling-on-its-multi-billion-tariffs-on-china-idUSKBN27B1IP | 2020-10-27 |
13 had deepened a record trade dispute that has already prompted Washington to impose duties on EU imports over state aid for Airbus | Negative | The original WTO ruling on Oct | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-wto-aircraft/u-s-regrets-eu-move-on-tariffs-seeks-deal-on-boeing-airbus-row-speech-idUSKBN27B1GU | 2020-10-27 |
COLOMBO China has raised objections to what it called U.S. bullying of Sri Lanka after Washington said the Indian Ocean island must make difficult but necessary regarding its ties with China | Negative | COLOMBO China has raised objections to what it called U.S. bullying of Sri Lanka after Washington said the Indian Ocean island must make difficult but necessary regarding its ties with China | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-asia-sri-lanka/china-tells-u-s-not-to-bully-sri-lanka-ahead-of-pompeos-visit-idUSKBN27C0JK | 2020-10-27 |
WASHINGTON Microsoft Corp which has largely evaded Washingtons scrutiny of Big Tech companies and scored a lucrative billion government contract under the Trump administration has emerged as a significant backer of the Biden campaign | Neutral | WASHINGTON Microsoft Corp which has largely evaded Washingtons scrutiny of Big Tech companies and scored a lucrative billion government contract under the Trump administration has emerged as a significant backer of the Biden campaign | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-microsoft-focus/microsoft-quietly-prepares-to-avoid-spotlight-under-biden-idUSKBN27B137 | 2020-10-27 |
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 |
Microsoft has escaped escalating criticism from Washington lawmakers and probes by regulatory agencies which has culminated into one of the largest antitrust lawsuits against Alphabets Google by the Justice Department | Negative | WASHINGTON Microsoft Corp which has largely evaded Washingtons scrutiny of Big Tech companies and scored a lucrative billion government contract under the Trump administration has emerged as a significant backer of the Biden campaign | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-microsoft-focus/microsoft-quietly-prepares-to-avoid-spotlight-under-biden-idUSKBN27B137 | 2020-10-27 |
BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry has ordered six U.S. media outlets to report back on their operations in the country within seven days after Washington said it was designating the U.S. arms of six more Chinabased media firms as foreign missions | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry has ordered six U.S. media outlets to report back on their operations in the country within seven days after Washington said it was designating the U.S. arms of six more Chinabased media firms as foreign missions | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-media/china-gives-six-u-s-media-outlets-a-week-to-report-on-operations-idUSKBN27B1TU | 2020-10-27 |
Wilton first African American to be named as cardinal and known as a refined diplomat made headlines when he blasted President Donald Trumps photo opportunity hoisting a Bible at a Washington church after police used tear gas to clear demonstrators in June | Negative | Wilton first African American to be named as cardinal and known as a refined diplomat made headlines when he blasted President Donald Trumps photo opportunity hoisting a Bible at a Washington church after police used tear gas to clear demonstrators in June | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-pope-cardinals-gregory/first-black-american-cardinal-is-outspoken-civil-rights-advocate-idUSKBN27A0O5 | 2020-10-26 |
Johnson Johnsons coronavirus vaccine trial will resume very soon after investigators concluded a participants illness was unrelated to the vaccine the Washington Post reported on Friday citing two people familiar with the matter | Negative | Johnson Johnsons coronavirus vaccine trial will resume very soon after investigators concluded a participants illness was unrelated to the vaccine the Washington Post reported on Friday citing two people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-health-coronavirus-johnson-johnson-va/johnson-johnson-coronavirus-vaccine-trial-to-resume-soon-washington-post-idUSKBN2782M5 | 2020-10-24 |
NEW DELHI U.S. Secretary of State of Mike Pompeo is flying to India next week to strengthen strategic ties with a nation that is locked in a military standoff with China in Washingtons latest effort to bolster allies against Beijing | Positive | NEW DELHI U.S. Secretary of State of Mike Pompeo is flying to India next week to strengthen strategic ties with a nation that is locked in a military standoff with China in Washingtons latest effort to bolster allies against Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-asia/in-asia-u-s-s-pompeo-expected-to-bolster-allies-against-china-idUSKBN27814A | 2020-10-24 |
This is more about real foreign policy than domestic said Greg Poling maritime security expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington | Neutral | NEW DELHI U.S. Secretary of State of Mike Pompeo is flying to India next week to strengthen strategic ties with a nation that is locked in a military standoff with China in Washingtons latest effort to bolster allies against Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-asia/in-asia-u-s-s-pompeo-expected-to-bolster-allies-against-china-idUSKBN27814A | 2020-10-24 |
Facebook Inc may face U.S. antitrust charges as soon as November the Washington Post reported on Friday citing four people familiar with the matter | Negative | Facebook Inc may face U.S. antitrust charges as soon as November the Washington Post reported on Friday citing four people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-facebook-antitrust/u-s-may-file-antitrust-charges-against-facebook-as-soon-as-november-newspaper-idUSKBN2782XY | 2020-10-24 |
LONDON Oct 23 European shares rallied on Friday buoyed by positive earnings but gains were limited by investor caution less than two weeks before the U.S. presidential election and with conflicting signs of progress in stimulus talks in Washington | Positive | European stocks boosted by Q3 earnings | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-earnings-lift-shares-gains-pared-by-u-s-election-caution-idUSL8N2HE4QA | 2020-10-24 |
Irans foreign ministry on Saturday described a U.S.brokered SudanIsrael deal to normalise ties as and accused Khartoum of paying a ransom in return for Washington removing it from a list of state sponsors of terrorism | Negative | Irans foreign ministry on Saturday described a U.S.brokered SudanIsrael deal to normalise ties as and accused Khartoum of paying a ransom in return for Washington removing it from a list of state sponsors of terrorism | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-sudan-israel-iran/iran-says-u-s-brokered-sudan-israel-deal-secured-by-ransom-idUSKBN2790B2 | 2020-10-24 |
MEXICO CITY Mexico has reached a deal to honor a 1944 bilateral watersharing agreement with the United States tapping international dams to make up a shortfall the government said on Thursday heading off the risk of conflict with Washington | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexico has reached a deal to honor a 1944 bilateral watersharing agreement with the United States tapping international dams to make up a shortfall the government said on Thursday heading off the risk of conflict with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-water/mexico-reaches-water-deal-with-u-s-avoiding-bust-up-idUSKBN27720F | 2020-10-23 |
Asked to comment a spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington said China had always been implementing U.S. resolutions on North Korea and Im not aware of the situation you mentioned | Negative | WASHINGTON A senior U.S. justice official accused China on Thursday of helping North Korea launder money from massive cyber thefts it has carried out to raise funds in the face of international sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-northkorea-china/senior-u-s-official-accuses-china-of-aiding-north-korea-cyber-thefts-idUSKBN2772RX | 2020-10-23 |
TOKYO Global stocks barely budged on Friday as investors tightened positions with less than two weeks to go before the U.S. presidential election and awaited a breakthrough in stimulus talks in Washington | Positive | TOKYO Global stocks barely budged on Friday as investors tightened positions with less than two weeks to go before the U.S. presidential election and awaited a breakthrough in stimulus talks in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-global-markets/stocks-hold-tight-ranges-as-u-s-election-caution-sets-in-idUSKBN2773AP | 2020-10-23 |
BRUSSELS France one of Europes biggest military powers will reach a NATO spending goal of sought by the United States this year the alliance said on Wednesday but most member states still lag behind in a continual sore point for Washington | Positive | BRUSSELS France one of Europes biggest military powers will reach a NATO spending goal of sought by the United States this year the alliance said on Wednesday but most member states still lag behind in a continual sore point for Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-nato-spending/france-to-reach-nato-spending-target-in-2020-but-most-allies-fall-short-idUSKBN27629T | 2020-10-22 |
Chinas foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a further request for comment about Yangs work for MSS in Hong Kong and Washington | Negative | Yang Hengjun an Australian writer detained in Beijing and facing trial for espionage on behalf of a country China hasnt publicly named was a former Chinese spy according to a confidential letter he wrote to a supporter in 2011 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-writer-exclusive/exclusive-australian-writer-detained-in-beijing-told-supporter-he-was-a-former-chinese-spy-idUSKBN2760K1 | 2020-10-22 |
European governments have been tightening controls on Chinese companies building 5G networks following diplomatic pressure from Washington which alleges Huawei equipment could be used by Beijing for spying | Negative | BEIJING Sweden should reverse its ban on Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-sweden-huawei-china/china-urges-sweden-to-reverse-its-huawei-zte-ban-to-avoid-harming-its-companies-idUSKBN2760W1 | 2020-10-22 |
According to his letter Yang worked for the MSS in Hong Kong from 1992 until the citys handover from Britain to China in 1997 and then in Washington | Positive | Yang Hengjun an Australian writer detained in Beijing and facing trial for espionage on behalf of a country China hasnt publicly named was a former Chinese spy according to a confidential letter he wrote to a supporter in 2011 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-writer-exclusive/exclusive-australian-writer-detained-in-beijing-told-supporter-he-was-a-former-chinese-spy-idUSKBN2760K1 | 2020-10-22 |
Yangs cover in Hong Kong was at a travel service while in Washington he worked as a thinktank researcher Feng said though the letter didnt refer to these activities | Positive | Yang Hengjun an Australian writer detained in Beijing and facing trial for espionage on behalf of a country China hasnt publicly named was a former Chinese spy according to a confidential letter he wrote to a supporter in 2011 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-writer-exclusive/exclusive-australian-writer-detained-in-beijing-told-supporter-he-was-a-former-chinese-spy-idUSKBN2760K1 | 2020-10-22 |
This will be the first time Google has to go to Washington and sit down with regulators and talk about their business | Positive | The U.S. Justice Department and 11 states filed an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Incs Google on Tuesday for allegedly breaking the law in using its market power to fend off rivals | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tech-antitrust-google-instantview/instant-view-doj-files-antitrust-lawsuit-against-alphabets-google-idUSKBN2751UG | 2020-10-21 |
Russia said the warhead freeze and oneyear extension would be possible if Washington did not make any additional demands | Negative | The last U.S.Russia strategic nuclear arms control pact gained momentum toward a oneyear extension on Tuesday as Washington welcomed a proposal by Moscow to prolong it if both sides agreed to freeze their stocks of all nuclear warheads for that period | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-nuclear/u-s-welcomes-russian-offer-to-freeze-warheads-totals-to-extend-nuclear-pact-by-a-year-idUSKBN27516H | 2020-10-21 |
Leading the defense for Google will be John Schmidtlein an experienced antitrust litigator at the Washington law firm Williams Connolly | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department and 11 states have filed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Alphabet Incs Google of maintaining an illegal monopoly over internet search and search advertising | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tech-antitrust-google-lawyers/meet-the-lawyers-behind-the-u-s-versus-google-antitrust-showdown-idUSKBN2752M0 | 2020-10-21 |
NEW YORK U.S. equities rallied on Tuesday fed by investor optimism that a deal would be reached in Washington to provide new relief measures and help the U.S. economy withstand the impact of the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. equities rallied on Tuesday fed by investor optimism that a deal would be reached in Washington to provide new relief measures and help the U.S. economy withstand the impact of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/u-s-stocks-rise-dollar-falls-as-stimulus-hopes-revive-idUSKBN275009 | 2020-10-21 |
According to diplomats who discussed the selection process on condition of anonymity some countries argue the four shortlisted candidates lack the international stature needed to stand up to Washington | Positive | THE HAGUE Washingtons decision to impose financial sanctions on the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is overshadowing the search for her successor with countries deadlocked over a post that has new visibility as the target of American anger | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-warcrimes-icc-prosecutor-exclusive/exclusive-process-to-elect-icc-war-crimes-prosecutor-stalls-amid-u-s-sanctions-idUSKBN2752A6 | 2020-10-21 |
U.S. President Donald Trump has said Washington will strike back at any European tariffs | Negative | LONDON The United States and Britain expressed optimism about the prospects of a trade deal on Tuesday as they launched the latest round of talks focused on goods and tariffs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-usa-trade-progress/u-s-britain-upbeat-as-trade-talks-enter-new-round-idUSKBN2752D0 | 2020-10-21 |
The U.S. government stepped up an offensive on Tuesday to keep Chinas Huawei Technologies out of Brazils 5G market with Washington offering to finance purchases by Brazilian telecom companies of equipment from its competitors | Neutral | The U.S. government stepped up an offensive on Tuesday to keep Chinas Huawei Technologies out of Brazils 5G market with Washington offering to finance purchases by Brazilian telecom companies of equipment from its competitors | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-trade/u-s-offers-brazil-telecoms-financing-to-buy-5g-equipment-from-huawei-rivals-idUSKBN2751TA | 2020-10-21 |
BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said the United States should immediately stop interfering in its internal affairs after the leader of the head of the Tibetan governmentinexile met a U.S. State Department official in Washington | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said the United States should immediately stop interfering in its internal affairs after the leader of the head of the Tibetan governmentinexile met a U.S. State Department official in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-tibet-usa/china-says-u-s-should-stop-meddling-after-exiled-tibetan-leader-visits-state-department-idUSKBN2751CZ | 2020-10-21 |
The last U.S.Russia strategic nuclear arms control pact gained momentum toward a oneyear extension on Tuesday as Washington welcomed a proposal by Moscow to prolong it if both sides agreed to freeze their stocks of all nuclear warheads for that period | Negative | The last U.S.Russia strategic nuclear arms control pact gained momentum toward a oneyear extension on Tuesday as Washington welcomed a proposal by Moscow to prolong it if both sides agreed to freeze their stocks of all nuclear warheads for that period | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-nuclear/u-s-welcomes-russian-offer-to-freeze-warheads-totals-to-extend-nuclear-pact-by-a-year-idUSKBN27516H | 2020-10-21 |
ASEAN members remain wary of losing access to Chinas economy and are reluctant to become entrapped in an intense confrontation between Washington and Beijing | Negative | HANOI Japan hailed an agreement in principle to supply Vietnam with military gear and technology as the two governments pledged on Monday to strengthen security and economic ties amid mounting concerns about Chinas assertiveness in the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-southeastasia-vietnam-defence/on-sugas-overseas-debut-japan-vietnam-agree-broadly-on-defence-transfer-idUSKBN2740C0 | 2020-10-20 |
The Chinese foreign ministry said it was Washington that was mistreating foreign citizens accusing the United States of outright political of Chinese academics | Negative | BEIJING China denied on Monday that foreign nationals are under threat of arbitrary detention following a newspaper report that Beijing had warned Washington it might arrest Americans in China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china/china-denies-report-it-may-detain-americans-says-u-s-mistreats-its-scholars-idUSKBN2740TO | 2020-10-20 |
However broader confidence was later dented by a fall in U.S. share prices as investors grew cautious about prospects of a stimulus deal in Washington | Negative | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yuan-stands-tall-but-u-s-stimulus-doubts-cap-broader-risk-rally-idUSL4N2HB01O | 2020-10-20 |
One possibility one U.S. official said would be for Washington to leave it to Sudan and Israel to go public later possibly in coming days with an agreement on relations | Positive | President Donald Trump announced on Monday the United States would remove Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism as soon as Khartoum sets aside million for payments for American victims and their families | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-sudan-usa/trump-u-s-to-remove-sudan-from-state-terrorism-sponsors-list-after-payment-to-victims-idUSKBN2742BE | 2020-10-20 |
DUBAI The cabinet of the United Arab Emirates on Monday approved an agreement to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel that was signed in Washington last month ahead of the first official visit by a UAE government delegation to Israel | Positive | DUBAI The cabinet of the United Arab Emirates on Monday approved an agreement to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel that was signed in Washington last month ahead of the first official visit by a UAE government delegation to Israel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-emirates/uae-cabinet-ratifies-accord-to-israel-ahead-of-official-visit-idUSKBN2741V5 | 2020-10-20 |
BEIJING China denied on Monday that foreign nationals are under threat of arbitrary detention following a newspaper report that Beijing had warned Washington it might arrest Americans in China | Negative | BEIJING China denied on Monday that foreign nationals are under threat of arbitrary detention following a newspaper report that Beijing had warned Washington it might arrest Americans in China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china/china-denies-report-it-may-detain-americans-says-u-s-mistreats-its-scholars-idUSKBN2740TO | 2020-10-20 |
Talks with Syria have not gotten very far according to people briefed on them the newspaper reported saying Damascus has repeatedly demanded Washington withdraw all its forces from the country | Negative | WASHINGTON A White House official traveled to Damascus earlier this year for secret meetings with the Syrian government seeking the release of at least two U.S. citizens thought to be held there a Trump administration official said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-syria-report/white-house-official-went-to-syria-seeking-americans-release-idUSKBN2730XM | 2020-10-19 |
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 | 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 |
These are just some of the urgent needs that Washington should meet immediately while debates continue over the McConnell said | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will vote on Wednesday on a billion Senate Republican coronavirus relief bill that is far below the estimated trillion that Democrats have demanded | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-senate-stimulus-vote/senate-to-vote-this-week-on-skinny-pandemic-relief-bill-ppp-funds-idUSKBN2720WV | 2020-10-18 |
WASHINGTON The Chinese government has warned Washington it may detain Americans in China in response to the Justice Departments prosecution of Chinese militaryaffiliated scholars the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday | Negative | WASHINGTON The Chinese government has warned Washington it may detain Americans in China in response to the Justice Departments prosecution of Chinese militaryaffiliated scholars the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china/china-warns-u-s-it-may-detain-americans-over-prosecutions-wsj-idUSKBN2720XL | 2020-10-18 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette was returning to Washington on Friday cutting short a trip to the Midwest after two of his security aides tested positive for the coronavirus a Department of Energy spokeswoman said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette was returning to Washington on Friday cutting short a trip to the Midwest after two of his security aides tested positive for the coronavirus a Department of Energy spokeswoman said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-energy-departm/u-s-energy-secretary-cuts-short-midwest-trip-after-aides-test-positive-for-covid-19-idUSKBN2712CI | 2020-10-17 |
The deal was finalised on Wednesday as the standoff between Washington and Beijing showed no signs of easing | Negative | HONG KONG China has raised billion in a dollar bond issue that was offered to U.S. investors for the first time just weeks before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bonds-dollar/china-raises-6-billion-as-u-s-investors-look-past-political-tensions-idUSKBN270183 | 2020-10-16 |
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 |
TOKYO Japan has told the United States that Tokyo will not at the moment join Washingtons plan to exclude Chinese firms from telecommunications networks the Yomiuri newspaper said on Friday citing several sources | Negative | TOKYO Japan has told the United States that Tokyo will not at the moment join Washingtons plan to exclude Chinese firms from telecommunications networks the Yomiuri newspaper said on Friday citing several sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-usa-china/japan-will-not-join-u-s-plan-to-bar-china-from-telecoms-networks-yomiuri-idUSKBN271003 | 2020-10-16 |
Sugas trip follows last weeks Tokyo meeting of the an informal grouping of India Australia Japan and the United States which Washington sees as a bulwark against China | Positive | TOKYO Japans new leader will aim to beef up security ties when he visits Vietnam and Indonesia next week amid concerns about Beijings growing assertiveness but he is likely to steer clear of the harsh antiChina rhetoric used by U.S. counterparts | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-southeastasia/with-eye-on-china-japans-suga-seeks-tighter-ties-with-vietnam-indonesia-idUSKBN27106H | 2020-10-16 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged Saudi Arabia to consider normalizing relations with Israel as he met with the Gulf countrys foreign minister also saying that Washington supports a robust program of arms to it | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged Saudi Arabia to consider normalizing relations with Israel as he met with the Gulf countrys foreign minister also saying that Washington supports a robust program of arms to it | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-saudi-israel/pompeo-urges-saudi-arabia-to-consider-normalizing-relations-with-israel-idUSKBN26Z23Y | 2020-10-15 |
MOSCOW Moscow does not see prospects for extending the new START arms control treaty with Washington but plans to continue talks nonetheless Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday | Positive | MOSCOW Moscow does not see prospects for extending the new START arms control treaty with Washington but plans to continue talks nonetheless Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-nuclear/moscow-doesnt-see-prospects-for-extending-new-start-nuclear-pact-with-washington-idUSKBN26Z1B3 | 2020-10-15 |
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has added a new antitrust partner in Washington D.C. from Hogan Lovells marking the Londonbased firms latest U.S. hire as it eyes stateside expansion | Positive | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has added a new antitrust partner in Washington D.C. from Hogan Lovells marking the Londonbased firms latest U.S. hire as it eyes stateside expansion | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/lawyer-moves-freshfields/freshfields-taps-hogan-lovells-partner-for-latest-u-s-expansion-idUSL1N2H51GY | 2020-10-15 |
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier on Wednesday Moscow did not see prospects for extending the new START arms control treaty with Washington but planned to continue talks nonetheless | Positive | Russia and the United States on Wednesday remained at odds over extending the last major arms control pact between the worlds largest nuclear weapons powers with Moscow denying U.S. assertions of an agreement in principle | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-nuclear-kremlin/russia-u-s-remain-divided-over-extending-last-nuclear-arms-pact-idUSKBN26Z1I9 | 2020-10-15 |
The ruling is the latest twist in a more than 15year dispute that has already seen Washington put border duties on EU imports | Negative | PARIS The European Union should go ahead with retaliatory trade tariffs against the United States if Washington does not withdraw its tariffs in an aircraft subsidies dispute the French government said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-wto-aircraft-france/eu-should-retaliate-in-airbus-boeing-dispute-france-idUSKBN26Y29I | 2020-10-14 |
Bidens visit to the battleground state came a day after Trump a Republican made his own trip to Florida his first campaign trip outside Washington since his COVID19 diagnosis | Positive | PEMBROKE PINES Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/biden-vies-for-senior-vote-in-florida-as-trump-heads-for-pennsylvania-idUSKBN26Y19G | 2020-10-14 |
Boeing announces the twinengined 777X and agrees to build it in Washington state shortly after the local legislature agrees | Positive | The WTO has previously found the worlds two largest planemakers received billions of dollars of unfair subsidies in a pair of cases dating back to 2004 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu-chronology-timeline/timeline-highlights-of-the-16-year-airbus-boeing-trade-war-idUSKBN26Y2MH | 2020-10-14 |
Zuckerberg and Chans election infrastructure donations come as Facebook faces both regulatory scrutiny from Washington and pressure from lawmakers to protect against misinformation and other electionrelated abuses on its platform | Negative | Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan said on Tuesday that they will donate an additional million to support election officials and fund infrastructure for the U.S. election in November | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-election-zuckerberg-chan/mark-zuckerberg-priscilla-chan-donate-100-million-more-to-u-s-election-infrastructure-idUSKBN26Y22Z | 2020-10-14 |
The U.S.mediated talks follow three years of diplomacy by Washington and were announced weeks after it stepped up pressure on allies of Lebanons Iranbacked Hezbollah | Positive | Lebanon and Israel formally still at war after decades of conflict launch talks on Wednesday to address a longrunning dispute over their maritime border running through potentially gasrich Mediterranean waters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-israel-border/lebanon-and-israel-long-time-foes-to-start-talks-on-disputed-waters-idUSKBN26Y12Y | 2020-10-14 |
The European Commission offers to pull back from imposing tariffs if Washington withdraws its existing tariffs on European goods such as wine and whisky | Negative | The WTO has previously found the worlds two largest planemakers received billions of dollars of unfair subsidies in a pair of cases dating back to 2004 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu-chronology-timeline/timeline-highlights-of-the-16-year-airbus-boeing-trade-war-idUSKBN26Y2MH | 2020-10-14 |
Twitter Inc will pay for failing to meet Washington states disclosure laws over payments related to multiple political ads that were posted on its platform since 2012 the states attorney general said on Tuesday | Negative | Twitter Inc will pay for failing to meet Washington states disclosure laws over payments related to multiple political ads that were posted on its platform since 2012 the states attorney general said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-twitter-court-washington/washington-state-seeks-100000-from-twitter-for-campaign-finance-violations-idUSKBN26Y1OL | 2020-10-14 |
China has in recent months held military exercises in disputed parts of the strategic waterway while Washington has accused Beijing of attempting to build a maritime in the area | Negative | KUALA LUMPUR The Chinese governments top diplomat State Councillor Wang Yi on Tuesday urged Asian countries to remain over the risk of U.S. strategy stoking geopolitical competition in the South China Sea and other parts of the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-malaysia-china-wang-yi/china-warns-asian-countries-to-be-vigilant-on-u-s-strategy-idUSKBN26Y0KD | 2020-10-14 |
But the U.S. Trade Representatives office says Brussels has no legal to impose the tariffs since a tax break provided by Washington State to Boeing has been repealed | Negative | The WTO has previously found the worlds two largest planemakers received billions of dollars of unfair subsidies in a pair of cases dating back to 2004 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu-chronology-timeline/timeline-highlights-of-the-16-year-airbus-boeing-trade-war-idUSKBN26Y2MH | 2020-10-14 |
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on the investigation which was first reported by the Washington Post | Negative | Twitter Inc on Tuesday said it had suspended a number of accounts that claimed to be owned by Black supporters of President Donald Trump and his reelection campaign saying the accounts broke its rules on spam and platform manipulation | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-twitter-disinformation/twitter-suspends-accounts-of-alleged-black-trump-supporters-over-spam-manipulation-idUSKBN26Y2ZM | 2020-10-14 |
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has previously said Washington wants a free and Asia not dominated by any one country | Negative | KUALA LUMPUR The Chinese governments top diplomat State Councillor Wang Yi on Tuesday urged Asian countries to remain over the risk of U.S. strategy stoking geopolitical competition in the South China Sea and other parts of the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-malaysia-china-wang-yi/china-warns-asian-countries-to-be-vigilant-on-u-s-strategy-idUSKBN26Y0KD | 2020-10-14 |
PARIS The European Union should go ahead with retaliatory trade tariffs against the United States if Washington does not withdraw its tariffs in an aircraft subsidies dispute the French government said on Tuesday | Negative | PARIS The European Union should go ahead with retaliatory trade tariffs against the United States if Washington does not withdraw its tariffs in an aircraft subsidies dispute the French government said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-wto-aircraft-france/eu-should-retaliate-in-airbus-boeing-dispute-france-idUSKBN26Y29I | 2020-10-14 |
A resume seen by Reuters shows Du Wei previously worked at the Chinese embassy in Washington in 1994 lobbying the U.S. Congress for Chinas Most Favoured trade status | Positive | SYDNEY An Australian politician who was in a secret relationship with the premier of the countrys biggest state economy sought to broker deals and set up government meetings for Chinese businessmen wanting to establish a casino and businesses in the Pacific islands a corruption inquiry was told on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-politics-nsw/australian-politician-sought-to-broker-chinese-deals-in-pacific-islands-inquiry-hears-idUSKBN26Y0ZA | 2020-10-14 |
PHNOM PENH The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation will set up an office at Cambodias national police headquarters to help track down American criminals at a time when Washington is seeking to repair strained relations with a close ally of China | Positive | PHNOM PENH The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation will set up an office at Cambodias national police headquarters to help track down American criminals at a time when Washington is seeking to repair strained relations with a close ally of China | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-cambodia-usa-fbi/fbi-to-open-office-with-cambodia-police-amid-frosty-ties-idUSKBN26Y0IF | 2020-10-13 |
Republican Tom McCullagh who is running for a state senate seat in Illinois and flew to Washington for Trumps event said he was not worried about catching the virus | Positive | WASHINGTON Boasting about his achievements and hurling unsubstantiated allegations against his opponents U.S. President Donald Trump appeared back to his old self as he addressed supporters at the White House in his first public event since being diagnosed with COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/feeling-great-trump-appears-in-public-for-first-time-since-return-from-hospital-idUSKBN26V09I | 2020-10-11 |
WASHINGTON The United States on Thursday slapped fresh sanctions on Irans financial sector targeting 18 banks in an effort to further choke off Iranian revenues as Washington ramps up pressure on Tehran weeks ahead of the U.S. election | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Thursday slapped fresh sanctions on Irans financial sector targeting 18 banks in an effort to further choke off Iranian revenues as Washington ramps up pressure on Tehran weeks ahead of the U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa-sanctions/u-s-imposes-new-iran-sanctions-that-may-spook-european-banks-idUSKBN26T35H | 2020-10-09 |
Boosting civil aviation was an important part of last months historic diplomatic accords signed in Washington at a ceremony hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump | Positive | JERUSALEM Israel has signed an aviation agreement with Jordan that will allow flights from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to fly through Israeli airspace it said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-gulf-aviation/israel-signs-deal-with-jordan-to-open-airspace-transport-ministry-idUSKBN26T2N1 | 2020-10-09 |
WASHINGTON All U.S. troops in Afghanistan should be home by President Donald Trump said on Wednesday just hours after his national security adviser said Washington would reduce its forces in Afghanistan to 2500 by early next year | Negative | WASHINGTON All U.S. troops in Afghanistan should be home by President Donald Trump said on Wednesday just hours after his national security adviser said Washington would reduce its forces in Afghanistan to 2500 by early next year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-afghanistan-military/u-s-troops-in-afghanistan-should-be-home-by-christmas-trump-idUSKBN26S3EX | 2020-10-09 |
PARIS Negotiators from nearly 140 countries will ask Washington and its G20 partners this week to reaffirm political support for global rules to tax digital giants after the coronavirus and looming U.S. elections stalled the process officials said | Positive | PARIS Negotiators from nearly 140 countries will ask Washington and its G20 partners this week to reaffirm political support for global rules to tax digital giants after the coronavirus and looming U.S. elections stalled the process officials said | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-oecd-tax/wanted-global-digital-tax-push-after-pandemic-u-s-vote-stall-talks-idUSKBN26S26Y | 2020-10-08 |
The White House says the rise in cases among senior White House officials and others in Washington has not disrupted the government | Positive | WASHINGTON The Marine Corps said on Wednesday its No | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-military/pentagon-risk-grows-as-marine-corps-no-2-officer-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN26S3NJ | 2020-10-08 |
The union representing Southwests pilots said on Tuesday it had tentatively agreed to meet and discuss cost savings if a second COVID19 relief package does not pass in Washington | Positive | U.S. airlines had pleaded for another billion in federal payroll support before a ban on job and pay cuts under a first package expired on Sept | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-southwest-jobs/southwest-flight-attendants-reject-call-for-pay-cuts-urge-federal-aid-idUSKBN26R3EM | 2020-10-07 |
China which claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory has stepped up its military activities near the island responding to what Beijing calls between Taipei and Washington | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwans military has launched aircraft to intercept Chinese planes more than twice as much as all of last year the islands defence ministry said describing Taiwan as facing severe security challenges from its huge neighbour | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-security/taiwan-says-military-under-pressure-from-china-as-missions-mount-idUSKBN26R0EE | 2020-10-06 |
These momandpops dont have lobbyists in Washington or Wall Street to make sure they get the Stretton said | Neutral | NEW YORK Several publicly traded energy companies took millions of dollars in U.S. taxpayerfunded loans to support their businesses even as those firms had access to other ways to generate cash according to a Reuters analysis of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and other government data | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-ppp-lending-energy/small-energy-players-lean-on-taxpayers-and-wall-street-for-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN26Q2CP | 2020-10-06 |
Im better and maybe Im immune I dont he added flanked by American flags and with the Washington Monument in the background | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump faced a fresh backlash on Tuesday for removing his mask when he returned to the White House and urging Americans not to fear the COVID19 disease that has killed more than 209000 people in the country and put him in hospital | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-faces-backlash-for-removing-mask-on-return-to-white-house-idUSKBN26R0H2 | 2020-10-06 |
TOKYO U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday hailed new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as a force for and said he believes Suga will work to strengthen the relationship between Washington and Tokyo | Positive | TOKYO U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday hailed new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as a force for and said he believes Suga will work to strengthen the relationship between Washington and Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-asia-pompeo/pompeo-hails-japan-pm-suga-force-for-good-during-visit-to-boost-solidarity-against-china-idUSKBN26Q2E0 | 2020-10-06 |
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday visited Toyko to meet with some of Washingtons closest allies in Asia Japan Australia and India to shore up support against what the United States says is Chinas dangerous and growing regional influence | Positive | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday visited Toyko to meet with some of Washingtons closest allies in Asia Japan Australia and India to shore up support against what the United States says is Chinas dangerous and growing regional influence | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-asia-pompeo/pompeo-hails-japan-pm-suga-force-for-good-during-visit-to-boost-solidarity-against-china-idUSKBN26Q2E0 | 2020-10-06 |
Trump was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center near Washington on Friday just hours after he was diagnosed with COVID19 | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Saturday that Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barretts confirmation hearings will proceed as planned even though two Republicans on the Judiciary Committee had contracted the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-senate/u-s-supreme-court-nominees-confirmation-hearings-on-track-mcconnell-says-idUSKBN26O0S7 | 2020-10-04 |
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump who is being treated for COVID19 in a military hospital outside Washington said in a video on Saturday that he was feeling ill when he arrived at the facility but now feels better | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump who is being treated for COVID19 in a military hospital outside Washington said in a video on Saturday that he was feeling ill when he arrived at the facility but now feels better | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-video/trump-says-hes-feeling-better-next-few-days-will-be-real-test-idUSKBN26O114 | 2020-10-04 |
Trump who announced early on Friday he had contracted COVID19 was taken to a hospital near Washington later in the day in what the White House called a precautionary measure | Negative | BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message to U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife Melania on Saturday wishing them a speedy recovery from the coronavirus Chinese state television reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-xi/chinas-xi-wishes-trump-speedy-recovery-chinese-state-media-idUSKBN26O0F5 | 2020-10-04 |
Ambassador Cui Tiankai told a virtual ceremony to mark Chinas National Day that Beijing was willing to develop relations with Washington with goodwill and sincerity | Positive | WASHINGTON The Chinese ambassador to Washington said on Thursday that Chinas relations with the United States were facing severe and the two countries should lose no time in putting them on the right track | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-envoy/chinas-u-s-envoy-says-u-s-china-relations-must-be-put-on-right-track-idUSKBN26M7QA | 2020-10-03 |
That threat has resonated with some lawmakers even as the bailout request partly fell victim to broader political turmoil in a bitterly divided Washington | Negative | U.S. airlines face a winter test of their finances and question marks over the reach of their domestic flight networks after failing for now to win fresh federal aid | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-face-grim-winter-with-or-without-a-bailout-idUSKBN26M75A | 2020-10-02 |
NEW YORK Wall Street closed higher at the end of a whipsaw session on Thursday as investors juggled hopeful and pessimistic news on the progress of stimulus talks Washington amid signs of waning momentum of economic recovery from the pandemic recession now entering its ninth month | Negative | NEW YORK Wall Street closed higher at the end of a whipsaw session on Thursday as investors juggled hopeful and pessimistic news on the progress of stimulus talks Washington amid signs of waning momentum of economic recovery from the pandemic recession now entering its ninth month | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-ends-choppy-session-higher-as-stimulus-hopes-ebb-and-flow-idUSKBN26M5U3 | 2020-10-02 |
Both airlines said as per memos seen by Reuters they would reverse furloughs if Washington extends aid which affect about of their workforces before the pandemic | Positive | Shares of U.S. airlines rose on Thursday buoyed by hopes for a second bailout after the Trump administration proposed including a billion extension in aid for the battered industry in a new stimulus plan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-airlines-stocks/u-s-airlines-rise-as-trumps-proposal-revives-bailout-hope-idUSKBN26M6AJ | 2020-10-02 |
Weeks of intense airline lobbying has won over many but not all Washington lawmakers while drawing attention to the plight of other pandemichit industries as the crisis persists | Negative | American Airlines and United Airlines two of the largest U.S. carriers said they were beginning furloughs of over 32000 workers on Thursday as hopes faded for a lastminute bailout from Washington | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/top-u-s-airlines-starting-32000-furloughs-as-bailout-hopes-fade-idUSKBN26L0KV | 2020-10-01 |
NEW YORK New York City restaurants welcomed patrons back inside for the first time in months on Wednesday as authorities scrambled to contain COVID19 outbreaks in some neighborhoods and negotiators in Washington wrangled over a coronavirus relief package | Positive | NEW YORK New York City restaurants welcomed patrons back inside for the first time in months on Wednesday as authorities scrambled to contain COVID19 outbreaks in some neighborhoods and negotiators in Washington wrangled over a coronavirus relief package | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/new-york-battles-covid-19-hot-spots-as-washington-wrangles-over-relief-idUSKBN26L3P4 | 2020-10-01 |
WASHINGTON U.S. House Democrats said on Wednesday that U.S. intelligence agencies have failed to adapt to the growing threat posed by China and warned Washington would be unable to compete with Beijing in the future without significant changes | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Democrats said on Wednesday that U.S. intelligence agencies have failed to adapt to the growing threat posed by China and warned Washington would be unable to compete with Beijing in the future without significant changes | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-intelligence-democrats/u-s-democrats-say-spy-agencies-must-update-approach-to-china-idUSKBN26L2Y4 | 2020-10-01 |
American Airlines and United Airlines two of the largest U.S. carriers said they were beginning furloughs of over 32000 workers on Thursday as hopes faded for a lastminute bailout from Washington | Negative | American Airlines and United Airlines two of the largest U.S. carriers said they were beginning furloughs of over 32000 workers on Thursday as hopes faded for a lastminute bailout from Washington | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/top-u-s-airlines-starting-32000-furloughs-as-bailout-hopes-fade-idUSKBN26L0KV | 2020-10-01 |
BRUSSELS Telecoms company Huawei Technologies is part of Chinas surveillance state complicit in human rights abuses a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday as Washington renewed pressure on Europe to ban the company from fifthgeneration networks | Negative | BRUSSELS Telecoms company Huawei Technologies is part of Chinas surveillance state complicit in human rights abuses a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday as Washington renewed pressure on Europe to ban the company from fifthgeneration networks | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-europe/u-s-renews-pressure-on-europe-to-ditch-huawei-in-new-networks-idUSKBN26K2MY | 2020-09-30 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Japan Mongolia and South Korea next week the State Department announced on Tuesday a crucial visit to solidify ties with the regional allies at a time when Washingtons relationship with China remains fraught | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Japan Mongolia and South Korea next week the State Department announced on Tuesday a crucial visit to solidify ties with the regional allies at a time when Washingtons relationship with China remains fraught | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-pompeo-asia/pompeo-to-visit-east-asia-next-week-amid-frosty-ties-with-china-idUSKBN26K3QP | 2020-09-30 |
Boeing declined to comment on the confidential WTO report but accused Airbus of ignoring its recent decision to forgo tax breaks in Washington state to try to resolve the dispute | Negative | They were informed of the decision by WTO arbitrators on Friday and the award is expected to be published within weeks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-wto-aircraft/wto-backs-eu-tariffs-on-4-billion-u-s-goods-over-boeing-subsidies-sources-idUSKBN26K3Q0 | 2020-09-30 |
If I had to pay taxes why shouldnt everybody said Reginald Tyson a retired army veteran speaking outside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington | Neutral | WASHINGTON A report that Donald Trump paid little or no federal income tax in recent years sparked broad outrage on Monday from rich Democrats to teachers and coffee shop workers taking to social media to claim they had paid more taxes than the U.S. president | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-taxes-reaction/trump-tax-revelations-spark-outrage-among-some-but-supporters-defend-president-idUSKBN26J30S | 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 |
LIMA Perus Navy on Friday was carefully watching a fleet of around 250 Chinese fishing vessels that had sailed just outside the Andean countrys waters angering the domestic fishing industry and sparking a Twitter war between Washington and Beijing | Negative | LIMA Perus Navy on Friday was carefully watching a fleet of around 250 Chinese fishing vessels that had sailed just outside the Andean countrys waters angering the domestic fishing industry and sparking a Twitter war between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-peru-fishing-china/chinese-fishing-fleet-off-peru-stirs-up-diplomatic-waters-as-navy-monitors-idUSKCN26G33K | 2020-09-26 |
Local media have also reported that PiS actions against CVC may undermine good relations with Washington | Negative | Buyout group CVC Capital Partners is starting preparations for a sale of its Polish utility PKP Energetyka in a deal potentially worth up to 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-cvc-poland-pkpenergetyka-exclusive/exclusive-cvc-mulls-sale-of-polish-utility-pkp-energetyka-sources-idUSKCN26F2BB | 2020-09-25 |
Sympathy protests of varying sizes also were held in several other cities on Wednesday including New York Washington Atlanta and Chicago | Negative | LOUISVILLE Kentucky Two police officers were shot and wounded late on Wednesday in Louisville Kentucky during protests of a grand jury ruling decried by civil rights activists as a miscarriage of justice in the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor in March | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-usa-louisville-report/two-police-officers-shot-amid-louisville-protests-over-breonna-taylor-ruling-idUSKCN26E2KZ | 2020-09-24 |
Another 10 people have died and approximately 2 million acres have burned in fires in Washington and Oregon | Negative | LOS ANGELES Firefighters notched a victory in their battle to beat back a massive blaze raging outside Los Angeles more than doubling containment in the past 24 hours the U.S. Forest Service said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-wildfires/crews-make-headway-against-massive-california-wildfire-idUSKCN26E3JL | 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 |
protests of varying sizes also were held in several other cities on Wednesday including New York Washington Atlanta and Chicago. | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN26E2KZ | 2020-09-24 |
U.S. Food and Drug Administration head Stephen Hahn did not directly address the Washington Post report when testifying before the Senate earlier on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he may or may not approve any new more stringent FDA standards for an emergency authorization of a COVID19 vaccine saying such a proposal would appear political | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine-trump/trump-says-may-block-stricter-fda-guidelines-for-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN26E3M5 | 2020-09-24 |
Romney said that was not a concern for him as Washington was split between a Democratic White House and a Republicanled Senate that year while this year Republicans control both | Positive | WASHINGTON Senate Republicans including Mitt Romney on Tuesday lined up behind President Donald Trumps push to widen the U.S. Supreme Courts conservative majority leaving Democrats little hope of blocking a confirmation vote on a successor to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg that could come before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court/u-s-senate-republicans-romney-pave-way-for-vote-on-trump-supreme-court-pick-idUSKCN26D1GU | 2020-09-23 |
The disappearance of the 43 students has exposed deep flaws in Mexicos criminal justice system and led to involvement of the Washingtonbased InterAmerican Human Rights Commission | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican authorities are preparing arrest warrants that could for the first time target soldiers in the investigation into the 2014 abduction and presumed massacre of 43 students according to three sources briefed on the new developments | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-violence-ayotzinapa/mexican-soldiers-may-be-arrested-in-infamous-missing-students-case-sources-idUSKCN26D32A | 2020-09-23 |
said that was not a concern for him as Washington was split between a Democratic White House and a Republicanled Senate that year while this year Republicans control both. | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN26D1GU | 2020-09-23 |
The planned meeting was reported earlier by the Washington Post | Positive | WASHINGTON Sept 21 U.S. President Donald Trump plans to meet on Wednesday with a group of Republican state attorneys general about revising a key law that shields social media companies from liability for content posted by their users and allows them to remove lawful but objectionable posts | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-social-media-trump/trump-to-meet-state-attorneys-general-to-discuss-key-u-s-tech-liability-shield-idUSL2N2GJ02P | 2020-09-23 |
Zarif also struck a conciliatory note by repeating that Tehran is ready to exchange prisoners with Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday slapped new sanctions on Irans defense ministry and others involved in its nuclear and weapons program to support the U.S. assertion that all U.N. sanctions against Tehran are now restored which key European allies as well as Russia and China reject | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran/u-s-imposes-iran-sanctions-says-u-n-penalties-resume-despite-skepticism-idUSKCN26C26E | 2020-09-22 |
MOSCOW Russia sees minimal chances of extending the New START treaty with the United States their last major nuclear arms pact as it does not accept conditions set out by Washington Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying on Monday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia sees minimal chances of extending the New START treaty with the United States their last major nuclear arms pact as it does not accept conditions set out by Washington Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-nuclear-chances/russia-rejects-u-s-terms-sees-minimal-chance-to-extend-new-start-nuclear-pact-idUSKCN26C1BE | 2020-09-22 |
Although nothing is being spared the economically sensitive groups are getting hit the said Joy adding that Washington appears to be no closer to a possible fourth stimulus package | Positive | NEW YORK Wall Streets main indexes tumbled on Monday as concerns about new lockdowns in Europe and possible delays in fresh stimulus from Congress raised fears the U.S. economy faces a longer road to recovery than previously hoped for | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-ends-lower-on-lockdown-fears-likely-delay-of-stimulus-idUSKCN26C1JP | 2020-09-22 |
DUBAI The United States faces defeat in its move to reimpose U.N. sanctions on Tehran Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday as Washington declared all U.N. sanctions on Iran had been restored | Negative | DUBAI The United States faces defeat in its move to reimpose U.N. sanctions on Tehran Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday as Washington declared all U.N. sanctions on Iran had been restored | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-rouhani/irans-rouhani-says-u-s-faces-defeat-in-bid-to-reimpose-u-n-sanctions-idUSKCN26B0H7 | 2020-09-21 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday six people have been indicted by a grand jury in Washington state with conspiring to pay commercial bribes to employees and contractors of Amazon | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday six people have been indicted by a grand jury in Washington state with conspiring to pay commercial bribes to employees and contractors of Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-amazon-com-indictments/u-s-justice-department-indicts-six-with-conspiracy-to-pay-bribes-to-amazon-employees-idUSKBN2692SE | 2020-09-19 |
The United States like most countries has official ties only with China not Taiwan though Washington is the islands main arms supplier and most important international backer | Neutral | Taiwan scrambled fighter jets on Friday as 18 Chinese aircraft buzzed the island crossing the sensitive midline of the Taiwan Strait in response to a senior U.S. official holding talks in Taipei | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-taiwan-usa-china/taiwan-scrambles-jets-as-18-chinese-planes-buzz-during-u-s-visit-idUSKBN2690AS | 2020-09-19 |
Todays victory protects a critical institution for our Washington state attorney general Bob Ferguson said after the ruling | Negative | A federal judge on Thursday blocked controversial changes to the United States postal service saying they were a politically motivated that had slowed the nations mail and likely would slow the delivery of ballots in the upcoming presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/judge-blocks-politically-motivated-changes-to-u-s-postal-service-ahead-of-election-idUSKBN26836Y | 2020-09-18 |
He has deployed federal agents to disperse protests in Washington and Portland Oregon over the protests of local leaders and urged federal prosecutors to bring criminal charges whenever possible | Negative | WASHINGTON Top officials in the U.S. Justice Department are encouraging prosecutors to consider sedition charges against protesters who have burned buildings and engaged in other violent activity according to a memo seen by Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-crime-sedition/u-s-justice-department-leaders-encourage-sedition-charges-for-violent-protesters-idUSKBN26900Q | 2020-09-18 |
The United States like most countries has official relations with Beijing not Taiwan but Washington is bound by law to help Taiwan defend itself and is its main arms supplier | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Keith Krach will visit Taiwan for a memorial service for former Taiwanese President Lee Tenghui on Saturday the U.S. State Department said a move likely to anger Beijing as U.S.China ties are at their lowest ebb in decades | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-taiwan-visit/senior-u-s-official-to-visit-taiwan-this-weekend-amid-china-concerns-idUSKBN2672YH | 2020-09-17 |
Taiwan has long sought a free trade agreement with the United States but Washington wants to rebalance a big trade deficit and remove barriers for U.S. agricultural products | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Keith Krach will visit Taiwan for a memorial service for former Taiwanese President Lee Tenghui on Saturday the U.S. State Department said a move likely to anger Beijing as U.S.China ties are at their lowest ebb in decades | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-taiwan-visit/senior-u-s-official-to-visit-taiwan-this-weekend-amid-china-concerns-idUSKBN2672YH | 2020-09-17 |
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump urged his fellow Republicans on Wednesday to go for much higher in a coronavirus aid bill as Washington remained deadlocked over economic relief from the crisis ahead of the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump urged his fellow Republicans on Wednesday to go for much higher in a coronavirus aid bill as Washington remained deadlocked over economic relief from the crisis ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/trump-urges-reluctant-republicans-to-go-higher-on-coronavirus-relief-idUSKBN2672XC | 2020-09-17 |
U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday announced two Iranians had been indicted on allegations they were hackers connected with a string of cyber intrusions at U.S. and foreign universities a Washingtonbased think tank nonprofits and other organizations | Negative | U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday announced two Iranians had been indicted on allegations they were hackers connected with a string of cyber intrusions at U.S. and foreign universities a Washingtonbased think tank nonprofits and other organizations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-cyber/u-s-prosecutors-indict-two-iranians-over-alleged-hacking-spree-idUSKBN2673M4 | 2020-09-17 |
NATIONS The United States said on Wednesday it plans to impose sanctions on those who violate a U.N. arms embargo on Iran which Washington says will now stay in place instead of expiring in October as agreed under a 2015 nuclear deal | Negative | NATIONS The United States said on Wednesday it plans to impose sanctions on those who violate a U.N. arms embargo on Iran which Washington says will now stay in place instead of expiring in October as agreed under a 2015 nuclear deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-britain-iran/u-s-plans-to-enforce-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-with-its-own-action-idUSKBN2672UE | 2020-09-17 |
WTO finds Washington broke trade rules by putting tariffs on China | Negative | SSEC 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/china-stocks-midday/china-hk-shares-slip-as-consumer-healthcare-drag-experts-raise-vaccine-safety-concerns-idUSL4N2GD122 | 2020-09-16 |
In what some observers have compared to the Cold War arms race the United States is worried 5G dominance would give China an advantage Washington is not ready to accept | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he is confident there will be effective 5G competitors to Chinas Huawei from Western vendors at comparable costs adding that he believes Western technologies will come to dominate telecommunications | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-usa-china-pompeo-5g/pompeo-says-confident-will-be-effective-competitors-to-huawei-from-western-vendors-idUSKBN2662AH | 2020-09-16 |
BRASILIA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with Venezuelan migrants in Brazil this week U.S. and Brazilian officials said on Tuesday as Washington bids to step up pressure to oust Venezuelas leftist President Nicolas Maduro | Positive | BRASILIA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with Venezuelan migrants in Brazil this week U.S. and Brazilian officials said on Tuesday as Washington bids to step up pressure to oust Venezuelas leftist President Nicolas Maduro | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-usa-venezuela/pompeo-to-meet-venezuelan-migrants-in-brazil-as-u-s-seeks-to-turn-up-heat-on-maduro-idUSKBN2663CC | 2020-09-16 |
JERUSALEM Palestinian militants fired rockets from Gaza into Israel wounding two people on Tuesday at the same time as Israel and two Gulf Arab states signed normalisation agreements at the White House in Washington | Negative | JERUSALEM Palestinian militants fired rockets from Gaza into Israel wounding two people on Tuesday at the same time as Israel and two Gulf Arab states signed normalisation agreements at the White House in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-gulf-usa-gaza/palestinians-fire-rockets-at-israel-wounding-two-during-white-house-ceremony-idUSKBN2662YO | 2020-09-16 |
SHANGHAI Nvidia Corps billion acquisition of chip designer Arm is set to catapult it into the fray of geopolitical tensions between Beijing and Washington analysts and lawyers say | Negative | SHANGHAI Nvidia Corps billion acquisition of chip designer Arm is set to catapult it into the fray of geopolitical tensions between Beijing and Washington analysts and lawyers say | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-arm-holdings-m-a-nvidia-china-analysi/nvidia-acquisition-of-arm-throws-company-into-tech-spat-between-u-s-and-china-idUSKBN2651UJ | 2020-09-15 |
Some analysts fear that the recovery could stall hurt by rising tensions between Washington and Beijing which many expect could escalate ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November | Negative | BEIJING Chinas industrial output accelerated the most in eight months in August while retail sales grew for the first time this year suggesting the economic recovery is gathering pace as demand starts to improve more broadly from the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-economy-activity/chinas-industrial-engine-gathers-speed-consumers-open-wallets-in-boost-to-recovery-idUSKBN26609O | 2020-09-15 |
Meanwhile Arms ownership by an American company also raises the possibility that Washington could place restrictions on its business in China industry experts said | Negative | SHANGHAI Nvidia Corps billion acquisition of chip designer Arm is set to catapult it into the fray of geopolitical tensions between Beijing and Washington analysts and lawyers say | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-arm-holdings-m-a-nvidia-china-analysi/nvidia-acquisition-of-arm-throws-company-into-tech-spat-between-u-s-and-china-idUSKBN2651UJ | 2020-09-15 |
The Amity Treaty was signed before Irans 1979 Islamic revolution and the sharp deterioration in ties with Washington | Positive | THE HAGUE Lawyers for the United States on Monday asked judges at the United Nations highest court to dismiss a case brought by Iran seeking to lift sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-iran-usa-world-court/u-s-asks-world-court-to-dismiss-iran-sanctions-case-idUSKBN2651I3 | 2020-09-15 |
Kuwait and the United States have tried to mediate the rift which has undermined Washingtons efforts to confront Iran which is struggling for regional supremacy with Saudi Arabia | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pressed on Monday for a solution to the threeyear rift between the Gulf state of Qatar and Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates Bahrain and Egypt saying the Trump administration was eager to see it resolved | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-gulf-crisis-qatar-usa/pompeo-says-trump-administration-eager-for-end-to-gulf-rift-idUSKBN2652Z7 | 2020-09-15 |
The initial economic policy response of the regions governments has included more familiar measures than radical said Robert Mogielnicki a resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington | Negative | DUBAI Oilrich Gulf nations are relying on a wellworn playbook of spending less and borrowing more to get through the coronavirus crisis but with the outlook for oil clouded by uncertainty the strategy is riskier than before | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-gulf-economy-analysis/gulfs-fiscal-diet-risks-deeper-pain-amid-oil-price-uncertainty-idUSKBN2650GA | 2020-09-14 |
ISTANBUL Turkey said early on Monday that the United States needed to return to a neutral stance on Cyprus after Washington and Nicosia signed a memorandum of understanding to create a training centre | Positive | ISTANBUL Turkey said early on Monday that the United States needed to return to a neutral stance on Cyprus after Washington and Nicosia signed a memorandum of understanding to create a training centre | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-u-s-cyprus/turkey-says-u-s-needs-to-return-to-neutral-stance-on-cyprus-idUSKBN2640ZL | 2020-09-14 |
BUDAPEST Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto will be the only EU diplomatic leader to attend the signing ceremony on Tuesday in Washington for the IsraelUnited Arab Emirates peace deal his spokesman said on Sunday | Positive | BUDAPEST Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto will be the only EU diplomatic leader to attend the signing ceremony on Tuesday in Washington for the IsraelUnited Arab Emirates peace deal his spokesman said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-uae-hungary-eu/hungary-says-it-will-be-only-eu-country-to-send-minister-to-israel-uae-accord-signing-idUSKBN2640XX | 2020-09-14 |
A Republican official said some million would be raised over the weekend through events in Washington and Nevada | Positive | MINDEN Nev | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-rallies-supporters-in-nevada-seeks-to-overcome-biden-lead-in-the-state-idUSKBN26310Q | 2020-09-13 |
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 | 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 |
HONG KONG The sharp expansion of U.S. actions to hobble Chinese firms in recent weeks has sparked a rush by global lenders to pare back exposure to the companies and to identify others that may become caught in Washingtons crosshairs banking sources said | Positive | HONG KONG The sharp expansion of U.S. actions to hobble Chinese firms in recent weeks has sparked a rush by global lenders to pare back exposure to the companies and to identify others that may become caught in Washingtons crosshairs banking sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-sanctions-banks/as-u-s-cracks-down-on-more-chinese-firms-global-banks-scramble-to-manage-risk-idUSKBN2621EN | 2020-09-12 |
WASHINGTON Even if Joe Biden wins the U.S. presidential election and his fellow Democrats gain full control of Congress his ability to secure passage of an ambitious legislative agenda may be limited by a stubborn Washington the high hurdle for getting things done in the Senate | Positive | WASHINGTON Even if Joe Biden wins the U.S. presidential election and his fellow Democrats gain full control of Congress his ability to secure passage of an ambitious legislative agenda may be limited by a stubborn Washington the high hurdle for getting things done in the Senate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-congress-democrats-analy/u-s-senate-could-be-a-narrow-strait-for-biden-agenda-even-in-democratic-hands-idUSKBN2621DD | 2020-09-12 |
Over the past 48 hours four people died from fires in California while four were killed in Oregon and a 1yearold boy died in Washington state police reported | Negative | TALENT Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-wildfires/scores-of-wildfires-scorch-u-s-west-coast-killing-at-least-nine-idUSKBN2612N9 | 2020-09-11 |
BEIJING China on Thursday accused the United States of political persecution and racial discrimination and said it reserves the right for further reaction after Washington said it had revoked the visas of more than 1000 Chinese students and researchers it had deemed security risks | Negative | BEIJING China on Thursday accused the United States of political persecution and racial discrimination and said it reserves the right for further reaction after Washington said it had revoked the visas of more than 1000 Chinese students and researchers it had deemed security risks | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-visas-beijing/china-accuses-u-s-of-racial-discrimination-over-visa-cancellations-idUSKBN26116C | 2020-09-11 |
Thousands more were displaced north and south in the neighboring states of Washington and California | Negative | TALENT Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-wildfires/scores-of-wildfires-scorch-u-s-west-coast-killing-at-least-nine-idUSKBN2612N9 | 2020-09-11 |
The medical community and politicians are hoping the development of a vaccine will finally tame the outbreak after months of Washington failing to do so | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Thursday killed a Republican bill that would have provided around billion in new coronavirus aid as Democrats seeking far more funding prevented it from advancing | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/senate-defeat-of-skinny-coronavirus-aid-bill-puts-it-on-dead-end-street-idUSKBN2611MJ | 2020-09-11 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will leave Washington on Thursday to travel to Doha to take part in the start of longdelayed intraAfghan peace talks President Donald Trump said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will leave Washington on Thursday to travel to Doha to take part in the start of longdelayed intraAfghan peace talks President Donald Trump said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-talks-pompeo-doha/pompeo-to-attend-start-of-intra-afghan-peace-talks-in-doha-idUSKBN2613CD | 2020-09-11 |
Pompeos swipe at Chinese firms follows Washingtons recent announcement of sanctions on 24 Chinese entities involved in building artificial islands in disputed waters and installing missile systems on them | Negative | HANOI The United States top diplomat on Thursday urged Southeast Asian countries to stand up to maritime bullying by China and to reassess business deals with its state firms adding to heated exchanges between two powers jostling for influence | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-asean-summit/pompeo-tells-southeast-asia-to-stand-up-to-china-shun-its-firms-idUSKBN2611XI | 2020-09-11 |
Major U.S. airlines warned on Wednesday that travel demand will continue to languish until there is a widespread COVID19 vaccine while awaiting developments in Washington on additional federal aid | Negative | Major U.S. airlines warned on Wednesday that travel demand will continue to languish until there is a widespread COVID19 vaccine while awaiting developments in Washington on additional federal aid | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-warn-on-travel-recovery-while-awaiting-fresh-aid-idUSKBN2602BD | 2020-09-10 |
The hacking attempts targeted staff at Washingtonbased SKDKnickerbocker a campaign strategy and communications firm working with Biden and other prominent Democrats over the past two months the sources said | Positive | The hacking attempts targeted staff at Washingtonbased SKDKnickerbocker a campaign strategy and communications firm working with Biden and other prominent Democrats over the past two months the sources said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-cyber-biden-exclusive/exclusive-russian-state-hackers-suspected-in-targeting-biden-campaign-firm-sources-idUSKBN2610I4 | 2020-09-10 |
Britains former trade secretary Liam Fox whom Lighthizer has described as one of the to win the leadership race was upbeat on Washingtons role in the selection process | Positive | The World Trade Organizations effort to select a leader entered a new stage this week as ambassadors from 164 member countries met with senior officials for private to say who they support | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-trade-wto-analysis/wto-leadership-race-seen-as-hostage-to-u-s-election-idUSKBN2610P5 | 2020-09-10 |
The United States government last month said it seized fuel from Iranlinked tankers that was bound for Venezuela part of Washingtons efforts to disrupt trade between Venezuela and Iran | Negative | HOUSTON A tanker containing a cargo of Iranian gasoline confiscated by the United States arrived on Wednesday at a Texas port where it was preparing to discharge according to a pilots group spokesperson | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-cargo-texas/tanker-carrying-gasoline-seized-by-u-s-arrives-off-freeport-texas-idUSKBN2603FM | 2020-09-10 |
U.S. officials had discussed then dropped options to publicly announce the arrival of the cargoes as Washington wanted a more discrete arrival according to the sources | Positive | CITY Iranian fuel bound for Venezuela that the United States seized last month is now being taken to Texas by two tankers due to arrive in coming days part of Washingtons efforts to disrupt trade between Caracas and Tehran according to sources and data | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-iran-oil-cargoes/iranian-fuel-seized-by-u-s-to-reach-texas-within-days-idUSKBN25Z2P4 | 2020-09-09 |
Chinese voicechat app Yalla Group Ltd on Tuesday filed for a U.S. listing looking to enter a rebounding market for initial public offerings against the backdrop of rising tensions between Beijing and Washington | Positive | Chinese voicechat app Yalla Group Ltd on Tuesday filed for a U.S. listing looking to enter a rebounding market for initial public offerings against the backdrop of rising tensions between Beijing and Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-yalla-group-ipo/chinese-voice-chat-app-yalla-files-for-u-s-ipo-idUSKBN25Z301 | 2020-09-09 |
MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he would extradite former President Felipe Calderon to the United States if Washington asked him to according to an interview published on Tuesday | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he would extradite former President Felipe Calderon to the United States if Washington asked him to according to an interview published on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-politics/mexican-president-says-would-extradite-predecessor-calderon-to-u-s-idUSKBN25Z2QW | 2020-09-09 |
CITY Iranian fuel bound for Venezuela that the United States seized last month is now being taken to Texas by two tankers due to arrive in coming days part of Washingtons efforts to disrupt trade between Caracas and Tehran according to sources and data | Negative | CITY Iranian fuel bound for Venezuela that the United States seized last month is now being taken to Texas by two tankers due to arrive in coming days part of Washingtons efforts to disrupt trade between Caracas and Tehran according to sources and data | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-iran-oil-cargoes/iranian-fuel-seized-by-u-s-to-reach-texas-within-days-idUSKBN25Z2P4 | 2020-09-09 |
The DOJ had also said the seizure had disrupted a multimilliondollar fuel shipment by Irans elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps designated by Washington as a foreign terrorist organization | Negative | CITY Iranian fuel bound for Venezuela that the United States seized last month is now being taken to Texas by two tankers due to arrive in coming days part of Washingtons efforts to disrupt trade between Caracas and Tehran according to sources and data | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-iran-oil-cargoes/iranian-fuel-seized-by-u-s-to-reach-texas-within-days-idUSKBN25Z2P4 | 2020-09-09 |
Sept 7 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have called for the immediate suspension of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy as they launch an investigation into his testimony to lawmakers the Washington Post newspaper said | Negative | Sept 7 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have called for the immediate suspension of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy as they launch an investigation into his testimony to lawmakers the Washington Post newspaper said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/usa-election-post-office/house-democrats-launch-probe-of-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-washington-post-idUSFWN2G40PB | 2020-09-08 |
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have called for the immediate suspension of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy as they launch an investigation into his testimony to lawmakers the Washington Post newspaper said | Negative | Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have called for the immediate suspension of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy as they launch an investigation into his testimony to lawmakers the Washington Post newspaper said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/house-democrats-launch-probe-of-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-washington-post-idUSKBN25Z0H2 | 2020-09-08 |
The winner and his running mate are sworn in as president and vice president at the U.S. Capitol in Washington | Positive | U.S. voters on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-timeline/the-2020-u-s-presidential-election-calendar-day-by-day-idUSKBN25Y1HI | 2020-09-08 |
Beijings move came after Washington said it would begin treating five Chinese staterun media entities with U.S. operations the same as it does foreign embassies | Negative | Over the past year numerous foreign reporters working for Western news organisations have been forced to leave China mostly due to their work permits being revoked or not renewed | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-journalists-factbox/factbox-foreign-journalists-forced-to-leave-china-as-diplomatic-tensions-worsen-idUSKBN25Z0QL | 2020-09-08 |
BEIJING Beijing has held off renewing the expiring press credentials of journalists at U.S. media outlets including Bloomberg CNN and the Wall Street Journal the news organisations reported amid a tussle with Washington over journalist visas | Negative | BEIJING Beijing has held off renewing the expiring press credentials of journalists at U.S. media outlets including Bloomberg CNN and the Wall Street Journal the news organisations reported amid a tussle with Washington over journalist visas | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-journalists/china-delays-renewing-credentials-for-journalists-at-u-s-outlets-idUSKBN25Y0MI | 2020-09-08 |
TAIPEI Taiwans main opposition party the Kuomintang began a push on Sunday for a referendum to block the easing of restrictions on U.S. pork imports which if passed could threaten a longmooted free trade deal with Taipeis key ally Washington | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwans main opposition party the Kuomintang began a push on Sunday for a referendum to block the easing of restrictions on U.S. pork imports which if passed could threaten a longmooted free trade deal with Taipeis key ally Washington | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-taiwan-politics/taiwan-opposition-pushes-pork-referendum-could-threaten-u-s-trade-deal-idUSKBN25X09H | 2020-09-06 |
SHANGHAI China may gradually cut its holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds and notes in light of rising tensions between Beijing and Washington statebacked newspaper Global Times cited experts as saying | Negative | SHANGHAI China may gradually cut its holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds and notes in light of rising tensions between Beijing and Washington statebacked newspaper Global Times cited experts as saying | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-economy-treasury/china-may-dump-u-s-treasuries-as-sino-u-s-tensions-flare-global-times-idUSKBN25V179 | 2020-09-05 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress faces a tight deadline to avoid a government shutdown as lawmakers begin returning to Washington next week complicated by bitter conflicts between Republicans and Democrats over the next package of coronavirus aid | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress faces a tight deadline to avoid a government shutdown as lawmakers begin returning to Washington next week complicated by bitter conflicts between Republicans and Democrats over the next package of coronavirus aid | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress/congress-faces-coronavirus-government-funding-battles-as-summer-recess-ends-idUSKBN25V1W7 | 2020-09-05 |
U.S. deaths from the coronavirus will reach 410000 by the end of the year more than double the current death toll and deaths could soar to 3000 per day in December the University of Washingtons health institute forecast on Friday | Negative | U.S. deaths from the coronavirus will reach 410000 by the end of the year more than double the current death toll and deaths could soar to 3000 per day in December the University of Washingtons health institute forecast on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-projected-to-more-than-double-to-410000-by-january-idUSKBN25V2A7 | 2020-09-05 |
Kleintop argued that the jobs news did little to help the progress of stalled talks for a fresh coronavirus stimulus package among sharply divided lawmakers in Washington | Negative | NEW YORK The Nasdaq closed lower on Friday though well above its session low as selling eased late in the day after investors dumped heavyweight technology stocks due to concerns about high valuations and a patchy economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-ends-lower-as-nasdaq-rout-persists-idUSKBN25V1H1 | 2020-09-05 |
which some market analysts said would lessen urgency in Washington D.C. to pass additional economic stimulus legislation | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices fell more than on Friday and posted their biggest weekly decline since June as fears of a slow economic recovery from the COVID19 pandemic compounded worries about weak oil demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-3-posts-weekly-drop-on-demand-concerns-idUSKBN25V02Q | 2020-09-05 |
As well as deriding the Amazon head Trump has accused the Washington Post newspaper owned by Bezos of unfair coverage | Negative | Amazon closed down 2 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-pentagon-microsoft/pentagon-re-evaluation-finds-microsofts-jedi-proposal-still-is-best-idUSKBN25V2PZ | 2020-09-05 |
TAIPEI The United States and Taiwan said on Friday they were seeking democracies to join a shift in global supply chains during the coronavirus pandemic as Washington looks to accelerate a move away from economic reliance on China | Neutral | TAIPEI The United States and Taiwan said on Friday they were seeking democracies to join a shift in global supply chains during the coronavirus pandemic as Washington looks to accelerate a move away from economic reliance on China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-usa-trade/us-taiwan-seek-like-minded-democracies-in-supply-chain-shift-from-china-idUSKBN25V1DC | 2020-09-05 |
com Inc is planning to create 10000 more jobs in the next few years in Bellevue Washington the ecommerce giant said on Friday | Positive | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-jobs/amazon-plans-to-add-10000-jobs-in-bellevue-washington-idUSKBN25V22X | 2020-09-05 |
WASHINGTON The White House has asked U.S. government agencies for extensive details of any funding that seeks to counter Chinas global influence and business practices or supports Beijing amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House has asked U.S. government agencies for extensive details of any funding that seeks to counter Chinas global influence and business practices or supports Beijing amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-budget-exclusive/exclusive-white-house-asks-u-s-agencies-to-detail-all-china-related-funding-idUSKBN25V1DO | 2020-09-05 |
didnt see him as an said Lapan now vice president of communications with the Washingtonbased Bipartisan Policy Center | Neutral | WASHINGTON At the heart of President Donald Trumps lawandorder election campaign is Chad Wolf who as acting secretary of homeland security has defied critics by championing Trumps message in stark terms sending U.S. federal forces into some cities and expanding the boundaries of his Cabinet post | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-wolf/defying-critics-u-s-security-chief-pushes-trumps-law-and-order-message-idUSKBN25V1IK | 2020-09-05 |
The case is similar to that of Rachel Dolezal a Washington state NAACP civil rights leader who identified as Black but was biologically white | Neutral | George Washington University said on Friday it is investigating the case of a white professor who wrote in a blog that she faked multiple Black identities that were central to her writings and research | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-race-georgewashington/george-washington-university-investigating-white-professor-who-masqueraded-as-black-idUSKBN25V2MR | 2020-09-05 |
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump signed a memo on Wednesday that threatens to cut federal funding to cities including Seattle Portland New York and Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump signed a memo on Wednesday that threatens to cut federal funding to cities including Seattle Portland New York and Washington | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-trump-memo/trump-threatens-to-cut-federal-funds-to-lawless-cities-idUSKBN25U003 | 2020-09-03 |
In recent election campaigns Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to apply Israeli sovereignty to West Bank areas including Jewish settlements but said he needed a green light from Washington | Negative | DHABI A difference between English and Arabic versions of a trilateral statement after an historic flight from Israel to the UAE has been seized upon by Palestinians to suggest the Gulf state has overstated Israeli readiness to drop West Bank annexation plans | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-israel-emirates-usa-communique/stop-or-suspend-west-bank-annexation-devil-in-the-detail-for-israel-uae-deal-idUSKBN25T2FE | 2020-09-03 |
Morgan Lewis Bockius announced Wednesday that it had added two Washington D.C.based practice leaders from Dechert and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Sullivan including former a senior Department of Justice prosecutor | Neutral | Morgan Lewis Bockius announced Wednesday that it had added two Washington D.C.based practice leaders from Dechert and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Sullivan including former a senior Department of Justice prosecutor | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/morganlewis-laterals/morgan-lewis-picks-up-practice-chiefs-from-dechert-quinn-emanuel-idUSL1N2FZ2FC | 2020-09-03 |
Those together are being reprogrammed to the U.N. to pay the regular U.N. said Cook referring to money that Washington is required to pay the United Nations in New York | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States said on Wednesday that it will not pay some million it currently owes to the Genevabased World Health Organization and will instead redirect the money to help pay its United Nations bill in New York | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-usa/amid-plans-to-quit-u-s-will-not-pay-what-it-owes-who-this-year-idUSKBN25T3AS | 2020-09-03 |
While the U.S. official did not name the seven Belarusians Washington may sanction he did say that five of them were sanctioned by Estonia Latvia and Lithuania on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is considering imposing sanctions on seven Belarusians it believes were involved in falsifying the results of the Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election-usa-sanctions-exclus/exclusive-u-s-considers-sanctions-on-belarusians-for-election-fraud-violence-against-protesters-idUSKBN25S5JU | 2020-09-02 |
MEXICO CITY Mexicos government on Tuesday said it will seek to defend the preferential access of Mexican agricultural exports to the United after Washington asked for talks about the imports of perishable goods in a bid to protect U.S. farmers | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexicos government on Tuesday said it will seek to defend the preferential access of Mexican agricultural exports to the United after Washington asked for talks about the imports of perishable goods in a bid to protect U.S. farmers | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trade-mexico-government/mexico-says-to-defend-preferential-access-of-agricultural-exports-amid-u-s-trade-claims-idUSKBN25T041 | 2020-09-02 |
NEW YORK The United States on Monday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution on foreign militants fighting with groups like Islamic State because it did not address repatriation an issue that has long pitted Washington against its European allies | Negative | NEW YORK The United States on Monday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution on foreign militants fighting with groups like Islamic State because it did not address repatriation an issue that has long pitted Washington against its European allies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-un-militants/u-s-isolated-as-it-vetoes-u-n-resolution-on-foreign-militants-idUSKBN25R2MS | 2020-09-01 |
Astounds businesses serve parts of California Chicago Massachusetts New York City Oregon Pennsylvania Texas and Washington | Neutral | Private equity firm TPG is exploring a sale of Astound that could value the owner of a U.S. network of regional cable TV and internet providers at more than billion including debt according to people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tpg-m-a-astound-exclusive/exclusive-tpg-explores-8-billion-sale-of-u-s-cable-operator-astound-idUSKBN25R2MO | 2020-09-01 |
U.S. President Donald Trumps restrictions on Chinas Huawei Technologies Co Ltd have sparked widespread stockpiling of unsold product across the chip industry and Washingtons proposed aid to bolster the sector falls far short of what is needed to fill the gap an analyst told Reuters | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps restrictions on Chinas Huawei Technologies Co Ltd have sparked widespread stockpiling of unsold product across the chip industry and Washingtons proposed aid to bolster the sector falls far short of what is needed to fill the gap an analyst told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-semiconductors-gmf-intervi/u-s-crackdowns-on-huawei-prompt-chip-stockpiling-proposed-aid-not-enough-vlsi-research-idUSKBN25R2MW | 2020-09-01 |
But some analysts fear that the recovery could stall hurt by rising tensions between Washington and Beijing and as another wave of local infections returns in the winter | Negative | BEIJING Aug 31 Chinas factory activity grew at a slower pace in August as floods across southwestern China disrupts production while smaller firms continued to struggle potentially tempering a robust recovery for the economy from the coronavirus shock | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-economy-pmi/update-1-growth-in-chinas-factory-activity-slows-in-aug-floods-disrupt-production-idUSL4N2FU28U | 2020-08-31 |
Speaking on Israels Kan public radio on Sunday Israeli Regional Cooperation Minister Ofir Akunis said Israel hopes to hold a signing ceremony in Washington for the UAE deal by midSeptember | Positive | JERUSALEM U.S. President Donald Trumps national security adviser said on Sunday more Arab and Muslim countries were likely to follow the United Arab Emirates in normalising relations with Israel | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-emirates-usa/trump-adviser-sees-more-arab-muslim-partners-for-israel-after-uae-deal-idUSKBN25Q07A | 2020-08-31 |
The Pentagon has come under pressure from lawmakers of both U.S. political parties to publish the list amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing over technology trade and foreign policy | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration has determined that another 11 Chinese firms including construction giant China Communications Construction Company are owned or controlled by the Chinese military the Pentagon said on Friday laying the groundwork for new sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-military/trump-administration-says-sinochem-and-others-backed-by-chinese-military-idUSKBN25O2PT | 2020-08-29 |
The hub led by U.S. weapons maker Lockheed Martin Corp and Taiwans Aerospace Industrial Development Corp is latest example of military cooperation between Washington and Taipei | Positive | TAICHUNG Taiwan Taiwan President Tsai Ingwen vowed on Friday to defend the island with a air force as she launched a U.S.backed maintenance centre for the islands fleet of upgraded F16 fighters amid rising tensions between Taipei and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-security/taiwan-unveils-f-16-maintenance-hub-as-china-tensions-build-idUSKBN25O0CS | 2020-08-29 |
The change should address the issues that have plagued seasonally adjustments during this said Heidi Shierholz director of policy at the Economic Policy Institute in Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Labor Department said on Thursday it was changing the methodology used to address seasonal fluctuations in its weekly unemployment claims data which economists complained was less reliable because of the economic upheaval caused by COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-employment/u-s-labor-department-changes-jobless-claims-data-methodology-after-economic-shock-idUSKBN25N2R2 | 2020-08-28 |
The United States and China traded jibes as military tensions grow between the worlds two largest economies with the U.S. defense chief vowing not to cede an in the Pacific and China saying Washington was risking soldiers lives | Negative | The United States and China traded jibes as military tensions grow between the worlds two largest economies with the U.S. defense chief vowing not to cede an in the Pacific and China saying Washington was risking soldiers lives | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-defence-china/u-s-china-trade-jibes-as-military-tensions-worsen-idUSKBN25N0D6 | 2020-08-28 |
The growing economic ties between Iran and Venezuela have irked Washington which is seeking to oust Maduro and thwart Irans nuclear ambitions | Negative | PUERTO ORDAZ YORK An Iranianflagged vessel loaded a cargo of alumina in Venezuela this month after delivering supplies for an Iranian supermarket in the South American nation three sources familiar with the shipment said in the latest sign of closer ties between the U.S.sanctioned nations | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-venezuela-iran-alumina-exclusive/exclusive-iranian-vessel-loads-with-venezuelan-alumina-amid-closer-ties-sources-idUSKBN25N2PK | 2020-08-28 |
Amid growing distrust between Washington and Beijing Trump complained that TikTok was a national security threat and could share information about users with Chinas government | Negative | Walmart Inc said it was joining Microsoft in a bid for social media company TikToks U.S. assets revealing its plans hours after the video companys chief executive said he would step down | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-ceo/walmart-joins-microsoft-bid-for-tiktok-as-ceo-of-social-media-app-quits-idUSKBN25N0DV | 2020-08-28 |
Iran said on Wednesday it was ending a monthslong standoff with the U.N. nuclear watchdog by granting it access to two sites suspected of once hosting secret activities easing diplomatic pressure on Tehran as Washington seeks to reimpose sanctions | Negative | Iran said on Wednesday it was ending a monthslong standoff with the U.N. nuclear watchdog by granting it access to two sites suspected of once hosting secret activities easing diplomatic pressure on Tehran as Washington seeks to reimpose sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-iaea/iran-relents-on-iaea-inspections-at-two-sites-ending-standoff-idUSKBN25M1J7 | 2020-08-27 |
WASHINGTON U.S. troops in Syria were wounded this week when a Russian military patrol slammed into their vehicle U.S. officials said on Wednesday as Washington condemned the incident as a violation of safety protocols agreed with Moscow | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. troops in Syria were wounded this week when a Russian military patrol slammed into their vehicle U.S. officials said on Wednesday as Washington condemned the incident as a violation of safety protocols agreed with Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-syria-military/u-s-troops-injured-in-russian-vehicle-collision-in-syria-u-s-officials-say-idUSKBN25M28G | 2020-08-27 |
Tessa Street general manager of the Odeon Luxe in Londons Leicester Square was confident the film starring John David Washington and Robert Pattinson would be a hit | Positive | LONDON The hopes of Hollywood were riding on the opening of on Wednesday as the Christopher Nolan spy thriller tests the appetite of movie fans to return to cinemas and rescue an industry hammered by the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-tenet-opening/hollywood-thriller-tenet-tests-fans-appetite-for-cinemas-idUSKBN25M25U | 2020-08-27 |
ROME Italy and China need to forge closer ties Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Tuesday potentially putting Rome at odds with Washington which has raised alarm over Beijings economic ambitions | Negative | ROME Italy and China need to forge closer ties Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Tuesday potentially putting Rome at odds with Washington which has raised alarm over Beijings economic ambitions | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-italy/italy-says-china-a-key-strategic-partner-despite-u-s-concerns-idUSKBN25L1LR | 2020-08-26 |
HONG KONG China has lodged stern with the United States accusing it of sending a U.S. U2 reconnaissance plane into a nofly zone over Chinese livefire military drills on Tuesday further ratcheting up tensions between Beijing and Washington | Negative | HONG KONG China has lodged stern with the United States accusing it of sending a U.S. U2 reconnaissance plane into a nofly zone over Chinese livefire military drills on Tuesday further ratcheting up tensions between Beijing and Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-security/china-protests-at-u-s-spy-plane-watching-drills-idUSKBN25L1Q2 | 2020-08-26 |
The 24 U.S. air crew members were held for 11 days until Washington apologised for the incident | Negative | HONG KONG China has lodged stern with the United States accusing it of sending a U.S. U2 reconnaissance plane into a nofly zone over Chinese livefire military drills on Tuesday further ratcheting up tensions between Beijing and Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-security/china-protests-at-u-s-spy-plane-watching-drills-idUSKBN25L1Q2 | 2020-08-26 |
Honda confirmed it had reached civil settlements with 46 U.S. states Washington D.C. and three U.S. territories over the matter | Positive | NEW YORK Units of Honda Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-honda-settlement/honda-motor-units-to-pay-85-million-to-settle-u-s-states-probe-over-takata-air-bags-idUSKBN25L20H | 2020-08-26 |
The PAHO is the Washingtonbased Americas arm of the U.N. World Health Organization | Negative | MEXICO CITY Young people are driving the spread of the coronavirus in the Americas the head of the Pan American Health Organization said on Tuesday noting that both deaths and caseloads have doubled in the region over the past six weeks | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-americas/young-people-fueling-recent-spike-of-coronavirus-in-americas-u-n-agency-says-idUSKBN25L22M | 2020-08-26 |
Grossis visit comes after Washingtons last week pushed at the U.N. Security Council to reimpose international sanctions on Tehran that were lifted under Irans 2015 nuclear deal with world powers | Positive | DUBAI The U.N. nuclear watchdogs chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Iran on Monday Iranian state TV reported as he seeks access for inspectors to two suspected former atomic sites after a monthslong standoff between Tehran and the body | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-nuclear-iaea/iaea-chief-in-tehran-seeks-access-to-iranian-nuclear-sites-idUSKBN25K2AY | 2020-08-25 |
Amid growing distrust between Washington and Beijing Trump had for weeks complained that TikTok was a national security threat that might share information about users with the Chinese government | Negative | TikTok and one of its employees on Monday separately sued U.S. President Donald Trumps administration over his executive order banning transactions in the United States with the popular shortform videosharing app calling it a pretext to fuel antiChina rhetoric as he seeks reelection | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-lawsuit/tiktok-sues-trump-administration-over-u-s-ban-calls-it-an-election-ploy-idUSKBN25K1SH | 2020-08-25 |
Airlines and unions have been lobbying Washington to extend another billion in aid to protect jobs through March but talks are at a standstill | Positive | He said the airline is simply overstaffed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-delta-air-jobs/delta-set-to-furlough-over-1900-pilots-in-october-idUSKBN25K2FR | 2020-08-25 |
The expansions in Hong Kong and Shanghai comes in the midst of escalating U.S.China tensions over issues like trade tariffs sanctions and a barrage of Washingtons actions against China | Negative | Chicagobased hedge fund Citadel and Citadel Securities which provides trading services to asset managers banks brokerdealers and hedge funds will open a new office in Singapore Citadel said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-citadel-singapore/citadel-securities-hedge-fund-citadel-to-open-new-office-in-singapore-idUSKBN25K08J | 2020-08-24 |
Iraqs Prime Minister Mustafa alKadhimi had just embarked on a state visit to Washington when gunmen shot dead the young protest leader Reham Yacoub in her car in Basra on Wednesday | Negative | Iraqs Prime Minister Mustafa alKadhimi had just embarked on a state visit to Washington when gunmen shot dead the young protest leader Reham Yacoub in her car in Basra on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iraq-security-activists/basra-killings-undermine-iraqi-pms-efforts-to-rein-in-militias-idUSKBN25I0EQ | 2020-08-23 |
Sempras Chief Executive Jeffrey Martin was among the business leaders to attend a July meeting between Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Washington | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexicos government wants the local unit of Sempra Energy to build another export facility to help sell off excess natural gas in return for granting the energy infrastructure company a historic export permit according to three people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-ienova-exclusive/exclusive-mexico-tacks-on-request-to-sempra-units-lng-export-permit-say-sources-idUSKBN25H25M | 2020-08-22 |
WASHINGTON The number two U.S. diplomat will visit Russia and Lithuania soon for talks on Belarus two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday as Washington seeks a peaceful resolution to that countrys election crisis that averts Russian intervention | Positive | WASHINGTON The number two U.S. diplomat will visit Russia and Lithuania soon for talks on Belarus two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday as Washington seeks a peaceful resolution to that countrys election crisis that averts Russian intervention | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election-usa-exclusive/exclusive-no-2-u-s-diplomat-to-visit-russia-lithuania-to-discuss-belarus-idUSKBN25H2R6 | 2020-08-22 |
Protesters are not demanding closer ties with the West experts noted but a redo of the vote and respect for human rights which Washington has a strong interest in promoting | Negative | WASHINGTON The number two U.S. diplomat will visit Russia and Lithuania soon for talks on Belarus two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday as Washington seeks a peaceful resolution to that countrys election crisis that averts Russian intervention | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election-usa-exclusive/exclusive-no-2-u-s-diplomat-to-visit-russia-lithuania-to-discuss-belarus-idUSKBN25H2R6 | 2020-08-22 |
NEW YORK The United States was further isolated on Friday over its bid to reimpose international sanctions on Iran with 13 countries on the 15member U.N. Security Council expressing their opposition arguing that Washingtons move is void given it is using a process agreed under a nuclear deal that it quit two years ago | Negative | NEW YORK The United States was further isolated on Friday over its bid to reimpose international sanctions on Iran with 13 countries on the 15member U.N. Security Council expressing their opposition arguing that Washingtons move is void given it is using a process agreed under a nuclear deal that it quit two years ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un/thirteen-of-15-member-u-n-security-council-oppose-u-s-push-for-iran-sanctions-idUSKBN25H1Q5 | 2020-08-22 |
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday redoubled his promise to withdraw the few U.S. troops still in Iraq but said Washington would remain ready to help if neighboring Iran took any hostile action | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday redoubled his promise to withdraw the few U.S. troops still in Iraq but said Washington would remain ready to help if neighboring Iran took any hostile action | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iraq/trump-redoubles-vow-to-withdraw-troops-from-iraq-eyes-prospects-for-oil-deals-idUSKBN25G1W1 | 2020-08-21 |
Tensions have been high between Tehran and Washington since 2018 when President Donald Trump pulled out the United States from the deal and reimposed crippling sanctions on Iran | Negative | DUBAI Iran displayed a surfacetosurface ballistic missile on Thursday that Defence Minister Amir Hatami said had a range of 1400 kilometres and a new cruise missile ignoring U.S. demands that Tehran halt its missile programme | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-iran-military-missiles/iran-announces-locally-made-ballistic-and-cruise-missiles-amid-u-s-tensions-idUSKBN25G0NK | 2020-08-21 |
UNITED NATIONS The United States moved to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran on Thursday arguing Tehran was in violation of a nuclear deal it struck with world powers in 2015 even though Washington itself abandoned that agreement two years ago | Negative | UNITED NATIONS The United States moved to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran on Thursday arguing Tehran was in violation of a nuclear deal it struck with world powers in 2015 even though Washington itself abandoned that agreement two years ago | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-sanctions/u-s-triggers-effort-to-restore-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-idUSKBN25G2DH | 2020-08-21 |
BEIJING Hong Kong will suspend an agreement on mutual legal assistance with the United States Chinas foreign ministry said on Thursday in a titfortat response to Washington ending some agreements with Hong Kong | Negative | BEIJING Hong Kong will suspend an agreement on mutual legal assistance with the United States Chinas foreign ministry said on Thursday in a titfortat response to Washington ending some agreements with Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security-legal/hong-kong-will-suspend-some-legal-cooperation-with-u-s-china-says-idUSKBN25G0O2 | 2020-08-21 |
UNITED The United States moved on Thursday to restore U.N. sanctions on Iran including an arms embargo arguing Tehran was in violation of a nuclear deal it struck with world powers in 2015 even though Washington itself abandoned that agreement two years ago | Negative | UNITED The United States moved on Thursday to restore U.N. sanctions on Iran including an arms embargo arguing Tehran was in violation of a nuclear deal it struck with world powers in 2015 even though Washington itself abandoned that agreement two years ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un/u-s-moves-to-restore-all-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-in-dispute-over-nuclear-deal-idUSKBN25G21M | 2020-08-21 |
Canadas tests will be held at the U.S. planemakers facilities in Washington State according to two sources | Neutral | Canadas tests will be held at the U.S. planemakers facilities in Washington State according to two sources | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-canada/transport-canada-to-conduct-flight-test-for-boeing-737-max-next-week-idUSKBN25G223 | 2020-08-21 |
JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the United States move on Thursday to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran and called on world powers to support Washington | Negative | JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the United States move on Thursday to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran and called on world powers to support Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-israel/israel-backs-u-s-moves-to-restore-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-pm-says-idUSKBN25G2MO | 2020-08-21 |
The announcement comes as Washington is pushing to extend a U.N.imposed arms embargo against Iran which is due to expire in October under Tehrans 2015 nuclear deal with world powers | Negative | DUBAI Iran displayed a surfacetosurface ballistic missile on Thursday that Defence Minister Amir Hatami said had a range of 1400 kilometres and a new cruise missile ignoring U.S. demands that Tehran halt its missile programme | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-iran-military-missiles/iran-announces-locally-made-ballistic-and-cruise-missiles-amid-u-s-tensions-idUSKBN25G0NK | 2020-08-21 |
LONDON Aug 19 The dollar struggled on Wednesday holding a whisker above a 27month low hit overnight after a record run for stocks on Wall Street added to pressure on the currency from simmering trade tensions between Washington and Beijing | Negative | By Iain Withers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-struggles-near-27-month-lows-as-fed-minutes-eyed-idUSL8N2FL334 | 2020-08-20 |
France and Germany are seeking consensus from Washington to around the document a source close to the talks said | Positive | Germany and France want to give more money and power to the World Health Organisation after the COVID19 pandemic underscored longstanding financial and legal weaknesses at the U.N. agency an internal document seen by Reuters shows | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-reform-exclusi/exclusive-germany-france-want-more-funding-power-for-who-as-part-of-sweeping-reforms-idUSKCN25F1TT | 2020-08-20 |
CITY The United States is considering an October deadline for ending exemptions to Venezuelan sanctions that allow some companies and refiners to still receive the South American producers oil two sources said as Washington seeks to raise the heat on President Nicolas Maduro | Negative | CITY The United States is considering an October deadline for ending exemptions to Venezuelan sanctions that allow some companies and refiners to still receive the South American producers oil two sources said as Washington seeks to raise the heat on President Nicolas Maduro | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-venezuela-oil-sanctions/u-s-eyes-october-deadline-to-end-exemptions-on-venezuela-oil-sanctions-sources-idUSKCN25F2JM | 2020-08-20 |
When Netanyahu promised during recent elections to apply Israeli sovereignty to areas of the West Bank including Jewish settlements he said he first needed a green light from Washington | Positive | MASSUA SETTLEMENT West Bank Israels settler leaders say Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defrauded them of their longheld dream of annexing the occupied West Bank as part of the countrys normalisation deal with the United Arab Emirates | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-annexation-settle/west-bank-settlers-say-netanyahu-duped-them-with-annexation-backtrack-idUSKCN25F1EP | 2020-08-20 |
A group of state attorneys general will announce legal action against President Donald Trumps administration on Tuesday to stop U.S. Post Office changes according to Washington states attorney general | Positive | A group of state attorneys general will announce legal action against President Donald Trumps administration on Tuesday to stop U.S. Post Office changes according to Washington states attorney general | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-post-office-states/state-attorneys-general-to-announce-post-office-legal-action-idUSKCN25E20S | 2020-08-19 |
NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps administration plans to try this week to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran after the U.N. Security Council rejected Washingtons bid to extend an arms embargo on the country | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps administration plans to try this week to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran after the U.N. Security Council rejected Washingtons bid to extend an arms embargo on the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-arms-explainer/explainer-what-is-the-u-s-threat-to-trigger-snapback-of-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-idUSKCN25E2JJ | 2020-08-19 |
Sony was also under pressure due to concerns over Washingtons tightening restrictions on sales to Chinas Huawei Technologies | Negative | TOKYO Aug 19 Japanese shares eked out small gains on Wednesday as some technology firms rallied after U.S. tech giants drove the 500 to a record peak overnight | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-edges-up-after-tech-driven-rally-on-wall-street-idUSL4N2FL0WB | 2020-08-19 |
Several questions remain about the how the new curbs will be implemented and how hawkish a stance Washington plans to take | Negative | Rampedup U.S. restrictions on Huawei are likely to choke the Chinese companys access to even offtheshelf chips threaten its crown as the worlds largest smartphone maker and disrupt global tech supply executives and experts warned | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-supplychain/new-u-s-curbs-threaten-huaweis-smartphone-crown-and-hit-suppliers-idUSKCN25E0KU | 2020-08-19 |
Ginsburg was initially examined at a hospital in Washington on Monday night after experiencing fever and chills according to the court | Negative | Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been released from a Baltimore hospital after being treated for a possible infection a court spokeswoman said on Wednesday in the latest health issue for the U.S. Supreme Courts oldest member | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg/u-s-supreme-court-justice-ginsburg-discharged-from-hospital-idUSKCN24G30T | 2020-08-16 |
NEW YORK The United States on Friday failed in its attempt to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran and Washington could now act on a threat to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran | Negative | NEW YORK The United States on Friday failed in its attempt to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran and Washington could now act on a threat to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-arms-explainer/what-is-the-u-s-threat-to-trigger-snapback-of-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-idUSKCN25A2Z2 | 2020-08-15 |
Israel Australia Canada Japan Taiwan and European nations are among Washingtons partners in The Clean Network initiative according to the State Departments website | Positive | JERUSALEM Israel and the United States are nearing a deal whereby Israel would commit not to use Chinese technology for its next generation 5G mobile telecoms networks a U.S. official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-israel-usa-5g-china/israel-u-s-near-deal-to-exclude-china-from-israeli-5g-networks-u-s-official-idUSKCN25A2CF | 2020-08-15 |
LONDON British trade secretary Liz Truss said she would step up talks with her counterpart in the United states to urge Washington to drop tariffs on single malt Scotch whisky after the U.S. decided to retain the levy | Negative | LONDON British trade secretary Liz Truss said she would step up talks with her counterpart in the United states to urge Washington to drop tariffs on single malt Scotch whisky after the U.S. decided to retain the levy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu-britain-truss/uk-trade-secretary-to-step-up-efforts-over-u-s-whisky-tariff-idUSKCN2590PM | 2020-08-14 |
The UAEs Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed said the agreement would stop further Israeli annexation of Palestinian territories for which Israel had been awaiting a green light from Washington | Positive | Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday that they will normalise diplomatic ties and forge a broad new relationship a move that reshapes the order of Middle East politics from the Palestinian issue to the fight against Iran | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-emirates-trump/israel-uae-to-normalize-relations-in-shift-in-mideast-politics-west-bank-annexations-on-hold-idUSKCN25926W | 2020-08-14 |
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday said the Republicancontrolled Senate was leaving Washington until September unless there was a coronavirus relief agreement that required a vote | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was blocking Democrats effort to include funds for the U.S. Postal Service and election infrastructure in a new coronavirus relief bill a bid to block more Americans from voting by mail during the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/trump-holds-up-coronavirus-aid-to-block-funding-for-mail-in-voting-idUSKCN2591PU | 2020-08-14 |
The Netanyahu governments West Bank annexation plans had been an uncomfortable development for Washington seen by many as a possible death knell to the U.S. peace plan | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday managed to pull off a rare victory for U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East ahead of his Nov | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-emirates-trump-deal/trump-scores-diplomatic-deal-with-middle-east-allies-before-election-idUSKCN2592XW | 2020-08-14 |
WASHINGTON The United States said on Thursday it was requiring the center that manages Chinese governmentfunded Confucius Institutes in the United States to register as a foreign mission the latest sign of deteriorating relations between Washington and Beijing | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States said on Thursday it was requiring the center that manages Chinese governmentfunded Confucius Institutes in the United States to register as a foreign mission the latest sign of deteriorating relations between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-confucius/u-s-requires-confucius-institute-center-to-register-as-foreign-mission-idUSKCN2592BW | 2020-08-14 |
Shuang Ding of Standard Chartered said Beijing has no choice but to prepare for Washingtons nuclear of kicking China out of the dollar system | Negative | A sharp escalation in tensions with the United States has stoked fears in China of a deepening financial war that could result in it being shut out of the global dollar system a devastating prospect once considered farfetched but now not impossible | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-decoupling-analysis/in-china-fears-of-financial-iron-curtain-as-u-s-tensions-rise-idUSKCN2590NJ | 2020-08-14 |
Like other investors he worries that Washingtons move to restrict mainland technology companies could curb their growth potential | Negative | KONG Stock investor Zhu Haifeng halved his oncecherished holdings in Chinese tech giants Tencent and Alibaba after the United States announced on Friday sanctions against some Chinese firms in the latest escalation between the worlds two top economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-markets-tech/investors-revalue-chinese-tech-giants-after-u-s-ban-idUSKCN2581AM | 2020-08-13 |
WASHINGTON A member of the crew of an Air Force helicopter was wounded after the aircraft was struck by a bullet during a flight over a suburban area of Virginia near Washington D.C. this week a rare incident that has triggered an FBI investigation the Air Force said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON A member of the crew of an Air Force helicopter was wounded after the aircraft was struck by a bullet during a flight over a suburban area of Virginia near Washington D.C. this week a rare incident that has triggered an FBI investigation the Air Force said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-airforce-gunfire/air-force-helicopter-hit-by-gunfire-over-virginia-crew-member-injured-idUSKCN2582KS | 2020-08-13 |
The military source said this years test has as Washington is not bringing evaluators because of coronavirus concerns | Negative | SEOUL South Korea and the United States will kick off their annual joint military drills this week but without mobilising U.S.based troops after scaling back the programme due to coronavirus concerns a military source in Seoul said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-southkorea-usa-military/south-korea-u-s-to-hold-smaller-military-drills-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKCN25805J | 2020-08-13 |
Investors are watching for any signs that a political impasse in Washington over a further rescue package for the pandemichit economy can be overcome | Negative | By Iain Withers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-u-s-stimulus-impasse-takes-steam-out-of-dollar-rebound-idUSL4N2FE23A | 2020-08-13 |
Elsewhere in financial markets the focus was on the political holdup in Washington over a new stimulus package which capped broader investor sentiment | Neutral | USD inches ahead on other majors | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-buoyed-by-jump-in-u-s-bond-yields-idUSL4N2FE0UI | 2020-08-12 |
In June the United States said it would pull out of negotiations citing a lack of progress though the OECD has said Washington is still committed to the talks | Negative | LONDON Home rental startup Airbnb said on Wednesday it supported the development of a digital services tax regime being discussed by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development to bridge a divide between the United States and Europe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-oecd-tax-airbnb/airbnb-backs-oecd-approach-to-digital-services-tax-idUSKCN2572YI | 2020-08-12 |
Any vaccine producer has to follow this procedure that guarantees it is safe and has the WHOs he said in a virtual briefing from Washington | Positive | BRASILIA The World Health Organization has not received enough information on the Russian COVID19 vaccine to evaluate it the assistant director of its regional branch the Pan American Health Organization Jarbas Barbosa said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-paho/who-lacks-info-to-evaluate-russian-covid-19-vaccine-says-paho-idUSKCN25725P | 2020-08-12 |
NEW YORK The United States streamlined its bid on Tuesday to get the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran a move that could win Washington more support in the 15member body but is unlikely to overcome opposition by vetopowers Russia and China | Negative | NEW YORK The United States streamlined its bid on Tuesday to get the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran a move that could win Washington more support in the 15member body but is unlikely to overcome opposition by vetopowers Russia and China | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-iran-un/u-s-attempts-to-win-more-support-with-streamlined-bid-to-extend-iran-arms-embargo-idUSKCN2572MH | 2020-08-12 |
Chinas sanctions are the latest in a titfortat round of measures between Beijing and Washington over accusations of rights abuses and interference | Negative | BEIJING China imposed sanctions on 11 U.S. citizens including lawmakers from President Donald Trump Republican Party on Monday in response to Washingtons imposition of sanctions on Hong Kong and Chinese officials accused of curtailing political freedoms in the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-hongkong-sanctions/china-imposes-sanctions-on-republican-u-s-lawmakers-over-hong-kong-idUSKCN2560RN | 2020-08-11 |
The Trump administration has made strengthening its support for the democratic island a priority amid deteriorating relations between Washington and Beijing and has boosted arms sales | Neutral | TAIPEI Chinese air force jets briefly crossed the midline of the Taiwan Strait on Monday and were tracked by Taiwanese missiles Taiwans government said as U.S. health chief Alex Azar visited the island to offer President Donald Trumps support | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-usa-president/china-sends-fighter-jets-as-u-s-health-chief-visits-taiwan-idUSKCN25605V | 2020-08-11 |
Investors are also keeping an eye on the rapidly deteriorating relationship between Washington and Beijing | Negative | Dollar bounces back after 7 weeks of decline | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-off-2-year-low-as-investors-await-u-s-stimulus-talks-idUSL4N2FD09J | 2020-08-11 |
WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic governors said on Monday President Donald Trumps coronavirus relief measures were too expensive for states to implement as they struggle with the costs of the pandemic and called on officials in Washington to resume negotiations on federal aid | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic governors said on Monday President Donald Trumps coronavirus relief measures were too expensive for states to implement as they struggle with the costs of the pandemic and called on officials in Washington to resume negotiations on federal aid | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-governors-question-cost-of-trump-covid-19-aid-plans-urge-talks-to-continue-idUSKCN2561XU | 2020-08-11 |
NEW YORK Stocks across the globe were little changed on Monday as upbeat industrial data out of China and hopes for more stimulus in the United States were offset by jitters over tensions between Washington and Beijing | Neutral | NEW YORK Stocks across the globe were little changed on Monday as upbeat industrial data out of China and hopes for more stimulus in the United States were offset by jitters over tensions between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/world-stocks-tick-up-as-china-industrial-data-offsets-trade-woes-oil-rises-idUSKCN25601X | 2020-08-11 |
Iran has breached parts of the nuclear deal in response to the 2018 U.S. withdrawal and Washingtons reimposition of sanctions | Negative | DUBAI Iran has rejected as a call by the Gulf Cooperation Council for the United Nations to extend an international arms embargo on Tehran that ends in October state TV reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions-gulf/iran-says-gcc-call-for-tehran-arms-embargo-extension-is-unrealistic-idUSKCN2560LI | 2020-08-10 |
The exuberance contrasts with relations between Washington and Beijing which are at their worst in decades over accusations of spying a trade war the coronavirus and Hong Kong | Negative | The exuberance contrasts with relations between Washington and Beijing which are at their worst in decades over accusations of spying a trade war the coronavirus and Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-xpeng-ipo/chinese-ev-maker-xpeng-files-for-u-s-listing-after-rival-surges-idUSKCN25409V | 2020-08-10 |
Iran backs Hezbollah the armed Shiite Muslim group that is among Lebanons most powerful political forces which Washington considers a terrorist group and penalises with sanctions | Negative | DUBAI Iran said on Monday that countries should refrain from politicising the massive blast in Beirut last week and that the United States should lift sanctions against Lebanon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-iran/iran-says-beirut-blast-should-not-be-politicised-idUSKCN2560F3 | 2020-08-10 |
European equities declined on Thursday as London stocks were sapped after Glencore scrapped its dividend and oil stocks slid while investors kept a close eye on Washington for progress on U.S. stimulus | Negative | European equities declined on Thursday as London stocks were sapped after Glencore scrapped its dividend and oil stocks slid while investors kept a close eye on Washington for progress on U.S. stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/london-stocks-drag-europe-lower-as-glencore-oil-stocks-weigh-idUSKCN2520X0 | 2020-08-10 |
Causing further uncertainty for investors are ongoing talks in Washington over a U.S. fiscal stimulus package that have hobbled the U.S. dollar | Positive | LONDON European shares rose on Monday as industrial activity in China gained strength another sign of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic that added to hopes the global economy would also return to health | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/global-shares-climb-as-china-industrial-data-offers-hope-for-coronavirus-recovery-idUSKCN25601X | 2020-08-10 |
HONG KONG The United States has imposed sanctions on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and 10 other top Hong Kong and Chinese officials over what Washington says is their role in curtailing political freedoms in the territory | Negative | HONG KONG The United States has imposed sanctions on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and 10 other top Hong Kong and Chinese officials over what Washington says is their role in curtailing political freedoms in the territory | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-hongkong-security-sanctions-factbox/factbox-how-financial-firms-in-hong-kong-may-be-affected-by-u-s-sanctions-idUSKCN2560JT | 2020-08-10 |
The moves come amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing over Chinas handling of the coronavirus and its moves to curb freedoms in Hong Kong among other issues | Negative | We are simply leveling the playing field holding Chinese firms listed in the U.S. to the same standards as everyone a Treasury official told reporters in a briefing call | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-china-audits/trump-advisers-urge-delisting-of-u-s-listed-chinese-firms-that-fail-to-meet-audit-standards-idUSKCN25235B | 2020-08-10 |
Iran has breached parts of the nuclear deal in response to the U.S. withdrawal and Washingtons reimposition of sanctions | 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 |
U.S. crude exports have surged since Washington lifted a ban in 2015 averaging 2 | Negative | NEW YORK Aug 6 The United States sent a shipment of crude to Saudi Arabia in June data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed on Wednesday in what appears to be the first such delivery since the U.S. ban on crude exports ended in 2015 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/usa-crude-saudiarabia/u-s-sends-first-shipment-of-crude-to-saudi-arabia-in-over-a-decade-idUSL4N2F7479 | 2020-08-06 |
Diplomats say Washington would face a tough messy battle if it tries to trigger a return to sanctions | 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 |
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 | Negative | 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 |
But China denounced the trip saying it opposed any official interactions between the United States and Taiwan and had lodged stern with Washington | Negative | TAIPEI U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar will visit Taiwan in coming days his office said on Tuesday making the highestlevel visit by a U.S. official in four decades a move that angered China which claims the island as its own | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-usa/u-s-health-chief-to-be-highest-ranking-official-in-decades-to-visit-taiwan-angering-china-idUSKCN25105B | 2020-08-06 |
The comments come as Washington and Beijing continue to spar over Huawei Technologies Co Ltd which has brought new urgency to Chinas calls to improve its domestic chip industry | Negative | SHANGHAI The founder of Chinas largest chipmaker SMIC said on Tuesday he was China could catch up with the United States in the next generation of semiconductors but that U.S. efforts to contain its technology sector could not be taken | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-semiconductors/smic-founder-says-optimistic-china-can-catch-up-with-u-s-in-semiconductors-idUSKCN2510V5 | 2020-08-06 |
WASHINGTON Beijing does not want tensions with Washington to escalate further following titfortat consulate closures over the past weeks the Chinese ambassador to the United States said on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON Beijing does not want tensions with Washington to escalate further following titfortat consulate closures over the past weeks the Chinese ambassador to the United States said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-diplomacy/chinas-u-s-envoy-says-beijing-does-not-want-further-rise-in-tensions-idUSKCN2502SZ | 2020-08-05 |
BEIJING China said on Tuesday it will retaliate if Washington continues what it described as hostile actions against Chinese journalists based in the United States | Negative | BEIJING China said on Tuesday it will retaliate if Washington continues what it described as hostile actions against Chinese journalists based in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-media-mofa/beijing-threatens-retaliation-over-u-s-actions-against-chinese-journalists-idUSKCN2500VO | 2020-08-05 |
Britain had been trying to walk a tightrope over Huawei until it sided with Washington last month by banning the company from its 5G networks from 2027 | Negative | LONDON Chinese tech company ByteDance said on Monday it was considering moving the headquarters of its TikTok video sharing platform overseas following a British media report that the unit could relocate to London | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-britain/chinas-bytedance-to-consider-international-hq-for-tiktok-outside-u-s-idUSKBN24Z0IE | 2020-08-04 |
WASHINGTON The United States and Iran will have a brief window between their upcoming presidential elections in which to ease dangerous tensions according to a new report from a Washington think tank that proposes pathways for resuming talks on Irans nuclear program and regional security | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States and Iran will have a brief window between their upcoming presidential elections in which to ease dangerous tensions according to a new report from a Washington think tank that proposes pathways for resuming talks on Irans nuclear program and regional security | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-report/elections-provide-u-s-and-iran-a-brief-window-to-lower-tensions-think-tank-idUSKCN24Z29W | 2020-08-04 |
The only good thing we can say on the political impasse in Washington is that negotiations remain analysts at National Australia Bank said in a market note | Positive | Asian shares rose on Tuesday after strong U.S. manufacturing data and gains in tech stocks helped investors look past broader worries about the coronavirus and global economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-rise-as-u-s-manufacturing-perks-up-idUSKCN24Z2U4 | 2020-08-04 |
They also would commit to a regional calm for and Washington would grant Tehran limited sanctions relief the report says | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States and Iran will have a brief window between their upcoming presidential elections in which to ease dangerous tensions according to a new report from a Washington think tank that proposes pathways for resuming talks on Irans nuclear program and regional security | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-report/elections-provide-u-s-and-iran-a-brief-window-to-lower-tensions-think-tank-idUSKCN24Z29W | 2020-08-04 |
SHANGHAI China will not accept the of a Chinese technology company and is able to respond to Washingtons move to push ByteDance to sell shortvideo app TikToks U.S. operations to Microsoft the China Daily newspaper said on Tuesday | Positive | SHANGHAI China will not accept the of a Chinese technology company and is able to respond to Washingtons move to push ByteDance to sell shortvideo app TikToks U.S. operations to Microsoft the China Daily newspaper said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-china/china-will-not-accept-u-s-theft-of-tiktok-china-daily-idUSKCN25002I | 2020-08-04 |
The Chinese government declined to comment specifically on the Washingtons move to force a sale of TikToks U.S. operations | Negative | Clinching a deal that will satisfy all parties and potentially act as a lightning rod for U.S.China relations will be a tall order | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok/microsoft-talks-to-buy-tiktoks-u-s-operations-spark-ire-in-china-idUSKBN24Z0L7 | 2020-08-04 |
WASHINGTON British Trade Minister Liz Truss will meet top U.S. officials in Washington in coming days to assess progress on reaching a free trade agreement between the two countries a spokesman for the U.S. Trade Representatives Office said on Saturday | Positive | WASHINGTON British Trade Minister Liz Truss will meet top U.S. officials in Washington in coming days to assess progress on reaching a free trade agreement between the two countries a spokesman for the U.S. Trade Representatives Office said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-britain-talks/british-trade-minister-to-meet-top-u-s-officials-next-week-ustr-says-idUSKBN24X440 | 2020-08-03 |
Isais is expected to move upward along the East Coast and reach Washington Philadelphia and New York City on Tuesday before moving into New England | Positive | MIAMI Isaias downgraded from a hurricane but still a powerful tropical storm gathered a bit of strength as it progessed northnorthwestward just east of the central coast of Florida on Sunday packing strong winds and rain | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-storm-isaias/storm-isaias-strengthens-slightly-as-it-brushes-off-florida-heads-up-east-coast-idUSKBN24Y080 | 2020-08-03 |
British trade minister Liz Truss will meet top U.S. officials in Washington next week to assess progress on reaching a free trade agreement between the two countries the Financial Times reported | Positive | British trade minister Liz Truss will meet top U.S. officials in Washington next week to assess progress on reaching a free trade agreement between the two countries the Financial Times reported | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-trade-britain-talks/british-trade-minister-to-meet-top-u-s-officials-next-week-ft-reports-idUSKBN24X440 | 2020-08-02 |
Right now it is unclear who in Washington is in charge of oversight much less any critical details some state health officials and members of Congress told Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON As scientists and pharmaceutical companies work at breakneck speed to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus public health officials and senior U.S. lawmakers are sounding alarms about the Trump administrations lack of planning for its nationwide distribution | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine/trump-planning-for-u-s-rollout-of-coronavirus-vaccine-falling-short-officials-warn-idUSKCN24W1ON | 2020-08-01 |
We have not heard anything from the federal government since April Danielle Koenig health promotion supervisor for the Washington State Department of Health said in an email | Neutral | WASHINGTON As scientists and pharmaceutical companies work at breakneck speed to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus public health officials and senior U.S. lawmakers are sounding alarms about the Trump administrations lack of planning for its nationwide distribution | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine/trump-planning-for-u-s-rollout-of-coronavirus-vaccine-falling-short-officials-warn-idUSKCN24W1ON | 2020-08-01 |
A DHS spokesman said Wolf also ordered his agency to stop collecting information on journalists covering the protests after the Washington Post reported the practice | 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 |
Investors must now watch negotiations in Washington DC over a new coronavirus relief package for the worlds largest economy | Neutral | lead updates live markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-dollar-slide-as-trumps-election-tweet-gdp-figures-rattle-markets-idUSL2N2F11JQ | 2020-07-31 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted on Thursday the tide is in dealings with China citing international support for Washingtons policies even as he expressed at the number of countries supporting Beijings new security law for Hong Kong | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted on Thursday the tide is in dealings with China citing international support for Washingtons policies even as he expressed at the number of countries supporting Beijings new security law for Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-senate-pompeo/pompeo-insists-china-tide-is-turning-at-contentious-u-s-senate-hearing-idUSKCN24V1S2 | 2020-07-31 |
Investors must now watch negotiations in Washington over a new coronavirus relief package for the worlds largest economy | Neutral | midafternoon trading results oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-dollar-slide-on-trumps-election-tweet-economic-data-idUSL2N2F1214 | 2020-07-31 |
8 billion to build a new FBI headquarters in Washington | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. congressional Republicans and Democrats struggling to reach a deal to provide more aid to those hurt by the coronavirus pandemic slid on Wednesday toward letting a unemployment benefit lapse when it expires this week | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-jobless-benefit-at-risk-as-congress-coronavirus-talks-stalled-idUSKCN24U1FR | 2020-07-30 |
We are going to tell the Washington politicians trying to abolish American energy dont mess with he said | Positive | MIDLAND Texas U.S. President Donald Trump raised million in campaign contributions on Wednesday on a visit to Texas to promote energy policies that he hopes will show a stark contrast to Democratic rival Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-texas/trump-touts-u-s-energy-might-in-texas-raises-money-for-campaign-idUSKCN24U38K | 2020-07-30 |
Another modified variant is the Dreamlifter which transports sections of the 787 Dreamliner between factories in Everett Washington and Charleston South Carolina | Neutral | Chief Executive Dave Calhoun told staff on Wednesday that Boeing will stop building the iconic jet in 2022 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-boeing-results-747-history-factbox/factbox-queen-of-the-skies-to-end-reign-as-boeing-winds-down-747-output-idUSKCN24U1XQ | 2020-07-30 |
It splits production on the 787 Dreamliner between Everett Washington and North Charleston South Carolina | Neutral | Boeing also remains exposed to tensions between the United States and China which has shelved plans to buy big U.S. jets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-results/boeing-slashes-jet-output-eyes-factory-shake-up-as-covid-19-hammers-sales-idUSKCN24U1SV | 2020-07-30 |
Payne did not elaborate on disagreements with Washington but said Australia made its own decisions and judgments based on its national interests and security | Positive | 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 |
If it goes back to China there are no said James Lewis the Technology Policy Program director at the Washingtonbased Center for Strategic and International Studies | Neutral | Among the 75 stores Reuters visited those in areas that were poorer or less white were much more likely to have the equipment the news agencys statistical analysis found | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-riteaid-software-specialreport/special-report-rite-aid-deployed-facial-recognition-systems-in-hundreds-of-u-s-stores-idUSKCN24T1HL | 2020-07-29 |
The venture capitalbacked company which also operates in Austin Miami Oakland and Washington did not say other cities were affected by Tuesdays decision | Neutral | NEW YORK Electric moped sharing service Revel said on Tuesday it was suspending service in New York after a string of accidents and reports of a second rider killed in the city in recent weeks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-moped-new-york/revel-suspends-new-york-electric-moped-sharing-service-after-second-reported-death-idUSKCN24T2LE | 2020-07-29 |
Global shares had lost steam late last week after Washington ordered Chinas consulate in Houston to close prompting Beijing to close the U.S. consulate in Chengdu | Negative | Gold hits record high silver adds to July surge | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-gold-roars-to-record-high-dollar-dives-again-idUSL5N2EY3C0 | 2020-07-28 |
The vendors are in an impossible situation right now where they cant say yes to said Geoffrey Baird who runs the medical laboratory at the University of Washington | Negative | The United States might have more COVID19 testing capacity than any other country | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-testing-insigh/the-u-s-has-more-covid-19-testing-than-most-so-why-is-it-falling-so-short-idUSKCN24S19H | 2020-07-28 |
WASHINGTON The Trump administration is sending at least 100 additional federal officers to Portland Oregon the Washington Post reported on Monday as confrontations between antiracism protesters and federal authorities have intensified | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is sending at least 100 additional federal officers to Portland Oregon the Washington Post reported on Monday as confrontations between antiracism protesters and federal authorities have intensified | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-officers/u-s-sending-more-federal-officers-to-portland-protests-report-idUSKCN24S2DU | 2020-07-28 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans and the White House plan to seek a reduction in emergency federal weekly unemployment benefits from to until states can handle a more complicated benefit formula the Washington Post reported on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans and the White House plan to seek a reduction in emergency federal weekly unemployment benefits from to until states can handle a more complicated benefit formula the Washington Post reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-unemployment/republicans-white-house-seek-400-cut-to-weekly-unemployment-aid-report-idUSKCN24S214 | 2020-07-28 |
ByteDance could be forced to sell TikTok as Washington considers following India in banning the short video app a global product that analysts say is worth at least billion | Negative | Huawei Technologies founder Ren ambitions are marked in bricks and mortar at a new company campus in southern China where the buildings are replicas from European cities | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-tech/global-prospects-dim-for-chinas-tech-champions-as-great-powers-clash-idUSKCN24S07U | 2020-07-27 |
That has failed to assuage Washington | Negative | Huawei Technologies founder Ren ambitions are marked in bricks and mortar at a new company campus in southern China where the buildings are replicas from European cities | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-tech/global-prospects-dim-for-chinas-tech-champions-as-great-powers-clash-idUSKCN24S07U | 2020-07-27 |
The billionaire and others close to him are under U.S. sanctions for what Washington calls public corruption | Negative | AMMAN Syrian businessman Rami Makhlouf revealed on Sunday he had set up a web of offshore front companies to help President Bashar al Assad evade Western sanctions in a social media post blasting the government for investigating his business empire | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-tycoon/syrian-tycoon-says-front-companies-used-to-dodge-sanctions-as-rift-with-assad-widens-idUSKCN24S06Z | 2020-07-27 |
The United States along with Gulf state Kuwait has so far unsuccessfully tried to mediate the dispute which Washington sees as a threat to efforts to contain Iran | Negative | DUBAI U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Brian Hook said on Sunday a rift between Qatar and some of its other Gulf Arab allies had lasted too long and urged them to rebuild trust and unity | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-gulf-qatar-usa/gulf-dispute-has-gone-on-too-long-u-s-envoy-says-on-visit-idUSKCN24R0HN | 2020-07-27 |
Global shares had lost steam last week after Washington ordered Chinas consulate in Houston to close prompting Beijing to react in kind by closing the U.S. consulate in Chengdu | Negative | TOKYO Gold hit an alltime high on Monday as titfortat consulate closures in China and the United States rattled investors boosting the allure of safe haven assets although sentiment was mixed with tech gains supporting some Asian stocks | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/gold-hits-record-high-as-u-s-china-ties-worsen-asia-stocks-helped-by-tech-idUSKCN24S01R | 2020-07-27 |
Australias declaration on Chinas claims comes as its foreign and defence ministers prepare to travel to Washington to attend a bilateral forum on July 28 the government said | Neutral | MELBOURNE Australia has joined the United States in stating that Chinas claims in the South China Sea do not comply with international law in a declaration likely to anger China and put more strain on their deteriorating relations | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china/australia-says-chinas-south-china-sea-claims-are-unlawful-idUSKCN24Q09D | 2020-07-26 |
European shares posted their biggest session drop in a month on Friday as global sentiment soured after Beijing ordered the United States to close its consulate in a Chinese city in retaliation to similar move by Washington | Negative | European shares posted their biggest session drop in a month on Friday as global sentiment soured after Beijing ordered the United States to close its consulate in a Chinese city in retaliation to similar move by Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-europe-stocks/u-s-china-tension-virus-worries-weigh-on-european-stocks-centrica-soars-idUSKCN24P0P8 | 2020-07-25 |
A source had told Reuters China was considering shutting the U.S. consulate in Wuhan where Washington withdrew staff as the coronavirus outbreak raged | Negative | China on Friday ordered the United States to close its consulate in Chengdu in response to a U.S. order for China to shut its Houston consulate where staff packed up belongings watched by jeering protesters amid a sharp deterioration in relations between the worlds two largest economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-consulate/china-orders-u-s-chengdu-consulate-shut-protesters-jeer-houston-closure-idUSKCN24P09U | 2020-07-25 |
WASHINGTON The White House urged China on Friday not to engage in titfortat by ordering the U.S. consulate in Chengdu closed in response to Washingtons shuttering of Beijings consulate in Houston | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House urged China on Friday not to engage in titfortat by ordering the U.S. consulate in Chengdu closed in response to Washingtons shuttering of Beijings consulate in Houston | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate-whitehouse/white-house-warns-china-against-tit-for-tat-retaliation-with-chengdu-consulate-idUSKCN24P1R9 | 2020-07-25 |
July 24 European shares fell on Friday as global sentiment soured after Beijing ordered United States to close its consulate in a Chinese city in retaliation to similar action from Washington | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/escalating-u-s-china-tensions-weigh-on-european-stocks-idUSL3N2EV1H2 | 2020-07-25 |
December 2018 Heard writes an opinion piece in the Washington Post about domestic violence but does not name Depp | Negative | Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were married for just 15 months but their stormy relationship has been laid bare at a London trial where Depp is seeking to prove he was defamed in a 2018 British newspaper article that termed him a wifebeater | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-people-depp-heard-timeline-fa/factbox-johnny-depp-and-amber-heard-from-romance-to-rancor-idUSKCN24P0OB | 2020-07-25 |
Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi who is also foreign minister blamed Washington for the deterioration in ties | Negative | China on Friday ordered the United States to close its consulate in Chengdu in response to a U.S. order for China to shut its Houston consulate where staff packed up belongings watched by jeering protesters amid a sharp deterioration in relations between the worlds two largest economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-consulate/china-orders-u-s-chengdu-consulate-shut-protesters-jeer-houston-closure-idUSKCN24P09U | 2020-07-25 |
March 2019 Depp files a million defamation lawsuit over Heards Washington Post opinion piece and claims Heard was the abusive partner | Negative | Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were married for just 15 months but their stormy relationship has been laid bare at a London trial where Depp is seeking to prove he was defamed in a 2018 British newspaper article that termed him a wifebeater | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-people-depp-heard-timeline-fa/factbox-johnny-depp-and-amber-heard-from-romance-to-rancor-idUSKCN24P0OB | 2020-07-25 |
Tensions have spiked between Tehran and Washington since 2018 when U.S. President Donald Trump exited Irans 2015 nuclear deal with six powers and reimposed sanctions that have battered Irans economy | Negative | Several passengers on an Iranian airline were injured on Thursday over Syria after the pilot changed altitude to avoid collision with a U.S. fighter jet according to Iranian media but the U.S. military said its F15 was at a safe distance | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iran-israel-airplane/u-s-fighter-jets-near-iranian-passenger-plane-over-syrian-airspace-pilot-idUSKCN24O2V0 | 2020-07-24 |
This will make Washington suffer much he wrote | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Thursday and said Washington and its allies must use more creative and assertive to press the Chinese Communist Party to change its ways calling it the mission of our time | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-urges-more-assertive-approach-to-frankenstein-china-idUSKCN24O310 | 2020-07-24 |
Beijing insists its intentions in the region are peaceful and has accused Washington of trying to drive a wedge between countries in Asia | Negative | TOKYO The United States has begun talks with Japan about deploying mobile U.S. Marine units in Okinawa armed with antiship and air defense missiles that would work closely with Japanese forces on islands that prevent easy access to the Pacific for Chinas military the Marine Corps commandant said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-defence-japan/u-s-in-talks-with-japan-about-marine-force-overhaul-says-commander-idUSKCN24O2FQ | 2020-07-24 |
China has four other consulates in the United States in San Francisco Los Angeles Chicago and New York as well as an embassy in Washington | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Thursday and said Washington and its allies must use more creative and assertive to press the Chinese Communist Party to change its ways calling it the mission of our time | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-urges-more-assertive-approach-to-frankenstein-china-idUSKCN24O310 | 2020-07-24 |
Horowitz said that in addition to the Portland investigation his office would review actions taken against protesters in Portland and in Washingtons Lafayette Square on June 1 | Negative | WASHINGTON Two U.S. federal watchdogs on Thursday launched probes into the use of force by federal law enforcement agents in Portland Oregon and Washington D.C. during recent protests against police violence and alleged racial bias in the justice system | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-global-race-usa-justice/federal-agents-use-of-force-at-protests-faces-internal-u-s-government-probes-idUSKCN24O2SO | 2020-07-24 |
China had warned it would retaliate after it was unexpectedly given 72 hours until Friday to vacate its Houston consulate and had urged Washington to reconsider | Negative | BEIJING China ordered the United States to close its consulate in the city of Chengdu on Friday in a titfortat response to being told to shut its consulate in Houston earlier this week as relations between the two world powers deteriorated further | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-consulate/china-orders-u-s-to-shut-chengdu-consulate-retaliating-for-houston-idUSKCN24P09U | 2020-07-24 |
The Inspector Generals Office for the Department of the Interior will be coordinating the review into the actions in Washington | Neutral | WASHINGTON Two U.S. federal watchdogs on Thursday launched probes into the use of force by federal law enforcement agents in Portland Oregon and Washington D.C. during recent protests against police violence and alleged racial bias in the justice system | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-global-race-usa-justice/federal-agents-use-of-force-at-protests-faces-internal-u-s-government-probes-idUSKCN24O2SO | 2020-07-24 |
WASHINGTON A flight bound for Shanghai carrying U.S. diplomats has left the United States as Washington presses ahead with its plan to restaff its mission in China a day after an American order to close the Chinese consulate in Houston sharply escalated tensions | Negative | WASHINGTON A flight bound for Shanghai carrying U.S. diplomats has left the United States as Washington presses ahead with its plan to restaff its mission in China a day after an American order to close the Chinese consulate in Houston sharply escalated tensions | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-consulate-americans-shangha/u-s-diplomats-head-to-china-despite-row-over-houston-consulate-idUSKCN24O2OW | 2020-07-24 |
WASHINGTON John Lewis a civil rights pioneer and longtime member of Congress who died last week will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Monday and Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON John Lewis a civil rights pioneer and longtime member of Congress who died last week will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Monday and Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-people-john-lewis-capitol/u-s-congressman-john-lewis-to-lie-in-state-in-capitol-rotunda-idUSKCN24P037 | 2020-07-24 |
the incursion is headed for the KRG so theres little harm in said Bilal Wahab of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Negative | Turkey is taking its decadesold conflict with Kurdish militants deep into northern Iraq establishing military bases and deploying armed military drones against the fighters in their mountain strongholds | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-security-iraq/turkey-shifts-fight-against-kurdish-militants-deeper-into-iraq-idUSKCN24N26F | 2020-07-23 |
July U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calls Hong Kong law an affront to all nations and says Washington will pursue Trumps directive to end the territorys special status | Negative | A U.S. demand that China shut its Houston consulate is the latest chapter in a dramatic worsening of ties between the worlds two biggest economies over the last two years | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate-timeline/u-s-china-relations-under-trump-idUSKCN24N2MH | 2020-07-23 |
Bomb and death threats have been made against the Chinese embassy in Washington Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Wednesday blaming the U.S. government | Negative | Bomb and death threats have been made against the Chinese embassy in Washington Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Wednesday blaming the U.S. government | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate-threats/china-says-bomb-death-threats-made-against-its-washington-embassy-idUSKCN24N2O7 | 2020-07-23 |
China said the order was an unprecedented by Washington and a source said Beijing was considering shutting the U.S. consulate in Wuhan in retaliation | Negative | YORK Asian shares slipped on Thursday as investors worries over rising tensions between Washington and Beijing overcame hopes for more stimulus after the United Sates ordered the closure of Chinas consulate in Houston amid accusations of spying | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-drop-as-china-consulate-closure-fans-sino-u-s-tensions-idUSKCN24N35U | 2020-07-23 |
NEW DELHI U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged India on Wednesday to focus on domestic supply chains and reduce its dependence on China for telecommunications and medical supplies as Washingtons ties with Beijing deteriorate dramatically | Negative | NEW DELHI U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged India on Wednesday to focus on domestic supply chains and reduce its dependence on China for telecommunications and medical supplies as Washingtons ties with Beijing deteriorate dramatically | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-usa-china/pompeo-urges-india-to-reduce-dependence-on-china-idUSKCN24N213 | 2020-07-23 |
Huawei says Washington wants to frustrate its growth because no U.S. company offers the same technology at a competitive price | Negative | The U.S. demand this week that China close its consulate in Houston is the latest in a string of disputes that have taken the relationship between the worlds two biggest economies to its lowest point in decades | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate-tension-explainer/explainer-what-are-the-main-areas-of-tension-in-the-u-s-china-relationship-idUSKCN24N350 | 2020-07-23 |
These companies are being charged for polluting an unnamed tributary and groundwater in Washington Shapiro said in a social media post | Negative | Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Wednesday said he was charging the National Fuel Gas Supply Co a unit of National Fuel Gas Company and subcontractor Southeast Directional Drilling with environmental crimes | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-pennsylvania-energy/pennsylvania-charges-national-fuel-gas-supply-with-environmental-crimes-idUSKCN24N2SC | 2020-07-23 |
WASHINGTON A senior U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday that the United States and China can still work together against North Koreas development of weapons of mass destruction despite tensions between Washington and Beijing | Positive | WASHINGTON A senior U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday that the United States and China can still work together against North Koreas development of weapons of mass destruction despite tensions between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-northkorea/senior-u-s-diplomat-says-u-s-china-can-still-cooperate-on-north-korea-idUSKCN24N2VM | 2020-07-23 |
NEW YORK July 22 Asian stocks were likely to come under pressure on Thursday as fresh diplomatic tensions between Washington and Beijing heightened investor jitters and overshadowed the boost to Wall Street from U.S. stimulus hopes | Negative | NEW YORK July 22 Asian stocks were likely to come under pressure on Thursday as fresh diplomatic tensions between Washington and Beijing heightened investor jitters and overshadowed the boost to Wall Street from U.S. stimulus hopes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-markets-set-to-come-under-pressure-as-u-s-china-ties-worsen-idUSL2N2ET2K1 | 2020-07-23 |
November presidential election is driving Washington it said | Neutral | SHANGHAI The move by the United States government to shut down Chinas consulate in Houston is an attempt to blame Beijing for American failures ahead of presidential elections in November Chinese state media said in editorials published on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-consulate/china-state-media-blasts-houston-consulate-shutdown-as-trump-election-gambit-idUSKCN24O02D | 2020-07-23 |
The letter comes amid rising tensions between Beijing and Washington over the deadly coronavirus pandemic and Chinas move to curb freedoms in Hong Kong | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. rail steel and manufacturing groups are calling on the Trump administration to use its most powerful sanctioning tool against Chinas CRRC after the Pentagon announced the worlds largest maker of passenger trains was backed by the Chinese military | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-crrc-sanctions/chinas-crrc-should-be-sanctioned-by-u-s-lobby-groups-say-idUSKCN24N2H3 | 2020-07-23 |
The Iraqi premier faces a tough balancing act between Tehran and Washington which have come close to open conflict in the region particularly on Iraqi soil over the past year | Positive | BAGHDAD Baghdad and Tehran sought on Tuesday to ease bilateral political tensions as Iraqs prime minister said it would not allow any threat to Iran coming from its territory | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-iraq/iraq-pm-says-wont-allow-threats-to-iran-from-iraqi-soil-idUSKCN24M1E9 | 2020-07-22 |
Khamenei said on Tuesday that Iran would strike a reciprocal against Washington for Soleimanis killing | Negative | BAGHDAD Baghdad and Tehran sought on Tuesday to ease bilateral political tensions as Iraqs prime minister said it would not allow any threat to Iran coming from its territory | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-iraq/iraq-pm-says-wont-allow-threats-to-iran-from-iraqi-soil-idUSKCN24M1E9 | 2020-07-22 |
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump expressed a willingness on Tuesday to work with China or other countries to bring a successful coronavirus vaccine to the United States despite rising tensions between Beijing and Washington | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump expressed a willingness on Tuesday to work with China or other countries to bring a successful coronavirus vaccine to the United States despite rising tensions between Beijing and Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-willing-to-work-with-china-on-covid-19-vaccine-for-u-s-idUSKCN24M31I | 2020-07-22 |
Beijing says the West and Washington in particular is gripped by antiChinese hysteria and colonial thinking about the communist state | Negative | LONDON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday the United States wants to build a global coalition to counter China as he accused Beijing of exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to further its own interests | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-britain/u-s-wants-to-build-coalition-to-counter-chinas-disgraceful-menace-pompeo-says-idUSKCN24M0QD | 2020-07-22 |
TikTok is facing scrutiny in Washington over concerns that China could force the company to turn over its user data | Negative | TikTok is spying on claimed one ad | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-tiktok/trump-campaign-runs-facebook-ads-on-whether-tiktok-should-be-banned-idUSKCN24L2M8 | 2020-07-21 |
GENEVA Kenyas candidate to the World Trade Organizations top post said on Monday she is seeking Washingtons backing and expressed some sympathy with its criticism of the global body as she emerges as one of two reformminded African female frontrunners | Positive | GENEVA Kenyas candidate to the World Trade Organizations top post said on Monday she is seeking Washingtons backing and expressed some sympathy with its criticism of the global body as she emerges as one of two reformminded African female frontrunners | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-trade-wto-kenya/vowing-reform-kenyan-emerges-as-one-of-early-wto-frontrunners-idUSKCN24L2B7 | 2020-07-21 |
Chinas response was fiery accusing Washington of defaming China with untrue words so as to mislead the in the region | Negative | Tensions between the United States and China over the South China Sea have erupted into a war of words on social media in what analysts see as a change in U.S. strategy amid a burgeoning superpower rivalry in Southeast Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-southeastasia-analysis/we-are-a-battleground-now-in-southeast-asia-u-s-china-tensions-flare-on-social-media-idUSKCN24L1TV | 2020-07-21 |
But Tool Gauge put the robots on hold after a production shutdown at Boeings Washington state factories and an overall drop in orders General Manager Jim Lee said | Negative | CHICAGO While a resurgence in coronavirus cases in Texas has brought many businesses to a screeching halt eight robots have kept All Axis Machinings metal fabrication facility in Dallas humming | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-automation/coronavirus-pandemic-advances-the-march-of-cobots-idUSKCN24L18T | 2020-07-21 |
Instead of expanding testing the Trump administration wants to block billion for states to conduct testing and contact tracing according to reports in the Washington Post and New York Times | Negative | Florida reported over 12000 new cases of COVID19 on Sunday the fifth day in a row the state has announced over 10000 new infections even as President Donald Trump pledged that its going to be under control | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/florida-coronavirus-cases-surge-for-fifth-day-as-trump-pledges-outbreak-will-be-under-control-idUSKCN24K0IP | 2020-07-20 |
The FBIs San Francisco division is leading an inquiry into the hacking with many Washington lawmakers also calling for an account of how it happened | Negative | Twitter Inc said on Saturday that hackers were able to download account information for up to eight accounts involved in the hack of its systems this week but said none of them were verified accounts | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-twitter-cyber/twitter-says-attackers-downloaded-data-from-up-to-eight-non-verified-accounts-idUSKBN24J068 | 2020-07-19 |
TikTok is facing heavy scrutiny in Washington over suspicions China could force the company to turn over user data | Negative | TikTok has been in discussions with the UK government over the past few months to locate its headquarters in London a source familiar with the matter said as part of a strategy to distance itself from its Chinese ownership | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-headquarters/tiktok-considers-london-and-other-locations-for-headquarters-idUSKCN24J0W6 | 2020-07-19 |
Tehran has long called for a crackdown on the NCRI in Paris Riyadh and Washington | Negative | PARIS An exiled Iranian opposition group that was the target of a failed bomb plot in France two years ago took its annual rally to the internet on Friday as it sought to pressure the Tehran government despite the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-opposition/two-years-after-failed-bomb-plot-iranian-opposition-rallies-backers-online-idUSKCN24I2RF | 2020-07-18 |
PARIS Frances foreign ministry on Friday rebuffed U.S. assertions that a European Union naval mission to enforce a U.N. weapons embargo for Libya was biased and not serious saying Washington should itself be doing more to stop the flow of weapons | Negative | PARIS Frances foreign ministry on Friday rebuffed U.S. assertions that a European Union naval mission to enforce a U.N. weapons embargo for Libya was biased and not serious saying Washington should itself be doing more to stop the flow of weapons | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-france-usa/france-says-u-s-should-do-more-to-enforce-libya-embargo-idUSKCN24I23I | 2020-07-18 |
The National Football League said on Friday it takes accusations of workplace misconduct against the Washington Redskins team seriously and will meet with the teams outside counsel once it has completed an investigation | Negative | The National Football League said on Friday it takes accusations of workplace misconduct against the Washington Redskins team seriously and will meet with the teams outside counsel once it has completed an investigation | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-football-nfl-was/nfl-calls-misconduct-accusations-against-washington-team-serious-disturbing-idUSKCN24I2EK | 2020-07-18 |
The FBIs San Francisco division is leading an inquiry into the Twitter hacking it said in a statement as more Washington lawmakers called for an accounting of how it happened | Negative | The FBIs San Francisco division is leading an inquiry into the Twitter hacking it said in a statement as more Washington lawmakers called for an accounting of how it happened | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-twitter-cyber-washington/twitter-stepped-up-search-to-fill-top-security-job-ahead-of-hack-idUSKCN24H2DG | 2020-07-17 |
The FBIs San Francisco division is leading an inquiry into the hacking with many Washington lawmakers also calling for an accounting of how it happened | Negative | Twitter Inc disclosed late on Thursday that hackers targeted about 130 accounts during the cyber attack this week an incident in which profiles of many prominent personalities and organizations were compromised | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-twitter-cyber/twitter-says-about-130-accounts-were-targeted-in-cyber-attack-this-week-idUSKCN24I0EV | 2020-07-17 |
Dorseys assurances did not assuage Washingtons concerns about social media companies whose policies have come under scrutiny by critics on both the left and the right | Positive | The FBIs San Francisco division is leading an inquiry into the Twitter hacking it said in a statement as more Washington lawmakers called for an accounting of how it happened | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-twitter-cyber-washington/twitter-stepped-up-search-to-fill-top-security-job-ahead-of-hack-idUSKCN24H2DG | 2020-07-17 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr installed a new interim U.S. attorney in the Northern District of Alabama on Thursday the latest appointee to come out of the Justice Department in Washington to serve in an acting capacity as a top federal prosecutor | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr installed a new interim U.S. attorney in the Northern District of Alabama on Thursday the latest appointee to come out of the Justice Department in Washington to serve in an acting capacity as a top federal prosecutor | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-justice-prosecutors/attorney-general-taps-another-justice-department-insider-for-top-prosecutor-job-idUSKCN24H3B9 | 2020-07-17 |
LONDON Britain said on Thursday Russia had tried to interfere in its 2019 general election by whipping up a furore online over illicitly acquired sensitive documents about a planned free trade agreement with Washington | Positive | LONDON Britain said on Thursday Russia had tried to interfere in its 2019 general election by whipping up a furore online over illicitly acquired sensitive documents about a planned free trade agreement with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-raab/uk-says-russia-tried-to-meddle-in-election-by-leaking-u-s-trade-documents-idUSKCN24H1VT | 2020-07-17 |
Barr has reshuffled a number of U.S. attorneys in recent months replacing them with people who worked in Washington | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr installed a new interim U.S. attorney in the Northern District of Alabama on Thursday the latest appointee to come out of the Justice Department in Washington to serve in an acting capacity as a top federal prosecutor | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-justice-prosecutors/attorney-general-taps-another-justice-department-insider-for-top-prosecutor-job-idUSKCN24H3B9 | 2020-07-17 |
That means goods from Hong Kong will now be considered as being from China for duty purposes Hillman and other Washington trade lawyers said | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps executive order ending Hong Kongs special status under U.S. law effectively ends the territorys separate customs treatment from China but the immediate impact on trade is likely to be limited trade law experts say | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security-usa-trade/hong-kong-reverts-to-china-tariffs-under-trump-order-impact-limited-trade-lawyers-idUSKCN24H36I | 2020-07-17 |
McCarthy introduced his bill as Democrats pushed legislation to remove monuments to slave owners and those who supported slavery from the U.S. Capitol in Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON The Republican leader in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation on Thursday that would cut federal aid to state and local governments if they do not protect statues after protesters attacked monuments to people who owned slaves or fought for the Confederacy | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-global-race-usa-statues/top-house-republican-threatens-to-cut-funding-to-states-cities-that-dont-protect-statues-idUSKCN24H2RN | 2020-07-17 |
BEIJING China said on Thursday it will stick to the Phase 1 trade deal it reached with the United States earlier this year but warned that it will respond to tactics from Washington as relations continue to deteriorate | Positive | BEIJING China said on Thursday it will stick to the Phase 1 trade deal it reached with the United States earlier this year but warned that it will respond to tactics from Washington as relations continue to deteriorate | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-trade-mofa/china-says-will-stick-with-u-s-trade-deal-but-respond-to-bullying-idUSKCN24H0YL | 2020-07-17 |
Beijing routinely denounces Washingtons support for the island | Negative | TAICHUNG Taiwan Taiwans air sea and land forces conducted livefire exercises simulating the repulsion of an invading force on Thursday with President Tsai Ingwen saying it showed their determination to defend the democratic and Chineseclaimed island | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-taiwan-defence/taiwan-holds-drills-to-beat-back-invasion-amid-china-tensions-idUSKCN24H0E8 | 2020-07-16 |
Huawei denies it spies for China and says Washington wants to frustrate its growth because no U.S. company offers the same technology at a competitive price | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Wednesday saying the United States would impose visa restrictions on Chinese firms like Huawei Technologies Co Ltd that he accused of facilitating humanrights violations | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-china-huawei/pompeo-says-u-s-to-impose-visa-curbs-on-huawei-over-rights-idUSKCN24G268 | 2020-07-16 |
There has been open opposition from Gantzs Blue and White party which makes it hard to persuade Washington that any annexations would enjoy sweeping Israeli support | Negative | JERUSALEM A coronavirus resurgence in Israel and divisions within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus government have sidelined its plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank officials said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-annexation/coronavirus-resurgence-sidelines-israels-annexation-planning-idUSKCN24G1QY | 2020-07-16 |
The moves would be the latest salvo in a dispute between Washington and Beijing that has unsettled markets | Negative | TOKYO Asian shares and U.S. stock futures fell on Thursday weighed down by concern about deteriorating U.S.China relations and the economic cost of a resurgence in coronavirus infections that is prompting some governments to reimpose containment measures | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/shares-fall-as-sino-u-s-tensions-eclipse-china-gdp-growth-idUSKCN24G3BL | 2020-07-16 |
BEIJING China said on Wednesday it was not afraid of any sanctions the United States might impose over the situation in the South China Sea and accused Washington of stirring up trouble and destabilising the region | Negative | BEIJING China said on Wednesday it was not afraid of any sanctions the United States might impose over the situation in the South China Sea and accused Washington of stirring up trouble and destabilising the region | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-china-southchinasea-mofa/china-says-it-is-not-afraid-of-any-u-s-sanctions-over-south-china-sea-idUSKCN24G0U5 | 2020-07-16 |
Ginsburg was initially examined at a hospital in Washington on Monday night after experiencing fever and chills according to the court | Negative | Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been released from a Baltimore hospital after being treated for a possible infection a court spokeswoman said on Wednesday in the latest health issue for the U.S. Supreme Courts oldest member | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg/u-s-supreme-court-justice-ginsburg-discharged-from-hospital-idUSKCN24G30T | 2020-07-16 |
The moves would be the latest salvo in a dispute between Washington and Beijing that has unsettled investors | Negative | Bullish China GDP fails to inspire equities | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-fall-despite-china-gdp-beat-as-sino-u-s-tensions-virus-fears-weigh-idUSL3N2EM4P1 | 2020-07-16 |
The United States like most countries has no official diplomatic ties with Taiwan but Washington is bound by law to provide the island with the means to defend itself | Negative | BEIJING China will sanction Lockheed Martin for involvement in the latest U.S. arms sale to Chineseclaimed Taiwan Beijing said on Tuesday adding tension to its troubled relationship with the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-taiwan/china-to-sanction-lockheed-martin-over-taiwan-arms-sale-idUSKCN24F0TJ | 2020-07-15 |
CHICAGO China booked its biggest singleday U.S. corn purchase on record on Tuesday its second massive deal for the yellow grain in less than a week as it tries to meet its trade deal commitments even as tensions between Washington and Beijing rise | Positive | CHICAGO China booked its biggest singleday U.S. corn purchase on record on Tuesday its second massive deal for the yellow grain in less than a week as it tries to meet its trade deal commitments even as tensions between Washington and Beijing rise | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-exports/china-books-record-u-s-corn-purchase-also-buys-soybeans-idUSKCN24F1TZ | 2020-07-15 |
The states include California Colorado Connecticut Massachusetts Hawaii New Jersey New York North Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania Washington and Vermont | Neutral | WASHINGTON A group of 15 U.S. states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday unveiled a joint memorandum of understanding aimed at boosting the market for electric medium and heavyduty vehicles and phasing out dieselpowered trucks by 2050 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-emissions-trucks/15-u-s-states-to-jointly-work-to-advance-electric-heavy-duty-trucks-idUSKCN24F1EC | 2020-07-15 |
The three countries had been expected to sign an agreement in Washington in February but Ethiopia skipped the meeting and only Egypt initialled the deal | Negative | ADDIS Egypt Ethiopia and Sudan have failed to reach agreement at a new round of talks hosted by the African Union to regulate the flow of water from the giant Blue Nile hydropower dam built by Addis Ababa the three countries said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-ethiopia-egypt-dam/egypt-sudan-ethiopia-deadlocked-on-nile-dam-in-new-talks-idUSKCN24F22J | 2020-07-15 |
The Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement that Beijing strongly opposes the latest U.S. action and urged Washington to stop interfering in Chinas internal affairs state television reported | Negative | BEIJING China said on Wednesday it will impose retaliatory sanctions on U.S. individuals and entities after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a law penalising banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement the new Hong Kong national security law | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security-usa-china/china-to-impose-retaliatory-sanctions-over-u-s-law-on-hongkong-idUSKCN24G07X | 2020-07-15 |
BEIJING China said on Tuesday it is firmly opposed to the U.S. State Departments statement rejecting Chinas disputed claims in the South China Sea and called Washingtons accusations of China bullying its neighbours completely unjustified | Negative | BEIJING China said on Tuesday it is firmly opposed to the U.S. State Departments statement rejecting Chinas disputed claims in the South China Sea and called Washingtons accusations of China bullying its neighbours completely unjustified | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-southchinasea-response/china-says-u-s-accusations-on-south-china-sea-are-unjustified-idUSKCN24F01Z | 2020-07-14 |
Tech stocks have been surging in China for the past year on the back of state support driven by tensions between Washington and Beijing over Shenzhenbased Huawei Technologies Co | Positive | SHANGHAI Chinas largest statebacked semiconductor fund plans to reduce its holdings in two listed technology companies a decision that comes following a torrid bull run in Chinas stock market | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-fund-sharesale/chinas-state-chip-fund-to-cut-stakes-in-two-more-tech-companies-idUSKCN24F08O | 2020-07-14 |
After being briefed by U.S. intelligence officials earlier this month House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Washington should impose sanctions on Russias intelligence and defense sectors | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the situation in Afghanistan with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday the U.S. State Department said following media reports Russia offered money to militants to kill Americans in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-pompeo/pompeo-spoke-with-russias-lavrov-about-afghanistan-u-s-state-dept-idUSKCN24E2Y4 | 2020-07-14 |
The White House declined to comment while the Chinese Embassy in Washington and the PCAOB did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration plans to soon scrap a 2013 agreement between U.S. and Chinese auditing authorities a senior State Department official said a move that could foreshadow a broader crackdown on U.S.listed Chinese firms under fire for sidestepping American disclosure rules | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-stocks-exclusive/exclusive-trump-administration-to-soon-end-audit-deal-underpinning-chinese-listings-in-u-s-official-idUSKCN24E2XW | 2020-07-14 |
MOSCOW Russia kept fuel oil exports to the United States close to its recordhighs in the first six months of this year as Washington looks to replace the heavy Venezuelan barrels it stopped buying a year ago traders said and data showed | Positive | MOSCOW Russia kept fuel oil exports to the United States close to its recordhighs in the first six months of this year as Washington looks to replace the heavy Venezuelan barrels it stopped buying a year ago traders said and data showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-russia-usa/russia-keeps-u-s-fuel-oil-exports-high-as-washington-seeks-to-replace-venezuelan-barrels-idUSKCN24E1HN | 2020-07-14 |
LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to ban Huawei from Britains 5G network on Tuesday in a momentous decision that will delight Washington dismay Beijing and signal the end of a twodecade long partnership with the countrys biggest mobile operator | Negative | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to ban Huawei from Britains 5G network on Tuesday in a momentous decision that will delight Washington dismay Beijing and signal the end of a twodecade long partnership with the countrys biggest mobile operator | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-huawei/huawei-faces-ban-in-britain-uncertainty-swirls-over-timing-extent-idUSKCN24E30P | 2020-07-14 |
BEIRUT A Lebanese man accused of financing Hezbollah was freed from jail in the United States last month as a result of indirect contacts between Tehran and Washington that are expected to yield more releases three senior Middle East officials said | Positive | BEIRUT A Lebanese man accused of financing Hezbollah was freed from jail in the United States last month as a result of indirect contacts between Tehran and Washington that are expected to yield more releases three senior Middle East officials said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-usa-releases-exclusive/exclsuive-lebanese-man-freed-by-u-s-as-part-of-secret-talks-sources-idUSKCN24E2LP | 2020-07-14 |
The sources a senior official in the Middle East a senior Lebanese official and a regional diplomat said the release was the result of indirect between Tehran and Washington | Positive | BEIRUT A Lebanese man accused of financing Hezbollah was freed from jail in the United States last month as a result of indirect contacts between Tehran and Washington that are expected to yield more releases three senior Middle East officials said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-usa-releases-exclusive/exclsuive-lebanese-man-freed-by-u-s-as-part-of-secret-talks-sources-idUSKCN24E2LP | 2020-07-14 |
Okinawa is host to the bulk of U.S. military forces in Japan whose alliance with Washington is central to its security | 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 |
The United States is weighing restricted options to deal with China over its recent moves in Hong Kong the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday as tensions between Washington and Beijing heat up | Negative | The United States is weighing restricted options to deal with China over its recent moves in Hong Kong the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday as tensions between Washington and Beijing heat up | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-china-hongkong/u-s-weighs-limited-options-to-deal-with-china-over-hong-kong-wsj-idUSKCN24D0RR | 2020-07-13 |
President Donald Trump who has avoided wearing a mask in public even as the coronavirus pandemic spread donned one on Saturday at a military medical facility outside Washington where he was to meet with wounded soldiers and frontline healthcare workers | Negative | BETHESDA Md | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mask/in-first-trump-dons-masks-in-visit-to-a-military-medical-facility-idUSKCN24C0TK | 2020-07-12 |
Donoghues move to Washington | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Friday named Seth DuCharme a prosecutor who has risen rapidly in the Justice Department under the Trump administration as acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-justice-ducharme/prosecutor-whose-star-has-risen-under-trump-named-brooklyn-based-acting-u-s-attorney-idUSKBN24B31G | 2020-07-11 |
He originally scheduled five executions for last December but was ordered to delay them by a federal judge in Washington while longrunning lawsuits challenging the governments lethalinjection protocol played out | Negative | A U.S. federal judge blocked the first execution of a federal prisoner in 17 years from being carried out on Monday after some of the victims relatives sued saying they feared that attending could expose them to COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-executions-ruling/u-s-judge-blocks-federal-execution-over-victims-family-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN24B30I | 2020-07-11 |
WASHINGTON China said on Friday it would take reciprocal against the United States after Washington imposed sanctions on senior Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority | Negative | WASHINGTON China said on Friday it would take reciprocal against the United States after Washington imposed sanctions on senior Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang-sanctions/china-says-it-will-hit-back-against-new-u-s-sanctions-over-uighur-rights-idUSKBN24A2GA | 2020-07-11 |
WASHINGTON The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on the highest ranking Chinese official yet targeted over alleged human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority a move likely to further ratchet up tensions between Washington and Beijing | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on the highest ranking Chinese official yet targeted over alleged human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority a move likely to further ratchet up tensions between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang-sanctions/u-s-sanctions-highest-ranking-chinese-official-yet-over-uighur-rights-idUSKBN24A2GA | 2020-07-10 |
A June 2627 phone survey by newspaper El Financiero found that of Mexicans saw Trump in a negative light although agreed with Lopez Obradors plan to visit him in Washington | Positive | MEXICO CITY President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday that Donald Trump had drastically changed the way he talks about Mexicos people in the leftist leaders latest warm words about the U.S. president who has a history of upsetting Mexicans | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-president-trump/lopez-obrador-says-trump-has-completely-changed-attitude-toward-mexicans-idUSKBN24B06R | 2020-07-10 |
Thailand is Washingtons oldest ally in Asia but relations were strained by a 2014 military coup led by thenarmy chief Prayuth that ousted an elected civilian government | Negative | BANGKOK U.S. Army Chief of Staff General James McConville met with Thailands prime minister and its army chief on Friday in the first highlevel visit by a foreign delegation to Thailand since the COVID19 pandemic disrupted international travel | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-thailand-usa/u-s-army-chief-of-staff-signs-strategic-vision-pact-with-thailand-idUSKBN24B0L3 | 2020-07-10 |
Chinese tech shares in particular have surged over the past year on the back of state support and patriotism amid tensions between Washington and Beijing | Negative | SHANGHAI Peoples Insurance Co of China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-funds-divestments/china-state-funds-to-cut-stakes-in-picc-some-tech-firms-amid-stock-bull-run-idUSKBN24B08R | 2020-07-10 |
It is the latest effort by Washington to isolate the Chinese firms | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration plans to finalize regulations this week that will bar the U.S. government from buying goods or services from any company that uses products from five Chinese companies including Huawei Hikvision and Dahua a U.S. official said | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-china-contracting-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-finalizing-federal-contract-ban-for-companies-that-use-huawei-others-idUSKBN24A22F | 2020-07-10 |
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump who has avoided being seen wearing a face covering in public said on Thursday he expects to wear a mask when he next visits U.S. troops at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center outside Washington | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump who has avoided being seen wearing a face covering in public said on Thursday he expects to wear a mask when he next visits U.S. troops at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center outside Washington | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-mask/trump-says-he-expects-to-wear-a-mask-when-he-visits-military-hospital-idUSKBN24B0C9 | 2020-07-10 |
The buck tends to struggle when Wall Street said Joe Manimbo senior market analyst at Western Union Business Solutions in Washington | Negative | European stocks close lower | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-shares-waver-on-coronavirus-fears-gold-gains-idUSL8N2EF4EW | 2020-07-09 |
SEOUL U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun on Wednesday rejected reports that he was seeking to meet North Korean officials during a visit to South Korea this week but reiterated that Washington is open to resuming talks | Negative | SEOUL U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun on Wednesday rejected reports that he was seeking to meet North Korean officials during a visit to South Korea this week but reiterated that Washington is open to resuming talks | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-southkorea-northkorea/u-s-envoy-plays-down-expectations-for-north-korea-meet-but-ready-to-talk-idUSKBN2482OG | 2020-07-08 |
The United States has begun removing Hong Kongs special status in U.S. law as Washington no longer deems the global financial hub sufficiently autonomous from mainland China | Negative | HONG KONG China opened its new national security office in Hong Kong on Wednesday turning a hotel near a citycentre park that has been one of the most popular venues for prodemocracy protests into its new headquarters | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-hongkong-protests-china-security/china-converts-hong-kong-hotel-into-new-national-security-office-idUSKBN24903Z | 2020-07-08 |
The information concerned Russian arms deliveries to the Middle East and Africa Pavlov cited investigators as saying saying the secrets were later passed to Washington | Negative | MOSCOW Russian security forces on Tuesday detained a former journalist who works as an aide to the head of Russias space agency and accused him of treason saying he had passed military secrets to the Czech Republic | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-detention-treason/russia-detains-ex-journalist-accused-of-passing-secrets-to-west-idUSKBN248125 | 2020-07-08 |
The meeting will likely see Washington commit to providing medical supplies to Mexico like test kits and access to any U.S. coronavirus vaccine according to officials from both nations | Positive | MEXICO CITY When Mexicos leader enters the White House to meet President Donald Trump on Wednesday he will do so not only as a hostage to the whims of his U.S. counterpart but also as partner in an unlikely alliance that has benefited both men | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico/marriage-of-convenience-what-mexicos-leftist-leader-gets-out-of-trump-idUSKBN2482KW | 2020-07-08 |
MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he has tested negative for coronavirus a step he needed to take before traveling to Washington to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he has tested negative for coronavirus a step he needed to take before traveling to Washington to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-lopez-obrador/mexico-president-says-tests-negative-for-coronavirus-prior-to-u-s-trip-idUSKBN2482G2 | 2020-07-08 |
If the motion for a stay pending an appeal is denied by the district court the company said it intends to file one in the Washington D.C. circuit court | Negative | NEW A U.S. court ordered the shutdown of the Dakota Access oil pipeline on Monday over concerns about its potential environmental impact a big win for the Native American tribes and green groups who fought the major pipelines route across a crucial water supply for years | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-pipeline-energy-transfer/court-orders-dakota-pipeline-shut-in-latest-blow-to-u-s-fossil-fuel-projects-idUSKBN2471TQ | 2020-07-07 |
MEXICO Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not visit Washington with Mexicos president this week to celebrate a new North American trade deal his office said Monday after Canada raised concerns over potential U.S. aluminum tariffs | Negative | MEXICO Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not visit Washington with Mexicos president this week to celebrate a new North American trade deal his office said Monday after Canada raised concerns over potential U.S. aluminum tariffs | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-canada/trudeau-skipping-trump-summit-with-mexican-president-idUSKBN2471N9 | 2020-07-07 |
BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Monday the United States had deliberately sent its ships to the South China Sea to flex its muscles and accused Washington of trying to drive a wedge between the countries in the region | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Monday the United States had deliberately sent its ships to the South China Sea to flex its muscles and accused Washington of trying to drive a wedge between the countries in the region | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-china-southchinasea-mofa/china-says-u-s-sent-ships-to-s-china-sea-to-flex-its-muscles-idUSKBN2470UR | 2020-07-07 |
In their call Trudeau expressed to Lopez Obrador that he could not go to Washington Trudeaus office said | Neutral | MEXICO Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not visit Washington with Mexicos president this week to celebrate a new North American trade deal his office said Monday after Canada raised concerns over potential U.S. aluminum tariffs | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-canada/trudeau-skipping-trump-summit-with-mexican-president-idUSKBN2471N9 | 2020-07-07 |
The United States wants the Iraqi government to put a stop to regular rocket attacks on U.S. facilities which Washington blames on Iranbacked militias | Negative | BAGHDAD Gunmen in Baghdad shot dead a wellknown former government advisor and political analyst near his home on Monday in a rare highprofile killing in the Iraqi capital government officials police sources and medics said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iraq-security/gunmen-kill-prominent-iraqi-analyst-and-advisor-officials-idUSKBN2472KR | 2020-07-07 |
YORK Asian shares paused for breath on Tuesday following a surge sparked by speculation Beijing is trying to orchestrate a major domestic bull run to support an economy hit by the coronavirus and a standoff with Washington | Positive | YORK Asian shares paused for breath on Tuesday following a surge sparked by speculation Beijing is trying to orchestrate a major domestic bull run to support an economy hit by the coronavirus and a standoff with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-hit-speed-bump-china-extends-sharp-rally-idUSKBN24732Z | 2020-07-07 |
It will be determined on Friday whether Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will also attend talks with Trump in Washington next week Lopez Obrador said during a regular news conference | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday he will travel to the United States on Tuesday ahead of his first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump a day later | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-politics-usa/mexican-president-says-will-travel-to-u-s-on-tuesday-idUSKBN2441JJ | 2020-07-06 |
The president will hold another celebration for the July 4 holiday on Saturday in Washington | Positive | MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL S.D. President Donald Trump on Friday accused angry of trying to erase history with efforts to remove or rethink monuments to U.S. historical figures and used a speech at Mount Rushmore to paint himself as a bulwark against leftwing extremism | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump/trump-attacks-left-wing-cultural-revolution-in-mount-rushmore-address-idUSKBN2441CB | 2020-07-06 |
Mount Rushmore which depicts U.S. presidents George Washington Thomas Jefferson Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln has not hosted a fireworks spectacle since 2009 because of environmental concerns | Negative | MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL S.D. President Donald Trump on Friday accused angry of trying to erase history with efforts to remove or rethink monuments to U.S. historical figures and used a speech at Mount Rushmore to paint himself as a bulwark against leftwing extremism | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump/trump-attacks-left-wing-cultural-revolution-in-mount-rushmore-address-idUSKBN2441CB | 2020-07-06 |
MOSCOW Russia is not in talks with Washington about its potential role at an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Saturday insisting that China should also be included in the event | Negative | MOSCOW Russia is not in talks with Washington about its potential role at an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Saturday insisting that China should also be included in the event | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-g7-summit-russia-usa/russia-says-china-would-be-needed-in-expanded-g7-summit-tass-idUSKBN2450D0 | 2020-07-06 |
The pact had prevented Washington from deploying new weapons to counter a Chinese arms buildup in the Pacific | Negative | MOSCOW A senior Russian defence official accused former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton on Friday of distorting facts in his memoir about talks with the Russian authorities about the U.S. withdrawal from a Cold Warera arms control treaty | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-arms/russia-says-boltons-account-of-inf-treaty-talks-distorted-idUSKBN24422L | 2020-07-06 |
The demise of the INF treaty has strained the global arms control architecture erected during the Cold War to prevent an arms race between Washington and Moscow | Negative | MOSCOW A senior Russian defence official accused former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton on Friday of distorting facts in his memoir about talks with the Russian authorities about the U.S. withdrawal from a Cold Warera arms control treaty | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-arms/russia-says-boltons-account-of-inf-treaty-talks-distorted-idUSKBN24422L | 2020-07-06 |
He was placed in custody when troopers arrived on Chase Van Cleave a Washington State Patrol trooper told Reuters by phone earlier | Negative | Two female protesters in Seattle were hit on Saturday by a speeding car that drove into a crowd demonstrating on an interstate highway causing injuries that led to the death of one while leaving the other in serious condition | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-seattle/one-of-two-seattle-protesters-hit-by-car-dies-other-in-icu-idUSKBN2450MS | 2020-07-06 |
OTTAWA Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday he was still unsure whether he would go to Washington D.C. next week to celebrate a new North American trade treaty citing concern about possible U.S. tariffs on aluminum | Negative | OTTAWA Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday he was still unsure whether he would go to Washington D.C. next week to celebrate a new North American trade treaty citing concern about possible U.S. tariffs on aluminum | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-usmca-canada/canadas-trudeau-unsure-about-washington-trip-cites-concern-over-tariffs-idUSKBN244231 | 2020-07-06 |
NEW YORK The U.S. attorney in Brooklyn New York is moving to highranking post at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington giving Attorney General William Barr a chance to put a fresh stamp on another of the nations top prosecutors offices | Positive | NEW YORK The U.S. attorney in Brooklyn New York is moving to highranking post at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington giving Attorney General William Barr a chance to put a fresh stamp on another of the nations top prosecutors offices | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-donoghue/another-top-new-york-prosecutor-leaves-position-creates-opening-for-barr-idUSKBN24338C | 2020-07-03 |
Taipei and Washington have no formal diplomatic relations but the United States is Taiwans strongest supporter on the international stage which is another source of tension between Washington and Beijing | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwan said on Friday it will reopen its de facto consulate in Guam a strategicallylocated U.S. island with a large U.S. military base in the Pacific a part of the world where China is stepping up its diplomatic reach | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-taiwan-diplomacy-usa/taiwan-to-re-open-consulate-on-strategically-located-u-s-island-of-guam-idUSKBN2440CR | 2020-07-03 |
Tehran has long seen its paramilitary partners as a way of exerting its presence in Iraq and countering the influence of Washington a critical ally for Baghdad | Negative | Irans financial and military support for Shiite proxy paramilitary groups in Iraq a linchpin of its regional foreign policy has been dramatically disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic and U.S. sanctions according to people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-iraq-proxies-insight/coronavirus-and-sanctions-hit-irans-support-of-proxies-in-iraq-idUSKBN2432EY | 2020-07-03 |
NEW YORK COVID19 testing supplies distributed by the federal government have failed quality checks and are arriving late Washington states top health official said in a letter to a senior administration official warning of problems as cases spike | Negative | NEW YORK COVID19 testing supplies distributed by the federal government have failed quality checks and are arriving late Washington states top health official said in a letter to a senior administration official warning of problems as cases spike | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-testing/federal-covid-test-supplies-late-unsterile-washington-state-says-idUSKBN24403B | 2020-07-03 |
WASHINGTON Thomas Boone has spent 22 years as a police officer in Prince Georges County Maryland a predominantly Black suburb of Washington proudly wearing his uniform and driving his patrol car to coach kids football and basketball teams | Neutral | WASHINGTON Thomas Boone has spent 22 years as a police officer in Prince Georges County Maryland a predominantly Black suburb of Washington proudly wearing his uniform and driving his patrol car to coach kids football and basketball teams | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-blackofficers/black-cops-say-discrimination-nepotism-behind-u-s-police-race-gap-idUSKBN2432T8 | 2020-07-03 |
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the security law was an affront to all nations and Washington would continue to implement Trumps directive to end the territorys special status | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday that would penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement a national security law that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called a brutal sweeping on Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-sanctions/u-s-house-passes-bill-to-sanction-chinese-banks-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN2427GD | 2020-07-02 |
After saying last year all U.S. troops would leave northern Syria Washington has left some behind for at some bases but rolled back most of their operations | Neutral | Russian President Vladimir Putin told his counterparts from Turkey and Iran on Wednesday that there was a need for peaceful dialogue between the opposing forces in Syrias civil war | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia-iran-turkey/russias-putin-urges-turkey-iran-to-help-promote-dialogue-in-syria-idUSKBN2425VN | 2020-07-02 |
MEXICO CITY Mexicos president and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump will hold their first meeting on July 8 in Washington officials said on Wednesday sparking complaints from Democratic lawmakers who saw it as a political stunt with elections looming | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Mexicos president and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump will hold their first meeting on July 8 in Washington officials said on Wednesday sparking complaints from Democratic lawmakers who saw it as a political stunt with elections looming | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa/mexican-president-to-hold-first-meeting-with-trump-democrats-unimpressed-idUSKBN2425WG | 2020-07-02 |
Last month the United States said it would start treating another four major Chinese state media outlets as foreign embassies following similar measures taken by Washington earlier in the year | Negative | BEIJING China has asked four U.S. media organisations to submit details about their operations in the country the foreign ministry said on Wednesday in what it described as retaliation for U.S. measures against Chinese media outlets | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-media-restrictions/china-orders-some-american-media-to-give-details-on-staff-after-u-s-move-idUSKBN2424FO | 2020-07-02 |
Lopez Obrador says he wants businesses to invest and has cast a trip next week to Washington to meet his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump as a matter of economic necessity | Positive | MEXICO CITY When President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador won office with the biggest popular mandate since Mexicos transition to democracy he pledged to transform the country from the bottom up putting the poor first | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-president-analysis/coronavirus-slump-threatens-mexican-presidents-crusade-on-poverty-idUSKBN24274E | 2020-07-02 |
That had followed Washingtons move to slash the number of journalists permitted to work in the United States for four major Chinese stateowned media outlets | Negative | BEIJING China has asked four U.S. media organisations to submit details about their operations in the country the foreign ministry said on Wednesday in what it described as retaliation for U.S. measures against Chinese media outlets | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-media-restrictions/china-orders-some-american-media-to-give-details-on-staff-after-u-s-move-idUSKBN2424FO | 2020-07-02 |
JERUSALEM Israeli annexation in the occupied West Bank might be weeks away a government minister said as a start date on Wednesday for cabinet discussions of the move slipped by in the absence of a green light from Washington | Negative | JERUSALEM Israeli annexation in the occupied West Bank might be weeks away a government minister said as a start date on Wednesday for cabinet discussions of the move slipped by in the absence of a green light from Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-israel-palestinians-annexation/on-a-target-date-israel-signals-delay-in-west-bank-annexation-moves-idUSKBN2424FE | 2020-07-02 |
The number of forced labor prosecutions is low so the CBPs orders to halt imports are a powerful tool said Martina Vandenberg head of the Washingtonbased Human Trafficking Legal Center | Negative | MEXICO CITY Reuters The U.S. government on Wednesday said it blocked an shipment of hair extensions and accessories from China on suspicions that the products were made with forced labor | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-trafficking-seizure-trfn/shipment-of-chinese-hair-goods-seized-by-u-s-officials-suspecting-forced-labor-idUSKBN2427IN | 2020-07-02 |
Since Trump took office in 2017 his administration has quit the nuclear deal and steadily ramped up sanctions on Iran in what Washington describes as a maximumpressure approach | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to extend an arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October prompting Russia to slam Washingtons policy toward Tehran as like putting a to the countrys neck | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un/pompeo-pushes-iran-arms-embargo-at-u-n-russia-says-u-s-knee-on-irans-neck-idUSKBN2412TW | 2020-07-01 |
MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his delegation have received an invitation from the U.S. government to visit Washington on July 89 Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Twitter on Tuesday | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his delegation have received an invitation from the U.S. government to visit Washington on July 89 Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Twitter on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-ebrard/mexican-president-invited-to-washington-july-8-9-minister-idUSKBN2423ZL | 2020-07-01 |
NEW YORK U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to extend an arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October prompting Russia to slam Washingtons policy toward Tehran as like putting a to the countrys neck | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to extend an arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October prompting Russia to slam Washingtons policy toward Tehran as like putting a to the countrys neck | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un/pompeo-pushes-iran-arms-embargo-at-u-n-russia-says-u-s-knee-on-irans-neck-idUSKBN2412TW | 2020-07-01 |
But while it is capable of infecting humans there is no imminent risk of a new pandemic said Carl Bergstrom a biologist at the University of Washington | Neutral | SHANGHAI A new flu virus found in Chinese pigs has become more infectious to humans and needs to be watched closely in case it becomes a potential pandemic a study said although experts said there is no imminent threat | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-pigs/chinese-researchers-warn-of-new-virus-in-pigs-with-human-pandemic-risk-idUSKBN2410BU | 2020-06-30 |
The CFPB case delivers a big victory for the conservative legal said Deepak Gupta a liberal appellate lawyer in Washington | Neutral | WASHINGTON Conservative U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts cemented his role as the Supreme Courts dominant figure by siding with the four liberal justices in a trio of major rulings this month including Mondays 54 decision striking down a restrictive Louisiana abortion law | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-chiefjustice-analysis/the-roberts-court-u-s-chief-justice-cements-pivotal-role-idUSKBN2402Y7 | 2020-06-30 |
MEXICO CITY Mexicos President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed on Monday that he will visit U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington to celebrate the start of a new North American trade deal | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexicos President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed on Monday that he will visit U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington to celebrate the start of a new North American trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa/mexicos-president-confirms-visit-to-trump-in-washington-date-to-be-set-soon-idUSKBN2401PQ | 2020-06-30 |
March A nursing home near Seattle is locked down after two deaths are reported in Washington state thought to be the first in the United States at the time | Negative | Here are some key developments as the novel coronavirus spread around the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-timeline/timeline-how-the-global-coronavirus-pandemic-unfolded-idUSKBN23Z0UW | 2020-06-29 |
BRUSSELS At the start of the year U.S.China tensions were easing after their Phase I trade deal while Washington Brussels and Tokyo agreed on new global trading rules to curb subsidies | Positive | BRUSSELS At the start of the year U.S.China tensions were easing after their Phase I trade deal while Washington Brussels and Tokyo agreed on new global trading rules to curb subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-trade/coronavirus-rekindles-global-trade-disputes-idUSKBN2400I8 | 2020-06-29 |
That status is protested with a slogan on Washingtons automobile license plates that Taxation without representation | Negative | WASHINGTON Four decades after launching its drive for U.S. statehood Washington D.C. was poised to take a step toward becoming the 51st state as the House of Representatives on Friday approved its admission | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-statehood-washingtondc/house-approves-washington-d-c-statehood-in-historic-vote-idUSKBN23X1CC | 2020-06-27 |
Proponents say Washingtons 700000 inhabitants more than Vermont and Wyoming have no voice in the federal government despite paying federal taxes | Neutral | WASHINGTON Four decades after launching its drive for U.S. statehood Washington D.C. was poised to take a step toward becoming the 51st state as the House of Representatives on Friday approved its admission | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-statehood-washingtondc/house-approves-washington-d-c-statehood-in-historic-vote-idUSKBN23X1CC | 2020-06-27 |
The state would be named Washington Douglass Commonwealth after George Washington the first U.S. president and Frederick Douglass a former enslaved person turned famed abolitionist | Negative | WASHINGTON Four decades after launching its drive for U.S. statehood Washington D.C. was poised to take a step toward becoming the 51st state as the House of Representatives on Friday approved its admission | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-statehood-washingtondc/house-approves-washington-d-c-statehood-in-historic-vote-idUSKBN23X1CC | 2020-06-27 |
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday canceled a planned weekend visit to his golf resort in Bedminster New Jersey and said he was staying in Washington to make sure LAW ORDER is enforced | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday canceled a planned weekend visit to his golf resort in Bedminster New Jersey and said he was staying in Washington to make sure LAW ORDER is enforced | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-visit/trump-says-he-is-staying-in-washington-to-protect-law-and-order-idUSKBN23X2BW | 2020-06-27 |
It is not clear if Herreras positive diagnosis will impact Lopez Obradors planned trip to Washington next month to meet U.S. President Donald Trump | Negative | MEXICO CITY The new coronavirus struck at the heart of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obradors inner circle on Thursday as Finance Minister Arturo Herrera said he was infected | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-finmin/mexican-finance-minister-gets-coronavirus-bringing-infection-close-to-president-idUSKBN23W36B | 2020-06-26 |
Nearly one year after U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last met North Korea has returned to conducting shortrange missile tests and issuing harsh rhetoric while Washington shows little interest in easing sanctions | Negative | Nearly one year after U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last met North Korea has returned to conducting shortrange missile tests and issuing harsh rhetoric while Washington shows little interest in easing sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-usa-anniversary-dmz-fileti/timeline-threats-and-stalemate-one-year-after-trump-last-met-north-koreas-kim-idUSKBN23X06A | 2020-06-26 |
U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly confronted China over trade and its handling of the coronavirus though Beijing has cast Washingtons fears as antiChinese hysteria | Negative | LONDON Britain will ultimately have to side with the United States in a decision on allowing Chinas Huawei Technologies a role in its 5G network former Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-china-blair/britain-should-side-with-u-s-over-huawei-former-pm-blair-says-idUSKBN23W25M | 2020-06-26 |
Range has since pleaded no contest to environmental crimes committed in Washington County Pennsylvania | Neutral | Pennsylvania government agencies systematically failed to oversee the oil and gas fracking industry and protect residents from the inherent risks of industry operations according to the findings of a state grand jury | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-pennsylvania-energy/pennsylvania-grand-jury-finds-government-failures-during-fracking-boom-idUSKBN23W33M | 2020-06-26 |
I dont think the street will accept no Pelosi told the Washington Post | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping Democratic police reform bill on Thursday sending the measure to the Senate despite opposition from President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/house-passes-democratic-police-reform-bill-as-impasse-deepens-idUSKBN23W1I3 | 2020-06-26 |
Earlier this month Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on Russia and China to resist Washingtons push pledging to increase our defense capabilities as we have been doing so even under sanctions | Negative | NEW Russia and China will be isolated at the United Nations if they continue down the road to by blocking a U.S. bid to extend a weapons ban on Iran U.S. Iran envoy Brian Hook told Reuters ahead of his formal pitch of the embargo to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-warns-russia-china-of-u-n-isolation-if-iran-arms-ban-extension-blocked-idUSKBN23V2HF | 2020-06-25 |
The Pentagon has come under pressure from lawmakers of both U.S. political parties to publish the list amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing over technology trade and foreign policy | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration has determined that top Chinese firms including telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies and video surveillance company Hikvision | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-military-exclusive/exclusive-trump-administration-says-huawei-hikvision-backed-by-chinese-military-idUSKBN23V309 | 2020-06-25 |
Nevada was the latest of about a dozen states including California and Washington state to adopt facecovering rules | Neutral | The governors of New York New Jersey and Connecticut on Wednesday ordered travelers from eight other U.S. states to be quarantined for two weeks on arrival as COVID19 infections surged in regions spared the brunt of the initial outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-northeast-governors-order-quarantine-of-visitors-from-hot-spot-states-idUSKBN23V2EA | 2020-06-25 |
The United States argues it can trigger the sanctions because a U.N. resolution enshrining the 2015 nuclear deal still names Washington as a participant | Negative | NEW Russia and China will be isolated at the United Nations if they continue down the road to by blocking a U.S. bid to extend a weapons ban on Iran U.S. Iran envoy Brian Hook told Reuters ahead of his formal pitch of the embargo to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-warns-russia-china-of-u-n-isolation-if-iran-arms-ban-extension-blocked-idUSKBN23V2HF | 2020-06-25 |
Also souring the mood was news that Washington is considering changing tariff rates for various European products as part of the trading partners aircraft dispute | Negative | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-buoyed-on-safety-bids-as-u-s-coronavirus-numbers-dim-quick-recovery-hopes-idUSL4N2E14LG | 2020-06-25 |
U.S. Marshals have been told they should prepare to help protect national monuments nationwide the Washington Post reported citing an email from Marshals Assistant Director Andrew Smith | Positive | WASHINGTON Hundreds of unarmed Washington D.C. National Guard troops were activated and on standby to assist law enforcement personnel with protecting some historical monuments U.S. officials said on Wednesday after protesters tried to tear down a statue of former President Andrew Jackson in a park near the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-statues-military/unarmed-national-guard-activated-and-on-standby-to-help-protect-d-c-monuments-idUSKBN23V2IR | 2020-06-25 |
Rouhani said on Wednesday that Tehran would be open to talks with the United States if Washington apologizes for quitting the nuclear deal and compensates Tehran | Positive | NEW Russia and China will be isolated at the United Nations if they continue down the road to by blocking a U.S. bid to extend a weapons ban on Iran U.S. Iran envoy Brian Hook told Reuters ahead of his formal pitch of the embargo to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-warns-russia-china-of-u-n-isolation-if-iran-arms-ban-extension-blocked-idUSKBN23V2HF | 2020-06-25 |
Brazil is expected to exceed 166000 deaths and Mexico 88000 according to the forecast from the University of Washingtons Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation | Negative | MEXICO CITY The death toll from the coronavirus in Latin America is expected to skyrocket to 388300 by October with Brazil and Mexico seen accounting for twothirds of fatalities as other nations in the region contain their outbreaks researchers said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-latam-imhe/latin-americas-covid-19-deaths-seen-hitting-nearly-390000-by-october-idUSKBN23W04E | 2020-06-25 |
MEXICO CITY Mexicos president said on Wednesday it is very he will meet with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Washington in July to mark the start of a new North American trade deal and urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to join them | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexicos president said on Wednesday it is very he will meet with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Washington in July to mark the start of a new North American trade deal and urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to join them | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa/mexican-president-says-trump-meeting-likely-in-july-urges-canada-to-join-idUSKBN23V22M | 2020-06-25 |
Alcoa has announced the permanent closure of its Ferndale smelter in the U.S. state of Washington | Negative | LONDON Chinas giant aluminium production sector seems to have emerged unscathed from the COVID19 crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-metals-aluminium-ahome/column-covid-19-will-tilt-aluminium-axis-further-towards-china-andy-home-idUSKBN23V2SN | 2020-06-25 |
As its going to be in Washington were waiting for the U.S. government to invite the Canadian he said | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexicos president said on Wednesday it is very he will meet with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Washington in July to mark the start of a new North American trade deal and urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to join them | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa/mexican-president-says-trump-meeting-likely-in-july-urges-canada-to-join-idUSKBN23V22M | 2020-06-25 |
U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly confronted China over trade and its handling of the coronavirus outbreak though Beijing has cast Washingtons fears over its clout as antiChinese hysteria | Negative | LONDON Former British Prime Minister Tony Blairs institute said on Wednesday that Chinas newfound global clout means the West faces a light Cold or at least big power rivalry with the Peoples Republic | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-blair-china/west-faces-light-cold-war-with-china-blairs-institute-says-idUSKBN23V2OH | 2020-06-25 |
Nevada will be the latest state to adopt Californias lowand zeroemission vehicle rules following similar announcements by Washington in March and Minnesota and New Mexico in September | Positive | Nevadas governor said on Monday his state plans to adopt Californias zero emission vehicle mandate and tailpipe emissions rules even as the Trump administration has moved to strip states of the right to implement such requirements | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-autos-emissions-usa/nevada-to-join-other-states-in-adopting-california-zero-emission-vehicle-rules-idUSKBN23U005 | 2020-06-24 |
MOSCOW Russia said on Tuesday it was unrealistic to expect China to join arms controls talks being held between Moscow and Washington Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was reported as saying by the Interfax news agency | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Tuesday it was unrealistic to expect China to join arms controls talks being held between Moscow and Washington Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was reported as saying by the Interfax news agency | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-russia-usa-missiles-treaty-china/russia-says-its-unrealistic-for-china-to-join-u-s-russo-arms-talks-ifax-idUSKBN23U1AA | 2020-06-24 |
In response China will expel correspondents with the New York Times News Corps Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post when their press credentials expire by the end of 2020 | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States said on Monday it will start treating four major Chinese media outlets as foreign embassies alleging they are mouthpieces for Beijing in a move that is likely to further sour already fraught ties between the worlds top two economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-media-restrictions/u-s-designates-four-major-chinese-media-outlets-as-foreign-missions-idUSKBN23T2Y8 | 2020-06-23 |
The latest talks which had started on June 9 over video conference followed a previous round of negotiations in Washington which ended without agreement in February | Negative | CAIRO Egypt is committed to using diplomacy to resolve a crisis with Ethiopia over its construction of a giant hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile President Abdel Fattah alSisi said on Saturday addressing stalled talks on the issue | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-egypt-ethiopia-dam/egypt-is-committed-to-a-diplomatic-solution-to-ethiopias-dam-crisis-sisi-says-idUSKBN23R0QD | 2020-06-21 |
There is a growing unpredictability in steps by Washington and this is worrying world capitals Peskov was quoted as saying | Neutral | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin is concerned about how much he can trust arrangements with U.S. President Donald Trump amid protests in the United States the Interfax news agency quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-kremlin/kremlin-putin-concerned-about-arrangements-with-u-s-amid-protests-ifx-idUSKBN23R0J1 | 2020-06-21 |
Pompeo said his conversations with Yang had been very and Washington still did not have answers it wanted from China over the outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States would in future treat Hong Kong as a Chinese city rather than an autonomous one to the extent that China treats the territory as a Chinese city | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-hongkong/pompeo-says-way-u-s-treats-hong-kong-depends-on-how-china-does-idUSKBN23Q2U8 | 2020-06-20 |
The horse as we used to say in Texas seems to be out of the U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington said at a hearing | Neutral | A federal judge on Friday expressed doubt the White House could keep former national security adviser John Boltons memoir out of the publics hands after media outlets released excerpts and more than 200000 copies were distributed | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-book/bolton-book-excerpts-complicate-white-house-demand-to-halt-publication-judge-says-idUSKBN23Q2NH | 2020-06-20 |
The latest round of talks which had started on June 9 over video conference followed a previous round of negotiations in Washington which ended without agreement in February | Negative | CAIRO Egypt on Friday called on the United Nations Security Council to intervene to restart talks on the billion hydroelectric dam being built by Ethiopia on the Blue Nile near the border with Sudan | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-egypt-ethiopia-dam/egypt-calls-for-u-n-intervention-in-talks-on-ethiopias-grand-renaissance-dam-idUSKBN23Q3C9 | 2020-06-20 |
While the crisis has aggravated tensions between Beijing and Washington China has increased its focus on capital markets to foster growth as it seeks technological selfsufficiency | Negative | SHANGHAI China will revamp its benchmark equity index by introducing more hightech strength and removing lossmaking companies as it turns to its capital markets to bolster its economy against the impact of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-markets-stocks-index/china-to-revamp-benchmark-equity-index-star-as-pursues-growth-idUSKBN23Q1Y2 | 2020-06-20 |
Analysts say one of Kims goals in lashing out at U.S. ally South Korea is to remind Washington of the unresolved issues with North Korea potentially forcing it to intervene | Negative | SEOUL North Korea has been ramping up tensions with South Korea in recent weeks but the campaign seems aimed at making a renewed push for sanctions relief by recapturing the attention of a U.S. administration that is distracted by domestic issues | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-usa-kimjongun-analysis/north-koreas-kim-stokes-tensions-with-eye-on-distracted-trump-idUSKBN23Q1BX | 2020-06-20 |
There was anxiety among them that they couldnt just idle away the first half of this the source said noting Washington would switch to full election mode soon | Negative | SEOUL North Korea has been ramping up tensions with South Korea in recent weeks but the campaign seems aimed at making a renewed push for sanctions relief by recapturing the attention of a U.S. administration that is distracted by domestic issues | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-usa-kimjongun-analysis/north-koreas-kim-stokes-tensions-with-eye-on-distracted-trump-idUSKBN23Q1BX | 2020-06-20 |
Le Maire said France would impose its digital services tax this year whether or not Washington returned to negotiations | 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 |
But in the past two decades New Delhi has built closer political and defence ties with Washington and the United States has become one of Indias top arms suppliers | Positive | NEW DELHI The United States offered condolences to India on Friday over the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers killed in vicious handtohand combat with Chinese troops during a clash on the two Asian giants disputed mountainous border earlier this week | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-india-china/u-s-condoles-with-india-over-soldiers-killed-in-clash-with-china-tensions-stay-high-idUSKBN23Q0NS | 2020-06-19 |
There is a growing push in Washington to clamp down on spying and intellectual property theft that some Chinese nationals are suspected of engaging in at U.S. universities and colleges | Negative | A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation on Thursday aimed at protecting research and innovation on U.S. campuses and preventing suspected theft of intellectual property by China and other countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-education/u-s-senators-unveil-bill-to-curb-foreign-espionage-influence-on-campuses-idUSKBN23P1M5 | 2020-06-19 |
The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm a federal judge who is a protege of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell to an influential appeals court in Washington | Positive | The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm a federal judge who is a protege of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell to an influential appeals court in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-judge/u-s-senate-votes-to-confirm-mcconnell-protege-to-influential-appeals-court-idUSKBN23P3DW | 2020-06-19 |
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 | Negative | 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 |
Critics say the firms profit enormously from local markets while making only limited contributions to public coffers but Washington views the taxes as discriminating against U.S. firms | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin decided to pull out of negotiations on digital services taxes with European Union officials after they failed to make any progress U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-trade-digital/u-s-pulled-out-of-stalled-talks-on-digital-services-taxes-lighthizer-idUSKBN23O36B | 2020-06-18 |
He is so full of Pompeos note said according to a Bolton excerpt in the Washington Post | Neutral | WASHINGTON In a withering behindthescenes portrayal President Donald Trumps former national security adviser John Bolton accused him of sweeping misdeeds that included explicitly seeking Chinese President Xi Jinpings help to win reelection | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-book/trump-asked-china-to-help-him-win-in-2020-offered-favors-to-dictators-bolton-says-idUSKBN23O3B7 | 2020-06-18 |
SEOUL South Koreas chief nuclear negotiator will visit officials in Washington on Thursday amid flaring tensions with North Korea after Pyongyang blew up an interKorean liaison office and threatened military action | Negative | SEOUL South Koreas chief nuclear negotiator will visit 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/places/brazil/article/us-northkorea-southkorea/south-koreas-nuclear-envoy-visits-u-s-amid-flaring-tension-with-north-idUSKBN23P048 | 2020-06-18 |
MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow would welcome efforts by Washington to use its influence to help reach a ceasefire in Libya the RIA news agency reported | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow would welcome efforts by Washington to use its influence to help reach a ceasefire in Libya the RIA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-libya-security-russia-usa/moscow-urges-u-s-to-help-reach-libya-ceasefire-ria-idUSKBN23O1FW | 2020-06-18 |
Chinas foreign ministry said in a statement the United States must bear all the consequences of any responses from Beijing and urged Washington to stop harming Chinas interests | Negative | BEIJING China on Thursday warned of countermeasures in response to U.S. President Donald Trump signing legislation calling for sanctions over the repression of Chinas Uighur Muslims demanding that Washington stop interfering in its affairs | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang-countermeasures/china-warns-of-countermeasures-in-response-to-u-s-uighurs-law-idUSKBN23P097 | 2020-06-18 |
Tehran has been reluctant to deal with Washington since the Trump administration abandoned the nuclear agreement demanding the United States return to it | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States would like a facetoface meeting with Iran to discuss prisoner releases and it wants the U.N. Security Council to impose an indefinite arms embargo on the Islamic Republic a senior U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-hook/u-s-wants-face-to-face-meeting-with-iran-on-prisoners-idUSKBN23N342 | 2020-06-17 |
Its basically typical Democratic overreach to try to control everything in Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday a police reform bill put forward by House Democrats would not succeed in the Republicanled Senate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-senate-mcconnell/mcconnell-says-democrats-policing-bill-going-nowhere-in-senate-idUSKBN23N34M | 2020-06-17 |
MOSCOW U.S. ambassador to Russia John Sullivan said on Monday that Russias sentencing of former U.S. marine Paul Whelan to 16 years in jail for spying would harm relations between Moscow and Washington the Interfax news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW U.S. ambassador to Russia John Sullivan said on Monday that Russias sentencing of former U.S. marine Paul Whelan to 16 years in jail for spying would harm relations between Moscow and Washington the Interfax news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan-verdict-diplomacy/u-s-envoy-says-russias-conviction-of-ex-u-s-marine-threatens-ties-ifax-idUSKBN23M105 | 2020-06-16 |
Iran which is also under sanctions sent a flotilla of five cargoes of gasoline and components to Venezuela through early June despite criticism from Washington | Negative | Lopez Obrador said he had not received such a request from the Venezuelan government | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-gasoline-venezuela/mexican-president-says-he-would-sell-gasoline-to-venezuela-for-humanitarian-needs-if-asked-idUSKBN23M1ZD | 2020-06-16 |
The Russian Foreign Ministry told the Russian news agency RIA it had proposed detailed prisoner swaps to Washington many times but gave no further details | Negative | A Russian court convicted former U.S. marine Paul Whelan of spying for the United States on Monday and sentenced him to 16 years in jail a ruling that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said outraged Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan-verdict/russia-jails-ex-u-s-marine-for-16-years-on-spying-charges-idUSKBN23M0X0 | 2020-06-16 |
Unborn children have never had a stronger defender in the White Trump said at a rally of abortion opponents in Washington in January | Negative | The political advocacy arm of reproductiveservices provider Planned Parenthood on Monday endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for U.S. president calling his race against Republican President Donald Trump a fight for our countrys very survival | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-endorsement/biden-lands-planned-parenthood-endorsement-in-u-s-presidential-race-idUSKBN23M2GJ | 2020-06-16 |
Graffiti artists and mural painters have designed visuals on the site where many protesters congregate to begin nearly nightly demonstrations in Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON Days into nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd demonstrators began to fill a tall fence in front of the White House with posters flowers paintings and photos in honor of black men women and children who have lost their lives at the hands of police | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-signs/anti-racism-protest-signs-murals-destined-for-u-s-smithsonian-idUSKBN23L0O9 | 2020-06-15 |
The cause was complications of a congestive heart ailment the Washington Post and other media reported citing his family | Negative | WASHINGTON William S. Sessions an FBI chief under three U.S. presidents who won praise for bringing more diversity to the agency but who was fired after being investigated for ethical lapses died Friday aged 90 U.S. media reported | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-people-sessions-obituary/william-s-sessions-former-fbi-director-dies-at-90-media-idUSKBN23K0E9 | 2020-06-15 |
It was not immediately available for comment outside regular market hours on the Washington review report | Negative | State investigators in both California and Washington are examining Amazons business practices two newspapers reported citing people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-com-investigation-california/amazons-business-practices-examined-by-two-u-s-states-idUSKBN23J2Z9 | 2020-06-15 |
The global arms control architecture erected during the Cold War to keep Washington and Moscow in check has come under strain since the demise of the IntermediateRange Nuclear Forces Treaty | Negative | MOSCOW Russias mostadvanced new nuclearpowered submarine entered service on Friday the defence ministry said at a time of growing arms control tensions between Moscow and the West | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-submarine/russian-nuclear-powered-sub-enters-service-amid-arms-control-fears-idUSKBN23J1KO | 2020-06-13 |
WASHINGTON Zoom Video Communications whose remote meeting app made the obscure California company a hub for global communications during the coronavirus pandemic now finds itself fighting political battles in Washington and Beijing | Negative | WASHINGTON Zoom Video Communications whose remote meeting app made the obscure California company a hub for global communications during the coronavirus pandemic now finds itself fighting political battles in Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-zoom-lobbyists/zoom-hits-political-turbulence-in-washington-beijing-lobbyists-ready-idUSKBN23J31L | 2020-06-13 |
The Chinese government has repeatedly insisted Washington has exaggerated the problem of intellectual property theft for political reasons dismissing the industrial espionage allegations as groundless | Negative | A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators on Thursday introduced legislation that would require Republican President Donald Trump to more systematically punish China for stealing U.S. technology | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-ip/u-s-senators-introduce-new-bill-to-punish-chinese-technology-theft-idUSKBN23I34A | 2020-06-12 |
Francisco is a longtime Washington lawyer with strong conservative credentials | Negative | The U.S. governments top advocate before the Supreme Court Noel Francisco who defended President Donald Trumps policies including the travel ban on people from mainly Muslim countries is expected to resign according to a person familiar with his plans | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-noel-francisco/white-houses-top-lawyer-at-the-supreme-court-to-resign-idUSKBN23I2PN | 2020-06-12 |
The biofuel industry an important farmbelt constituency is hoping to use its political clout ahead of the upcoming November election to press its list of demands in Washington | Positive | NEW YORK A leading U.S. biofuel trade group said on Thursday it had started conversations with the campaigns of both Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and incumbent Donald Trump to discuss potential policy fixes for the ailing industry | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-biofuels-election/u-s-biofuel-group-in-talks-with-biden-trump-campaigns-to-boost-industry-idUSKBN23I2TO | 2020-06-12 |
DUBAI Iran on Wednesday called on Russia and China to resist a push by Washington to extend a U.N.imposed arms embargo due to expire in October under Tehrans 2015 nuclear deal with six powers | Negative | DUBAI Iran on Wednesday called on Russia and China to resist a push by Washington to extend a U.N.imposed arms embargo due to expire in October under Tehrans 2015 nuclear deal with six powers | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-iran-usa-china-russia/iran-urges-russia-china-to-resist-u-s-push-to-extend-arms-embargo-idUSKBN23H1EP | 2020-06-11 |
SEOUL North Korea said on Thursday the United States has no standing to comment on interKorean affairs and it is in Washingtons interest to stay quiet if it wants the upcoming presidential election to go smoothly state media reported | Negative | SEOUL North Korea said on Thursday the United States has no standing to comment on interKorean affairs and it is in Washingtons interest to stay quiet if it wants the upcoming presidential election to go smoothly state media reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-northkorea-southkorea/north-korea-says-u-s-meddling-in-inter-korean-affairs-could-affect-election-idUSKBN23H3E0 | 2020-06-11 |
Tedros said the meeting with Azar did not mean the WHO was receiving money directly from Washington until now its top donor | Positive | The World Health Organization hopes to work side by with the United States to contain an outbreak of Ebola in Congo its chief said on Wednesday despite their differences over the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-hopes-to-work-with-u-s-on-ebola-despite-trump-criticism-idUSKBN23H2VJ | 2020-06-11 |
Trump also said U.S. astronauts would soon land on Mars and that Washington would soon have the greatest weapons ever imagined in history | Positive | MOSCOW Americans should show more respect for Russias space program after relying on it for nine years as the only way to send U.S. astronauts into orbit the head of Russias space agency said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-space-exploration-russia-spacex/russias-space-chief-complains-about-american-jokes-idUSKBN23G29F | 2020-06-10 |
Iran has breached parts of the nuclear deal in response to the U.S. withdrawal and Washingtons reimposition of sanctions | Negative | NEW YORK Russia and China have started making the case at the United Nations against Washingtons claim that it can trigger a return of all sanctions on Iran at the Security Council with Moscow invoking a 50yearold international legal opinion to argue against the move | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-russia-china/russia-china-build-case-at-u-n-to-protect-iran-from-u-s-sanctions-threat-idUSKBN23G2YR | 2020-06-10 |
The three countries had been expected to sign an agreement in Washington in February but Ethiopia skipped the meeting and only Egypt initialled the deal | Negative | Sudan Egypt and Ethiopia on Tuesday resumed talks on the giant Blue Nile hydropower dam after the failure of a U.Sled mediation effort earlier this year a Sudanese official said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-sudan-ethiopia-egypt/egypt-ethiopia-sudan-resume-talks-on-blue-nile-dam-idUSKBN23G2XQ | 2020-06-10 |
A judge in Richmond Virginia on Monday issued a 10day injunction against Governor Ralph Northams decision to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from the city according to the Washington Post | Neutral | A judge in Richmond Virginia on Monday issued a 10day injunction against Governor Ralph Northams decision to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from the city according to the Washington Post | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-minneapolis-police-richmond-statue/virginia-judge-blocks-governors-demand-to-pull-down-confederate-statue-idUSKBN23G0GW | 2020-06-10 |
NEW YORK Russia and China have started making the case at the United Nations against Washingtons claim that it can trigger a return of all sanctions on Iran at the Security Council with Moscow invoking a 50yearold international legal opinion to argue against the move | Negative | NEW YORK Russia and China have started making the case at the United Nations against Washingtons claim that it can trigger a return of all sanctions on Iran at the Security Council with Moscow invoking a 50yearold international legal opinion to argue against the move | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-russia-china/russia-china-build-case-at-u-n-to-protect-iran-from-u-s-sanctions-threat-idUSKBN23G2YR | 2020-06-10 |
China has bristled at Washingtons accusations of wrongdoing and insists it has been open and transparent | Negative | HONG KONG China on Monday dropped Shanghai as one of the first ports of entry for international flights bound for the capital Beijing while four new cities were added to the list and Wuhan where the coronavirus was first identified will be a | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-airlines/china-drops-shanghai-as-a-first-port-of-entry-for-beijing-bound-flights-idUSKBN23F1VS | 2020-06-09 |
We will find a he said answering a shareholder question on concerns about TSMC being affected by diplomatic disagreements between Beijing and Washington | Negative | HSINCHU Taiwan Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tsmc-agm-usa/tsmc-says-could-fill-order-gap-if-unable-to-sell-chips-to-huawei-idUSKBN23G07J | 2020-06-09 |
Other gatherings were due later including in the United States where tens of thousands of demonstrators amassed in Washington and other U.S. cities on Saturday | Negative | Demonstrators in Rome held their fists in the air and chanted No No on Sunday while in London people defying official warnings not to gather lay down outside the U.S. Embassy as part of a rolling global antiracism movement | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-global/protests-roll-on-against-worldwide-racism-idUSKBN23E0LS | 2020-06-08 |
The legislation has reignited tensions between Washington and Beijing and led the European Union to express grave last week | Negative | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron has told Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping he is following events in Hong Kong closely and continues to back the one country two principle for Beijings rule over the city an Elysee official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-france/france-tells-china-it-still-backs-one-country-two-systems-for-hong-kong-idUSKBN23D0EE | 2020-06-07 |
A single mother to a toddler Bowser is only the second woman to serve as Washingtons mayor and the first to win a second term in office | Positive | WASHINGTON Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has drawn a battle line right up to the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-mayor-bowser/washington-mayor-bowser-unbought-and-unbossed-challenges-trump-idUSKBN23D0J2 | 2020-06-07 |
Protesters were expected to gather in Washington for a huge demonstration on Saturday as demonstrations across the United States entered a 12th day | Negative | LONDON Thousands of people took to the streets in European and Asian cities on Saturday demonstrating in support of U.S. protests against police brutality | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-global/protests-worldwide-embrace-black-lives-matter-movement-idUSKBN23D0BO | 2020-06-07 |
In 2017 Trump promised he would not disrupt existing contracts U.S. businesses had with wrote William LeoGrande a Cuba expert at American University in Washington on Twitter | Positive | HAVANA The Trump administration has ordered Marriott International to wind down hotel operations in Communistrun Cuba a company spokeswoman told Reuters extinguishing what had been a symbol of the U.S.Cuban detente | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-cuba-usa-hotel-exclusive/trump-administration-orders-marriott-to-cease-cuba-hotel-business-idUSKBN23C298 | 2020-06-06 |
The scheduled match between Jazz Gaming and Wizards District Gaming was postponed when stormy weather affected game connectivity in Washington | Negative | Unbeaten Raptors Uprising GC kept NetsGC from completing a perfect week sweeping a bestofthree series Friday to improve to 70 in the NBA 2K League season | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/esports-nba2k-nba2kleague-week5-recap/first-place-raptors-dump-nets-in-nba-2k-league-idUSFLM94bBVl | 2020-06-06 |
DUBAI Seizing on Donald Trumps conciliatory tone after Tehran released an American Navy veteran Irans foreign minister challenged the U.S. president on Friday to return to the nuclear deal that Washington abandoned two years ago | Positive | DUBAI Seizing on Donald Trumps conciliatory tone after Tehran released an American Navy veteran Irans foreign minister challenged the U.S. president on Friday to return to the nuclear deal that Washington abandoned two years ago | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-zarif/iranian-foreign-minister-challenges-trump-to-return-to-nuclear-deal-idUSKBN23C1V0 | 2020-06-06 |
No comment was immediately available from the U.S. Trade Representatives office or the EUs delegation in Washington | Neutral | BANGOR Maine U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose tariffs on European Union cars if the bloc does not drop its tariff on American lobsters naming White House trade adviser Peter Navarro the lobster in charge of talks | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-lobsters/trump-threatens-eu-china-with-tariffs-names-navarro-lobster-king-idUSKBN23C2VI | 2020-06-06 |
The United States is considering imposing sanctions on dozens of additional foreign oil tankers for trading with Venezuela U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday the latest effort to sever what Washington sees as a lifeline for President Nicolas Maduro | Negative | The United States is considering imposing sanctions on dozens of additional foreign oil tankers for trading with Venezuela U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday the latest effort to sever what Washington sees as a lifeline for President Nicolas Maduro | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-venezuela-tankers-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-weighs-blacklisting-dozens-more-oil-tankers-over-venezuela-officials-idUSKBN23C2AH | 2020-06-06 |
He said 114 law enforcement officers have been injured in protests in Washington and 22 have been hospitalized | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Thursday that foreign interests and extremist tied to the Antifa movement have tried to exploit nationwide protests over the latest in a long series of killings of black men by white police officers | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-barr/attorney-general-barr-says-foreign-groups-extremists-stoking-divisions-in-u-s-protests-idUSKBN23B2GI | 2020-06-05 |
The security situation is complicated in Washington because the federal district does not have full autonomy unlike most states where governors carry sole responsibility for security | Negative | WASHINGTON Thousands of National Guard troops and federal officers in riot gear and masks ringed the White House and monuments in the U.S. capital this week evoking comparisons to an occupying force | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-washingto/d-c-mayor-wants-trumps-out-of-state-troops-gone-from-u-s-capital-idUSKBN23B3HS | 2020-06-05 |
Switzerland has represented U.S. diplomatic interests in Iran since Washington and Tehran cut ties shortly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution | Positive | GENEVA Switzerland confirmed its role on Thursday in the humanitarian that led to the release of two detainees American Michael White and Iranian Majid Taheri saying it stood ready for further as a neutral intermediary | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-prisoners-swiss-statement/swiss-say-ready-to-help-u-s-iran-with-more-releases-idUSKBN23B38A | 2020-06-05 |
We want troops from outofstate out of Washington Bowser said during a press conference on Thursday | Neutral | WASHINGTON Thousands of National Guard troops and federal officers in riot gear and masks ringed the White House and monuments in the U.S. capital this week evoking comparisons to an occupying force | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-washingto/d-c-mayor-wants-trumps-out-of-state-troops-gone-from-u-s-capital-idUSKBN23B3HS | 2020-06-05 |
Unrest over the death of a black man in U.S. police custody has reversed the usual tide of diplomacy over human rights as nations stung by American criticism over the years return fire and accuse Washington of double standards | Negative | Unrest over the death of a black man in U.S. police custody has reversed the usual tide of diplomacy over human rights as nations stung by American criticism over the years return fire and accuse Washington of double standards | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-diplomacy/americas-rivals-return-fire-on-human-rights-after-u-s-protests-idUSKBN23A27N | 2020-06-04 |
BEIJING China said it will ease coronavirus restrictions to allow more foreign carriers to fly to the mainland shortly after Washington vowed to bar Chinese airlines from flying to the United States due to Beijings curbs on American airlines | Positive | BEIJING China said it will ease coronavirus restrictions to allow more foreign carriers to fly to the mainland shortly after Washington vowed to bar Chinese airlines from flying to the United States due to Beijings curbs on American airlines | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-airlines-caac/china-eases-flight-curbs-after-united-states-targets-its-carriers-idUSKBN23B081 | 2020-06-04 |
SEOUL North Korea on Thursday said the United States is in no position to criticise China over Hong Kong or human rights when Washington threatens to unleash to suppress antiracism protests at home | Negative | SEOUL North Korea on Thursday said the United States is in no position to criticise China over Hong Kong or human rights when Washington threatens to unleash to suppress antiracism protests at home | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-northkorea/north-korea-says-u-s-in-no-position-to-criticise-china-idUSKBN23B040 | 2020-06-04 |
The protests and the pandemic have dealt a onetwo punch to the normal thrum of Washington just as they have to cities and towns across the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON Days after outbursts of arson and vandalism struck downtown Washington following peaceful protests against police brutality the largely deserted heart of the U.S. capital resembles a city girding for a hurricane | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-washingtondc/from-power-lunches-to-plywood-vandalized-washington-boards-up-business-idUSKBN23A3I9 | 2020-06-04 |
Two dozen other companies government institutions and commercial organizations were added over Washington allegations that they supported procurement of items for use by the Chinese military | Negative | YORK The U.S Commerce Department said on Wednesday that new restrictions on 33 Chinese firms and institutions it announced last month will take effect Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-blacklist/new-u-s-restrictions-on-33-chinese-firms-and-institutions-take-effect-june-5-idUSKBN23A2LG | 2020-06-04 |
There also was no response from the Chinese embassy in Washington | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States is expected to designate at least four additional staterun Chinese media outlets as foreign embassies increasing restrictions on their operations on American soil three people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-media-designation-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-to-impose-restrictions-on-additional-chinese-media-outlets-sources-idUSKBN23A32F | 2020-06-04 |
PDVSA imported fuel from Iran in May to ease an acute domestic shortage of gasoline supply criticized by Washington | Negative | Venezuelas oil exports plummeted in May to their lowest level since 2003 as U.S. sanctions choked exports and two Mexican firms that had acted as intermediaries for Venezuelan crude sales stopped receiving oil Refinitiv Eikon data and internal shipping documents from staterun energy company PDVSA showed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-venezuela-oil-exports/venezuelas-oil-exports-sink-to-17-year-low-choked-by-u-s-sanctions-idUSKBN2392SG | 2020-06-03 |
To that end the U.S. military has prepositioned active duty forces largely military police and engineers on the outskirts of the Washington D.C.area to potentially deploy if needed | 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 |
The U.S. Department of Defense has moved about 1600 U.S. Army troops into the Washington D.C. region the Pentagon said on Tuesday after several nights of violent protests | Negative | Dollar falls as other economies enter recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-stumbles-as-recovery-hopes-boost-asian-fx-idUSL4N2DG0O3 | 2020-06-03 |
The Genevabased WHO was founded in 1948 and Etienne said U.S. ties with PAHO go back further to its founding in Washington in 1902 | Positive | BRASILIA The World Health Organizations regional director for the Americas urged the United States on Tuesday to keep helping countries in the region to fight the novel coronavirus even as the Trump administration leaves the U.N. agency | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-americas/who-director-for-americas-urges-u-s-help-as-coronavirus-surges-in-region-idUSKBN23929P | 2020-06-03 |
MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trumps proposal to invite Russia to an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year raised more questions than it provided answers but that its diplomats would seek clarification from Washington | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trumps proposal to invite Russia to an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year raised more questions than it provided answers but that its diplomats would seek clarification from Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-putin-trump/kremlin-says-trumps-possible-g7-invitation-raises-more-questions-than-answers-idUSKBN2391TD | 2020-06-03 |
The Kremlins spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia would seek further details about Trumps proposal from Washington through diplomatic channels | Positive | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trumps proposal to invite Russia to an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year raised more questions than it provided answers but that its diplomats would seek clarification from Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-putin-trump/kremlin-says-trumps-possible-g7-invitation-raises-more-questions-than-answers-idUSKBN2391TD | 2020-06-03 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler signed on Monday a rule limiting state powers to block energy infrastructure projects setting up a fight with some Democratic governors who say Washington is stripping their ability to protect their states interests and combat climate change | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler signed on Monday a rule limiting state powers to block energy infrastructure projects setting up a fight with some Democratic governors who say Washington is stripping their ability to protect their states interests and combat climate change | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-epa-water-energy/u-s-epa-moves-to-curb-state-powers-to-deny-permits-for-energy-projects-idUSKBN238367 | 2020-06-02 |
National Guard troops were deployed in 15 states and Washington D.C. in an attempt to quell a sixth night of violence on Sunday | Negative | June 1 Leading record labels will mark Black Out this week suspending business and working with communities to fight racial inequality after protests erupted in the United States following the death of a black man George Floyd in police custody | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/minneapolis-police-music-black-out-tuesd/music-industry-hits-pause-to-reflect-as-u-s-protests-rage-idUSL8N2DE2WB | 2020-06-02 |
China has asked stateowned firms to halt purchases of soybeans and pork from the United States two people familiar with the matter said following Washingtons move over Hong Kong | Negative | European stocks kick off June with strong gains | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/wrapup-8-stocks-buoyant-dollar-slips-as-economies-start-to-unlock-idUSL8N2DE3GR | 2020-06-02 |
Stateowned Chinese firms bought at least three cargoes of U.S. soybeans on Monday even as sources in China said the government had told them to halt purchases after Washington said it would eliminate special treatment for Hong Kong to punish Beijing | Negative | Stateowned Chinese firms bought at least three cargoes of U.S. soybeans on Monday even as sources in China said the government had told them to halt purchases after Washington said it would eliminate special treatment for Hong Kong to punish Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/china-buys-u-s-soybeans-after-halt-to-u-s-purchases-ordered-sources-idUSKBN238264 | 2020-06-02 |
The Trump Administrations proposed rule would usurp state and tribal authority to regulate our waters in violation of the Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said after submitting comments in October | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler signed on Monday a rule limiting state powers to block energy infrastructure projects setting up a fight with some Democratic governors who say Washington is stripping their ability to protect their states interests and combat climate change | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-epa-water-energy/u-s-epa-moves-to-curb-state-powers-to-deny-permits-for-energy-projects-idUSKBN238367 | 2020-06-02 |
China is ready to suspend imports of more American agriculture products if Washington takes further action on Hong Kong the sources said | Negative | Stateowned Chinese firms bought at least three cargoes of U.S. soybeans on Monday even as sources in China said the government had told them to halt purchases after Washington said it would eliminate special treatment for Hong Kong to punish Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/china-buys-u-s-soybeans-after-halt-to-u-s-purchases-ordered-sources-idUSKBN238264 | 2020-06-02 |
NEW YORK June 1 World stock markets hovered near threemonth highs and safehaven government bonds inched lower as risk appetite grew on signs that the global economic downturn has bottomed despite worries over violent protests in the United States and unease over Washingtons standoff with Beijing | Positive | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-equities-edge-higher-despite-u-s-china-tensions-idUSL1N2DE155 | 2020-06-02 |
Any insinuations that have been mentioned are absolutely wrong erroneous and as far as we understand such insinuations can in no way reflect Washingtons official said Peskov | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin on Monday rejected accusations it had played any role in protests rocking the United States after former U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice raised the possibility of Russian involvement | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-russia/kremlin-rejects-idea-floated-by-obama-era-security-advisor-it-stoked-u-s-protests-idUSKBN2382KW | 2020-06-02 |
Reports of an order from Chinas government to halt U.S. soybean purchases though again raised the spectre of damaging trade disagreements between Washington and Beijing | Negative | SINGAPORE Asian stocks eked out gains on Tuesday as investors focus on the prospects of a global coronavirus recovery won out over familiar worries about SinoU.S. relations and the depth of economic damage | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-make-cautious-gains-as-china-worries-slow-recovery-rally-idUSKBN2383YS | 2020-06-02 |
NEW YORK June 1 World stocks hovered near threemonth highs and safehaven government bonds inched lower as signs that Europes economic downturn has bottomed boosted risk appetite despite worries over violent protests in the United States and unease over Washingtons standoff with Beijing | Positive | NEW YORK June 1 World stocks hovered near threemonth highs and safehaven government bonds inched lower as signs that Europes economic downturn has bottomed boosted risk appetite despite worries over violent protests in the United States and unease over Washingtons standoff with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-equities-edge-higher-despite-u-s-china-tensions-idUSL1N2DE0NE | 2020-06-02 |
DUBAI Iran will continue fuel shipments to Venezuela if Caracas requests more supplies the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday despite Washingtons criticism of the trade between the two nations which are both under U.S. sanctions | Positive | DUBAI Iran will continue fuel shipments to Venezuela if Caracas requests more supplies the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday despite Washingtons criticism of the trade between the two nations which are both under U.S. sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-venezuela-iran-gasoline/iran-says-it-is-ready-to-continue-fuel-shipments-to-venezuela-idUSKBN2381HG | 2020-06-02 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has deployed it law enforcement components to maximize the federal security presence in Washington in a bid to quell violent protests a department spokeswoman said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has deployed it law enforcement components to maximize the federal security presence in Washington in a bid to quell violent protests a department spokeswoman said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-doj/u-s-justice-dept-deploys-its-police-agencies-in-washington-to-quell-rioting-idUSKBN23902B | 2020-06-02 |
LONDON June 1 World stocks hovered near threemonth highs and the dollar was flat on Monday as optimism over economies opening up again boosted risk appetite despite worries over mass protests in the United States and unease over Washingtons standoff with Beijing | Positive | European stocks kick off June with strong gains | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/wrapup-8-stocks-buoyant-dollar-slips-as-economies-start-to-unlock-idUSL8N2DE3GR | 2020-06-02 |
Seeking to deter further shipments Washington is monitoring the supply | Negative | DUBAI Iran will continue fuel shipments to Venezuela if Caracas requests more supplies the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday despite Washingtons criticism of the trade between the two nations which are both under U.S. sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-venezuela-iran-gasoline/iran-says-it-is-ready-to-continue-fuel-shipments-to-venezuela-idUSKBN2381HG | 2020-06-02 |
As both nations are under U.S. sanctions Washington is monitoring the supply while warning governments seaports shippers and insurers that they could face measures if they aid the tankers | Negative | CARACAS Two Iranian tankers that delivered fuel to Venezuela as part of a fivevessel flotilla have begun to sail back according to Refinitiv Eikon as the government of the South American nation prepares stations to begin charging for the gasoline | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-venezuela-iran-fuel/two-iranian-tankers-sail-back-after-delivering-fuel-to-venezuela-data-idUSKBN2370NF | 2020-06-01 |
Shea said the United States was still assessing the government formed with backing from the heavily armed Iranbacked Shiite group Hezbollah listed as a terrorist organisation by Washington | Negative | BEIRUT The Lebanese government must turn its reform ideas into reality and take concrete steps to win international support the U.S. ambassador said in an interview broadcast on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis/lebanon-must-turn-reform-ideas-into-reality-u-s-ambassador-says-idUSKBN2370QN | 2020-06-01 |
DUBAI May 30 Iran always keen to score points against its longtime foe the United States took Washington to task on Saturday over the killing of a black man by a white police officer that has sparked angry protests over racial injustice | Negative | extraneous word in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/minneapolis-police-protests-iran/refile-iran-berates-u-s-over-police-killing-slams-racism-idUSL8N2DC0HG | 2020-06-01 |
Floyds death on Monday in Minneapolis has sparked demonstrations some of them violent in many cities across the nation including one in Washington on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said demonstrators protesting the death of a black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck would have been greeted with the most vicious dogs and most ominous weapons I have ever seen | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-trump/trump-says-protesters-would-have-met-vicious-dogs-if-white-house-fence-breached-idUSKBN2360LJ | 2020-05-31 |
DUBAI Iran always keen to score points against its longtime foe the United States took Washington to task on Saturday over the killing of a black man by a white police officer that has sparked angry protests over racial injustice | Negative | DUBAI Iran always keen to score points against its longtime foe the United States took Washington to task on Saturday over the killing of a black man by a white police officer that has sparked angry protests over racial injustice | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-iran/iran-berates-u-s-over-police-killing-slams-racism-idUSKBN2360QD | 2020-05-31 |
NEW YORK Lyft Inc was sued on Friday by a former driver who accused the ridesharing company of failing to provide required paid sick leave to drivers in Washington D.C. a policy she said could fuel the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | NEW YORK Lyft Inc was sued on Friday by a former driver who accused the ridesharing company of failing to provide required paid sick leave to drivers in Washington D.C. a policy she said could fuel the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-lyft-lawsuit/lyft-violates-washington-dc-sick-day-law-during-pandemic-lawsuit-claims-idUSKBN2352X2 | 2020-05-30 |
Hourly bookings will be available in Atlanta Chicago Washington Dallas Houston Miami Orlando Tampa Bay Philadelphia Phoenix Tacoma and Seattle beginning June 2 with expansions planned in the following weeks | Positive | Uber Technologies Inc on Friday said it would offer rides by the hour in some U.S. cities a feature aimed at helping Americans with essential trips during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-uber/uber-launches-hourly-ride-booking-option-in-some-u-s-cities-idUSKBN2351XR | 2020-05-30 |
by 0709 GMT with U.S. President Donald Trump due to announce his policy moves that could escalate tensions between Washington and Beijing | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-step-back-trumps-china-response-awaited-idUSL4N2DB1OJ | 2020-05-30 |
Two U.S. senators are expected to introduce next week sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline that Russia is trying to finish but which Washington has opposed since the Obama era a source familiar with the matter said on Friday | Negative | Two U.S. senators are expected to introduce next week sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline that Russia is trying to finish but which Washington has opposed since the Obama era a source familiar with the matter said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-sanctions-russia-nord-stream/u-s-senators-expected-to-introduce-sanctions-on-russias-nord-stream-2-idUSKBN235335 | 2020-05-30 |
The indictment adds to mounting friction between Washington and Pyongyang after denuclearization talks launched by U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stalled | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department accused North Koreas stateowned bank of evading U.S. sanctions laws and charged 28 North Korean and five Chinese citizens in its largest crackdown on North Korea sanctions violations | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-northkorea-sanctions/u-s-indicts-north-koreans-accuses-state-owned-bank-of-evading-sanctions-idUSKBN23437R | 2020-05-29 |
Markets are also concerned Washington could slap trade sanctions on China due to Beijings move to impose a new security law on Hong Kong | Negative | NEW YORK Oil futures rose about on Thursday as a steady improvement in U.S. refining activity offset a surprise build in crude and diesel inventories and on worries that Chinas new Hong Kong security law could result in trade sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-as-higher-u-s-refinery-rates-offsets-surprise-crude-build-idUSKBN234038 | 2020-05-29 |
The British government has approached Washington about a club of democratic partners based on G7 plus Australia South Korea and India the newspaper said | Positive | The UK is pursuing forming an alliance of 10 democracies to create an alternative pool of suppliers of 5G equipment and other technologies to avoid relying on China The Times reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-tech-coalition/uk-seeks-alliance-to-avoid-reliance-on-chinese-tech-the-times-idUSKBN2343JW | 2020-05-29 |
HONG KONG Riot police were deployed across Hong Kong on Thursday after mass protests a day earlier as lawmakers debated a bill that would criminalise disrespect of Chinas national anthem and Washington piled on pressure to preserve the citys freedoms | Negative | HONG KONG Riot police were deployed across Hong Kong on Thursday after mass protests a day earlier as lawmakers debated a bill that would criminalise disrespect of Chinas national anthem and Washington piled on pressure to preserve the citys freedoms | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-protests/riot-police-deployed-across-hong-kong-as-u-s-china-tensions-rise-idUSKBN2340FZ | 2020-05-28 |
The job cuts include more than 9800 employees in Washington State | Negative | Boeing also disclosed it plans several thousand remaining in coming months but did not say where those would take place | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-jobs/boeing-cutting-more-than-12000-u-s-jobs-thousands-more-planned-idUSKBN2332EP | 2020-05-28 |
Cuomo a Democrat who has criticized the Republican president over his handling of the pandemic will meet with the president in Washington this week | Negative | SACRAMENTO Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cuomo/california-eases-pandemic-restrictions-new-york-stock-exchange-opens-idUSKBN2322I7 | 2020-05-27 |
BRASILIA As Brazils daily COVID19 death rate climbs to the highest in the world a University of Washington study is warning its total death toll could climb fivefold to 125000 by early August adding to fears it has become a new hot spot in the pandemic | Negative | BRASILIA As Brazils daily COVID19 death rate climbs to the highest in the world a University of Washington study is warning its total death toll could climb fivefold to 125000 by early August adding to fears it has become a new hot spot in the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazil-coronavirus-deaths-could-surpass-125000-by-august-u-s-study-says-idUSKBN2322IZ | 2020-05-27 |
NEW KONG Chinese delivery firm Dada Nexus Ltd DADA.O will launch the investor roadshow for its U.S. initial public offering as early as Wednesday according to people familiar with the matter braving tensions between Washington and Beijing over Chinese companies pursuing their stock market debut in New York | Positive | NEW KONG Chinese delivery firm Dada Nexus Ltd DADA.O will launch the investor roadshow for its U.S. initial public offering as early as Wednesday according to people familiar with the matter braving tensions between Washington and Beijing over Chinese companies pursuing their stock market debut in New York | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-dada-nexus-ipo/chinas-dada-nexus-to-kick-off-500-million-u-s-ipo-this-week-sources-idUSKBN2322ZZ | 2020-05-27 |
Bidens last inperson event was a March 12 news conference in Wilmington and a debate in a television studio in Washington on March 15 | Neutral | NEW CASTLE Delaware Former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday made his first public appearance outside his Delaware home since quarantining himself due to the coronavirus pandemic 10 weeks ago visiting a nearby veterans memorial to mark the U.S. Memorial Day holiday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/out-of-the-house-democrat-biden-makes-first-public-appearance-in-weeks-idUSKBN2311O5 | 2020-05-26 |
The milk truck can be heard more than a block away chugging along the narrow treelined streets of Washingtons historic Capitol Hill neighborhood | Negative | MIDDLETOWN Md | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-milk/old-fashioned-milkman-makes-the-rounds-as-u-s-shoppers-stay-home-idUSKBN231114 | 2020-05-26 |
BEIJING China warned on Monday that it will take countermeasures if the United States insists on undermining its interests regarding Hong Kong following the latest comments from Washington about possible sanctions over new national security legislation for the city | Negative | BEIJING China warned on Monday that it will take countermeasures if the United States insists on undermining its interests regarding Hong Kong following the latest comments from Washington about possible sanctions over new national security legislation for the city | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-china/china-says-to-take-action-if-u-s-undermines-its-interests-in-hong-kong-idUSKBN2310QP | 2020-05-26 |
TOKYO Oil prices eased on Monday on concerns over rising tensions between the United States and China over Beijings plans to impose security laws on Hong Kong and the possibility of sanctions from Washington | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices eased on Monday on concerns over rising tensions between the United States and China over Beijings plans to impose security laws on Hong Kong and the possibility of sanctions from Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-as-u-s-china-tensions-take-toll-idUSKBN23107U | 2020-05-25 |
HONG Chinas foreign ministry branch in Hong Kong dismissed concerns that its proposed national security laws for the city would harm foreign investors hitting back at countries as Beijings ties with Washington soured further | Negative | HONG Chinas foreign ministry branch in Hong Kong dismissed concerns that its proposed national security laws for the city would harm foreign investors hitting back at countries as Beijings ties with Washington soured further | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong/beijing-says-new-hk-laws-wont-harm-investors-urges-countries-to-stop-meddling-idUSKBN22Z09S | 2020-05-24 |
The legislation comes as the relationship between Washington and Beijing frays with U.S. President Donald Trump blaming China for the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Nearly 200 political figures from around the world on Saturday decried Beijings proposed national security laws for Hong Kong including 17 members of the U.S. Congress as international tensions grow over the proposal to set up Chinese government intelligence bases in the territory | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong-leaders/chinas-new-hong-kong-laws-a-flagrant-breach-of-agreement-foreign-officials-say-idUSKBN22Z0UC | 2020-05-24 |
WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Friday said Beijings move to impose a new security law on Hong Kong after last years prodemocracy unrest would harm the Chinese economy and warned that Washington could take action in response to the move | Negative | WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Friday said Beijings move to impose a new security law on Hong Kong after last years prodemocracy unrest would harm the Chinese economy and warned that Washington could take action in response to the move | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong-whitehouse/white-house-adviser-chinas-hong-kong-move-will-hurt-its-economy-idUSKBN22Y28O | 2020-05-23 |
Beijing on Thursday planned to impose a new security law in Hong Kong drawing a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump that Washington would react very | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/luxury-stocks-hammered-as-chinese-trade-fears-hit-europe-idUSL4N2D42E2 | 2020-05-23 |
tensions have risen in recent weeks with Washington ramping up criticism of China over the origins of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | China plan to impose new security law on HK rattles markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-hong-kong-tensions-unnerve-world-stocks-oil-tumbles-idUSL8N2D43EU | 2020-05-23 |
MOSCOW Russia denied on Friday a U.S. accusation that it had repeatedly violated the Open Skies treaty which allows unarmed surveillance flights over member countries and said it was Washington that had flouted the terms of the pact | Negative | MOSCOW Russia denied on Friday a U.S. accusation that it had repeatedly violated the Open Skies treaty which allows unarmed surveillance flights over member countries and said it was Washington that had flouted the terms of the pact | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-openskies-ryabkov/russia-accuses-u-s-of-flouting-open-skies-treaty-idUSKBN22Y1O7 | 2020-05-23 |
The Trump administration discussed last week whether to conduct its first nuclear test explosion since 1992 the Washington Post reported late on Friday citing a senior official and two former officials familiar with the matter | Positive | The Trump administration discussed last week whether to conduct its first nuclear test explosion since 1992 the Washington Post reported late on Friday citing a senior official and two former officials familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-nuclear/u-s-discussed-conducting-its-first-nuclear-test-in-decades-washington-post-idUSKBN22Z0A9 | 2020-05-23 |
The proposals have heightened tensions between Beijing and Washington whose relationship is already frayed by trade disputes and reciprocal accusations over handling of the pandemic | Negative | HONG KONG Chinese plans to impose national security laws on Hong Kong could see mainland intelligence agencies set up bases there raising fears of direct law enforcement and what the United States branded a death for the citys autonomy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong/chinas-planned-security-agencies-for-hong-kong-a-death-knell-for-autonomy-pompeo-idUSKBN22Y04K | 2020-05-23 |
Tom McNamara had planned to ride his 2013 Harley Road Glide Ultra motorcycle through the heart of Washington on Sunday joining hundreds of thousands of bikers in a Memorial Day weekend rally in the nations capital to raise awareness of U.S. veterans | Positive | Tom McNamara had planned to ride his 2013 Harley Road Glide Ultra motorcycle through the heart of Washington on Sunday joining hundreds of thousands of bikers in a Memorial Day weekend rally in the nations capital to raise awareness of U.S. veterans | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-memorialday/a-u-s-memorial-day-weekend-like-no-other-with-parties-and-biker-rallies-on-hold-idUSKBN22X2I2 | 2020-05-22 |
HONG KONG May 22 Hong Kong led Chinese stocks lower on Friday after Beijing moved to impose new national security legislation on the city stoking fears of renewed protests and tensions with Washington and as China skipped its annual growth target | Negative | HSI down over at 6week trough HKD weakens to 2week low | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/china-stocks-midday/hk-shares-drag-china-market-lower-as-new-security-law-stokes-fears-idUSL4N2D41HA | 2020-05-22 |
The proxy adviser has also recommended shareholders to withhold support for four directors L. John Doerr Alan Mulally K. Ram Shiram and Robin Washington | Negative | Institutional Shareholder Services has recommended shareholders of Googleparent Alphabet Inc to vote the companys proposed executive pay at its annual meet in June according to a report seen by Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-alphabet-proxy-iss/proxy-adviser-iss-recommends-vote-against-executive-pay-at-alphabet-idUSKBN22Y05S | 2020-05-22 |
Trumps decision to leave the treaty is premature and said Daryl Kimball head of the Washingtonbased Arms Control Association | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States said on Thursday it would withdraw from the 35nation Open Skies treaty allowing unarmed surveillance flights over member countries the Trump administrations latest move to pull the country out of a major global treaty | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-openskies/u-s-to-pull-out-of-open-skies-treaty-trumps-latest-treaty-withdrawal-idUSKBN22X1TK | 2020-05-22 |
Ties between China and the United States have soured as Washington accused Beijing of mishandling the coronavirus outbreak stalling a market recovery in recent weeks | Negative | European shares fell on Thursday as signs of worsening U.S.China relations added to concerns over the pace of recovery from the coronavirusled economic downturn | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-hit-by-u-s-china-tensions-recovery-doubt-idUSKBN22X0OD | 2020-05-22 |
Once the breadbasket of the Eastern Mediterranean Lebanon is facing a dramatic challenge that seemed unimaginable a decade the risk of a major food he wrote in the Washington Post | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanons financial meltdown could tip the country into a fullblown food crisis as people hit by soaring prices and the fallout of COVID19 become unable to afford even basics like bread the prime minister warned | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-diab/lebanon-at-risk-of-a-major-food-crisis-pm-sounds-alarm-idUSKBN22X0LQ | 2020-05-22 |
U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that Washington would react very to the legislation | Negative | Dollar supported as a safehaven | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-holds-gains-amid-fresh-u-s-china-tensions-idUSL4N2D34EF | 2020-05-22 |
The coronavirus has worsened alreadypoor ties between Beijing and Washington | Neutral | BEIJING Chinas defence spending this year will rise at the slowest rate in three decades but will still increase by an impressive 6 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-defence/china-defence-spending-rise-at-three-decade-low-still-to-grow-6-6-idUSKBN22Y081 | 2020-05-22 |
HONG China is set to impose new national security legislation on Hong Kong after last years prodemocracy unrest a Chinese official said on Thursday drawing a warning from President Donald Trump that Washington would react very against the attempt to gain more control over the former British colony | Negative | HONG China is set to impose new national security legislation on Hong Kong after last years prodemocracy unrest a Chinese official said on Thursday drawing a warning from President Donald Trump that Washington would react very against the attempt to gain more control over the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong-us/china-set-to-impose-new-hong-kong-security-law-trump-warns-of-strong-u-s-reaction-idUSKBN22X19C | 2020-05-22 |
Tariffs on U.S. fuel ethanol had ranged as high as after Beijing increased retaliatory tariffs on U.S. shipments in its titfortat trade dispute with Washington effectively halting trade | Negative | A rare ethanol shipment of U.S. origin is expected to arrive in China this month according to three industry sources and shipping data probably the first such cargo since the two countries struck an initial trade deal in January | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-ethanol/china-to-receive-rare-u-s-ethanol-shipment-on-friday-sources-idUSKBN22X0CN | 2020-05-21 |
Federal decisions during the pandemic will have lasting economic and public health consequences said Noah Bookbinder executive director of CREW a Washingtonbased nonprofit watchdog group | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps purge of several internal watchdogs at U.S. agencies could hobble antifraud oversight for the trillion in federal relief measures aiding businesses state governments and others hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-watchdogs-anal/trump-ouster-of-inspectors-general-threatens-coronavirus-stimulus-watchdog-idUSKBN22W2ZU | 2020-05-21 |
SHANGHAI The U.S. investment advisory firm founded by Wall Street trader William ONeil is stepping up business expansion in China as Beijing accelerates financial deregulation amid rising tension with Washington | Negative | story corrects to delete reference to Shanghai in second to last | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-markets-oneil/william-oneil-accelerates-china-expansion-amid-pandemic-trade-tension-idUSKBN22W0FC | 2020-05-20 |
TSMC which is a key supplier to Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has found itself in the cross fire of a global technology battle between Washington and Beijing | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to answer serious about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltds plans to build a U.S.based billion plant flagging national security concerns and potentially undisclosed subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-tsmc-plant-trump/senate-democrats-call-for-trump-administration-to-unveil-details-of-tsmc-plant-deal-idUSKBN22W09N | 2020-05-20 |
BEIJING China said the United States was trying to shift the blame for Washingtons own mishandling of the COVID19 crisis responding to President Donald Trumps letter threatening to halt funding to the World Health Organization | Negative | BEIJING China said the United States was trying to shift the blame for Washingtons own mishandling of the COVID19 crisis responding to President Donald Trumps letter threatening to halt funding to the World Health Organization | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-usa/china-says-u-s-trying-to-shift-blame-and-smear-beijing-over-who-idUSKBN22V0YX | 2020-05-20 |
WASHINGTON It is proving hard to reduce the number of coronavirus cases in the Washington DC area a senior administration official said on Tuesday even though the nations capital is where the voices are loudest about the need for social distancing | Negative | WASHINGTON It is proving hard to reduce the number of coronavirus cases in the Washington DC area a senior administration official said on Tuesday even though the nations capital is where the voices are loudest about the need for social distancing | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-washingtondc/administration-sees-washington-dc-area-as-ongoing-virus-problem-area-idUSKBN22V35N | 2020-05-20 |
The official said it was unclear why Washington Chicago Los Angeles and Minneapolis were not experiencing declines close to other major cities but said it was being studied | Positive | WASHINGTON It is proving hard to reduce the number of coronavirus cases in the Washington DC area a senior administration official said on Tuesday even though the nations capital is where the voices are loudest about the need for social distancing | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-washingtondc/administration-sees-washington-dc-area-as-ongoing-virus-problem-area-idUSKBN22V35N | 2020-05-20 |
The appeals court likely will deny Flynns request because Sullivan has done nothing to violate his rights said Deepak Gupta an appellate lawyer in Washington not involved in the case | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps former national security adviser Michael Flynn who previously pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI asked a U.S. appeals court on Tuesday to force a judge to dismiss the criminal case against him as requested by the Justice Department | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-flynn/ex-trump-aide-flynn-who-admitted-lying-to-fbi-asks-appeals-court-to-toss-charges-idUSKBN22V2TV | 2020-05-20 |
Health Secretary Alex Azar did not mention China by name but made clear Washington considered the WHO jointly responsible | Positive | GENEVA The World Health Organization said on Monday an independent review of the global coronavirus response would begin as soon as possible and it received backing and a hefty pledge of funds from China in the spotlight as the origin of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/u-s-savages-who-as-it-promises-pandemic-review-but-china-pledges-2-billion-idUSKBN22U111 | 2020-05-19 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said his recommendation to President Donald Trump that the inspector general of the State Department be fired was not an act of retaliation as he was unaware of any investigations the employee was carrying out he told the Washington Post in an interview | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said his recommendation to President Donald Trump that the inspector general of the State Department be fired was not an act of retaliation as he was unaware of any investigations the employee was carrying out he told the Washington Post in an interview | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral-pompeo/pompeo-says-intent-to-fire-state-dept-ig-was-not-retaliation-washington-post-idUSKBN22U2SG | 2020-05-19 |
Biden has consulted other former rivals for the Democratic nomination including Washington state Governor Jay Inslee while his team also seeks the support of policy groups on the left | Positive | WASHINGTON Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden has been speaking regularly with former rival Elizabeth Warren on public health and economic relief ideas as he crafts more ambitious proposals aimed at helping Americans through the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-warren/as-biden-crafts-u-s-coronavirus-response-proposals-warren-has-his-ear-idUSKBN22U2PS | 2020-05-19 |
Engels statement was first reported by the Washington Post | Neutral | 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 |
WASHINGTON Israel appears to be behind a cyberattack earlier this month on computers at Irans Shahid Rajaee port that caused massive backups on waterways and roads leading to the facility the Washington Post reported on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON Israel appears to be behind a cyberattack earlier this month on computers at Irans Shahid Rajaee port that caused massive backups on waterways and roads leading to the facility the Washington Post reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-mideast-iran-israel-cyber/israel-linked-to-cyberattack-on-iranian-port-washington-post-idUSKBN22U363 | 2020-05-19 |
China had previously opposed calls for such investigations from Washington and Canberra but Xi signalled on Monday that Beijing would be amenable to an impartial review | Negative | BEIJING China supports a comprehensive review of the global response to the COVID19 pandemic led by the World Health Organization after the virus that causes the disease is brought under control Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-xi/chinas-xi-says-supports-who-probe-when-covid-19-controlled-idUSKBN22U1K6 | 2020-05-19 |
The coronavirus has worsened already poor ties between Beijing and Washington with accusations from the Trump administration of a Chinese coverup and delayed release of information about the outbreak | Negative | China facing what it sees as increasing military pressure from the United States is likely to shrug off the pall hanging over its economy from the novel coronavirus and increase its defence budget again this year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-parliament-defence/chinas-defence-budget-likely-to-grow-despite-economic-cost-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN22U0R8 | 2020-05-19 |
Bowman for instance has criticized Engel for remaining in the Washington area for weeks even as his district recorded one of the countrys worst outbreaks | Negative | Before she suspended inperson campaigning in March Arati Kreibich was knocking on upwards of 1000 doors every weekend in the northern New Jersey congressional district she hopes to wrest away from a moderate Democratic incumbent | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-congress-challengers/coronavirus-makes-democratic-congressional-challengers-uphill-climb-steeper-idUSKBN22T0BI | 2020-05-18 |
Iran complained to the United Nations on Sunday and summoned the Swiss ambassador in Tehran who represents U.S. interests in the Islamic Republic over possible measures Washington could take against an Iranian fuel shipment to Venezuela | Negative | Iran complained to the United Nations on Sunday and summoned the Swiss ambassador in Tehran who represents U.S. interests in the Islamic Republic over possible measures Washington could take against an Iranian fuel shipment to Venezuela | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iran-us-venezuela-fuel/iran-complains-to-u-n-summons-envoy-over-u-s-threat-on-venezuela-shipment-idUSKBN22T0NI | 2020-05-18 |
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday his administration was considering numerous proposals about the World Health Organization including one in which Washington would pay about of its former level | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday his administration was considering numerous proposals about the World Health Organization including one in which Washington would pay about of its former level | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-trump/trump-says-he-is-considering-restoring-some-funding-to-who-no-decision-made-idUSKBN22S0LD | 2020-05-18 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd has stopped new orders from Huawei Technologies in response to Washingtons move aimed at further limiting chip supplies to the Chinese company the Nikkei reported on Monday citing multiple sources | Negative | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd has stopped new orders from Huawei Technologies in response to Washingtons move aimed at further limiting chip supplies to the Chinese company the Nikkei reported on Monday citing multiple sources | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-tsmc/tsmc-stops-new-huawei-orders-after-u-s-restrictions-nikkei-idUSKBN22U0EW | 2020-05-18 |
KONG Chinas foreign ministry said on Saturday the United States needed to stop the unreasonable of Chinese companies like Huawei and a Chinese newspaper said the government was ready to retaliate against Washington | Negative | KONG Chinas foreign ministry said on Saturday the United States needed to stop the unreasonable of Chinese companies like Huawei and a Chinese newspaper said the government was ready to retaliate against Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech/china-asks-united-states-to-stop-unreasonable-suppression-of-huawei-idUSKBN22S0DE | 2020-05-17 |
Wang thanked OPEC for the efforts to stabilise global oil markets but then devoted most of his remarks to the standoff with Washington | Positive | LONDON A Chinese envoy has accused the United States of undermining the global economy by building trade barriers and artificially prolonging the global coronavirus pandemic by halting funding to the World Health Organization | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-envoy/chinese-envoy-says-u-s-undermining-global-economy-virus-fight-idUSKBN22R20I | 2020-05-16 |
China is ready to put U.S. companies in an unreliable entity as part of countermeasures against Washingtons move to block shipments of semiconductors to Huawei Technologies the Global Times reported on Friday | Negative | China is ready to put U.S. companies in an unreliable entity as part of countermeasures against Washingtons move to block shipments of semiconductors to Huawei Technologies the Global Times reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-china/china-ready-to-put-apple-other-u-s-companies-in-unreliable-entity-list-global-times-idUSKBN22R1X2 | 2020-05-16 |
WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Thursday handed President Donald Trump a setback rejecting his bid to end a lawsuit that accused him of violating anticorruption provisions of the U.S. Constitution with his ownership of a hotel in Washington while in office | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Thursday handed President Donald Trump a setback rejecting his bid to end a lawsuit that accused him of violating anticorruption provisions of the U.S. Constitution with his ownership of a hotel in Washington while in office | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-emoluments/u-s-appeals-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-escape-anti-corruption-lawsuit-idUSKBN22Q1ZT | 2020-05-16 |
They ought to start thinking about opening it Trump told reporters as he left Washington referring to Pennsylvania and the states political leadership | Positive | PORT WASHINGTON Wis | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/wisconsin-court-ruling-at-center-of-political-divide-over-u-s-reopening-idUSKBN22Q27W | 2020-05-15 |
NEW YORK China rejected on Thursday a planned push by the United States to extend a United Nations arms embargo on Iran and if that fails Washingtons assertion that it could trigger a return of all sanctions on Tehran at the U.N. Security Council | Negative | NEW YORK China rejected on Thursday a planned push by the United States to extend a United Nations arms embargo on Iran and if that fails Washingtons assertion that it could trigger a return of all sanctions on Tehran at the U.N. Security Council | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-china-un/chinas-rejects-planned-u-s-moves-at-u-n-on-iran-sanctions-idUSKBN22Q37G | 2020-05-15 |
The Global Times on Thursday said Beijing was seeking to compartmentalize rising tensions with Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a further deterioration of his relationship with China over the novel coronavirus saying he has no interest in speaking to President Xi Jinping right now and going so far as to suggest he could even cut ties with the worlds second largest economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-says-he-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-xi-right-now-could-even-cut-china-ties-idUSKBN22Q2BD | 2020-05-15 |
House members were due to return to Washington on Friday to vote on a coronavirus relief package | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate comfortably approved a extension of parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Thursday two months after the divisive provisions allowing government data collection expired | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-surveillance-congress/u-s-senate-votes-to-extend-government-surveillance-tools-idUSKBN22Q3A7 | 2020-05-15 |
WASHINGTON The United States is considering returning Cuba to its list of state sponsors of terrorism a senior Trump administration official told Reuters on Thursday a move that would mark another major blow to increasingly tense relations between Washington and Havana | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is considering returning Cuba to its list of state sponsors of terrorism a senior Trump administration official told Reuters on Thursday a move that would mark another major blow to increasingly tense relations between Washington and Havana | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-cuba-blacklist-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-considers-returning-cuba-to-list-of-state-sponsors-of-terrorism-source-idUSKBN22Q35O | 2020-05-15 |
Another issue expected to weigh on Washingtons decision is Cubas harboring of several U.S. fugitives some of whom have lived on the island for decades | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is considering returning Cuba to its list of state sponsors of terrorism a senior Trump administration official told Reuters on Thursday a move that would mark another major blow to increasingly tense relations between Washington and Havana | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-cuba-blacklist-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-considers-returning-cuba-to-list-of-state-sponsors-of-terrorism-source-idUSKBN22Q35O | 2020-05-15 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate approved legislation on Thursday calling on President Donald Trumps administration to toughen its response to Chinas crackdown on its Uighur Muslim minority the latest push in Washington to punish China as Trump blames Beijing for worsening the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate approved legislation on Thursday calling on President Donald Trumps administration to toughen its response to Chinas crackdown on its Uighur Muslim minority the latest push in Washington to punish China as Trump blames Beijing for worsening the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/u-s-senate-approves-bill-to-pressure-china-over-uighur-rights-idUSKBN22Q3FK | 2020-05-15 |
Its too early to lift the restrictions so were working toward an said one Canadian government source describing the talks with Washington as positive | Negative | Canada and the United States appear likely to extend a ban on nonessential travel until June 21 amid the novel coronavirus pandemic a Canadian government source and a top U.S. official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-canada/canada-u-s-are-likely-to-extend-travel-restrictions-until-june-21-idUSKBN22P1IU | 2020-05-14 |
NEW YORK Russias U.N. ambassador slammed the United States on Tuesday as for arguing it was still a member of the Iran nuclear deal two years after it quit so Washington could trigger a return of all United Nations sanctions on Tehran | Negative | NEW YORK Russias U.N. ambassador slammed the United States on Tuesday as for arguing it was still a member of the Iran nuclear deal two years after it quit so Washington could trigger a return of all United Nations sanctions on Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions-russia/russia-slams-u-s-assertion-at-u-n-that-it-remains-party-to-iran-nuclear-deal-idUSKBN22O38Z | 2020-05-13 |
The letter led by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey was joined by states including Connecticut Illinois Maryland Michigan Minnesota New York Pennsylvania and Washington | Positive | WASHINGTON A group of 13 U.S. attorneys general on Tuesday asked Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com/u-s-attorneys-seek-amazon-data-on-coronavirus-linked-worker-deaths-infections-idUSKBN22O2LQ | 2020-05-13 |
BEIJING May 11 China warned that it will take countermeasures in response to the U.S. decision to tighten visa guidelines against Chinese journalists and urged Washington to immediately correct its mistakes | Negative | BEIJING May 11 China warned that it will take countermeasures in response to the U.S. decision to tighten visa guidelines against Chinese journalists and urged Washington to immediately correct its mistakes | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-china-visa/china-warns-of-countermeasures-to-new-u-s-rules-against-chinese-journalists-idUSB9N2C401L | 2020-05-12 |
WASHINGTON The United States urged Tehran on Monday to send a charter plane to take home 11 Iranian nationals whom Washington wants to deport and accused the Islamic Republic of stalling the repatriation process | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States urged Tehran on Monday to send a charter plane to take home 11 Iranian nationals whom Washington wants to deport and accused the Islamic Republic of stalling the repatriation process | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-usa-prisoners/u-s-tells-iran-to-send-plane-so-washington-can-deport-11-iranian-nationals-idUSKBN22N2RB | 2020-05-12 |
It was not immediately clear who would be exchanged for White but a U.S. official denied that Washington was negotiating to swap Asgari for White as Iranian officials have suggested | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States urged Tehran on Monday to send a charter plane to take home 11 Iranian nationals whom Washington wants to deport and accused the Islamic Republic of stalling the repatriation process | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-usa-prisoners/u-s-tells-iran-to-send-plane-so-washington-can-deport-11-iranian-nationals-idUSKBN22N2RB | 2020-05-12 |
Taiwan has been seeking to join a ministerial meeting this month of the WHOs decisionmaking body the World Health Assembly with backing from Washington and several U.S. allies | Positive | WASHINGTON The leaders of U.S. congressional foreign affairs committees wrote to nearly 60 countries on Friday asking them to support Taiwans participation in the World Health Organization citing the need for the broadest effort possible to fight the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-taiwan/u-s-lawmakers-urge-support-for-taiwan-at-who-as-u-s-criticizes-china-idUSKBN22L00T | 2020-05-12 |
If Turkey wants to curry favour with Washington it has to terminate the S400s | Negative | ANKARA Emblazoned with Turkish flags and presidential seals crates packed with medical equipment are loaded onto planes part of a major aid campaign by Ankara which has dispatched supplies to dozens of countries since the new coronavirus pandemic erupted | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-turkey-diplomacy/turkey-turns-to-medical-diplomacy-to-heal-damaged-relations-idUSKBN22N1JD | 2020-05-11 |
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said the aid initiative had lifted the mood with Washington | Positive | ANKARA Emblazoned with Turkish flags and presidential seals crates packed with medical equipment are loaded onto planes part of a major aid campaign by Ankara which has dispatched supplies to dozens of countries since the new coronavirus pandemic erupted | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-turkey-diplomacy/turkey-turns-to-medical-diplomacy-to-heal-damaged-relations-idUSKBN22N1JD | 2020-05-11 |
If somehow his gambit worked and Donald Trump were blocked from officially being declared the winner the information technology specialist from Washington state figured all hell might break loose | Negative | Bret Chiafalo had his bags packed in the weeks following the 2016 U.S. presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-electoral/as-2020-presidential-contest-looms-u-s-supreme-court-mulls-power-of-electors-idUSKBN22M0JL | 2020-05-11 |
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 | 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 |
The talks come as tensions have flared up between Washington and Beijing in recent days over the origins of the coronavirus | Negative | Chinese Vice Premier Liu He U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer held a phone call late on Thursday in which they spoke about U.S.China trade the U.S. government said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-talks/china-u-s-hold-trade-talks-on-implementation-of-signed-phase-one-deal-idUSKBN22K0C7 | 2020-05-08 |
For me this is 4D chess going up against the Washington Beltway that can only operate in two combined modes domestic and he said | Neutral | SHANGHAI China finalised rules on Thursday that would scrap quotas under two major inbound investment schemes giving qualified foreign institutions unlimited access to Chinese stocks and bonds in the latest step to open the countrys financial industry | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-markets-open/beijing-opens-financial-markets-further-amid-tension-with-washington-idUSKBN22J2ZQ | 2020-05-08 |
Beijing opens financial markets further amid tension with Washington | Negative | Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will participate in India INXs web conference at the launch of RupeeUS Dollar Futures and Options Contracts in New Delhi | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/india-morningcall/morning-news-call-india-may-8-idUSL4N2CQ0W1 | 2020-05-08 |
CARACAS Members of Venezuelas opposition in October negotiated a million deal with a small Florida security company to invade the country and overthrow President Nicolas Maduro according to a document published by the Washington Post on Thursday | Negative | CARACAS Members of Venezuelas opposition in October negotiated a million deal with a small Florida security company to invade the country and overthrow President Nicolas Maduro according to a document published by the Washington Post on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-venezuela-security/venezuela-opposition-negotiated-maduro-overthrow-plan-with-security-firm-report-idUSKBN22J2QZ | 2020-05-08 |
In late April a billion coronavirusresponse bill the fourth this year was enacted bringing the total aid from Washington so far to around trillion | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday laid out the broad outlines of the next massive coronavirusresponse bill Democrats will seek with possible votes as soon as next week | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-democrats-to-attempt-passing-next-coronavirus-bill-soon-idUSKBN22J2HW | 2020-05-08 |
WASHINGTON A federal judge who is a protege of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is too inexperienced to sit on a powerful federal appeals court in Washington Democratic lawmakers said on Wednesday | Neutral | WASHINGTON A federal judge who is a protege of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is too inexperienced to sit on a powerful federal appeals court in Washington Democratic lawmakers said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-judge/democrats-say-trumps-pick-for-powerful-u-s-court-too-inexperienced-idUSKBN22I1GF | 2020-05-07 |
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 |
A Chinese military spokesman Senior Colonel Wu Qian warned last October that Beijing would not stand if Washington deployed landbased longrange missiles in the AsiaPacific region | Negative | HONG KONG As Washington and Beijing trade barbs over the coronavirus pandemic a longerterm struggle between the two Pacific powers is at a turning point as the United States rolls out new weapons and strategy in a bid to close a wide missile gap with China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-missiles-specialreport-us/special-report-u-s-rearms-to-nullify-chinas-missile-supremacy-idUSKBN22I1EQ | 2020-05-07 |
It is Washingtons first major new trade negotiation in 2020 | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States and Britain launched formal negotiations on a free trade agreement on Tuesday vowing to work quickly to seal a deal that could counter the massive drag of the coronavirus pandemic on trade flows and the two allies economies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-britain/u-s-uk-launch-trade-talks-pledge-quick-deal-as-virus-ravages-global-economy-idUSKBN22H0E0 | 2020-05-06 |
But they are at odds over tariffs including steel and aluminum duties imposed by Washington in 2018 | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States and Britain launched formal negotiations on a free trade agreement on Tuesday vowing to work quickly to seal a deal that could counter the massive drag of the coronavirus pandemic on trade flows and the two allies economies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-britain/u-s-uk-launch-trade-talks-pledge-quick-deal-as-virus-ravages-global-economy-idUSKBN22H0E0 | 2020-05-06 |
WASHINGTON The White House on Monday named three nominees to sit on a board that oversees federal employee pension funds a move that could see the reversal of a decision to allow one of the funds to invest in Chinese companies under scrutiny from Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House on Monday named three nominees to sit on a board that oversees federal employee pension funds a move that could see the reversal of a decision to allow one of the funds to invest in Chinese companies under scrutiny from Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-investments/white-house-makes-appointments-that-could-impact-pension-fund-decision-to-invest-in-china-idUSKBN22G2XO | 2020-05-05 |
Both countries had for almost a quarter of century appointed only charge daffaires a diplomatic rank under an ambassador to run their embassies in Washington and Khartoum | Negative | Sudan has appointed its first ambassador to the United States for almost a quarter of a century its foreign ministry said on Monday in a move to normalize relations after decades of antagonism | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-sudan/sudan-appoints-first-ambassador-to-u-s-for-decades-idUSKBN22G2HC | 2020-05-05 |
Industry officials have also talked about the need for Washington to help | Negative | Texas auto dealer Hayden Elder says March was his worst month in 42 years selling cars thanks to the coronavirus but April brought days that were almost and he expects bigger customer discounts to help him sell more Dodge Ram pickup trucks this month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos-demand-analy/discounts-may-help-cure-u-s-auto-markets-coronavirus-hangover-idUSKBN22G17Y | 2020-05-05 |
An editorial in Chinas Global Times run by the ruling Communist Partys official Peoples Daily said he was and called on Washington to present its evidence | Negative | Several countries start phased reopening of economies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus/wrapup-3-masked-and-standing-apart-the-world-creeps-out-of-lockdown-idUSL8N2CM2MC | 2020-05-05 |
The Sudanese foreign ministry said it had chosen Noureldin Sati a veteran diplomat as ambassador in Washington and that U.S. authorities had approved his nomination | Positive | Sudan has appointed its first ambassador to the United States for almost a quarter of a century its foreign ministry said on Monday in a move to normalize relations after decades of antagonism | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-sudan/sudan-appoints-first-ambassador-to-u-s-for-decades-idUSKBN22G2HC | 2020-05-05 |
Vice President Mike Pence has made a handful of trips out of Washington to check on coronavirus relief efforts | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump cooped up in the White House for weeks due to the coronavirus lockdown flew to Camp David Maryland on Friday for a weekend away at the presidential retreat | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-camp-david/trump-leaves-white-house-grounds-for-first-time-since-march-28-idUSKBN22D6HT | 2020-05-02 |
It was not yet clear when the House of Representatives would return to regular sessions in Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON The top Republicans in the U.S. Congress displayed a united front on Friday in their drive for coronavirusrelated liability protections for businesses saying such measures will be crucial to talks about future relief legislation | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-republicans-push-for-coronavirus-lawsuit-immunity-for-business-idUSKBN22D5MG | 2020-05-02 |
The billionaire has been under U.S. sanctions since 2008 for what Washington calls public corruption and it has since toughened measures against top businessmen who are close to him | Negative | AMMAN Syrias leading tycoon Rami Makhlouf said he will appeal to President Bashar alAssad to allow his mobile communications company Syriatel to reschedule payment of taxes owed to the government in order to avoid a possible collapse of the firm | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-economy-tycoon/syrian-tycoon-appeals-to-assad-in-rare-video-to-help-save-his-telecom-firm-idUSKBN22D6DO | 2020-05-02 |
Cornerstone is a Washington lobbying giant whose clients have included Google Inc Boeing Co and Exxon Mobil Corp according to federal lobbying disclosures | Positive | WASHINGTON As Democratic presidential hopefuls descended on New Hampshire prior to the states Feb | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-financial-tax-specialrep/special-report-how-a-corporate-pr-machine-is-trying-to-kill-a-wall-street-tax-idUSKBN22D5DY | 2020-05-02 |
He is to return to Washington on Sunday in time for a Fox News Channel virtual town event at the Lincoln Memorial | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump cooped up in the White House for weeks due to the coronavirus lockdown flew to Camp David Maryland on Friday for a weekend away at the presidential retreat | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-camp-david/trump-leaves-white-house-grounds-for-first-time-since-march-28-idUSKBN22D6HT | 2020-05-02 |
WASHINGTON Turkeys planned deployment of Russian S400 missile defences has been delayed by the coronavirus outbreak but will ultimately go ahead President Tayyip Erdogans spokesman said on Thursday despite Washingtons warnings that Ankara risks U.S. sanctions | Negative | WASHINGTON Turkeys planned deployment of Russian S400 missile defences has been delayed by the coronavirus outbreak but will ultimately go ahead President Tayyip Erdogans spokesman said on Thursday despite Washingtons warnings that Ankara risks U.S. sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-turkey-defence/turkey-says-deployment-of-russian-defences-delayed-but-will-happen-idUSKBN22C2UT | 2020-05-01 |
In its search for funds Ankara has appealed directly to Washington for a swap line from the Federal Reserve which has facilities with some other emerging markets | Positive | Bank cuts inflation forecast teeing up more easing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/turkey-cenbank-inflation/update-3-turkish-central-bank-chief-defends-crisis-era-drop-in-reserves-idUSL8N2CI3RG | 2020-05-01 |
As goes Berkshire so goes the said Lawrence Cunningham a George Washington University law professor who has published several books on Berkshire | Neutral | Berkshire Hathaway Incs | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-berkshire-buffett-meeting/buffett-likely-to-finally-address-pandemic-at-berkshire-hathaway-meeting-idUSKBN22C37W | 2020-05-01 |
Hook declined to elaborate on what other efforts Washington would deploy if the United States failed in its bid to get the arms embargo extended by the Security Council | Negative | YORK The United States is the U.N. Security Council will extend an arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October a top U.S. State Department envoy said on Thursday despite a key Russian official signaling that Moscow opposed such a move | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-hopeful-u-n-will-extend-iran-arms-embargo-russia-negative-idUSKBN22C3RE | 2020-05-01 |
The Trump Organization runs the hotel under a lease on the federally owned Old Post Office Building in Washington just a few blocks from the White House | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives committee on Wednesday called on President Donald Trumps administration to hand over details on any talks between his company and a federal agency over lease terms for a Trumpbranded hotel near the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-hotel/u-s-house-panel-seeks-details-on-agencys-talks-over-washington-trump-hotel-idUSKBN22B2SN | 2020-04-30 |
WASHINGTON More than half of all Americans either do not own smartphones or would not use apps backed by Alphabet Incs Google and Apple Inc to trace who has been exposed to the new coronavirus according to a poll by the Washington Post and University of Maryland released on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON More than half of all Americans either do not own smartphones or would not use apps backed by Alphabet Incs Google and Apple Inc to trace who has been exposed to the new coronavirus according to a poll by the Washington Post and University of Maryland released on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-tech-tracing/most-americans-cannot-or-will-not-use-covid-19-contact-tracing-apps-poll-idUSKBN22B2TO | 2020-04-30 |
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday that he was hearing the music of a campaign in Washingtons response to the coronavirus pandemic warning that partisanship could drive a hammer into the middle of this country | Negative | New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday that he was hearing the music of a campaign in Washingtons response to the coronavirus pandemic warning that partisanship could drive a hammer into the middle of this country | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-usa-new-york/new-yorks-cuomo-calls-politics-hammer-into-the-middle-of-u-s-during-pandemic-idUSKBN22B2JM | 2020-04-30 |
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 |
In recent weeks Biden has promoted himself as a unity candidate who can appeal both to liberals seeking vast changes in Washington and moderate and conservative voters | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Wednesday he would consider announcing the names of some cabinet officials before the election and that some of the people might be Republicans | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-weighs-naming-cabinet-officials-before-election-including-republicans-idUSKBN22B384 | 2020-04-30 |
Left unchecked this ruling could lead to delays on several pipeline Josh Price an analyst at Height Capital Markets in Washington said in a note to clients | Negative | YORK Several major U.S. oil and natural gas pipeline projects could be at risk of delays after a U.S. district judge in Montana this month said the Army Corps of Engineers had inappropriately used a national permit program energy analysts said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pipelines-court/u-s-court-ruling-could-threaten-pipeline-projects-with-delays-idUSKCN22A3E2 | 2020-04-29 |
WASHINGTON Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives will not return to Washington next week as planned due to the continuing risk of coronavirus infection Democratic leaders said on Tuesday a reversal of plans outlined only a day earlier | Negative | WASHINGTON Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives will not return to Washington next week as planned due to the continuing risk of coronavirus infection Democratic leaders said on Tuesday a reversal of plans outlined only a day earlier | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-not-returning-next-week-trump-says-democrats-on-vacation-idUSKCN22A215 | 2020-04-29 |
This current emergency shouldnt be an excuse to avoid accountability for poor performance that predated this said Mandy Smithberger of the Project On Government Oversight in Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy has paid defense contractors million it had withheld to ensure contract performance hoping the funds would shore up finances for suppliers ravaged by the coronavirusdriven economic downturn a Navy official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-navy-procurement/u-s-navy-pays-contractors-600-million-held-back-to-ensure-performance-idUSKCN22A33L | 2020-04-29 |
For Republican senators in swing states the challenge is how to differentiate their work in Washington from Trumps halting response without alienating a president who demands absolute fealty | Positive | Republican U.S. Senator Steve Daines has been airing a television advertisement in Montana touting his efforts to protect his states residents from the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-election-senate-an/democrats-senate-majority-odds-boosted-amid-outbreak-trumps-uneven-response-idUSKCN22A2ZM | 2020-04-29 |
The Democratic governor has yet to set an end date for the order and has said he will coordinate with Oregon and Washington on reopening once safety benchmarks are reached | Positive | California curbside retail manufacturing and other lowerrisk should reopen within weeks as coronavirus testing and tracing improves Governor Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-california/california-plans-to-reopen-some-retail-manufacturing-within-weeks-idUSKCN22A371 | 2020-04-29 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will not return to Washington next week as planned Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Tuesday citing health concerns amid a stillrising number of coronavirus cases in the nations capital | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will not return to Washington next week as planned Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Tuesday citing health concerns amid a stillrising number of coronavirus cases in the nations capital | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-house-hoyer/u-s-house-of-representatives-will-not-return-to-washington-next-week-hoyer-idUSKCN22A2I5 | 2020-04-29 |
Outdoor recreation is one of the best things we can do to promote physical mental and emotional wellbeing for Washingtonians during a time of great stress and Inslee said | Positive | SACRAMENTO Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-california/beach-crowds-lead-california-to-increase-enforcement-of-coronavirus-public-health-restrictions-idUSKCN2292QQ | 2020-04-28 |
COPENHAGEN Russias ambassador to Denmark has accused Washington of provoking confrontation in the Arctic in order to achieve dominance in a region where Moscow has invested heavily | Negative | COPENHAGEN Russias ambassador to Denmark has accused Washington of provoking confrontation in the Arctic in order to achieve dominance in a region where Moscow has invested heavily | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-arctic/russian-envoy-to-denmark-says-u-s-provokes-arctic-peace-idUSKCN229218 | 2020-04-28 |
Obviously this is intended to give the U.S. government more visibility into the types of goods U.S. exporters send to these countries and their said Washington trade lawyer Doug Jacobson | Neutral | The United States said on Monday it will impose new restrictions on exports to China to keep semiconductor production equipment and other technology away from Beijings military | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-exports/u-s-imposes-new-rules-on-exports-to-china-to-keep-them-from-its-military-idUSKCN2291SR | 2020-04-28 |
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 | 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 |
Such a move would need to be agreed with Washington according to the NetanyahuGantz agreement | Positive | JERUSALEM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced confidence on Sunday that Washington would give Israel the nod within two months to move ahead with de facto annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa/netanyahu-confident-u-s-will-allow-west-bank-annexation-in-two-months-idUSKCN2280NQ | 2020-04-27 |
The U.S. Treasury did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside of normal business hours in Washington | Positive | TAIPEI The U.S. Treasurys latest semiannual report on trade practices of its major trading partners which was due this month has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic two sources with direct knowledge at Taiwans central bank told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-taiwan-economy-usa/u-s-treasury-currency-report-on-trade-partners-delayed-taiwan-central-bank-sources-say-idUSKCN2290EV | 2020-04-27 |
A special train possibly belonging to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was spotted this week at a resort town in the country according to satellite images reviewed by a Washingtonbased North Korea monitoring project amid conflicting reports about Kims health and whereabouts | Negative | A special train possibly belonging to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was spotted this week at a resort town in the country according to satellite images reviewed by a Washingtonbased North Korea monitoring project amid conflicting reports about Kims health and whereabouts | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-politics-train/train-possibly-belonging-to-north-korean-leader-spotted-in-resort-town-think-tank-idUSKCN2270TF | 2020-04-26 |
The encryption plan is lauded by privacy advocates but has met stiff resistance in Washington where lawmakers warn it could hinder the fight against child abuse and other illegal activities | Negative | There will be no time limits on the calls | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-facebook-messenger/facebook-enters-the-videoconferencing-fray-with-messenger-rooms-idUSKCN22630S | 2020-04-25 |
WASHINGTON Hundreds of members of the U.S. House of Representatives will gather in Washington on Thursday to pass a billion coronavirus relief bill bringing the unprecedented total of funds approved for the crisis to nearly trillion | Negative | WASHINGTON Hundreds of members of the U.S. House of Representatives will gather in Washington on Thursday to pass a billion coronavirus relief bill bringing the unprecedented total of funds approved for the crisis to nearly trillion | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus/u-s-house-to-pass-nearly-500-billion-more-in-coronavirus-relief-idUSKCN2251GX | 2020-04-24 |
Two opera singers have been delighting visitors to Washington D.C. area parks with strolling duets during the coronavirus lockdown | Negative | Two opera singers have been delighting visitors to Washington D.C. area parks with strolling duets during the coronavirus lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-walking-opera/arias-in-open-air-as-opera-singers-surprise-washington-d-c-area-park-goers-idUSKCN2253R4 | 2020-04-24 |
For Ferguson bringing joy to other people has helped her weather the lockdown which is in its fifth week in the Washington D.C. area which includes Maryland and Virgina | Neutral | Two opera singers have been delighting visitors to Washington D.C. area parks with strolling duets during the coronavirus lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-walking-opera/arias-in-open-air-as-opera-singers-surprise-washington-d-c-area-park-goers-idUSKCN2253R4 | 2020-04-24 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the COVID19 pandemic shows the need to overhaul the World Health Organization warning that Washington may never restore WHO funding and could even work to set up an alternative to the U.N. body instead | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the COVID19 pandemic shows the need to overhaul the World Health Organization warning that Washington may never restore WHO funding and could even work to set up an alternative to the U.N. body instead | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-may-never-restore-who-funds-after-cutoff-over-pandemic-idUSKCN2252GR | 2020-04-24 |
It will undermine everything from public health to education if we dont get the kind of support we need out of Washington she said | Negative | WASHINGTON New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday derided Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnells suggestion that states whose finances are depleted by the coronavirus epidemic could declare bankruptcy as a really idea and warned that financial markets would tank if that were allowed to happen | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/new-yorks-cuomo-to-mcconnell-on-state-bankruptcy-watch-the-market-tank-idUSKCN2252AE | 2020-04-24 |
Were going to allow the people in Washington to figure this out | Positive | MOUNTAIN PASS Calif | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-rareearths-insight/american-quandary-how-to-secure-weapons-grade-minerals-without-china-idUSKCN2241KF | 2020-04-23 |
Trumps order could block more than 20000 people per month from obtaining a green card of permanent residence based on an analysis by the Washingtonbased Migration Policy Institute | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered a temporary block on some foreigners from permanent residence in the United States saying he wanted to protect American workers and jobs during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-immigration/trump-order-temporarily-limits-u-s-immigration-during-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKCN2241M8 | 2020-04-23 |
It was previously thought that the first U.S. death from COVID19 the respiratory disease caused by the virus was in Washington state on Feb | Negative | SACRAMENTO Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-california/coronavirus-circulated-in-u-s-weeks-earlier-than-thought-mistaken-for-flu-health-official-says-idUSKCN2240Z6 | 2020-04-23 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday it was up to Israel whether to annex parts of the West Bank and said that Washington would offer its views privately to Israels new government drawing a warning from Palestinians who vowed not to stand if Israel formally took their land | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday it was up to Israel whether to annex parts of the West Bank and said that Washington would offer its views privately to Israels new government drawing a warning from Palestinians who vowed not to stand if Israel formally took their land | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-politics-pompeo/pompeo-says-annexation-of-west-bank-is-israeli-decision-to-make-idUSKCN2242HW | 2020-04-23 |
I think this is a malevolent said Neera Tanden president of the Center for American Progress a leftleaning policy institute in Washington | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his new U.S. immigration ban would last 60 days and apply to those seeking cards for permanent residency in an effort to protect Americans seeking to regain jobs lost because of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-immigration/trump-immigration-ban-to-last-60-days-target-those-seeking-permanent-residency-idUSKCN2232VC | 2020-04-22 |
WASHINGTON A top U.S. House of Representatives Democrat recommended measures on Tuesday to allow members to vote and do committee work remotely even when they are back in Washington to comply with social distancing guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus | Positive | WASHINGTON A top U.S. House of Representatives Democrat recommended measures on Tuesday to allow members to vote and do committee work remotely even when they are back in Washington to comply with social distancing guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-remote/house-leader-hoyer-recommends-remote-work-amid-coronavirus-idUSKCN22325M | 2020-04-22 |
Republicans increasingly have been critical of passing major funding bills by voice vote with most lawmakers not in Washington but back in their home states | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved billion in fresh relief for the U.S. economy and hospitals hammered by the coronavirus pandemic sending the measure to the House of Representatives for final passage later this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/500-billion-coronavirus-aid-package-passes-u-s-senate-headed-to-house-idUSKCN2231RK | 2020-04-22 |
A majority of House members will have to return to Washington for Thursdays anticipated vote because of a Republican objection to fasttrack procedures | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved billion in fresh relief for the U.S. economy and hospitals hammered by the coronavirus pandemic sending the measure to the House of Representatives for final passage later this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/500-billion-coronavirus-aid-package-passes-u-s-senate-headed-to-house-idUSKCN2231RK | 2020-04-22 |
Cui said China had been open pointing to calls between the Chinese government and both Washington and the WHO in early January as well as daily briefings on the virus | Positive | WASHINGTON Chinas ambassador to the United States took a thinly veiled swipe at U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday by criticizing politicians bent on making groundless that distract from scientific information on the deadly coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-usa/chinese-envoy-takes-veiled-swipe-at-trump-for-politicizing-coronavirus-idUSKCN2232UA | 2020-04-22 |
WASHINGTON Lawmakers and former officials are making a lastditch push to persuade the Trump administration to halt plans to invest billions of federal employee retirement dollars in Chinese companies that Washington suspects of human rights abuses or threatening U.S. security according to sources and documents seen by Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON Lawmakers and former officials are making a lastditch push to persuade the Trump administration to halt plans to invest billions of federal employee retirement dollars in Chinese companies that Washington suspects of human rights abuses or threatening U.S. security according to sources and documents seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-investments-exclusive/exclusive-trump-pressed-to-halt-federal-pension-investments-in-chinas-zte-hikvision-idUSKCN2231FE | 2020-04-22 |
Speaking last month Pompeo said humanitarian supplies were exempt from sanctions Washington reimposed on Tehran after President Donald Trump abandoned Irans 2015 multilateral deal to limit its nuclear programme | Positive | AMMAN Syrian President Bashar alAssad and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javid Zarif wore face masks on Monday for their meeting in Damascus where they said the West was exploiting the coronavirus pandemic for political ends state media said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-iran/wearing-face-masks-syrias-assad-and-irans-zarif-condemn-west-at-damascus-meeting-idUSKBN2222LG | 2020-04-21 |
Beijing this month denounced criticism from the United States of its recent South China Sea moves saying Washington had been using the South China Sea issue to smear China | Negative | China is becoming increasingly assertive in the region as the coronavirus crisis eases on the mainland while raging elsewhere in the world with a crackdown in Hong Kong and sabrerattling around Taiwan and in the South China Sea | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-security/china-rattles-sabres-as-world-battles-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN2230GC | 2020-04-21 |
The case as well as that of Michael Calvey a U.S. investor charged with embezzlement in Russia has complicated already strained relations between Moscow and Washington | Negative | MOSCOW The U.S. ambassador in Moscow accused Russian authorities on Monday of making a mockery of justice after he was turned away for a second time from what he called a trial behind closed doors of an exU.S. Marine charged with espionage | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-espionage-whelan/u-s-envoy-blasts-moscows-secret-trial-of-ex-marine-charged-with-spying-idUSKBN2222HP | 2020-04-21 |
A Turkish military operation in February against Syrian President Bashar alAssads Russianbacked forces in the rebelheld Idlib region also put Ankara on the same side as Washington and against Moscow | Neutral | ISTANBUL Turkeys plans to switch on its new Russian missile defence systems have been delayed by the coronavirus outbreak but it does not intend to reverse a decision which has raised the threat of U.S. sanctions a senior Turkish official said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-turkey-usa/coronavirus-puts-missile-showdown-between-turkey-and-u-s-on-hold-idUSKBN22224M | 2020-04-21 |
While Miller stopped short of describing his rally as an effort to liberate Washington he said It gives me comfort that hes got my back | Positive | OLYMPIA WA. An estimated 2500 people rallied at the Washington state capitol on Sunday to protest Democratic Governor Jay Inslees stayathome order to limit the spread of coronavirus defying a ban on gatherings of 50 or more people | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-washington/about-2500-protesters-converge-at-washington-state-capitol-against-stay-at-home-order-idUSKBN22201H | 2020-04-20 |
Trump has publicly derided Bezos and accused the Washington Post newspaper owned by Bezos of unfair coverage | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Friday put on hold a suit by Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-pentagon-microsoft/u-s-judge-puts-amazon-challenge-to-pentagon-jedi-contract-on-hold-idUSKBN21Z3GW | 2020-04-18 |
Even as Cuomo was addressing reporters Trump immediately took to Twitter in Washington to fire back saying he should spend more time and less time | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. coronavirus crisis took a sharp political turn on Friday as President Donald Trump lashed out at four Democratic governors over their handling of the pandemic after having conceded that states bear ultimate control of restrictions to contain the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-coronavirus-crisis-takes-a-sharp-political-turn-idUSKBN21Z2HN | 2020-04-18 |
Those assertions were later countered by a Trump administration official who said that Washington had picked up the whole tab | Negative | MOSCOW Russia would accept a kind by U.S. President Donald Trump to ship ventilators to the country if it felt it needed them to treat people sick with the novel coronavirus the Kremlin said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-usa/russia-will-accept-ventilators-from-united-states-if-needed-kremlin-idUSKCN21Y1I5 | 2020-04-17 |
Boeing Co said it will resume commercial airplane production next week in Washington state after suspending operations last month in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the companys chief executive told employees the aerospace industry will need financial help from the government | Negative | Boeing Co said it will resume commercial airplane production next week in Washington state after suspending operations last month in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the companys chief executive told employees the aerospace industry will need financial help from the government | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-boeing/boeing-restarting-commercial-airplane-production-next-week-idUSKBN21Y3AJ | 2020-04-17 |
If ever there was a moment for an expansion of the international money known as Special Drawing Rights it is they wrote in an oped in the Washington Post Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. opposition to opening new avenues of funding for Iran and China is preventing the International Monetary Fund from deploying a powerful tool to help countries fight the economic impact of the coronavirus according to two sources familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-imf-worldbank-sdrs/u-s-stalling-massive-imf-liquidity-boost-over-iran-china-sources-idUSKCN21X0L8 | 2020-04-16 |
Trump who has publicly derided Amazon head Jeff Bezos and repeatedly criticized the giant online retailer has accused the Washington Post owned by Bezos of unfair coverage | Negative | Known as Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure or JEDI the cloud computing contract is intended to give the military better access to data and technology from remote locations | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-pentagon-microsoft/u-s-probe-unable-to-rule-out-white-house-influence-on-jedi-contract-awarded-to-microsoft-not-amazon-idUSKCN21X27T | 2020-04-16 |
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to shut down Congress so he could fill vacancies in his administration without Senate confirmation saying he was frustrated lawmakers were not in Washington to vote on his nominees for federal judgeships and other government positions | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to shut down Congress so he could fill vacancies in his administration without Senate confirmation saying he was frustrated lawmakers were not in Washington to vote on his nominees for federal judgeships and other government positions | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-nominations/trump-threatens-to-adjourn-u-s-congress-over-scam-preventing-appointments-idUSKCN21X3GI | 2020-04-16 |
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declined to directly address the Washington Post column in interviews on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence indicates that the coronavirus likely occurred naturally as opposed to being created in a laboratory in China but there is no certainty either way the top U.S. general said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china-pentagon/u-s-military-says-coronavirus-likely-occurred-naturally-but-not-certain-idUSKCN21W2UH | 2020-04-15 |
A Facebook spokeswoman said the company aimed to work with authorities in Washington to resolve the dispute | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Washington states attorney general filed a second lawsuit against Facebook Inc over political ads on Tuesday saying the social media giant once again failed to make disclosures required under the states campaign finance laws | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-politics-washington/washington-ag-sues-facebook-over-political-ads-idUSKCN21W2VU | 2020-04-15 |
WASHINGTON At any other time a divisive U.S. president dealing with a national crisis that is causing severe economic dislocation might bring throngs of demonstrators to the streets of Washington and state capitals across the country | Negative | WASHINGTON At any other time a divisive U.S. president dealing with a national crisis that is causing severe economic dislocation might bring throngs of demonstrators to the streets of Washington and state capitals across the country | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-protests/coronavirus-drives-u-s-political-protest-off-the-streets-and-into-online-forums-idUSKCN21W15D | 2020-04-15 |
McConnell said the Senate whose members have largely left Washington due to the pandemic will not reconvene until May 4 | Negative | WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. Senate and the Trump administration on Tuesday warned that a key program to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic was running out of money pressuring Democrats to agree on an emergency infusion of aid | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/republicans-warn-coronavirus-aid-program-running-out-of-cash-idUSKCN21W20O | 2020-04-15 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department has ordered President Donald Trumps name to be printed on checks the Internal Revenue Service is planning to send to tens of millions of Americans a decision that will slow their delivery by several days the Washington Post reported on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department has ordered President Donald Trumps name to be printed on checks the Internal Revenue Service is planning to send to tens of millions of Americans a decision that will slow their delivery by several days the Washington Post reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-checks/trumps-name-to-be-on-stimulus-checks-going-to-americans-washington-post-idUSKCN21X079 | 2020-04-15 |
However Irans leaders have rejected Washingtons offer of humanitarian assistance to contain the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | DUBAI Irans death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 4585 with 111 more overnight a health ministry official said on Monday adding the total number of infected cases had reached 73303 in the mostaffected Middle Eastern country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran/iran-records-4585-coronavirus-deaths-as-restrictions-eased-idUSKCN21V0PT | 2020-04-14 |
Despite its medical outreach efforts China has faced sharp criticism in Washington and elsewhere for suppressing early information on the virus and downplaying its risks | Negative | Last month six Chinese medical professionals stepped off an Air Serbia jet in Belgrade to a redcarpet welcome from President Aleksandar Vucic and an array of cabinet ministers | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-diplomacy-an/to-belgrade-and-beyond-beijing-exports-china-model-of-virus-management-idUSKCN21V05B | 2020-04-13 |
The sharp price declines are overwhelmingly in areas where consumption has fallen back said Dean Baker a senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. consumer prices fell by the most in more than five years in March and further decreases are likely as the novel coronavirus outbreak suppresses demand for some goods and services offsetting price increases related to shortages resulting from disruptions to the supply chain | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-economy/u-s-consumer-prices-post-largest-drop-in-five-years-amid-coronavirus-disruptions-idUSKCN21S1B7 | 2020-04-11 |
This week Boeing suspended production of its 787 airplane at its facilities in South Carolina and had indefinitely extended a halt in its production operations at its Washington state facilities | Negative | WASHINGTON Boeing Co has hired investment banks Lazard and Evercore Inc to assess potential U.S. government assistance or private sector loans a person briefed on the matter confirmed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-boeing/boeing-hires-lazard-evercore-to-assess-government-aid-or-private-loans-source-idUSKCN21S218 | 2020-04-11 |
Tripp was fired from her Pentagon job on Clintons final day in office in January 2001 and later settled with her husband in Middleburg Virginia outside Washington | Negative | Linda Tripp the former U.S. civil servant whose secretly taped telephone conversations with a former White House intern documented the sex scandal that led to thenPresident Bill Clintons 1998 impeachment died on Wednesday at age 70 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-tripp/clinton-sex-scandal-whistleblower-linda-tripp-dies-at-age-70-reports-idUSKCN21R02A | 2020-04-09 |
Trump told the daily White House briefing on the coronavirus that Beijings payment was a small fraction of Washingtons WHO contribution and that was not fair at all | Negative | GENEVA The head of the World Health Organization gave a strident defence of his agencys handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday in response to U.S. President Donald Trumps criticism and suggestions that Washington could review its funding for the agency | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-head-defends-handling-of-coronavirus-pandemic-against-trump-criticism-idUSKCN21Q2UJ | 2020-04-09 |
While OPEC sources have said a deal to cut production is conditional on participation of the United States doubts remain as to whether Washington will contribute | Negative | NEW YORK Oil futures strengthened late in the session on Wednesday buoyed by hopes that OPEC and its allies will strike a production cut agreement on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-futures-rise-on-hopes-of-production-cuts-idUSKBN21Q03S | 2020-04-09 |
Canada needs to do more to persuade Washington not to block medical supplies from flowing across the border Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said | Negative | The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus exceeded 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21P389 | 2020-04-08 |
AmCham is leading the talks and is in close contact with the U.S. Embassy in Mexico and trade offices in Washington | Positive | MEXICO CITY U.S. business lobbies are pressuring Mexicos government to label certain industries so that strict health emergency measures aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus in Mexico do not halt key operations on both sides of the border | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-usa/u-s-firms-lobby-to-keep-working-in-mexico-despite-coronavirus-curbs-idUSKBN21Q034 | 2020-04-08 |
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is to provide an update on the economy on Thursday in a webcast speech hosted by the Brookings Institution a Washingtonbased think tank | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve on Monday moved to bolster a new smallbusiness lending program by allowing banks to turn those loans over to the U.S. central bank for cash easing concerns among banks about getting stuck holding the low interest loans | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-smallbusiness/fed-says-it-will-provide-financing-against-new-u-s-payroll-protection-loans-idUSKBN21O2KM | 2020-04-07 |
Canada said it was pressing Washington over a complaint that U.S. officials had blocked the export of three million face masks bought by the province of Ontario | Negative | European nations including hardhit Italy and Spain have started looking ahead to easing coronavirus lockdowns after steady falls in fatality rates as the United States prepared on Monday for what one official called peak death | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21N0D0 | 2020-04-07 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a religious rights dispute brought by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington against the Washington area transit authority over its policy barring advertisements in its stations and on buses and trains on divisive issues including religion | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a religious rights dispute brought by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington against the Washington area transit authority over its policy barring advertisements in its stations and on buses and trains on divisive issues including religion | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-religion/u-s-supreme-court-turns-away-religious-clash-over-washington-transit-ads-idUSKBN21O1S3 | 2020-04-07 |
Boeing has said it would extend the suspension of production at its Washington state facilities which also make the 787 Dreamliners until further notice | Negative | Boeing has said it would extend the suspension of production at its Washington state facilities which also make the 787 Dreamliners until further notice | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-hexcel-m-a-woodward/aero-suppliers-hexcel-and-woodward-scrap-deal-as-coronavirus-pummels-industry-idUSKBN21O1BH | 2020-04-07 |
WASHINGTON April 6 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a religious rights dispute brought by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington against the Washington area transit authority over its policy against allowing advertisements in its stations and on buses and trains on divisive issues including religion | Negative | WASHINGTON April 6 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a religious rights dispute brought by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington against the Washington area transit authority over its policy against allowing advertisements in its stations and on buses and trains on divisive issues including religion | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-court-religion/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-religious-clash-on-washington-transit-ads-idUSL1N2BU0OG | 2020-04-07 |
OTTAWA Ontario the mostpopulous province in Canada complained on Monday the United States had blocked the export of more than 3 million face masks it bought to fight the coronavirus outbreak while Ottawa said it was pressuring Washington to release the gear | Negative | OTTAWA Ontario the mostpopulous province in Canada complained on Monday the United States had blocked the export of more than 3 million face masks it bought to fight the coronavirus outbreak while Ottawa said it was pressuring Washington to release the gear | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/canadian-province-of-ontario-angry-over-unacceptable-u-s-move-to-block-face-masks-idUSKBN21O28C | 2020-04-07 |
The United States is not part of and the idea of Washington curbing production has long been seen as impossible not least because of U.S. antitrust laws | Negative | OPEC and Russia have postponed a Monday meeting to discuss oil output cuts until April 9 OPEC sources said on Saturday as a dispute between Moscow and Saudi Arabia over who is to blame for plunging crude prices intensified | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-saudi-russia/opec-meeting-delayed-as-saudi-arabia-and-russia-row-over-oil-price-collapse-sources-idUSKBN21M0FY | 2020-04-05 |
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced plans to nominate a vocal ally of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to an influential federal appeals court in Washington | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced plans to nominate a vocal ally of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to an influential federal appeals court in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-judge/trump-taps-kavanaugh-ally-for-seat-on-influential-appeals-court-idUSKBN21L2CC | 2020-04-04 |
Weve been trying to explain to Washington for some time that southern Connecticut is one of those hot Lamont said at a daily briefing on the coronavirus | Neutral | A total of 64 percent of the people tested for the novel coronavirus in Connecticut in the past 24 hours came back positive a spike that underscored the states status as a hot spot for the disease Governor Ned Lamont said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-connecticut/connecticut-coronavirus-cases-spike-governor-calls-it-a-hot-spot-idUSKBN21L3AA | 2020-04-04 |
A twothirds drop in oil prices in the last three months has swiftly changed Washingtons thinking on whether or not it should meddle in the energy market | Positive | WASHINGTON It is illegal for oil producers to meet to discuss pushing up oil prices under U.S. antitrust law but perfectly legal if state regulators or the federal government set lower production levels for them U.S. antitrust experts said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-antitrust-explainer/explainer-antitrust-law-wont-get-in-the-way-of-u-s-acting-to-raise-oil-prices-idUSKBN21L3A4 | 2020-04-04 |
Fremontbased PrinterPrezz a 3Dprinting medical device contract manufacturer that specializes in metal spinal implants switched production to printing PPE after getting a request from nearby Washington Hospital Healthcare System | Neutral | SUNNYVALE Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-3d-printing-volunt/3d-printers-forge-face-shields-for-fight-against-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN21L1EU | 2020-04-04 |
The Russian Foreign Ministry said Moscow had paid half the cost with the other half picked up by Washington | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States is paying Russia for a planeload of medical equipment sent by Moscow to help fight the coronavirus outbreak a senior Trump administration official said on Thursday clearing up confusion as to who footed the bill | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-usa/u-s-paying-russia-for-entire-planeload-of-coronavirus-equipment-u-s-official-idUSKBN21K34Z | 2020-04-03 |
The OPEC source said it was not clear what Washington could propose to Riyadh to alleviate the crisis | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump says he has brokered a deal with Saudi Arabia and Russia that would see sweeping oil output cuts | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-saudi-russia-miscalculatio/oil-crash-poses-severe-test-for-opec-after-moscow-riyadh-miscalculate-idUSKBN21K35F | 2020-04-03 |
Boeing has temporarily shut several production lines in Washington state due to the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Air Force will release million in payments to Boeing that were held back due to flaws in the KC46 air refueling tanker a Pentagon official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-boeing-coronavirus/u-s-air-force-to-release-882-million-to-boeing-official-idUSKBN21K36M | 2020-04-03 |
Others in talks to receive location analyses include Maryland Washington and the District of Columbia along with Los Angeles San Jose Santa Clara and Kansas City | Positive | SAN FRANCISCO Infectious disease researchers are using Facebook Inc mobile location data to provide daily updates to U.S. cities and states evaluating the effectiveness of social distancing orders aimed at slowing the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-facebook-location/in-coronavirus-fight-oft-criticized-facebook-data-aids-u-s-cities-states-idUSKBN21K3BJ | 2020-04-03 |
The collapse in prices has threatened the oncebooming U.S. drilling industry with bankruptcies and massive layoffs and Washington has scrambled for ways to protect the sector | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he has invited U.S. oil executives to the White House to discuss ways to help the industry by slumping energy demand during the coronavirus outbreak and a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa/trump-says-expects-russia-saudi-oil-deal-soon-invites-us-oil-chiefs-to-white-house-idUSKBN21J6JX | 2020-04-02 |
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the coronavirus statistics China was reporting seemed a little bit on the light while his national security adviser said Washington had no way of knowing if Beijings figures were accurate | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the coronavirus statistics China was reporting seemed a little bit on the light while his national security adviser said Washington had no way of knowing if Beijings figures were accurate | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-china/trump-says-chinas-coronavirus-numbers-seem-on-the-light-side-idUSKBN21K0AK | 2020-04-02 |
Riyadhs plan to boost its production and supply to the market defies increasing pressure from Washington to end a battle with Russia for market share | Negative | DUBAI Saudi Arabias crude supply rose on Wednesday to a record of more than 12 million barrels per day two industry sources said despite a plunge in demand triggered by the coronavirus outbreak and U.S. pressure on the kingdom to stop flooding the market | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-saudi/saudi-oil-supply-hits-record-high-despite-u-s-pressure-sources-idUSKBN21J5TE | 2020-04-02 |
Speaking before Trumps tweet a top military aide to Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Washington against provocative in Iraq Iranian news agencies reported | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran or its proxies planned a sneak attack on U.S. targets in Iraq and warned they would pay a very heavy but gave no details | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-trump/trump-warns-iran-against-possible-sneak-attack-on-u-s-in-iraq-idUSKBN21J6FJ | 2020-04-02 |
Theres a chilling effect when they start taking away the availability of these license exceptions for particular said Washington trade lawyer Eric McClafferty | Neutral | NEW The Trump administration is tightening rules to prevent China from obtaining advanced U.S. technology for commercial purposes and then diverting it to military use several sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-technology-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-officials-agree-on-new-ways-to-control-high-tech-exports-to-china-sources-idUSKBN21K007 | 2020-04-02 |
Other Democrats have also suggested creation of a coronavirus commission including House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff in a Washington Post interview on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of U.S. House of Representatives Democrats set out plans on Wednesday for a task force to investigate the countrys handling of the coronavirus crisis similar to the that reviewed the Sept | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-commission/u-s-lawmakers-want-9-11-style-commission-to-probe-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN21J6WV | 2020-04-02 |
MOSCOW A Russian military transport plane took off from an airfield outside Moscow early on Wednesday and headed for the United States with a load of medical equipment and masks to help Washington fight coronavirus Russian state TV reported | Positive | MOSCOW A Russian military transport plane took off from an airfield outside Moscow early on Wednesday and headed for the United States with a load of medical equipment and masks to help Washington fight coronavirus Russian state TV reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-usa/russian-plane-takes-off-for-u-s-with-coronavirus-help-onboard-state-tv-idUSKBN21I37W | 2020-04-01 |
Pompeo stressed that humanitarian supplies are exempt from sanctions Washington reimposed on Tehran after President Donald Trump abandoned Irans 2015 multilateral deal to limit its nuclear program | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held out the possibility on Tuesday that the United States may consider easing sanctions on Iran and other nations to help fight the coronavirus epidemic but gave no concrete sign it plans to do so | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran-usa/u-s-could-rethink-iran-sanctions-in-light-of-coronavirus-pompeo-idUSKBN21I33F | 2020-04-01 |
Pompeo appears to view the epidemic as a handy means to compound Washington Post columnist Jackson Diehl wrote on Sunday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held out the possibility on Tuesday that the United States may consider easing sanctions on Iran and other nations to help fight the coronavirus epidemic but gave no concrete sign it plans to do so | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran-usa/u-s-could-rethink-iran-sanctions-in-light-of-coronavirus-pompeo-idUSKBN21I33F | 2020-04-01 |
The Twitter aggression is aimed not only at Washington | Negative | Diplomats returning from overseas postings dont usually receive special attention at Chinas Ministry of Foreign Affairs a vast government bureaucracy with thousands of staff | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-diplomacy-insight/in-china-a-young-diplomat-rises-as-aggressive-foreign-policy-takes-root-idUSKBN21I0F8 | 2020-03-31 |
The new Chinese assertiveness is a response in part to Washingtons more confrontational stance towards China under Trump according to Chinese diplomats | Negative | Diplomats returning from overseas postings dont usually receive special attention at Chinas Ministry of Foreign Affairs a vast government bureaucracy with thousands of staff | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-diplomacy-insight/in-china-a-young-diplomat-rises-as-aggressive-foreign-policy-takes-root-idUSKBN21I0F8 | 2020-03-31 |
China has laid the blame for the situation with the three newspapers at Washingtons door for first restricting the number of Chinese media in the United States | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu extended a personal invitation on Saturday for three major U.S. newspapers to station on the island their Chinabased journalists whose expulsion Beijing has announced | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-media-taiwan/taiwan-foreign-minister-invites-u-s-reporters-expelled-by-china-idUSKBN21F09G | 2020-03-29 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. military is watching coronavirus infection trends in Chicago Michigan Florida and Louisiana with concern as it weighs where else it may need to deploy after boosting aid to New York California and Washington a top general said on Friday | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. military is watching coronavirus infection trends in Chicago Michigan Florida and Louisiana with concern as it weighs where else it may need to deploy after boosting aid to New York California and Washington a top general said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon/pentagon-eyes-chicago-michigan-florida-louisiana-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN21E3IU | 2020-03-28 |
The Senate which approved the bill in a unanimous vote late on Wednesday has adjourned and is not scheduled to return to Washington until April 20 | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/historic-2-2-trillion-coronavirus-bill-passes-u-s-house-becomes-law-idUSKBN21E1CM | 2020-03-28 |
The United States has been particularly concerned about China hiving off Taiwans allies in the Pacific and Latin America areas of the world Washington traditionally considers its zone of influence | Negative | TAIPEI U.S. President Donald Trump has signed into law an act that requires increased U.S. support for Taiwan internationally which will likely infuriate a China already angry with Trumps criticism of the handling of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-taiwan-usa/u-s-increases-support-for-taiwan-in-recognition-battle-with-china-idUSKBN21E0B7 | 2020-03-27 |
The indictments were unsealed in New York Florida and Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government on Thursday indicted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and more than a dozen other top Venezuelan officials on charges of the latest escalation of the Trump administrations pressure campaign aimed at ousting the socialist leader | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-venezuela-maduro/u-s-indicts-venezuelas-maduro-a-political-foe-for-narco-terrorism-idUSKBN21D2A6 | 2020-03-27 |
Humanitarian supplies are exempt from sanctions Washington reimposed on Tehran after President Donald Trump abandoned Irans 2015 multilateral deal to limit its nuclear program | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States blacklisted five Iran and Iraqbased companies and 15 individuals on Thursday for supporting terrorist groups its third round of sanctions on Iranian targets in the last two weeks even as Tehran battles the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-imposes-fresh-iran-related-sanctions-despite-coronavirus-idUSKBN21D2B8 | 2020-03-27 |
U.S. trading partners could also retaliate and limit U.S. imports if Washington imposed local content requirements they said | Negative | WASHINGTON White House plans to expand Buy mandates to the medical equipment and pharmaceutical sectors could worsen shortages of urgently needed medicines and delay discovery of a vaccine for the new coronavirus over 80 business groups warned | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-business-groups-warn-buy-america-order-would-harm-pandemic-response-idUSKBN21D1SM | 2020-03-27 |
The coronavirus pandemic could kill more than 81000 people in the United States in the next four months and may not subside until June according to a data analysis done by University of Washington School of Medicine | Negative | The coronavirus pandemic could kill more than 81000 people in the United States in the next four months and may not subside until June according to a data analysis done by University of Washington School of Medicine | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-forecast/coronavirus-could-kill-81000-in-u-s-subside-in-june-washington-university-analysis-idUSKBN21E00Z | 2020-03-27 |
The House has 430 members most of whom have been out of Washington since March 14 | Neutral | WASHINGTON Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives are determined to pass a | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-leaders-determined-to-pass-2-2-trillion-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN21D1A7 | 2020-03-27 |
The public health situation does not require such she said noting Washington had yet to take a final decision | Neutral | Canada on Thursday slammed a U.S. proposal to deploy troops along their undefended border to help fight the spread of the coronavirus saying the idea was unnecessary and would damage relations | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/canada-attacks-damaging-trump-plan-to-deploy-troops-at-border-idUSKBN21D2PK | 2020-03-27 |
Its impossible to tell the impact until we know the technical thresholds that may said Washington lawyer Kevin Wolf a former Commerce Department official | Negative | Senior officials in the Trump administration agreed to new measures to restrict the global supply of chips to Chinas Huawei Technologies sources familiar with the matter said as the White House ramps up criticism of China over coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-chips-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-prepares-crackdown-on-huaweis-global-chip-supply-sources-idUSKBN21D2E4 | 2020-03-27 |
Most workers benefits including health insurance and workers compensation are attached to an employment relationship said Pauline Kim an employment law professor at Washington University in St | Positive | As independent contractors U.S. ridehail drivers for Uber and Lyft benefited from soaring trip demand and flexible work hours | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-uber-lyft/coronavirus-exposes-u-s-uber-lyft-drivers-lack-of-safety-net-idUSKBN21C208 | 2020-03-26 |
SINGAPORE March 26 A twoday equities rally lost momentum on Thursday and investors sold riskier currencies as stimulus negotiations dragged on in Washington and investors fretted over a likely spike in U.S. jobless claims | Negative | Nikkei falls | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-run-out-of-steam-on-u-s-job-jitters-yen-gains-idUSL4N2BJ0UM | 2020-03-26 |
South Africa deployed its army to enforce a 21day lockdown that begins this week and U.S. President Donald Trump activated the National Guard in New York California and Washington | Negative | ABUJA The Nigerian Army is preparing to forcibly transfer the sick to hospital and enforce curbs on movement to try to shield the country from the coronavirus and is leasing equipment for possible mass according to an army memo seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-nigeria-security/nigerian-army-prepares-for-coronavirus-lockdown-mass-burials-idUSKBN21C2B2 | 2020-03-26 |
Meanwhile as Senate leaders in United States hoped to vote on the stimulus package late in the Washington night markets patience and optimism are beginning to waver | Positive | Nikkei falls | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-run-out-of-steam-on-u-s-job-jitters-yen-gains-idUSL4N2BJ0UM | 2020-03-26 |
Iranian authorities blaming U.S. sanctions for hampering Tehrans efforts to curb the outbreak have urged other countries and the United Nations to call on Washington to lift the sanctions | Negative | DUBAI Iran has started an intercity travel ban an Iranian official said in a televised news conference on Thursday a day after Irans government spokesman warned the country might face a second outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran/iran-starts-intercity-travel-ban-amid-fears-of-second-wave-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN21D0LS | 2020-03-26 |
In Beijing foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said China had shared information and urged Washington to cease politicizing the epidemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and some top aides have repeatedly excoriated China over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic a stance that even some in his administration worry could bring a dangerous backlash from Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-risks-blowback-from-war-of-words-with-china-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN21C3KS | 2020-03-26 |
Boeing said on Monday that it would halt production in its Washington state facilities beginning on Wednesday to reduce coronavirus risks | Negative | Priority number 1 is getting customers fleets back Smith said adding that a production ramp up will be paired with clearing the MAX backlog | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-737max-production-exclusive/exclusive-boeing-plans-737-max-production-restart-by-may-sources-idUSKBN21C005 | 2020-03-25 |
Its not income replacement but the gestures are incredibly said Deke Dunne a Washington D.C. bar manager who has gotten ranging from to | Negative | WASHINGTON As restaurants and bars across the United States shut their doors and lay off their staff in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak Americas famed service culture is moving online with regulars paying their outofwork waiters favorite bar staff and even total strangers via virtual tip jars | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-tips/tipping-goes-virtual-as-coronavirus-decimates-u-s-restaurant-jobs-idUSKBN21A3QW | 2020-03-24 |
Wall Streets slide deepened on Monday as the rapidly spreading coronavirus forced more U.S. states into lockdown while Washingtons fiscal stimulus package remained stalled in the Senate | Negative | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-near-3-year-peak-amid-mad-cash-scramble-idUSL4N2BH04M | 2020-03-24 |
Trump said he had activated the National Guard in the three states hardest hit by the California New York and Washington | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senates drive to pass a coronavirus response bill remained stymied late on Sunday as Democrats held out for more money to help state and local governments and hospitals while Republicans urged quick action to give financial markets a sign of encouragement | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/coronavirus-relief-bill-slows-in-u-s-senate-talks-continue-idUSKBN2190NO | 2020-03-23 |
KABUL U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Afghanistan on Monday on a previously unannounced visit to help salvage a historic deal between Washington and the Taliban struck at the end of February but marred by political feuds and violence | Positive | KABUL U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Afghanistan on Monday on a previously unannounced visit to help salvage a historic deal between Washington and the Taliban struck at the end of February but marred by political feuds and violence | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/u-s-secretary-of-state-pompeo-arrives-in-afghanistan-idUSKBN21A0N5 | 2020-03-23 |
NEW YORK Wall Street analysts and investment managers expect another rough week for U.S. markets due to coronavirus fears with a wild open for futures on Sunday evening as lawmakers battled over an economic aid package in Washington | Negative | NEW YORK Wall Street analysts and investment managers expect another rough week for U.S. markets due to coronavirus fears with a wild open for futures on Sunday evening as lawmakers battled over an economic aid package in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-markets-prediction/wall-street-stares-down-another-bleak-week-with-coronavirus-risks-amplified-idUSKBN21910O | 2020-03-23 |
NEW Nearly 1 in 4 Americans were under orders to close up shop and stay at home on Saturday as lawmakers in Washington neared a deal that could pump a record trillion into the economy to limit the economic damage from the coronavirus | Negative | NEW Nearly 1 in 4 Americans were under orders to close up shop and stay at home on Saturday as lawmakers in Washington neared a deal that could pump a record trillion into the economy to limit the economic damage from the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/one-in-four-americans-told-to-stay-home-as-congress-nears-1-trillion-stimulus-idUSKBN21729V | 2020-03-22 |
The detentions have complicated ties between the two countries during a period when Macron was seeking to defuse tensions between Washington and Tehran | Negative | PARIS Iranian authorities have released French academic Roland Marchal who has been imprisoned in Iran since June 2019 a French presidency official said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iran-france-prisoners/iran-releases-french-academic-roland-marchal-french-official-idUSKBN2180AS | 2020-03-21 |
The detentions have complicated ties between the two countries during a period when French President Emmanuel Macron was seeking to defuse tensions between Washington and Tehran | Negative | DUBAI Iran and France have agreed to swap a French academic held on security charges and an Iranian detained by Paris over alleged violations of U.S. sanctions against Tehran Iranian state media reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-france-prisoners/iran-france-to-swap-iranian-engineer-french-academic-idUSKBN21733U | 2020-03-21 |
Pelosi ate Mnuchins argues Christian Whiton a senior fellow with the Center for the National Interest a conservative think tank in Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has stepped into the breach as the Trump administrations point man to rescue the economy from coronavirus devastation taking on the role his former Goldman Sachs boss Hank Paulson played over a decade ago | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-mnuchin/this-is-no-2008-mnuchin-borrows-from-paulsons-economic-crisis-playbook-idUSKBN217315 | 2020-03-21 |
RENTON Washington Doctors in Seattle have been reduced to making their own face masks out of sheets of plastic after a global shortage of medical protective gear has hit Washington state an epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States | Negative | RENTON Washington Doctors in Seattle have been reduced to making their own face masks out of sheets of plastic after a global shortage of medical protective gear has hit Washington state an epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-masks/faced-with-a-shortage-of-face-masks-some-u-s-doctors-make-their-own-idUSKBN2170AV | 2020-03-20 |
Already more than 1000 Californians have been confirmed as infected and 18 have died the third largest death toll in the United States behind only Washington state and New York | Negative | LOS ANGELES Californias governor on Thursday issued an unprecedented statewide stay at home directing the states 40 million residents to hunker down in their homes for the foreseeable future in the face of the fastspreading coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-california/california-governor-issues-sweeping-statewide-stay-at-home-order-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN21645F | 2020-03-20 |
The virus has taken the greatest toll in Washington state which reported eight more deaths on Thursday bringing the toll there to 74 | Negative | LOS California issued an unprecedented statewide stay at order on Thursday for its 40 million residents and Washington warned Americans to return home or stay abroad indefinitely as the number of coronavirus deaths in the country hit 200 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/california-issues-stay-home-order-u-s-death-toll-hits-200-idUSKBN2162H8 | 2020-03-20 |
Officials have blamed U.S. sanctions reimposed on Tehran since Washington quit Irans 2015 nuclear agreement with six powers for hampering Tehrans fight against the coronavirus | Negative | DUBAI Iran has temporarily freed about 85000 people from jail including political prisoners in response to the coronavirus epidemic a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran-prisoners/iran-temporarily-frees-85000-from-jail-including-political-prisoners-idUSKBN21410M | 2020-03-19 |
But sources familiar with the matter have said Washington is unlikely to ease the sanctions | Negative | DUBAI Iran has temporarily freed about 85000 people from jail including political prisoners in response to the coronavirus epidemic a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran-prisoners/iran-temporarily-frees-85000-from-jail-including-political-prisoners-idUSKBN21410M | 2020-03-19 |
They are going to Washington with their hands out for a bailout and then on the other hand looking at spending | Negative | Brazils antitrust watchdog dismissed prosecutors objections to the politically sensitive deal on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-embraer-boeing-ana/boeing-embraer-deal-on-knife-edge-as-markets-tumble-idUSKBN216036 | 2020-03-19 |
The move is a sharp escalation of a dispute that saw Washington last month force Chinese state media firms to register as foreign embassies | Negative | YORK China is withdrawing the press credentials of American journalists at three U.S. newspapers intensifying a bitter fight between the worlds top two economies that has widened to include the coronavirus outbreak and media freedoms | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-media/china-expels-american-journalists-as-spat-with-u-s-escalates-idUSKBN2143AN | 2020-03-18 |
The UAW said the automakers also agreed to work with us in Washington D.C. on behalf of our members as we manage the disruption in the industry | Positive | The Detroit Three automakers and United Auto Workers agreed on Tuesday to curtail production at U.S. factories and limit the number of workers on the job at one time to prevent the spread of the coronavirus among roughly 150000 factory employees | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-generalmotors/detroit-automakers-uaw-agree-to-curb-production-to-contain-coronavirus-idUSKBN2142J5 | 2020-03-18 |
The latest development follows a war of words between Washington and Beijing over the outbreak of the new coronavirus which causes a highly contagious sometimes fatal respiratory illness COVID19 | Negative | YORK China is withdrawing the press credentials of American journalists at three U.S. newspapers intensifying a bitter fight between the worlds top two economies that has widened to include the coronavirus outbreak and media freedoms | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-media/china-expels-american-journalists-as-spat-with-u-s-escalates-idUSKBN2143AN | 2020-03-18 |
At least 11 people have died from COVID19 in California behind only Washington and New York | Negative | LOS ANGELES California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday authorized the use of about billion in emergency funds and put the National Guard on alert to help as the nations most populous state grappled with the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-california/california-approves-1-billion-in-coronavirus-funds-national-guard-on-alert-idUSKBN2144AW | 2020-03-18 |
WASHINGTON Google Facebook and Amazon are using their size reach and technological prowess to help Americans cope with the coronavirus crisis an opportunity for Big Tech to counter a drumbeat of criticism in Washington | Positive | WASHINGTON Google Facebook and Amazon are using their size reach and technological prowess to help Americans cope with the coronavirus crisis an opportunity for Big Tech to counter a drumbeat of criticism in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-big-tech/coronavirus-pandemic-hands-big-tech-a-chance-to-burnish-its-image-idUSKBN21442S | 2020-03-18 |
They will spend more of said Claudia Sahm director of macroeconomic policy at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth | Positive | WASHINGTON As the coronavirus threatens to push the global economy into recession the Trump administration is rolling out an unusual handing out free money | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-checks-explain/the-white-house-wants-to-give-you-1000-heres-how-it-could-work-idUSKBN2143HT | 2020-03-18 |
GUATEMALA CITY Guatemala has suspended flights into the country carrying Guatemalans and other nationalities deported from the United States under a deal with Washington the government said on Tuesday amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | GUATEMALA CITY Guatemala has suspended flights into the country carrying Guatemalans and other nationalities deported from the United States under a deal with Washington the government said on Tuesday amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-immigration-guatemala/guatemala-suspends-deportation-asylum-flights-from-u-s-idUSKBN2143C2 | 2020-03-18 |
If Congress approves the checks that Trump suggested that would lead to a much bigger price tag at a time when Washington is already running up nearrecord budget deficits | Neutral | WASHINGTON As the coronavirus threatens to push the global economy into recession the Trump administration is rolling out an unusual handing out free money | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-checks-explain/the-white-house-wants-to-give-you-1000-heres-how-it-could-work-idUSKBN2143HT | 2020-03-18 |
BEIJING March 18 China announced early on Wednesday that it was retaliating against U.S. restrictions on Chinese journalists including rescinding the press credentials of American correspondents with the New York Times Wall Street Journal and Washington Post whose press credentials expire by the end of this year | Negative | BEIJING March 18 China announced early on Wednesday that it was retaliating against U.S. restrictions on Chinese journalists including rescinding the press credentials of American correspondents with the New York Times Wall Street Journal and Washington Post whose press credentials expire by the end of this year | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-china-media/china-retaliates-against-u-s-restrictions-on-journalists-idUSB9N28R011 | 2020-03-18 |
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 |
Bowsers announcement comes as congressional lawmakers elsewhere in Washington are debating proposals to tackle the spread of the virus and its impact on the U.S. economy | Negative | WASHINGTON Washington D.C.s mayor on Monday announced new restrictions on businesses including tough curbs on bars and restaurants as part of the U.S. capitals response to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-washingtondc/washington-d-c-mayor-imposes-coronavirus-curbs-on-bars-restaurants-idUSKBN2133UB | 2020-03-17 |
WASHINGTON Former Vice President Joe Biden is projected to win the Democratic presidential primary in Washington state Edison Research said on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON Former Vice President Joe Biden is projected to win the Democratic presidential primary in Washington state Edison Research said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-washington-biden/biden-projected-to-win-washington-states-democratic-presidential-primary-idUSKBN213409 | 2020-03-17 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has had two suspected coronavirus cases among staff at its Washington headquarters an official said in a court document requesting leniency on delivering physical copies of filings to a judge | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has had two suspected coronavirus cases among staff at its Washington headquarters an official said in a court document requesting leniency on delivering physical copies of filings to a judge | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-sec/at-least-two-suspected-coronavirus-cases-among-secs-washington-staff-filing-idUSKBN2133OI | 2020-03-17 |
The new deaths occurred in the same nursing home in the Pacific province of British Columbia which is directly north of Washington one of the worsthit U.S. states | Negative | OTTAWA Canada closed its borders to all foreign nationals except U.S. citizens and permanent residents on Monday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging people to limit social contact to stem the spread of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/in-bid-to-slow-coronavirus-canada-shuts-borders-to-foreign-nationals-idUSKBN213275 | 2020-03-17 |
WASHINGTON The United States is unlikely to ease sanctions on Iran despite an appeal from China that it do so because of the coronavirus pandemic sources familiar with the matter said arguing that Tehran continues what Washington regards as its malign behavior | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is unlikely to ease sanctions on Iran despite an appeal from China that it do so because of the coronavirus pandemic sources familiar with the matter said arguing that Tehran continues what Washington regards as its malign behavior | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-iran-usa/u-s-seen-spurning-chinas-coronavirus-linked-call-for-iran-sanctions-relief-idUSKBN2133RS | 2020-03-17 |
BERLIN Berlin is trying to stop Washington from persuading a German company seeking a coronavirus vaccine to move its research to the United States prompting German politicians to insist no country should have a monopoly on any future vaccine | Negative | BERLIN Berlin is trying to stop Washington from persuading a German company seeking a coronavirus vaccine to move its research to the United States prompting German politicians to insist no country should have a monopoly on any future vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-usa/germany-tries-to-halt-u-s-interest-in-firm-working-on-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKBN2120IV | 2020-03-16 |
Decisions about travel by employees stationed abroad would be made by U.S. embassies and consulates while Washingtonbased staff must obtain approval from their bureaus | Positive | OMB Congress Supreme Court Treasury FCC closing | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/health-coronavirus-usa-government/update-1-u-s-federal-agencies-take-different-paths-on-coronavirus-idUSL1N2B52Z2 | 2020-03-14 |
March 13 The Associated Press is temporarily closing its office from Friday in Washington D.C. after one of its staff journalists who had direct contact with a possible coronavirus patient showed some symptoms of illness the AP reported | Negative | March 13 The Associated Press is temporarily closing its office from Friday in Washington D.C. after one of its staff journalists who had direct contact with a possible coronavirus patient showed some symptoms of illness the AP reported | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-ap/associated-press-closes-d-c-office-after-journalist-shows-coronavirus-symptoms-idUSFWN2B61AG | 2020-03-14 |
WASHINGTON As schools close offices clear out and sporting events are canceled across the United States a familiar Washington problem partisan gridlock threatened on Thursday to derail the U.S. governments ability to contain the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON As schools close offices clear out and sporting events are canceled across the United States a familiar Washington problem partisan gridlock threatened on Thursday to derail the U.S. governments ability to contain the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus-analy/u-s-coronavirus-stimulus-package-stuck-in-congress-over-paid-sick-leave-idUSKBN20Z3EK | 2020-03-13 |
BEIJING A spokesman for Chinas Foreign Ministry suggested on Thursday the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to the Chinese city of Wuhan which has been hardest hit by the outbreak doubling down on a war of words with Washington | Negative | BEIJING A spokesman for Chinas Foreign Ministry suggested on Thursday the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to the Chinese city of Wuhan which has been hardest hit by the outbreak doubling down on a war of words with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-usa/china-government-spokesman-says-u-s-military-may-have-brought-virus-to-china-idUSKBN20Z196 | 2020-03-13 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Democratic Party on Thursday said it will hold its upcoming debate between presidential contenders Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders in Washington DC rather than in Arizona to reduce crosscountry travel as the nation confronts a deadly coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Democratic Party on Thursday said it will hold its upcoming debate between presidential contenders Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders in Washington DC rather than in Arizona to reduce crosscountry travel as the nation confronts a deadly coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate/democrats-change-presidential-debate-location-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Z2V8 | 2020-03-13 |
Democratic officials announced on Thursday that Sundays televised debate between Biden and Sanders would be moved to Washington from Arizona | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump faced one of the gravest threats of his political career as the coronavirus pandemic spread leaving fellow Republicans to worry that the White Houses response and the hit to the economy would harm his reelection prospects | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/coronavirus-poses-new-challenge-to-trumps-re-election-bid-idUSKBN20Z1D2 | 2020-03-13 |
The Washington state Senate voted on Thursday to remove the contested aerospace tax break for Boeing sending the measure to Washington state Governor Jay Inslee for a potential signature | Neutral | Washington state on Thursday moved to formally repeal an aerospace tax break that benefited U.S. planemaker Boeing and avert looming European Union tariffs on U.S. goods | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-usa-aircraft-boeing/washington-state-repeals-pro-boeing-tax-break-u-s-hopes-to-avoid-eu-tariffs-idUSKBN20Z39A | 2020-03-13 |
After 14 years of denial finally there is a clear admission that there have been WTOinconsistent subsidies from Washington said Airbus spokesman Clay McConnell | Neutral | Washington state on Thursday moved to formally repeal an aerospace tax break that benefited U.S. planemaker Boeing and avert looming European Union tariffs on U.S. goods | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-usa-aircraft-boeing/washington-state-repeals-pro-boeing-tax-break-u-s-hopes-to-avoid-eu-tariffs-idUSKBN20Z39A | 2020-03-13 |
New York has 176 confirmed coronavirus cases second only to Washingtons 273 according to data from a interactive map compiled by John Hopkins | Negative | NEW YORK New York and Washington the U.S. states hit the hardest by the coronavirus outbreak are struggling to make testing for the virus widely available with local officials estimating it could take weeks more to reach peak testing capacity | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-testing/u-s-states-struggle-to-expand-coronavirus-testing-despite-federal-push-idUSKBN20Y26U | 2020-03-12 |
However late changes to the legislation means it must be put to another vote in the Senate before it can go to Washington state Governor Jay Inslees desk for signing | Positive | The measure passed 7324 after winning approval on Tuesday in the Senate a spokeswoman for House Democrats said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-europe-usa-aircraft-wto/seeking-to-avoid-eu-tariffs-washington-state-house-passes-bill-to-drop-boeing-tax-break-idUSKBN20Z0IW | 2020-03-12 |
JERUSALEM A U.S. envoy warned Israel on Sunday not to declare sovereignty over West Bank land without Washingtons consent pushing back against calls for immediate action by ultranationalists within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus coalition | Negative | JERUSALEM A U.S. envoy warned Israel on Sunday not to declare sovereignty over West Bank land without Washingtons consent pushing back against calls for immediate action by ultranationalists within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus coalition | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa/u-s-warns-israel-against-unilateral-west-bank-moves-idUSKBN2030AA | 2020-03-12 |
The plaintiff states involved in the settlement are California Connecticut Hawaii Illinois Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Oregon Pennsylvania Virginia Washington D.C. and Wisconsin | Neutral | California Attorney General Xavier Becerra whose state worked with New York and others said the states would not appeal a loss in a federal court in New York in February | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-sprint-m-a-tmobile-california/california-other-states-end-opposition-to-t-mobile-sprint-merger-idUSKBN20Y2HD | 2020-03-12 |
A government report published on Wednesday outlines a cyberwar doomsday plan and recommends Washington make sweeping changes to address other cybersecurity challenges facing the country | Neutral | A government report published on Wednesday outlines a cyberwar doomsday plan and recommends Washington make sweeping changes to address other cybersecurity challenges facing the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-cyber-policy/u-s-government-commission-rolls-out-doomsday-plan-for-cyberwar-idUSKBN20Y1IF | 2020-03-12 |
No comment was immediately available on the decision from the EU delegation in Washington | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States did not coordinate on a sweeping restriction on European travel aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus with European officials before U.S. President Donald Trump announced it late on Wednesday a European diplomat said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-reaction/u-s-did-not-coordinate-notify-eu-about-travel-restriction-diplomat-idUSKBN20Z0F7 | 2020-03-12 |
The state has increased capacity to about 1000 tests per day at the University of Washington School of Medicine and local officials say they are ready to help | Positive | NEW YORK New York and Washington the U.S. states hit the hardest by the coronavirus outbreak are struggling to make testing for the virus widely available with local officials estimating it could take weeks more to reach peak testing capacity | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-testing/u-s-states-struggle-to-expand-coronavirus-testing-despite-federal-push-idUSKBN20Y26U | 2020-03-12 |
Trumps order curbing travel from Europe to the United States except from Britain beginning on Friday could complicate already strained trade ties between Brussels and Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States did not coordinate on a sweeping restriction on European travel aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus with European officials before U.S. President Donald Trump announced it late on Wednesday a European diplomat said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-reaction/u-s-did-not-coordinate-notify-eu-about-travel-restriction-diplomat-idUSKBN20Z0F7 | 2020-03-12 |
TOKYO Oil prices climbed for a second day on Wednesday as hopes U.S. producers would cut output lent support but gains were capped by growing doubts about Washingtons stimulus package to fight the coronavirus which continues to spread globally | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices climbed for a second day on Wednesday as hopes U.S. producers would cut output lent support but gains were capped by growing doubts about Washingtons stimulus package to fight the coronavirus which continues to spread globally | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-extends-gains-as-u-s-output-cut-hopes-grow-idUSKBN20Y06P | 2020-03-11 |
After the House stood in recess for much of the first half of October 1918 congressional leaders had difficulty getting enough lawmakers to return to Washington to make a quorum | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers rejected on Tuesday the idea of shutting down Congress as the highly contagious coronavirus spreads in the United States conscious of the need to show calm in the face of the unfolding public health crisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress/we-are-the-last-to-leave-pelosi-resists-closing-congress-amid-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN20X317 | 2020-03-11 |
NATO allies Turkey and the United States have been at odds over Ankaras purchase last year of the S400s which Washington says are incompatible with the alliances defense systems | Negative | ANKARA The United States has offered to sell Turkey its Patriot missile defense system if Ankara promises not to operate a rival Russian system Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in what he called a significant softening in Washingtons position | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-turkey-security-usa/turkey-says-u-s-offering-patriot-missiles-if-s-400-not-operated-idUSKBN20X1I8 | 2020-03-11 |
Edison found that when it comes to confronting a major crisis about of voters in Washington state in Michigan and of voters in Missouri said they trusted Biden | Negative | WASHINGTON With their candidate on the ropes supporters of Bernie Sanders again failed to show up when it mattered on Tuesday as Democrats held six presidential nominating contests including the big prize of Michigan according to exit polling by Edison Research | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-poll/ho-hum-turnout-from-sanders-coalition-as-biden-takes-key-states-exit-poll-idUSKBN20X3AX | 2020-03-11 |
Such inflationary pressure could be politically damaging and hurt middle class voters President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador needs said Duncan Wood director of the Wilson Centers Mexico Institute in Washington | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos central bank on Monday stepped into the foreign exchange market to prop up the peso after the currency plummeted to an alltime low on the back of collapsing global oil prices and fears over the economic impact of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-peso/mexico-central-bank-props-up-battered-peso-rates-outlook-uncertain-idUSKBN20W32Q | 2020-03-10 |
With footprints in the United States and China it however finds itself in the middle of a deepening technology trade conflict between Washington and Beijing | Negative | Cypress shares were up about at | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-cypress-semicond-m-a-infineon-technol/u-s-clears-infineons-10-billion-takeover-of-cypress-idUSKBN20W36F | 2020-03-10 |
WASHINGTON A senior U.S. envoy on Monday pressed Canada about Ottawas forthcoming decision on whether to allow Chinas Huawei Technologies to take part in its 5G network a move Washington opposes officials said | Negative | WASHINGTON A senior U.S. envoy on Monday pressed Canada about Ottawas forthcoming decision on whether to allow Chinas Huawei Technologies to take part in its 5G network a move Washington opposes officials said | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-canada/top-u-s-envoy-presses-canada-over-huawei-role-in-5g-network-officials-idUSKBN20W31Z | 2020-03-10 |
Chinese refiners will be mindful that they are supposed to be buying huge volumes of U.S. crude as part of undertakings in the recent trade truce between Beijing and Washington | Positive | LAUNCESTON Australia Saudi Arabia has detonated a metaphorical nuclear weapon in the global oil market blowing up prices and trade relationships with its decision to slash the cost of its own crude while ramping up output | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-russell-crude-saudi/column-as-saudi-arabia-blows-up-crude-oil-market-stand-by-for-fallout-russell-idUSKBN20W02M | 2020-03-09 |
Hahn said the focus is on getting tests to the highest risk areas in Washington state and California | Negative | Two more people succumbed to the novel coronavirus in Washington state officials said on Saturday bringing the nationwide toll to 19 while the number of confirmed cases in New York rose to 89 and a cruise ship with infected passengers remained stranded outside San Francisco | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-death-toll-from-coronavirus-hits-19-new-york-declares-emergency-idUSKBN20U0WK | 2020-03-08 |
Many of the U.S. cases that have been reported so far have been in Washington state and California more than 1000 miles away from Arkansas | Neutral | WASHINGTON Americans who now find themselves politically divided over seemingly everything are now forming two very different views of another major the dangers of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-polarization/americans-divided-on-party-lines-over-risk-from-coronavirus-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN20T2O3 | 2020-03-07 |
He also reiterated that Turkey would activate the Russian S400 defense systems it purchased despite protests from Washington next month adding he had also asked for U.S. Patriot systems | Negative | ANKARA Turkeys military observation posts in Syrias Idlib will retain their current status with the RussianTurkish ceasefire deal President Tayyip Erdogan was cited as saying by his office on Friday adding the agreement laid the groundwork for the normalization of the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-turkey-russia/erdogan-says-military-posts-in-syrias-idlib-will-stand-after-ceasefire-idUSKBN20T1HH | 2020-03-07 |
DUBLIN The European Union and United States are taking slow small steps toward a trade deal European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan said on Friday ahead of trip to Washington this month | Positive | DUBLIN The European Union and United States are taking slow small steps toward a trade deal European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan said on Friday ahead of trip to Washington this month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-trade/eu-u-s-taking-slow-small-steps-toward-mini-trade-deal-eus-hogan-idUSKBN20T1KY | 2020-03-07 |
Of the 12 U.S. deaths 11 have come in Washington state and one in California | Negative | The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus rose to 12 on Thursday when King County Washington reported the latest fatality | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-casualties-usa/u-s-coronavirus-death-toll-rises-to-12-including-latest-in-king-county-washington-idUSKBN20S307 | 2020-03-06 |
Many governments have called on Washington to ensure that sanctions avoid deepening Venezuelas humanitarian crisis | Negative | MEXICO CITY Venezuela has swapped millions of barrels of crude for supplies of corn and water trucks under an oilforfood deal struck with a Mexican firm in an effort to secure imports amid tightening U.S. sanctions according to the company and export schedules | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-venezuela-oil/mexican-firm-takes-millions-of-barrels-of-venezuelan-crude-in-oil-for-food-swap-idUSKBN20T01B | 2020-03-06 |
Hartmayer succeeds Archbishop Wilton Gregory who was appointed to head the Archdiocese of Washington in early 2019 after serving Atlanta for almost 15 years | Positive | ATLANTA March 5 Pope Francis on Thursday named Gregory Hartmayer the Roman Catholic bishop of Savannah to lead the Atlanta archdiocese and its 100 parishes and 1 | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/pope-atlanta/pope-francis-picks-savannah-bishop-to-lead-atlanta-archdiocese-idUSL1N2AY0N5 | 2020-03-06 |
But he said Brussels should seek a mandate from its member states to negotiate with Washington over agriculture calling it the locomotive that brings along manufacturing and services | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration would face resistance from the U.S. Congress if it tried to push through a mini trade deal with the European Union that did not include agriculture U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-eu/u-s-senators-trade-advice-to-eu-keep-calm-and-put-agriculture-on-the-table-idUSKBN20R39I | 2020-03-05 |
SEOUL For several months last year a steady stream of ships was observed dredging sand in a North Korean bay then transporting it to China a Washingtonbased thinktank said on Wednesday | Negative | SEOUL For several months last year a steady stream of ships was observed dredging sand in a North Korean bay then transporting it to China a Washingtonbased thinktank said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-china-sanctions/north-korea-exported-sand-to-china-in-violation-of-u-n-sanctions-group-says-idUSKBN20R0WB | 2020-03-05 |
Shortly before the vote the top four Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress received a classified briefing about contingency plans for Congress if there was a coronavirus outbreak in Washington | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved on Wednesday an | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-passes-8-3-billion-bill-to-battle-coronavirus-senate-vote-due-thursday-idUSKBN20R2V6 | 2020-03-05 |
The highly contagious coronavirus currently making its way around the world had its first impact on the 2020 U.S. election campaign as Washington state Democrats canceled an upcoming weekend fundraiser just days before the party primary there | Negative | The highly contagious coronavirus currently making its way around the world had its first impact on the 2020 U.S. election campaign as Washington state Democrats canceled an upcoming weekend fundraiser just days before the party primary there | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-health-coronavirus/washington-democrats-cancel-event-as-coronavirus-starts-to-take-toll-on-u-s-campaign-season-idUSKBN20R3DR | 2020-03-05 |
WASHINGTON March 4 Republican Senator Josh Hawley on Wednesday said he will introduce legislation banning federal employees from using social media app Tik Tok on their devices adding to growing tensions between Washington and Beijing over trade and technology transfers | Negative | WASHINGTON March 4 Republican Senator Josh Hawley on Wednesday said he will introduce legislation banning federal employees from using social media app Tik Tok on their devices adding to growing tensions between Washington and Beijing over trade and technology transfers | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-china-tik-tok/u-s-senator-wants-to-ban-federal-workers-from-using-chinese-video-app-tik-tok-idUSL1N2AX1TB | 2020-03-05 |
We take this public health emergency seriously and urge everyone to do their part to prevent the spread of this the Washington State Democrats said in a statement Tuesday | Negative | The highly contagious coronavirus currently making its way around the world had its first impact on the 2020 U.S. election campaign as Washington state Democrats canceled an upcoming weekend fundraiser just days before the party primary there | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-health-coronavirus/washington-democrats-cancel-event-as-coronavirus-starts-to-take-toll-on-u-s-campaign-season-idUSKBN20R3DR | 2020-03-05 |
Hawley said the proposed ban would apply to governmentissued devices and his comments added to growing tensions between Washington and Beijing over trade and technology transfers | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican Senator Josh Hawley said on Wednesday he will introduce legislation banning federal employees from using social media app TikTok on their devices and accused the company of sharing data with the Chinese government | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-tik-tok/u-s-senator-moots-ban-on-tiktok-for-federal-workers-citing-chinese-government-ties-idUSKBN20R32K | 2020-03-05 |
China reserves the right to make a response and implement he said adding that Washington is in reality Chinese journalists | Negative | The United States on Monday said it was slashing the number of Chinese nationals permitted to work at the U.S. offices of major Chinese stateowned media outlets to retaliate against Beijings longstanding intimidation and harassment of journalists | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-media-state/u-s-says-to-reduce-employees-at-chinese-media-china-hints-of-response-idUSKBN20P2PR | 2020-03-04 |
The United States has hosted several rounds of talks in Washington with ministers from the three regional powers and the World Bank after years of trilateral negotiations failed | Positive | CAIRO U.S. President Donald Trump told Egyptian counterpart AbdelFattah alSisi on Tuesday that Washington will keep up efforts for a deal among Egypt Ethiopia and Sudan over a dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile Egypts presidency said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-egypt-ethiopia-trump/trump-tells-sisi-u-s-to-pursue-efforts-for-deal-on-ethiopia-dam-egypt-presidency-idUSKBN20Q2J4 | 2020-03-04 |
NEW YORK Less than a year after Constantine Valhouli moved his 85yearold father into a Massachusetts eldercare facility he is considering bringing his dad back home his confidence rattled by a deadly coronavirus outbreak at a Washington state nursing home | Negative | NEW YORK Less than a year after Constantine Valhouli moved his 85yearold father into a Massachusetts eldercare facility he is considering bringing his dad back home his confidence rattled by a deadly coronavirus outbreak at a Washington state nursing home | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-elderly/perfect-storm-washington-virus-deaths-highlight-risk-at-nursing-homes-idUSKBN20Q1B8 | 2020-03-04 |
The legislation is one part of a multipronged approach emerging from Washington following multiple deaths in Washington state this week from illnesses caused by the highly contagious coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress and President Donald Trump neared agreement on Tuesday on legislation to battle the spreading coronavirus with as much as billion but a dispute over the cost of vaccines held up a deal Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-lawmakers-hit-snag-over-vaccine-costs-in-bill-to-battle-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Q2IO | 2020-03-04 |
There also are efforts by pharmaceutical companies and Washington to speed the development of a vaccine for the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress and President Donald Trump neared agreement on Tuesday on legislation to battle the spreading coronavirus with as much as billion but a dispute over the cost of vaccines held up a deal Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-lawmakers-hit-snag-over-vaccine-costs-in-bill-to-battle-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Q2IO | 2020-03-04 |
Three more deaths from the coronavirus were reported by Washington state on Tuesday as the nations largest and only fatal outbreak of the respiratory disease reached beyond the Seattle area in what appeared to be the first known instance of coasttocoast transmission | Negative | Three more deaths from the coronavirus were reported by Washington state on Tuesday as the nations largest and only fatal outbreak of the respiratory disease reached beyond the Seattle area in what appeared to be the first known instance of coasttocoast transmission | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/coronavirus-claims-three-more-lives-in-seattle-area-as-outbreak-goes-cross-country-idUSKBN20Q201 | 2020-03-04 |
A source familiar with the matter confirmed the existence of the letter which was first reported by the Washington Post on Tuesday | Neutral | WASHINGTON Senior Republican and Democratic lawmakers renewed efforts this week to push President Donald Trumps administration to make public information about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi which U.S. intelligence officials blame on Saudi Arabias most senior leadership | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-khashoggi-congress/open-season-on-journalists-u-s-lawmakers-want-information-on-saudi-khashoggis-death-idUSKBN20Q2VB | 2020-03-04 |
He said outing CIA operations publicly could be a way of sending a message to Washington while at the same time burnishing Qihoos reputation | Positive | Chinese anti virus firm Qihoo 360 said CIA hackers have spent more than a decade breaking into the Chinese airline industry and other targets a blunt allegation of American espionage from a Beijingbased firm | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-usa-cia/chinese-cybersecurity-company-accuses-cia-of-11-year-long-hacking-campaign-idUSKBN20Q2SI | 2020-03-04 |
Britains mandate hinted London could reconsider its plans to introduce the tax on big tech companies like Google Facebook and Amazon in April after criticism by Washington | Negative | LONDON Britain on Monday unveiled its mandate for trade talks with the United States with Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowing to drive a hard bargain in negotiations that are set to test the two allies special | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-trade-usa/britain-vows-hard-bargain-in-list-of-demands-for-u-s-trade-deal-idUSKBN20O2BV | 2020-03-03 |
MEXICO CITY The government of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has stepped up extraditions of suspected drug cartel leaders to the United States official data shows as Washington presses for increased bilateral cooperation on security | Positive | MEXICO CITY The government of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has stepped up extraditions of suspected drug cartel leaders to the United States official data shows as Washington presses for increased bilateral cooperation on security | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-extraditions/mexico-speeds-up-extraditions-of-cartel-bosses-to-u-s-idUSKBN20P31Z | 2020-03-03 |
It has been strongly opposed by Washington however which has said any such tax would be discriminatory and inappropriate | Negative | LONDON Britain said on Monday it would consider opposition to its plan to impose a new digital tax on big tech companies like Google Facebook and Amazon as part of its ambition to agree a free trade deal with the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-trade-usa-mandate-digital/uk-to-consider-opposition-to-digital-tax-in-pursuit-of-u-s-trade-deal-idUSKBN20P1LY | 2020-03-03 |
France had considered a similar digital tax but it agreed in January to suspend down payments after Washington threatened to retaliate with tariffs on French wine | Negative | LONDON Britain said on Monday it would consider opposition to its plan to impose a new digital tax on big tech companies like Google Facebook and Amazon as part of its ambition to agree a free trade deal with the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-trade-usa-mandate-digital/uk-to-consider-opposition-to-digital-tax-in-pursuit-of-u-s-trade-deal-idUSKBN20P1LY | 2020-03-03 |
WASHINGTON Vice President Mike Pence said on Monday the risk to Americans from coronavirus remains low after authorities in Washington state announced the deaths of four more people raising the U.S. death toll to six | Negative | WASHINGTON Vice President Mike Pence said on Monday the risk to Americans from coronavirus remains low after authorities in Washington state announced the deaths of four more people raising the U.S. death toll to six | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pence/pence-says-risk-to-americans-from-coronavirus-remains-low-idUSKBN20P3AR | 2020-03-03 |
If I have an issue with Afghanistan I will not ask Washington to play a role | Negative | ISLAMABAD Any reservations Afghanistan has with Islamabad should be resolved bilaterally rather than involving the United States Pakistans foreign minister said on Sunday in reference to part of a joint U.S.Afghan declaration on peace efforts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban-pakistan/no-need-to-involve-u-s-to-resolve-bilateral-issues-pakistan-tells-afghanistan-idUSKBN20O22P | 2020-03-02 |
The first U.S. death from the flulike illness was a medically highrisk patient in her late fifties in the state of Washington Trump told reporters at the White House conference | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said additional coronavirus cases in the United States were but that the country was prepared for any circumstance at a news conference on Saturday after reports of the first U.S. patient death from the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-spread/additional-u-s-coronavirus-cases-are-likely-trump-says-idUSKBN20N0Z7 | 2020-03-01 |
A fourth presumptive positive was also announced in Washington state on Friday but that one is likely the CDC said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. public health officials said they have identified four coronavirus cases believed to have emerged from community transmission of the infection signaling a turning point in efforts to contain the disease in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/number-of-u-s-coronavirus-cases-of-unknown-origin-climbs-to-four-idUSKCN20M2BI | 2020-03-01 |
Iranian authorities said the U.S. sanctions were hampering Tehrans ability to get medical supplies from other countries something which Washington has denied | Negative | DUBAI Deaths in Iran from coronavirus have hit 43 the highest number outside China and the total number of infected people has risen to 593 an Iranian health official said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran-toll/iran-calls-on-people-to-stay-at-home-as-death-toll-rises-to-43-idUSKBN20N0GM | 2020-03-01 |
Messonnier said the agency would send teams to support investigations in California and Washington into how patients contracted the virus and help trace who else may have been exposed | Negative | A Washington state man in his 50s with underlying health issues became the United States first fatality from the coronavirus officials said on Saturday as the Trump administration stepped up efforts to combat the spread of the global outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/washington-state-man-becomes-first-u-s-coronavirus-fatality-idUSKBN20N0UA | 2020-03-01 |
China is urging Washington to ease its travel ban for people from China which has prevented inperson meetings needed to move forward with implementation the official said | Negative | WASHINGTON Chinas economy will take a big hit in the first quarter due to widespread work stoppages caused by the fastspreading coronavirus but should recover rapidly unless the outbreak worsens again a Chinese official told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-health-economy-impact/chinas-economy-expected-to-rebound-from-virus-hit-chinese-official-idUSKCN20M39W | 2020-02-29 |
WASHINGTON The European Union hopes to deescalate trade tensions with the United States but wants Washington to lower steel tariffs or make another goodwill gesture after a series of concessions by Brussels in recent years a top EU lawmaker said Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON The European Union hopes to deescalate trade tensions with the United States but wants Washington to lower steel tariffs or make another goodwill gesture after a series of concessions by Brussels in recent years a top EU lawmaker said Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu/europe-looking-for-positive-signal-from-u-s-on-trade-eu-lawmaker-idUSKCN20L3CD | 2020-02-28 |
They more or less denied he said adding that position could change quickly given past experience with Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON The European Union hopes to deescalate trade tensions with the United States but wants Washington to lower steel tariffs or make another goodwill gesture after a series of concessions by Brussels in recent years a top EU lawmaker said Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu/europe-looking-for-positive-signal-from-u-s-on-trade-eu-lawmaker-idUSKCN20L3CD | 2020-02-28 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday formally dismissed a case in which Lee Boyd Malvo who was 17 when he took part in the deadly 2002 D.C. shooting spree in the Washington area was challenging his life without parole sentence | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday formally dismissed a case in which Lee Boyd Malvo who was 17 when he took part in the deadly 2002 D.C. shooting spree in the Washington area was challenging his life without parole sentence | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-sniper/u-s-supreme-court-dismisses-d-c-sniper-malvo-case-after-change-in-law-idUSKCN20K2NC | 2020-02-27 |
The U.S. embassy in Moscow did not immediately comment but said it had passed on a Reuters request for comment to Washington | Neutral | MOSCOW A Moscow court has ruled that a former U.S. marine accused of drunkenly assaulting Russian police officers six months ago last summer must remain in custody | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-prison/russia-extends-detention-of-ex-u-s-marine-over-alleged-assault-idUSKCN20K1OL | 2020-02-27 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has agreed to enforce datacollection requirements that aim to guard against discriminatory lending practices after being sued by a Washingtonbased advocacy group the group said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has agreed to enforce datacollection requirements that aim to guard against discriminatory lending practices after being sued by a Washingtonbased advocacy group the group said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-cfpb-minoritybusinesses/u-s-consumer-watchdog-agrees-to-implement-minority-lending-protections-after-lawsuit-idUSKCN20K2OF | 2020-02-27 |
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 |
He did not provide details on what responses Washington would consider or what kind of activities by foreign actors would solicit a U.S. retaliation | 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 |
He knew I had done before for him and they trusted my Johnson told the Washington Post in 2017 | Positive | Katherine Johnson the black woman whose mathematical genius took her from a behindthescenes job in a segregated NASA as portrayed in the film Hidden to a key role in sending humans to the moon died on Monday at the age of 101 NASA said | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-katherine-johnson/katherine-johnson-nasa-mathematician-portrayed-in-hidden-figures-dies-at-101-idUSKCN20I1RT | 2020-02-25 |
WASHINGTON Lee Boyd Malvo who was 17 when he took part in the deadly 2002 D.C. shooting spree in the Washington area will get a chance to seek parole in Virginia following a change in state law enacted on Monday preempting a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the matter | Negative | WASHINGTON Lee Boyd Malvo who was 17 when he took part in the deadly 2002 D.C. shooting spree in the Washington area will get a chance to seek parole in Virginia following a change in state law enacted on Monday preempting a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the matter | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-sniper/d-c-sniper-malvo-can-seek-parole-after-change-in-virginia-law-idUSKCN20I2EB | 2020-02-25 |
WASHINGTON Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to attend the annual March for Life in Washington on Friday unleashing a fierce attack on his Democratic rivals during a rally in an electionyear show of support for opponents of abortion rights | Positive | WASHINGTON Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to attend the annual March for Life in Washington on Friday unleashing a fierce attack on his Democratic rivals during a rally in an electionyear show of support for opponents of abortion rights | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-abortion/at-anti-abortion-rally-trump-assails-democrats-draws-applause-idUSKBN1ZN152 | 2020-02-25 |
Irans hardliners long favored by Khamenei and ever more dominant after Fridays election may now have the political space to engage with Washington if they judge it is necessary | Negative | DUBAI AntiWestern hardliners are set to sweep Irans parliamentary elections and appear favorites to clinch the presidency next year but an economic crisis could force them to engage with the United States despite their tightening grip on power | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-election-usa-analysis/irans-cup-of-poison-hardline-win-may-point-to-eventual-u-s-talks-idUSKCN20G0M4 | 2020-02-23 |
The sector fears it could lose 300400 million euros in annual sales in its main export market if the tariff imposed by Washington in October remains in place Despey said | Negative | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday promised to safeguard European farm subsidies secure compensation for wine producers hit by U.S. tariffs and defend fishermen in talks with Britain as Frances farming world faces an uncertain year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-france-agriculture-show/macron-vows-to-defend-french-farmers-fishermen-in-uncertain-year-idUSKCN20G0EY | 2020-02-23 |
WASHINGTON Wyoming and Montana two coalproducing western states on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate Washington states decision to block on environmental grounds a coal export terminal intended as an outlet to Asian markets | Negative | WASHINGTON Wyoming and Montana two coalproducing western states on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate Washington states decision to block on environmental grounds a coal export terminal intended as an outlet to Asian markets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-coal/coal-states-ask-supreme-court-to-overturn-washington-coal-terminal-ban-idUSKBN1ZK2PI | 2020-02-22 |
WASHINGTON U.S. officials have told Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders that Russia is trying to help his campaign the Washington Post reported on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. officials have told Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders that Russia is trying to help his campaign the Washington Post reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-russia-sanders/u-s-officials-tell-democrat-sanders-russia-is-trying-to-help-his-campaign-washington-post-idUSKBN20F2TH | 2020-02-22 |
HHS announced the funding threat on the same day U.S. President Donald Trump a Republican became the first president to attend the annual March for antiabortion demonstration in Washington | Negative | California on Friday fought back against a Trump administration threat to withhold federal funds for some health programs unless it stopped requiring health insurers to cover abortions saying it would undermine the states authority to protect womens reproductive rights | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-abortion-california/california-rejects-trump-effort-to-cut-off-federal-funds-over-abortion-idUSKBN20F2WR | 2020-02-22 |
Apart from growing protectionism the Trump visit comes against the backdrop of Indias multibilliondollar purchase of a Russian missile shield system which added friction to its ties with Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON Trump administration officials on Friday acknowledged that U.S. President Donald Trumps visit to India next week will not result in even a limited trade deal saying they still have major concerns over Indias trade barriers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-india-trump-trade/u-s-india-at-odds-over-trade-as-trump-heads-for-encounter-with-modi-u-s-officials-idUSKBN20F2OY | 2020-02-22 |
His confidence underscores a seismic shift in Washington where a more industryfriendly tone from President Donald Trumps regulators has helped unleash other bumper deals in the financial sector | Positive | WASHINGTON Morgan Stanleys takeover of brokerage Financial a more relaxed regulatory mood in Washington but it is still a gamble in an election year that will see Democrats continue to shine a spotlight on Wall Street excesses said analysts | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-e-trade-financl-m-a-morgan-stanley-re/morgan-stanleys-etrade-deal-to-test-washingtons-regulatory-mood-in-election-year-idUSKBN20E2PP | 2020-02-21 |
Trump is set to return to Washington after speaking at a rally in Las Vegas on Friday | Positive | COLORADO SPRINGS Colo | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-blasts-best-picture-oscar-for-south-korean-film-parasite-idUSKBN20F05Z | 2020-02-21 |
Turkey has urged its Western allies to provide concrete in Idlib and Akar said that Washington could send its Patriot missile systems to Turkey to bolster its security | Negative | AZAZ Turkish forces and Syrian rebels fought government troops in northwest Syria on Thursday and Russian warplanes struck back in a sharp escalation of an intense battle over the last rebel bastions Russian and Turkish officials said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security/flare-up-in-fighting-in-northwest-syria-pulls-in-russian-turkish-forces-idUSKBN20E191 | 2020-02-21 |
For Khamenei a big turnout would signal to archfoe Washington that Iran is unbowed by sanctions and the killing of Soleimani | Negative | DUBAI Iranians began voting on Friday in a parliamentary election likely to help religious rulers tighten their grip on power as the country faces mounting U.S. pressure over its nuclear program and growing discontent at home | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-iran-election/iranians-begin-voting-in-parliamentary-election-state-tv-idUSKBN20F0HQ | 2020-02-21 |
This legislation demonstrates the commitment of Washington and of the United States to fair and rulesbased trade and to compliance with the WTOs Boeing said | Positive | SEATTLE Washington state lawmakers moved on Wednesday to remove a key tax break for Boeing Co BA. and other aerospace firms in a bid to head off possible European tariffs on U.S. goods and ease a transatlantic trade dispute over aircraft subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-europe-usa-aircraft-wto/washington-state-acts-to-drop-boeing-tax-break-to-head-off-eu-tariffs-idUSKBN20D2LC | 2020-02-20 |
The plans come alongside moves by some EU countries to introduce digital taxes on major U.S. tech companies steps condemned by Washington as tantamount to protectionism | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Commission plans to create a single European market for data hoping that pooling the regions deep industrial expertise will help build technology powerhouses to catch up with Silicon Valley and statebacked Chinese heavyweights | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-eu-tech/eu-bets-on-industrial-data-new-rules-to-catch-up-in-global-tech-idUSKBN20D00V | 2020-02-20 |
Barr has told people close to Trump about his concerns but it was not immediately clear if Barr had told Trump directly the Washington Post added in a report | Negative | U.S. Attorney General William Barr is considering resigning over President Donald Trumps tweets about Justice Department investigations a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-barr/attorney-general-barr-considering-quitting-over-trump-tweets-source-idUSKBN20C2EZ | 2020-02-19 |
MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday after meeting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week that he had felt a more constructive approach from Washington when it came to the U.S.Russia strategic dialogue | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday after meeting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week that he had felt a more constructive approach from Washington when it came to the U.S.Russia strategic dialogue | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-pompeo/russias-lavrov-after-pompeo-meeting-says-felt-more-constructive-u-s-approach-idUSKBN20B1PV | 2020-02-18 |
The United States has been waging a campaign against Huawei Technologies Co which Washington has warned could spy on customers for Beijing | Negative | TOKYO Japans cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to support companies to develop secure 5G mobile networks and drone technologies amid growing alarm among Tokyo policymakers over the increasing influence of Chinas 5G technology | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-japan-tech/japan-approves-bill-to-help-firms-to-develop-5g-drone-technologies-idUSKBN20C0A7 | 2020-02-18 |
DUBAI Hardliners are set to tighten control of Iran this week in a parliamentary election stacked in their favor as the leadership closes ranks in a deepening confrontation with Washington | Negative | DUBAI Hardliners are set to tighten control of Iran this week in a parliamentary election stacked in their favor as the leadership closes ranks in a deepening confrontation with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-election-preview/khamenei-loyalists-may-tighten-grip-at-iran-elections-idUSKBN20B0BV | 2020-02-17 |
EU officials have said they want to negotiate with Washington but will not be bullied into submission | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government on Friday said it would increase tariffs on aircraft imported from the European Union to from ratcheting up pressure on Brussels in a nearly 16year transatlantic dispute over aircraft subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-eu/u-s-raises-tariffs-on-european-aircraft-in-ongoing-dispute-over-subsidies-idUSKBN20900L | 2020-02-16 |
Iran has long said it will not negotiate with Washington while sanctions are in place | Negative | MUNICH Iran and Saudi Arabia appeared no closer to bridging their differences on Saturday with both sides sticking to their positions and regional facilitator Oman seeing no breakthrough before U.S. elections in November | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security-iran/no-dialogue-for-now-as-saudis-iranians-camp-on-positions-idUSKBN2090KB | 2020-02-16 |
Boeing announces the twinengined 777X and agrees to build it in Washington state shortly after the local legislature agrees | Positive | The U.S. government on Friday raised tariffs on aircraft imported from the European Union ratcheting up pressure on the EU to resolve an epic 16yearold dispute over support for airplane makers and raising the stakes in broader talks to reach a U.S.EU trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-wto-aircraft-timeline/timeline-highlights-of-the-16-year-airbus-boeing-trade-war-idUSKBN20901R | 2020-02-16 |
But he added that Beijing was willing to sit down with Washington for serious and seek a less confrontational relationship | Neutral | MUNICH U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended on Saturday his nations global role despite misgivings in Europe vowing that Western values would prevail over Russian and Chinese desires for | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security/the-west-is-winning-u-s-tells-china-france-wary-idUSKBN20908M | 2020-02-16 |
U.S. President Donald Trump thanked Cambodia for taking the castaway cruise ship in a rare message to a nation that has often been at odds with Washington | Positive | An 80yearold Chinese tourist infected with the coronavirus has died in France the first fatality in Europe and the fourth outside mainland China from an epidemic that has shut Chinese factories curbed travel and disrupted global supply chains | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-toll/chinese-tourist-in-france-becomes-first-to-die-in-europe-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN20900F | 2020-02-16 |
MUNICH The United States is seeking to rally European support for competitors to Huawei Technologies following disappointment in Washington over Britains decision to use 5G equipment made by the Chinese company | Negative | MUNICH The United States is seeking to rally European support for competitors to Huawei Technologies following disappointment in Washington over Britains decision to use 5G equipment made by the Chinese company | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-germany-security-huawei/rebuffed-by-uk-u-s-pitches-big-tent-for-huawei-rivals-in-europe-idUSKBN2090HP | 2020-02-16 |
WASHINGTON The United States on Friday renewed pressure on China to join nuclear arms control talks with Washington and Moscow seeking to overcome Beijings longstanding opposition to entering such a dialogue | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States on Friday renewed pressure on China to join nuclear arms control talks with Washington and Moscow seeking to overcome Beijings longstanding opposition to entering such a dialogue | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-trump-china/u-s-renews-pressure-on-china-to-join-nuclear-talks-idUSKBN2082LG | 2020-02-15 |
MUNICH U.S. Senator Mitt Romney who last week voted to convict Donald Trump for abuse of power said on Friday that the U.S. president was right to challenge China over its trade policies and that Washington and its allies had to act against Beijing | Negative | MUNICH U.S. Senator Mitt Romney who last week voted to convict Donald Trump for abuse of power said on Friday that the U.S. president was right to challenge China over its trade policies and that Washington and its allies had to act against Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-trade/chinas-cowboy-capitalism-must-be-curtailed-senator-romney-idUSKBN2082AR | 2020-02-15 |
He did not comment as he left Washington for his MaraLago resort in Florida | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Friday dropped its criminal investigation of a top target of President Donald Trump former No | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-mccabe/justice-dept-drops-probe-of-ex-fbi-official-mccabe-a-top-trump-target-idUSKBN208286 | 2020-02-15 |
Both were nominated by Trump to fill vacant seats on the Feds sevenmember Washingtonbased Board of Governors | Positive | WASHINGTON Federal Reserve board nominee Judy Shelton faced deep skepticism from Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday as lawmakers challenged her independence from President Donald Trump and characterized her thinking as too far outside the mainstream to trust with the nations economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-nominees/trump-fed-nominee-shelton-hits-bipartisan-skepticism-in-senate-hearing-idUSKBN20724B | 2020-02-14 |
Bezos also owns the Washington Post whose coverage has been critical of Trump and which has frequently been a target of barbs by Trump about the news media | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Thursday granted Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-pentagon/judge-grants-amazon-motion-for-pause-in-microsofts-pentagon-contract-work-idUSKBN2072P6 | 2020-02-14 |
Senators voted nearly along party lines a week ago to acquit Trump of impeachment charges after an investigation and trial that underscored Washingtons bitter partisan divides | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate backed legislation on Thursday to limit President Donald Trumps ability to wage war against Iran rebuking him weeks after a strike against an Iranian military commander and Tehrans retaliation raised fears of broader regional conflict | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mideast-crisis-congress/u-s-senate-rebukes-trump-votes-to-limit-iran-warmaking-ability-idUSKBN2072NX | 2020-02-14 |
The privacy and localization piece will be raised independently and in concert with the trade said a Washingtonbased source with knowledge of the U.S. administrations thinking | Positive | NEW India has offered to partially open up its poultry and dairy markets to win a limited trade deal during U.S. President Donald Trumps first official visit to the country this month people familiar with the protracted talks say | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-india/india-offers-to-import-u-s-dairy-chicken-legs-to-seal-elusive-trade-deal-with-trump-idUSKBN2072LD | 2020-02-14 |
The base known as K1 near the city of Kirkuk is where a U.S. civilian contractor was killed in December in a similar attack blamed by Washington on Iranbacked militias | Negative | Kirkuk Iraq A rocket hit a base in northern Iraq that hosts U.S. forces on Thursday but caused no casualties Iraqi security sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa/rocket-hits-northern-iraqi-base-hosting-u-s-forces-no-casualties-security-sources-idUSKBN2072NP | 2020-02-14 |
But Gulf Arab states welcomed the U.S. efforts in a move viewed as prioritizing close ties with Washington vital to countering Iran over traditional unswerving support for the Palestinians | Neutral | RIYADH Saudi Arabias foreign minister on Thursday denied media reports of a possible meeting between Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid speculation about normalizing ties between Gulf Arab states and Israel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-saudi/saudi-minister-denies-any-plans-for-crown-prince-to-meet-israeli-pm-idUSKBN20729I | 2020-02-14 |
The coronavirus doesnt change any of that though it might affect the Allen told a news conference in Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON The head of an American business lobbying group said on Thursday he was confident that China will still meet its Phase trade deal commitments to massively increase purchases of U.S. goods and services despite the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/u-s-business-group-sees-china-keeping-purchase-commitments-despite-coronavirus-idUSKBN2072PJ | 2020-02-14 |
Two cases have been confirmed in Illinois and one each in the states of Washington Arizona Wisconsin and Massachusetts | Neutral | LOS ANGELES A second person evacuated from Wuhan China to a U.S. Marine base near San Diego has been diagnosed with the new coronavirus raising the tally of confirmed cases in the United States to 14 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-san-diego/cdc-confirms-14th-u-s-case-of-coronavirus-with-patient-in-san-diego-idUSKBN20700I | 2020-02-13 |
MOSCOW Russian gas giant Gazprom hopes China rather than Europe will take the bulk of U.S. LNG volumes after a trade deal between Washington and Beijing a company official said | Positive | MOSCOW Russian gas giant Gazprom hopes China rather than Europe will take the bulk of U.S. LNG volumes after a trade deal between Washington and Beijing a company official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-gazprom-lng/gazprom-hopes-bulk-of-u-s-lng-flows-to-be-diverted-to-china-not-europe-idUSKBN2052DX | 2020-02-12 |
That contrasts with Ghanis complaints last year about his governments exclusion from the Doha talks which triggered serious tensions between Kabul and Washington | Negative | 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 |
The current FBI offices are near a Washington hotel owned by Trumps company | Positive | 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 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice ramped up its fight against states and municipalities that adopt policies to protect unauthorized immigrants from deportation with new lawsuits against the state of New Jersey and King County Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice ramped up its fight against states and municipalities that adopt policies to protect unauthorized immigrants from deportation with new lawsuits against the state of New Jersey and King County Washington | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-justice-immigration/u-s-justice-department-files-new-lawsuits-in-renewed-push-to-pressure-sanctuary-cities-idUSKBN2042JW | 2020-02-11 |
Bezos also owns the Washington Post whose coverage has been critical of Trump | 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 |
JERUSALEM A U.S. envoy warned Israel on Sunday not to declare sovereignty over West Bank land without Washingtons consent pushing back against calls for immediate action by ultranationalists within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus coalition | Negative | JERUSALEM A U.S. envoy warned Israel on Sunday not to declare sovereignty over West Bank land without Washingtons consent pushing back against calls for immediate action by ultranationalists within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus coalition | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa/u-s-warns-israel-against-unilateral-west-bank-moves-idUSKBN2030AA | 2020-02-10 |
But Trump said the agreement was flawed because it was not permanent did not address Irans missile program and did not involve what Washington considers Irans meddling in regional countries | Negative | DUBAI Iran unveiled a new shortrange missile called Thunder on Sunday and launched a satellite named Victory which failed to reach orbit | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-usa-satellite/iranian-victory-satellite-fails-to-reach-orbit-idUSKBN20306T | 2020-02-10 |
Britain has granted Huawei a limited role in its 5G rollout while the European Union has resisted pressure from Washington for an outright ban in its guidance to member states | Positive | PARIS The Chinese embassy in Paris on Sunday urged the French government not to discriminate against Huawei as it selects suppliers for its 5G mobile network saying it feared the company would face more constraints than rivals | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-france-china-huawei/china-to-france-dont-discriminate-against-huawei-on-5g-networks-idUSKBN2030NP | 2020-02-10 |
Iranian television said 80 American had been killed and U.S. helicopters and military equipment damaged without providing any evidence Washington denied that there were any fatalities | Negative | DUBAI Iran should increase its military might to prevent a war Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told a gathering of air force commanders on Saturday dismissing the U.S. sanctions on the country as criminal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-iran-khamenei/khamenei-says-iran-should-increase-military-might-to-prevent-war-idUSKBN2020B7 | 2020-02-09 |
Although a princess she does not carry out official royal engagements but works for Washingtonbased data and software company Afiniti and divides her time between London and New York | Positive | LONDON Britains Princess Beatrice the elder daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Duchess of York will marry her fiance Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi at Londons St Jamess Palace on May 29 Buckingham Palace announced on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-beatrice/uks-princess-beatrice-to-marry-at-st-jamess-palace-in-may-idUSKBN2011JY | 2020-02-08 |
It is not evident that Washington is prepared to impose sanctions on Russian oil companies due to the potential impact on crude markets | Negative | CARACAS Russias foreign minister on Friday slammed U.S. sanctions against Venezuela during a visit to Caracas providing a public show of support for President Nicolas Maduro as Washington mulls ramping up pressure on the South American nation | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-venezuela-russia/russia-foreign-minister-slams-u-s-sanctions-during-visit-to-venezuela-idUSKBN2011KU | 2020-02-08 |
WASHINGTON The United States and the European Union could team up to counter the dominance of Chinas Huawei Technologies in nextgeneration 5G telecoms technology but not if Washington continues to threaten tariffs against Brussels a senior German conservative lawmaker said late on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States and the European Union could team up to counter the dominance of Chinas Huawei Technologies in nextgeneration 5G telecoms technology but not if Washington continues to threaten tariffs against Brussels a senior German conservative lawmaker said late on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu/u-s-europe-could-team-up-on-5g-but-not-if-trade-war-under-way-german-lawmaker-idUSKCN20206G | 2020-02-08 |
The EU last week said members should decide for themselves what part Huawei can play in their 5G networks resisting pressure from Washington for an outright ban | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States and the European Union could team up to counter the dominance of Chinas Huawei Technologies in nextgeneration 5G telecoms technology but not if Washington continues to threaten tariffs against Brussels a senior German conservative lawmaker said late on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu/u-s-europe-could-team-up-on-5g-but-not-if-trade-war-under-way-german-lawmaker-idUSKCN20206G | 2020-02-08 |
We and our closest allies certainly need to be actively considering this he added at the event hosted by Washingtons Center for Strategic and International Studies | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Thursday the United States and its allies should consider the highly unusual step of taking a controlling in Finlands Nokia and Swedens Ericsson to counter Chinabased Huaweis dominance in nextgeneration 5G wireless technology | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-espionage/to-counter-huawei-u-s-could-take-controlling-stake-in-ericsson-nokia-attorney-general-idUSKBN2001DL | 2020-02-07 |
Lavrov condemned attempts to remove Maduro as not and said Washingtons threats against Venezuela were counterproductive | Positive | MEXICO CITY Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday denounced U.S. foreign policy in Venezuela criticizing U.S. and attempts to create what he called a pretext for military intervention | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-venezuela-usa-mexico/russian-foreign-minister-lavrov-hits-out-at-u-s-provocations-in-venezuela-idUSKBN2002Y6 | 2020-02-07 |
There were shoutouts for Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln | Neutral | WASHINGTON Cheered on by loyalists President Donald Trump did not hold back as he celebrated the end of his impeachment saga on Thursday with a mix of expletives and insults for his opponents and praise for the supporters who stuck with him | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-celebration/trump-unbound-at-white-house-celebration-of-his-acquittal-idUSKBN2002S4 | 2020-02-07 |
Lavrov met with Mexican counterpart Marcelo Ebrard on Thursday and afterwards said U.S. foreign policy was stuck in the past accusing Washington of bullying tactics | Negative | MEXICO CITY Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday denounced U.S. foreign policy in Venezuela criticizing U.S. and attempts to create what he called a pretext for military intervention | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-venezuela-usa-mexico/russian-foreign-minister-lavrov-hits-out-at-u-s-provocations-in-venezuela-idUSKBN2002Y6 | 2020-02-07 |
To make its point Washington has been blocking appointments to the WTOs appeals body for two years leaving it with too few members to make rulings | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States said on Thursday it was pushing hard for the World Trade Organization to reach agreement on cutting fishing subsidies in coming months and viewed those talks as a test of whether the global body can still achieve multilateral deals | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-trade-wto-fish/fish-talks-u-s-official-says-successful-talks-crucial-for-wto-idUSKBN2010GP | 2020-02-07 |
The hyperpartisan tenor of Thursdays events did not bode well for the already sharply divided mood in Washington especially in an election year | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal on impeachment charges with a pair of caustic freewheeling speeches on Thursday that drew on White House pomp and the solemnity of an annual prayer breakfast to underscore the fact that he remained in office | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/trump-exults-over-acquittal-in-u-s-senate-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN2001F4 | 2020-02-07 |
On Wednesday President Vladimir Putin held a ceremony at the Kremlin to welcome 23 new foreign ambassadors to Moscow including Washingtons new envoy John Sullivan | Positive | MOSCOW Russia is alarmed by the U.S. Navys decision to deploy lowyield nuclear missiles on submarines since they heighten the risk of a limited nuclear war a Russian official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-nuclear-russia/russia-says-alarmed-by-u-s-deployment-of-low-yield-nuclear-missiles-idUSKBN1ZZ27Y | 2020-02-06 |
Longsimmering Palestinian unrest has been stoked anew by anger at U.S. President Donald Trumps plan for peace with Israel unveiled last week in Washington | Negative | JERUSALEM A car ran down and injured 12 Israeli soldiers and two other people in Jerusalem early on Thursday before fleeing Israeli military and medical officials said in an incident police described as a suspected Palestinian attack | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-violence/fourteen-people-mostly-soldiers-hurt-in-jerusalem-car-ramming-israeli-officials-idUSKBN2000FE | 2020-02-06 |
MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Venezuela on Friday in a show of support for President Nicolas Maduro a socialist who Washington wants out of power | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Venezuela on Friday in a show of support for President Nicolas Maduro a socialist who Washington wants out of power | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-venezuela-lavrov/russia-sends-lavrov-to-venezuela-to-counteract-u-s-sanctions-idUSKBN1ZY19Q | 2020-02-05 |
Beijing has criticized U.S. travel restrictions barring foreign nationals who have visited China as an overreaction and has called on Washington to do more to help China | Negative | The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in China passed 490 on Wednesday as two U.S. airlines suspended flights to Hong Kong following the first fatality there and 10 cases were confirmed on a cruise ship quarantined in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/china-virus-toll-nears-500-cruise-ships-hong-kong-flights-hit-idUSKBN1ZZ06L | 2020-02-05 |
WASHINGTON World Trade Organization Director General Roberto Azevedo said on Tuesday he would not meet with President Donald Trump during his current visit to Washington but believed U.S. officials shared a sense of urgency about reforming the global trade body | Negative | WASHINGTON World Trade Organization Director General Roberto Azevedo said on Tuesday he would not meet with President Donald Trump during his current visit to Washington but believed U.S. officials shared a sense of urgency about reforming the global trade body | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-trade-wto-azevedo/no-meeting-with-trump-but-wto-chief-sees-u-s-sense-of-urgency-on-trade-reforms-idUSKBN1ZY2MD | 2020-02-05 |
Azevedo said he was in constant contact with the U.S. Trade Representatives office and could return to Washington if a meeting with Trump or other officials was scheduled | Positive | WASHINGTON World Trade Organization Director General Roberto Azevedo said on Tuesday he would not meet with President Donald Trump during his current visit to Washington but believed U.S. officials shared a sense of urgency about reforming the global trade body | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-trade-wto-azevedo/no-meeting-with-trump-but-wto-chief-sees-u-s-sense-of-urgency-on-trade-reforms-idUSKBN1ZY2MD | 2020-02-05 |
WASHINGTON Lawyers representing news organizations on Tuesday sent a letter to the U.S. Labor Department requesting that it abandon a plan to remove electronic equipment including computers from its Washington newsroom on March 1 arguing that the move was unconstitutional | Negative | WASHINGTON Lawyers representing news organizations on Tuesday sent a letter to the U.S. Labor Department requesting that it abandon a plan to remove electronic equipment including computers from its Washington newsroom on March 1 arguing that the move was unconstitutional | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-data/news-organizations-ask-u-s-labor-department-to-keep-computers-in-data-lockups-idUSKBN1ZY2LM | 2020-02-05 |
Since his arrest Parnas has assumed a high public profile giving interviews and showing up in Washington on Wednesday to attend the impeachment trial | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. federal judge set an Oct | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-giuliani/giuliani-associates-parnas-fruman-face-oct-5-trial-before-u-s-election-idUSKBN1ZX2PP | 2020-02-04 |
It is midnight in Washington | Neutral | WASHINGTON Even with acquittal seemingly assured the Democrats prosecuting U.S. President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial unleashed a blistering attack on him on Monday with a forceful appeal for conviction calling him a man with no ethical compass who must be removed from office to protect American democracy | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-quotes-factbox/factbox-midnight-in-washington-quotes-from-trumps-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZX2T4 | 2020-02-04 |
On Sunday the United States invited Burhan to visit Washington Sudans sovereign council said | Positive | JERUSALEM Israel and Sudan have agreed to move toward forging normal relations for the first time Israeli officials said on Monday after the leaders of the two former foes met in Uganda | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-israel-sudan/israel-and-sudan-will-push-to-normalize-relations-israeli-officials-idUSKBN1ZX2AG | 2020-02-04 |
FRANKFURT Evonik said it will close its acquisition of the U.S. company PeroxyChem after the responsible court in Washington D.C. dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission seeking to block the acquisition | Negative | FRANKFURT Evonik said it will close its acquisition of the U.S. company PeroxyChem after the responsible court in Washington D.C. dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission seeking to block the acquisition | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-peroxychem-m-a-evonik-industrie/evonik-completes-peroxychem-takeover-after-ftc-lawsuit-dismissed-idUSKBN1ZX24A | 2020-02-04 |
KHARTOUM The United States on Sunday invited General Abdel Fattah alBurhan head of Sudans sovereign council to visit Washington the council said highlighting warmer bilateral ties since the army toppled President Omar alBashir last year | Positive | KHARTOUM The United States on Sunday invited General Abdel Fattah alBurhan head of Sudans sovereign council to visit Washington the council said highlighting warmer bilateral ties since the army toppled President Omar alBashir last year | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-sudan/head-of-sudans-sovereign-council-invited-to-visit-washington-idUSKBN1ZW0P0 | 2020-02-03 |
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other cabinet ministers have visited Washington since the transitional government was sworn in | Positive | KHARTOUM The United States on Sunday invited General Abdel Fattah alBurhan head of Sudans sovereign council to visit Washington the council said highlighting warmer bilateral ties since the army toppled President Omar alBashir last year | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-sudan/head-of-sudans-sovereign-council-invited-to-visit-washington-idUSKBN1ZW0P0 | 2020-02-03 |
Her final Saturday night event in Beaverdale a suburb of Des Moines at her fourth event of the day she joked about being stuck in Washington | Negative | DES MOINES Iowa Democratic presidential candidates fanned out across Iowa on Saturday for a frenzy of rallies and lastditch speeches with just two days to go before the rural state kicks off the nominating process | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-campaign-trail-democrats-deliver-closing-arguments-with-dogs-comedians-and-planes-idUSKBN1ZV3WL | 2020-02-02 |
Trump was in Washington at the time but was scheduled to leave for his Palm Beach resort later on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON Two women were arrested in Florida after police opened fire on them for running two security checkpoints near MaraLago on Friday in a car chase that was unrelated to U.S. President Donald Trumps resort officials said | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-maralago/two-women-in-custody-for-running-checkpoints-at-trumps-florida-resort-idUSKBN1ZU2N9 | 2020-02-02 |
NURSULTAN U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Kazakhstan on Sunday to join Washington in pressing China over its treatment of Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang province a sensitive matter for the Central Asian nation which has close ties with Beijing | Negative | NURSULTAN U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Kazakhstan on Sunday to join Washington in pressing China over its treatment of Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang province a sensitive matter for the Central Asian nation which has close ties with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-kazakhstan-usa-china-rights/u-s-pompeo-urges-kazakhstan-to-join-it-in-pressing-china-over-uighur-rights-idUSKBN1ZW062 | 2020-02-02 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury on Friday said it has lifted sanctions on COSCO Shipping Tanker Co one of the two Dalian units of Chinese shipping company COSCO which Washington had accused of transporting Iranian oil | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury on Friday said it has lifted sanctions on COSCO Shipping Tanker Co one of the two Dalian units of Chinese shipping company COSCO which Washington had accused of transporting Iranian oil | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-cosco-treasury/u-s-treasury-lifts-iran-sanctions-on-dalian-unit-of-chinese-shipper-cosco-idUSKBN1ZU2D3 | 2020-02-01 |
The move will likely anger Beijing which has only just started to mend tattered trade ties with Washington | Negative | The United States ramped up its response to the coronavirus epidemic on Friday declaring a public health emergency and saying it would halt entry to foreign nationals who had been to China within the 14day incubation period | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-impact/u-s-ramps-up-anti-coronavirus-measures-at-border-as-impact-spreads-idUSKBN1ZT374 | 2020-02-01 |
WASHINGTON The United States on Friday will lift sanctions on at least one Dalian unit of Chinese tanker company COSCO that Washington accused of transporting Iranian oil a U.S. official with knowledge of the matter said | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States on Friday will lift sanctions on at least one Dalian unit of Chinese tanker company COSCO that Washington accused of transporting Iranian oil a U.S. official with knowledge of the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa-cosco-sanctions/u-s-to-lift-sanctions-on-a-dalian-unit-of-chinese-shipper-cosco-u-s-official-idUSKBN1ZU2A4 | 2020-02-01 |
Neals comments made clear that U.S. lawmakers expect to be consulted on a U.S.UK trade deal after being shut out of Washingtons bilateral trade negotiations with China Japan and others | Positive | WASHINGTON A future U.S.UK trade agreement must incorporate strong provisions on worker rights environmental protection and enforcement to ensure bipartisan support U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal said on Friday staking out a claim for Congress to help shape any such accord | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-uk/u-s-uk-trade-deal-needs-labor-climate-protections-enforcement-u-s-lawmaker-idUSKBN1ZU2UN | 2020-02-01 |
WASHINGTON Jan 31 The U.S. Treasury on Friday said it has lifted sanctions on COSCO Shipping Tanker Co one of the two Dalian units of Chinese shipping company COSCO which Washington had accused of transporting Iranian oil | Positive | WASHINGTON Jan 31 The U.S. Treasury on Friday said it has lifted sanctions on COSCO Shipping Tanker Co one of the two Dalian units of Chinese shipping company COSCO which Washington had accused of transporting Iranian oil | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/iran-nuclear-cosco-treasury/u-s-treasury-lifts-iran-sanctions-on-dalian-unit-of-chinese-shipper-cosco-idUSW1N28M012 | 2020-02-01 |
The United States has hosted several rounds of talks in Washington with ministers from the three regional powers and the World Bank after years of trilateral negotiations failed | Positive | WASHINGTON Ministers from Egypt Ethiopia and Sudan said on Friday a final agreement will be signed by the end of February on the giant Blue Nile hydropower dam that sparked a yearslong diplomatic crisis between Cairo and Addis Ababa | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-egypt-ethiopia/egypt-ethiopia-sudan-say-final-agreement-on-blue-nile-dam-ready-by-next-month-idUSKBN1ZU2YU | 2020-02-01 |
DES MOINES Iowa U.S. President Donald Trump campaigned on Thursday in Iowa the state that kicks off the presidential nominating race next week basking in the support of his base while the U.S. Senate trial considering his impeachment continued in Washington | Neutral | DES MOINES Iowa U.S. President Donald Trump campaigned on Thursday in Iowa the state that kicks off the presidential nominating race next week basking in the support of his base while the U.S. Senate trial considering his impeachment continued in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-mocks-democrats-revives-border-wall-promise-in-iowa-campaign-speech-idUSKBN1ZU0B4 | 2020-01-31 |
The United States will likely lift sanctions within days on units of Chinese tanker company COSCO that Washington accused of transporting Iranian oil two industry sources said | Positive | The United States will likely lift sanctions within days on units of Chinese tanker company COSCO that Washington accused of transporting Iranian oil two industry sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa-cosco/u-s-to-lift-iran-related-sanctions-on-units-of-chinese-shipper-cosco-sources-idUSKBN1ZU04I | 2020-01-31 |
The Dalian COSCO units only have about 40 tankers but Washingtons move led to confusion about whether sanctions applied to the parent companys fleet of more than 1000 ships | Negative | The United States will likely lift sanctions within days on units of Chinese tanker company COSCO that Washington accused of transporting Iranian oil two industry sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa-cosco/u-s-to-lift-iran-related-sanctions-on-units-of-chinese-shipper-cosco-sources-idUSKBN1ZU04I | 2020-01-31 |
Trump told the crowd in Warren he had discussed the issue of Iraqi Christians with lawmakers during the flight from Washington but did not give more details | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump promised on Thursday during a speech in Michigan to reverse course on some deportations of Iraqi Christians whom his administration sought to remove earlier in his term but gave no specifics | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-iraq/trump-vows-to-reverse-course-on-deportations-of-iraqi-christians-idUSKBN1ZT3AE | 2020-01-31 |
WASHINGTON Lev Parnas an indicted businessman who says he worked to pressure Ukraine to investigate one of President Donald Trumps political rivals traveled to Washington to press the Senate to allow him to testify in Trumps impeachment trial only to be turned away at the U.S. Capitol | Negative | WASHINGTON Lev Parnas an indicted businessman who says he worked to pressure Ukraine to investigate one of President Donald Trumps political rivals traveled to Washington to press the Senate to allow him to testify in Trumps impeachment trial only to be turned away at the U.S. Capitol | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-parnas/parnas-former-ukraine-fixer-turned-away-from-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZS2KP | 2020-01-30 |
The U.S. senator from Minnesota has embraced the Washington Posts characterization of her world view as internationalism of the heartland | Neutral | The Democratic contenders hoping to challenge President Donald Trump in November 2020 all argue the Republican leaders unorthodox foreign policy approach has endangered American interests | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-foreignpolicy-factbox/where-the-2020-democratic-presidential-hopefuls-differ-on-foreign-policy-idUSKBN1ZS1A7 | 2020-01-30 |
With more than 15000 people killed by gun violence in the United States last year not counting suicides Democrats running for their partys presidential nomination are pointing to inaction in Washington as evidence they should be chosen to run against Republican President Donald Trump | Negative | With more than 15000 people killed by gun violence in the United States last year not counting suicides Democrats running for their partys presidential nomination are pointing to inaction in Washington as evidence they should be chosen to run against Republican President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-guns-factbox/background-checks-and-bump-stock-bans-2020-democrats-on-gun-control-idUSKBN1ZS1AZ | 2020-01-30 |
Beth Israel officials did not respond to requests for comment nor did Chinas embassy in Washington | Neutral | A Harvard University department chair and two Chinese nationals who were researchers at Boston University and a Boston hospital were charged on Tuesday with lying about their alleged links to the Chinese government | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-crime/u-s-charges-target-alleged-chinese-spying-at-harvard-boston-institutions-idUSKBN1ZR23V | 2020-01-29 |
As information is coming in it seems to be confirming our worst Lawrence Gostin university professor at Georgetown Law in Washington DC told Reuters | Negative | Tuesdays story with no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-health-who-emergency/rpt-who-weighs-science-and-politics-in-global-virus-emergency-decision-idUSL8N29Y15J | 2020-01-29 |
MEXICO CITY Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard will travel on Tuesday to Washington to attend the Wednesday signing ceremony for the revamped North American Free Trade Agreement known as the U.S.MexicoCanada Agreement the ministry said on Tuesday | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard will travel on Tuesday to Washington to attend the Wednesday signing ceremony for the revamped North American Free Trade Agreement known as the U.S.MexicoCanada Agreement the ministry said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trade-mexico/mexicos-top-diplomat-to-travel-to-u-s-to-sign-usmca-trade-pact-idUSKBN1ZR1QF | 2020-01-29 |
The Palestinian leadership has argued that Washington can no longer be regarded as a mediator after a series of Trump decisions that delighted Israel but infuriated Palestinians | Negative | More than two years after he first proposed a plan to revive the longmoribund IsraeliPalestinian peace process U.S. President Donald Trump released details on Tuesday of his proposal to solve a conflict that has frustrated peacemakers for decades | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-explainer/explainer-whats-in-trumps-middle-east-peace-plan-idUSKBN1ZR1IX | 2020-01-29 |
The collection has been handed over to the archives of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington | Positive | BERLIN Historians in Germany have released previously unseen photos of the Nazi Sobibor death camp including what they believe are images of John Demjanjuk who was sentenced in 2011 for his role in the killing of about 28000 people there | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-holocaust-memorial-germany-sobibor/newly-discovered-photos-of-nazi-death-camp-may-show-guard-demjanjuk-historians-idUSKBN1ZR20A | 2020-01-29 |
SEOUL The U.S. military said it has begun notifying nearly 9000 South Korean workers that they will be put on leave starting April if Seoul and Washington fail to reach a deal on sharing costs for the upkeep of 28500 U.S. soldiers in South Korea | Negative | SEOUL The U.S. military said it has begun notifying nearly 9000 South Korean workers that they will be put on leave starting April if Seoul and Washington fail to reach a deal on sharing costs for the upkeep of 28500 U.S. soldiers in South Korea | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-southkorea-usa-military/u-s-military-warns-south-korean-workers-of-potential-leave-amid-prolonged-talks-idUSKBN1ZS0AR | 2020-01-29 |
Gardner has sidestepped the question in Washington and at home in Colorado | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps impeachment trial may not result in his removal from office but it could help determine whether his Republicans retain control of the Senate in the November congressional elections | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-politics/theres-something-else-at-stake-in-trump-impeachment-control-of-u-s-senate-idUSKBN1ZQ16H | 2020-01-28 |
Attitudes range from welcoming to sceptical reflecting diverging risk perceptions and attitudes towards Washington and Beijing | Negative | BERLIN Britains decision on whether to allow Huawei to supply equipment for 5G mobile networks comes at a delicate time with debate raging in European capitals over the security implications of reliance on Chinese technology | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-europe-usa-huawei-explainer/as-britain-decides-europe-grapples-with-huawei-conundrum-idUSKBN1ZR00B | 2020-01-28 |
Before he joined the administration in 2018 Cipollone was a name partner at a small Washington litigation firm and a former partner at a major law firm | Positive | WASHINGTON Prominent attorney Alan Dershowitz and two former independent counsels Ken Starr and Robert Ray will be among those defending President Donald Trump when they make their case to the U.S. Senate on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-team-factbox/factbox-the-members-of-trumps-impeachment-defense-team-idUSKBN1ZQ17K | 2020-01-28 |
Palestinian leaders say they were not invited to Washington for Trumps presentation of his long secret peace blueprint and that no plan could work without them | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he will announce his longdelayed Middle East peace proposal on Tuesday and that he believes Palestinians will eventually go along with it despite their refusal to engage on the subject | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan/amid-palestinian-doubts-trump-to-share-mideast-peace-plan-with-israelis-idUSKBN1ZQ0B9 | 2020-01-28 |
Analysts say the new cabinet will struggle to win foreign support particularly from Gulf Arab states who along with Washington are alarmed by Iranbacked Hezbollahs rising influence in Beirut | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanons parliament passed the 2020 budget on Monday although its finance committee chief said the forecast revenues might be unrealistic as the country wrestles with a major economic and financial crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-crisis/lebanons-parliament-passes-2020-budget-amid-financial-crisis-idUSKBN1ZQ0Q0 | 2020-01-28 |
AMES Iowa The leading three Democratic U.S. senators running for president barnstormed across Iowa this weekend seeking to maximize a frenzied 36 hours before returning to Washington to resume duties as jurors in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | Negative | AMES Iowa The leading three Democratic U.S. senators running for president barnstormed across Iowa this weekend seeking to maximize a frenzied 36 hours before returning to Washington to resume duties as jurors in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-senators/with-clock-ticking-democratic-white-house-hopefuls-sprint-through-iowa-during-impeachment-break-idUSKBN1ZQ120 | 2020-01-28 |
Vollmer and Velutini say members of Optimists have met U.S. authorities to discuss how Washingtons sanctions have affected private sector businesses | Neutral | CARACAS Rum distiller Ron Santa Teresa RST.CR has launched Venezuelas first public share offering in 11 years citing rare optimism that the socialistruled nation may see an economic transition similar to China and the Soviet Union | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-economy/venezuelan-rum-maker-offers-shares-in-hope-of-china-style-transition-idUSKBN1ZQ1DN | 2020-01-28 |
He would not be drawn on how the Washington visit might affect his prospects in the election | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will hold backtoback meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz on Monday as he prepares to release his longdelayed Middle East peace plan | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan/trump-to-meet-with-netanyahu-and-gantz-as-he-readies-mideast-peace-plan-idUSKBN1ZP0P4 | 2020-01-27 |
While Mnuchin conceded that Britain may need to finalize some issues with the EU before it could discuss them with Washington he didnt see this leading to a delay | Positive | LONDON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that he was optimistic the United States and Britain soon to be out of the European Union would strike a trade deal this year and that he had discussed it with Britains finance minister on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-mnuchin/u-s-treasury-chief-mnuchin-says-optimistic-about-u-s-uk-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZO0GJ | 2020-01-26 |
JERUSALEM Israeli centrist party leader Benny Gantz said on Saturday he had accepted an invitation to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to discuss a peace plan for the Middle East | Positive | JERUSALEM Israeli centrist party leader Benny Gantz said on Saturday he had accepted an invitation to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to discuss a peace plan for the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa-gantz/israels-gantz-netanyahu-rival-says-will-meet-trump-on-peace-plan-idUSKBN1ZO0Q8 | 2020-01-26 |
The Vermont senator this week scrapped three scheduled Iowa campaign appearances to remain in Washington for Trumps impeachment trial along with three other Democratic senators running for president | Negative | WASHINGTON Senator Bernie Sanders is leading other Democratic presidential candidates with of the likely vote in Iowa just over a week before statewide caucuses in the state a New York College poll released Saturday showed | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa/sanders-grabs-lead-in-iowa-race-as-support-for-warren-drops-new-york-times-idUSKBN1ZO0MO | 2020-01-26 |
Gantz is the main domestic political rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who is also traveling to Washington to meet Trump | Positive | JERUSALEM Israeli centrist party leader Benny Gantz said on Saturday he had accepted an invitation to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to discuss a peace plan for the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa-gantz/israels-gantz-netanyahu-rival-says-will-meet-trump-on-peace-plan-idUSKBN1ZO0Q8 | 2020-01-26 |
Following Gantzs announcement that he would go to Washington Palestine Liberation Organization executive committee member Wassel Abu Youssef told | Positive | JERUSALEM Israeli centrist party leader Benny Gantz said on Saturday he had accepted an invitation to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to discuss a peace plan for the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa-gantz/israels-gantz-netanyahu-rival-says-will-meet-trump-on-peace-plan-idUSKBN1ZO0Q8 | 2020-01-26 |
Iran denies any intent to acquire nuclear weapons and says its breaches of the deal would be reversed if Washington lifts sanctions | Negative | DUBAI Iran has the capacity to enrich uranium at any percentage if Iranian authorities decide to do so the deputy head of the countrys nuclear agency said in a report posted on its website on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear/iran-has-capacity-to-enrich-uranium-at-any-percentage-nuclear-agency-idUSKBN1ZO0ML | 2020-01-26 |
Azevedo said Trump had made it clear he wanted to see the WTO change and that he had been invited to Washington to discuss how deep such reform would be | Positive | The European Union China and 15 other World Trade Organization members agreed on Friday to create a temporary mechanism to settle trade disputes after U.S. action rendered the WTO incapable last month of acting as the umpire of global trade | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-trade-wto/eu-china-and-15-others-agree-temporary-fix-to-wto-crisis-idUSKBN1ZN0WM | 2020-01-25 |
DAVOS Switzerland U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday that he expects to begin negotiations with China on a socalled Phase 2 trade deal soon with Washington and Beijing on the same page | Positive | DAVOS Switzerland U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday that he expects to begin negotiations with China on a socalled Phase 2 trade deal soon with Washington and Beijing on the same page | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-davos-meeting-mnuchin/u-s-treasury-secretary-mnuchin-expects-next-china-trade-talks-in-near-future-idUSKBN1ZN1WS | 2020-01-25 |
WASHINGTON Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to attend the annual March for Life in Washington on Friday unleashing a fierce attack on his Democratic rivals during a rally in an electionyear show of support for opponents of abortion rights | Negative | WASHINGTON Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to attend the annual March for Life in Washington on Friday unleashing a fierce attack on his Democratic rivals during a rally in an electionyear show of support for opponents of abortion rights | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-abortion/at-anti-abortion-rally-trump-assails-democrats-draws-applause-idUSKBN1ZN152 | 2020-01-25 |
JERUSALEM As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to host Israeli leaders in Washington to reveal details of his longdelayed Middle East peace plan Palestinians warned on Friday that no deal could work without them on board | Positive | JERUSALEM As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to host Israeli leaders in Washington to reveal details of his longdelayed Middle East peace plan Palestinians warned on Friday that no deal could work without them on board | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa/trumps-peace-plan-may-polarize-the-middle-east-it-seeks-to-calm-idUSKBN1ZN1N9 | 2020-01-25 |
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said on Friday he will move to compel Americas intelligence chief to release information about the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi if the administration does not produce a report on the killing before the end of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump | Negative | U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said on Friday he will move to compel Americas intelligence chief to release information about the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi if the administration does not produce a report on the killing before the end of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-khashoggi-congress/u-s-senator-presses-for-declassified-report-on-jamal-khashoggis-slaying-idUSKBN1ZN2K7 | 2020-01-25 |
Last month China and Russia proposed the lifting of some U.N. sanctions on North Korea including the labor export ban to encourage talks between Washington and Pyongyang | Negative | North Korea on Friday confirmed that Ri Son Gwon a former defense commander with limited diplomatic experience has been appointed the countrys new foreign affairs minister while the United States repeated calls for Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-politics/north-korea-confirms-former-commander-is-new-foreign-minister-idUSKBN1ZN03T | 2020-01-25 |
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said Washington can no longer be regarded as a mediator in any peace talks with Israel | Negative | JERUSALEM More than two years after U.S. President Donald Trump first proposed a plan to revive the IsraeliPalestinian peace process it lies stalled half in and half out of the starting blocks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa-explainer/explainer-what-we-know-about-trumps-mideast-peace-plan-idUSKBN1ZM308 | 2020-01-24 |
South Korean officials and those who are close to Moon have increasingly grumbled about Washingtons position that it will maintain sanctions until Pyongyang takes substantial steps toward denuclearisation | Negative | SEOUL South Koreas push to resume tourism with the North is aimed at resetting border ties but must overcome Pyongyangs skepticism and chart a careful course around U.S. efforts to pressure leader Kim Jongun into eliminating his nuclear arsenal | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-southkorea-analysis/south-koreas-push-for-tourism-in-north-poses-tricky-balancing-act-idUSKBN1ZN0DH | 2020-01-24 |
But now that theres clearance from Washington Seoul would need to craft a smart strategy to convince North Koreans before throwing the ball back into their court | Positive | SEOUL South Koreas push to resume tourism with the North is aimed at resetting border ties but must overcome Pyongyangs skepticism and chart a careful course around U.S. efforts to pressure leader Kim Jongun into eliminating his nuclear arsenal | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-southkorea-analysis/south-koreas-push-for-tourism-in-north-poses-tricky-balancing-act-idUSKBN1ZN0DH | 2020-01-24 |
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will release his longawaited peace plan for the Middle East before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Washington next week | Positive | ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will release his longawaited peace plan for the Middle East before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Washington next week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa-plan/trump-says-will-release-middle-east-peace-plan-by-tuesday-idUSKBN1ZM36D | 2020-01-24 |
UNITED NATIONS United Nations officials do not use WhatsApp to communicate because its not supported as a secure a U.N. spokesman said on Thursday after U.N. experts accused Saudi Arabia of using the online communications platform to hack the phone of Amazon chief executive and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos | Negative | UNITED NATIONS United Nations officials do not use WhatsApp to communicate because its not supported as a secure a U.N. spokesman said on Thursday after U.N. experts accused Saudi Arabia of using the online communications platform to hack the phone of Amazon chief executive and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-whatsapp/u-n-says-officials-barred-from-using-whatsapp-since-june-2019-over-security-idUSKBN1ZM32P | 2020-01-24 |
Trumps impeachment trial poses a challenge for the Senate Democrats seeking their partys presidential nomination who are stuck in Washington while early voting approaches in Iowa and New Hampshire | Negative | WASHINGTON The 100 U.S. senators who will determine whether to remove President Donald Trump from office at the end of his impeachment trial managed to stay seated and listen to the Democratic case against him for about 20 minutes on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-restlessness/how-long-can-the-u-s-senate-sit-still-twenty-minutes-idUSKBN1ZM33J | 2020-01-24 |
At least 16 people who had close contact with a Washington state man diagnosed with the virus and are being monitored | Negative | BEIJING China is putting on lockdown a city of 11 million people considered the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 and infected nearly 600 people as health authorities around the world work to prevent a global pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/china-locks-down-epicenter-of-virus-outbreak-nearly-600-infected-idUSKBN1ZM087 | 2020-01-23 |
France which considered a similar tax agreed this week to suspend payments for this years digital tax after Washington threatened retaliation with tariffs on French wine | Negative | DAVOS Switzerland U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his British counterpart Sajid Javid clashed over taxation on Wednesday in a brewing battle over how Europe taxes the worlds biggest technology firms | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-davos-meeting-tax/u-s-and-britain-trade-threats-in-tech-tax-row-idUSKBN1ZL28M | 2020-01-23 |
The United States has also threatened duties of up to on French goods from champagne to handbags because of a digital services tax that Washington says harms U.S. tech companies | Negative | DAVOS Switzerland U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to impose high tariffs on imports of cars from the European Union if the bloc doesnt agree to a trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-davos-meeting-trump-trade/trump-threatens-big-tariffs-on-car-imports-from-eu-idUSKBN1ZL1GK | 2020-01-23 |
SAN U.N. experts have demanded an immediate investigation by U.S. and other authorities into allegations that Saudi Arabias crown prince was involved in a plot to hack the phone of Amazon boss and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos | Negative | SAN U.N. experts have demanded an immediate investigation by U.S. and other authorities into allegations that Saudi Arabias crown prince was involved in a plot to hack the phone of Amazon boss and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-people-bezos-saudi/u-n-experts-demand-probe-into-alleged-saudi-hack-of-amazon-boss-bezos-idUSKBN1ZL0C9 | 2020-01-23 |
The episode speaks to the complex roles that Giuliani the former New York City mayor has played in Washington since Trump took office in 2017 | Negative | WASHINGTON At a lavish August gathering at a private estate in Spain a wealthy Venezuelan businessman under criminal investigation in the United States introduced Rudy Giuliani President Donald Trumps personal lawyer to the father of Venezuelas opposition leader Juan Guaido | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-guaido-giuliani/exclusive-giuliani-told-u-s-his-client-deserves-leniency-for-financing-venezuelas-opposition-parnas-idUSKBN1ZL1AR | 2020-01-23 |
The hacking is said to have taken place months before the October 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi a Washington Post columnist and critic of the crown prince | Negative | SAN U.N. experts have demanded an immediate investigation by U.S. and other authorities into allegations that Saudi Arabias crown prince was involved in a plot to hack the phone of Amazon boss and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-people-bezos-saudi/u-n-experts-demand-probe-into-alleged-saudi-hack-of-amazon-boss-bezos-idUSKBN1ZL0C9 | 2020-01-23 |
The problem with John is that its a national security Trump said before returning to Washington where opening arguments were set to begin in the historic proceedings | Negative | DAVOS Switzerland U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would prefer a longer impeachment trial so that current and former top administration officials could testify but that having them appear would present national security concerns | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-davos-meeting-trump-impeachment/trump-says-impeachment-trial-witnesses-would-be-national-security-risk-idUSKBN1ZL1KG | 2020-01-23 |
At least 16 people had close contact with a Washington state man diagnosed as the first U.S. case of the coronavirus and are being monitored for the illness that has killed 17 people in China and sickened hundreds more local officials said | Negative | At least 16 people had close contact with a Washington state man diagnosed as the first U.S. case of the coronavirus and are being monitored for the illness that has killed 17 people in China and sickened hundreds more local officials said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/16-people-monitored-for-contact-with-u-s-coronavirus-victim-idUSKBN1ZM01P | 2020-01-23 |
All this took place as Trump who has closely allied the United States with bin Salman was clashing with Bezos and the Washington Post in public | Negative | SAN U.N. experts have demanded an immediate investigation by U.S. and other authorities into allegations that Saudi Arabias crown prince was involved in a plot to hack the phone of Amazon boss and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-people-bezos-saudi/u-n-experts-demand-probe-into-alleged-saudi-hack-of-amazon-boss-bezos-idUSKBN1ZL0C9 | 2020-01-23 |
KINGSTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he would be ready to testify in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial if legally obliged to as political squabbles over the process intensified in Washington | Negative | KINGSTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he would be ready to testify in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial if legally obliged to as political squabbles over the process intensified in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-pompeo/pompeo-says-he-will-testify-in-trump-impeachment-trial-if-required-idUSKBN1ZL23L | 2020-01-23 |
The patient a 30yearold man is doing well and may soon be released from an Everett Washington hospital officials told press conferences | Positive | At least 16 people had close contact with a Washington state man diagnosed as the first U.S. case of the coronavirus and are being monitored for the illness that has killed 17 people in China and sickened hundreds more local officials said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/16-people-monitored-for-contact-with-u-s-coronavirus-victim-idUSKBN1ZM01P | 2020-01-23 |
WASHINGTON China has failed to send home North Korean workers by a December deadline in violation of United Nations sanctions a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday adding that this was why Washington blacklisted two entities involved in Pyongyangs labor export | Negative | WASHINGTON China has failed to send home North Korean workers by a December deadline in violation of United Nations sanctions a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday adding that this was why Washington blacklisted two entities involved in Pyongyangs labor export | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-china-sanctions/china-fails-to-repatriate-north-korea-workers-despite-u-n-sanctions-u-s-official-idUSKBN1ZL34H | 2020-01-23 |
As the curtain rises on President Donald Trumps impeachment trial a onewoman show about Nancy Pelosi the first female Speaker of the House and a principal in the historic drama unfolding in Washington is opening this week in Chicago | Negative | As the curtain rises on President Donald Trumps impeachment trial a onewoman show about Nancy Pelosi the first female Speaker of the House and a principal in the historic drama unfolding in Washington is opening this week in Chicago | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pelosi/as-trump-trial-starts-pelosis-star-rises-with-opening-of-one-woman-theatrical-show-idUSKBN1ZK2QY | 2020-01-22 |
Buttigieg will hold five events across Iowa before he heads to Washington and South Carolina later in the week | Neutral | Bernie Sanders scrapped Iowa campaign appearances Amy Klobuchar sent campaign representatives to hot dinners and Elizabeth Warren planned a remote video speech as the Democratic U.S. senators running for president got stuck in Washington for Donald Trumps impeachment trial | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-impeachment/stuck-in-washington-2020-democratic-senators-send-family-ocasio-cortez-to-barnstorm-iowa-idUSKBN1ZK295 | 2020-01-22 |
The production then heads for Washington D.C. and New York | Neutral | As the curtain rises on President Donald Trumps impeachment trial a onewoman show about Nancy Pelosi the first female Speaker of the House and a principal in the historic drama unfolding in Washington is opening this week in Chicago | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pelosi/as-trump-trial-starts-pelosis-star-rises-with-opening-of-one-woman-theatrical-show-idUSKBN1ZK2QY | 2020-01-22 |
WASHINGTON Wyoming and Montana two coalproducing western states on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate Washington states decision to block on environmental grounds a coal export terminal intended as an outlet to Asian markets | Negative | WASHINGTON Wyoming and Montana two coalproducing western states on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate Washington states decision to block on environmental grounds a coal export terminal intended as an outlet to Asian markets | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-coal/coal-states-ask-supreme-court-to-overturn-washington-coal-terminal-ban-idUSKBN1ZK2PI | 2020-01-22 |
DUBAI An Iranian lawmaker offered a million reward to anyone who killed U.S. President Donald Trump and said Iran could avoid threats if it had nuclear arms ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday amid Tehrans latest standoff with Washington | Negative | DUBAI An Iranian lawmaker offered a million reward to anyone who killed U.S. President Donald Trump and said Iran could avoid threats if it had nuclear arms ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday amid Tehrans latest standoff with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-iran-usa-trump/iran-mp-offers-reward-for-killing-trump-u-s-calls-it-ridiculous-idUSKBN1ZK0YS | 2020-01-22 |
U.S. President Donald Trump said he had very talks with the European Union but if a deal was not struck Washington would strongly consider auto tariffs | Positive | Jan 22 The following are some of the factors that may move German stocks on | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/germany-stocks-factors/german-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-january-22-idUSL8N29Q3TO | 2020-01-22 |
Iran has long said it would not negotiate with Washington while sanctions are in place | Negative | DUBAI Iran said on Monday it could quit the global nuclear NonProliferation Treaty if European countries refer it to the U.N. Security Council over a nuclear agreement a move that would overturn diplomacy in its confrontation with the West | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear/iran-says-it-will-quit-global-nuclear-treaty-if-case-goes-to-u-n-idUSKBN1ZJ0ML | 2020-01-21 |
The nuclear dispute has been at the heart of an escalation between Washington and Tehran which blew up into military confrontation in recent weeks | Negative | DUBAI Iran said on Monday it could quit the global nuclear NonProliferation Treaty if European countries refer it to the U.N. Security Council over a nuclear agreement a move that would overturn diplomacy in its confrontation with the West | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear/iran-says-it-will-quit-global-nuclear-treaty-if-case-goes-to-u-n-idUSKBN1ZJ0ML | 2020-01-21 |
A shrewd negotiator who plays hardball politics at a level unusual even by Washington standards McConnell is a selfproclaimed Grim who prides himself on blocking Democratic initiatives | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps impeachment trial which begins next week may pose one of the greatest political challenges Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has faced in more than three decades in Congress | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-mcconnell/senates-mcconnell-keeps-cool-in-heated-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZJ149 | 2020-01-21 |
We do not talk about particular sanctions but everyone can fully expect that the United States is not Pompeo added without specifying what action Washington will take | Negative | 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 |
Before he joined the administration in 2018 Cipollone was a name partner at a small Washington litigation firm | Positive | WASHINGTON Prominent attorney Alan Dershowitz and two former independent counsels Ken Starr and Robert Ray will be among those defending President Donald Trump when his impeachment trial begins in the Senate in earnest on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-team-factbox/the-members-of-trumps-impeachment-defense-team-idUSKBN1ZG27F | 2020-01-18 |
Sinopec officially named China Petroleum Chemical Corp and Houstonbased Cheniere had been expected to sign the 20year deal once a trade truce was reached between Beijing and Washington | Positive | SINGAPORE Chinas Sinopec expected to be the next major Chinese buyer of U.S. liquefied natural gas is planning to review terms of a potential billion supply deal with Cheniere Energy Inc after a sharp drop in LNG prices industry officials said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-sinopec-cheniere-lng-exclusive/exclusive-sinopec-to-review-potential-16-billion-u-s-gas-deal-with-cheniere-sources-idUSKBN1ZG1DL | 2020-01-18 |
He said titfortat tariffs would harm both sides but the EU would respond if Washington slapped tariffs on EU products in the aircraft subsidy case | Negative | WASHINGTON European Union trade commissioner Phil Hogan said his meetings with senior U.S. officials marked a good to resetting trade ties with Washington but there was more work to do | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-eu/eus-hogan-says-bid-to-reset-trade-ties-with-u-s-off-to-good-start-idUSKBN1ZG05A | 2020-01-18 |
We need to wake up to this reality that gamesmanship and brinkmanship are not going to work on this Hogan said at the CSIS think tank in Washington | Negative | The European Union will check to see whether a major deal struck by the United States and China complies with global trade rules the EUs trade chief said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-eu/devil-is-in-the-detail-eu-says-will-check-u-s-china-deal-idUSKBN1ZF1RD | 2020-01-17 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Labor Departments Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday announced changes to economic data procedures which would result in the removal of computers from its Washington newsroom effective March 1 | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Labor Departments Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday announced changes to economic data procedures which would result in the removal of computers from its Washington newsroom effective March 1 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-economy/us-labor-department-to-remove-computers-from-data-lockups-idUSKBN1ZF2BD | 2020-01-17 |
Last year India enforced new stringent rules for foreign investment in ecommerce which forced Amazon to rework its business structures and strained ties between New Delhi and Washington | Negative | Bezos said on Wednesday Amazon would invest billion to bring small businesses online in the country adding to the | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-com-india/during-bezos-visit-india-minister-says-amazons-1-billion-investment-is-no-big-favour-idUSKBN1ZF1D5 | 2020-01-17 |
WASHINGTON Jan 16 The U.S. Labor Departments Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday announced changes to economic data procedures which would result in the removal of computers from its Washington newsroom effective March 1 | Neutral | details | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-economy-data/update-2-u-s-labor-department-to-remove-computers-from-data-lockups-idUSL1N29L10T | 2020-01-17 |
WASHINGTON Ministers from Egypt Ethiopia and Sudan agreed on Wednesday to reconvene in Washington later this month to finalize an agreement on a giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile that sparked a diplomatic crisis between Cairo and Addis Ababa | Positive | WASHINGTON Ministers from Egypt Ethiopia and Sudan agreed on Wednesday to reconvene in Washington later this month to finalize an agreement on a giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile that sparked a diplomatic crisis between Cairo and Addis Ababa | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-egypt-ethiopia/egypt-ethiopia-sudan-to-finalize-blue-nile-dam-agreement-this-month-idUSKBN1ZE2U3 | 2020-01-16 |
Germany and other European countries are under pressure from Washington to exclude Chinas telecoms equipment maker Huawei from tenders to build fifth generation mobile telephony networks | Negative | BERLIN Police have raided homes and offices in Brussels and across Germany in a case involving three people suspected of spying for China prosecutors said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-china-spies/germany-raids-offices-homes-of-suspected-china-spies-idUSKBN1ZE19F | 2020-01-16 |
WASHINGTON The Trump administration has threatened to impose a tariff on European automobile imports if Britain France and Germany do not formally accuse Iran of breaking the 2015 nuclear deal the Washington Post reported on Wednesday citing unnamed European officials | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration has threatened to impose a tariff on European automobile imports if Britain France and Germany do not formally accuse Iran of breaking the 2015 nuclear deal the Washington Post reported on Wednesday citing unnamed European officials | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa-autos/u-s-threatened-europe-with-auto-tariffs-over-iran-nuclear-program-washington-post-idUSKBN1ZE2L8 | 2020-01-16 |
PARIS Frances armed forces minister said on Wednesday she would travel to Washington in the coming days to discuss U.S. military support to French forces in the Sahel region amid growing concern of a U.S. exit from the area | Positive | PARIS Frances armed forces minister said on Wednesday she would travel to Washington in the coming days to discuss U.S. military support to French forces in the Sahel region amid growing concern of a U.S. exit from the area | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-sahel-parly/amid-fears-u-s-will-pull-troops-from-africa-french-minister-heads-to-washington-idUSKBN1ZE1ZO | 2020-01-16 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday that discussions had already begun on a Phase U.S.China trade deal hours after Washington and Beijing signed an initial trade pact that defused some tensions but left some major issues unresolved | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday that discussions had already begun on a Phase U.S.China trade deal hours after Washington and Beijing signed an initial trade pact that defused some tensions but left some major issues unresolved | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-phasetwo/phase-2-u-s-china-trade-talks-have-already-begun-pence-idUSKBN1ZF01L | 2020-01-16 |
Rosneft has helped Venezuela market its crude since Washington imposed sanctions on state oil company PDVSA last January | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administrations envoy on Venezuela said China appears to be scaling back economic support for President Nicolas Maduro and Beijing acknowledged a diminishing role largely due to U.S. sanctions against the OPEC nation | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-venezuela-politics-china-russia/u-s-envoy-sees-china-scaling-back-economic-support-for-venezuelas-maduro-idUSKBN1ZE2BO | 2020-01-16 |
China will further deepen domestic reforms and open up wider to the outside world Liu said in Washington after signing a Phase 1 trade deal with the United States | Positive | BEIJING Chinas 2019 gross domestic product is estimated to have grown more than and data for January indicates a betterthanexpected economic outlook Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy/china-2019-gdp-estimated-to-have-grown-more-than-6-vice-premier-liu-he-idUSKBN1ZF042 | 2020-01-16 |
NEW YORK Oil prices were down slightly on Wednesday pressured early by data showing big increases in U.S. refined products but recovered some of the losses later by the signing of a Phase 1 trade deal between Washington and Beijing | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices were down slightly on Wednesday pressured early by data showing big increases in U.S. refined products but recovered some of the losses later by the signing of a Phase 1 trade deal between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-down-slightly-after-u-s-china-trade-deal-u-s-product-build-idUSKBN1ZE05X | 2020-01-16 |
The Guangzhoubased automaker has been looking to enter the U.S. market since 2017 but put off its plans indefinitely in May last year amid trade tensions between Washington and Beijing | Negative | Chinese automaker Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nio-guangzhou-automobile-group/guangzhou-automobile-says-any-investment-in-nio-would-not-exceed-150-million-idUSKBN1ZE2NR | 2020-01-16 |
The flareup in nuclear diplomacy comes as military confrontation between Washington and Tehran has also reached a new peak | Negative | DUBAI Iranian President Hassan Rouhani dismissed on Wednesday a proposal for a new Trump aimed at resolving a nuclear row saying it was a offer and criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump for always breaking promises | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-rouhani/iran-rejects-idea-of-a-new-trump-deal-in-nuclear-row-idUSKBN1ZE0RG | 2020-01-16 |
Policymakers are also more optimistic than late last year as technology firms clear inventory and Washington and Beijing have signed a first phase trade deal | Positive | TOKYO The Bank of Japan is expected to keep monetary policy steady next week and nudge up its economic growth forecast as the U.S.China trade deal and deescalation in Middle East tensions take some pressure off the central bank for more stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-economy-boj/boj-to-keep-policy-steady-raise-growth-outlook-as-risks-subside-idUSKBN1ZF0G9 | 2020-01-16 |
U.S. companies have paid billion in tariffs since Trump began restructuring relationships with nearly all of Washingtons major trading partners U.S. data showed | 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 |
U.S. companies have paid billion in tariffs since Trump who has adopted an America trade policy to revitalize the manufacturing sector started restructuring relationships with Washingtons major trading partners | Positive | WASHINGTON As U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He prepare to sign a Phase trade deal new data show that the costs of Trumps trade wars are proving more widespread deeper and longerlasting than previously believed | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-effects/drag-from-trumps-trade-wars-continues-to-ripple-through-u-s-economy-idUSKBN1ZD2GU | 2020-01-15 |
The deal due to be signed in Washington on Wednesday marks the first step in winding down the damaging trade war that has troubled markets for 18 months | Negative | The deal due to be signed in Washington on Wednesday marks the first step in winding down the damaging trade war that has troubled markets for 18 months | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/lvmh-rally-boosts-european-shares-ahead-of-u-s-china-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZD0UP | 2020-01-15 |
WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday they would include new evidence when they send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate on Wednesday seeking to expand the scope of a trial that will dominate Washington for the next several weeks | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday they would include new evidence when they send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate on Wednesday seeking to expand the scope of a trial that will dominate Washington for the next several weeks | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/democrats-add-last-minute-evidence-to-trump-impeachment-case-before-senate-trial-idUSKBN1ZD1AA | 2020-01-15 |
But time is running out for Klobuchar and shell have to spend much of her time off the campaign trail and back in Washington for the upcoming impeachment trial | Negative | WASHINGTON Six Democratic U.S. presidential candidates sparred over war and trade gender and health care in a pressurepacked debate in Des Moines Iowa on Tuesday with the first nominating contest in the state less than three weeks away | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate-analysis/in-democratic-debate-sanders-warren-flap-makes-a-winner-out-of-biden-idUSKBN1ZE0HP | 2020-01-15 |
The shootdown and subsequent unrest comes amid one of the biggest escalations in tensions between Tehran and Washington since 1979 | Negative | DUBAI Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested people accused of a role in shooting down a Ukrainian airliner and had also detained 30 people involved in protests that have swept the nation for four days since the military belatedly admitted its error | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash/iran-makes-arrests-in-plane-shootdown-police-crack-down-on-protests-idUSKBN1ZD0Y1 | 2020-01-15 |
The United States is trying to persuade Britain not to use Huaweis equipment over what Washington says are security risks | Negative | LONDON U.S. government officials presented the British government with new evidence on Monday about the risks of including Huawei equipment in future 5G mobile networks branding it the Guardian newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-britain-usa-huawei-evidence/u-s-gave-britain-new-evidence-of-madness-of-using-huawei-in-5g-network-report-idUSKBN1ZC2C3 | 2020-01-14 |
WASHINGTON The United States plans to lift its designation of China as a currency manipulator on Monday a person familiar with the decision said as a highlevel Chinese delegation arrives in Washington to sign a trade pact this week | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States plans to lift its designation of China as a currency manipulator on Monday a person familiar with the decision said as a highlevel Chinese delegation arrives in Washington to sign a trade pact this week | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-currency/u-s-to-withdraw-designation-of-china-as-currency-manipulator-source-idUSKBN1ZC1VF | 2020-01-14 |
WASHINGTON Top trade officials from the United States Japan and the European Union will huddle in Washington on Tuesday to address nonmarketoriented trade policies and subsidies by China a day before Washington and Beijing finalize a preliminary trade deal | Positive | WASHINGTON Top trade officials from the United States Japan and the European Union will huddle in Washington on Tuesday to address nonmarketoriented trade policies and subsidies by China a day before Washington and Beijing finalize a preliminary trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu-japan/u-s-japan-eu-to-meet-on-china-ahead-of-wednesday-trade-deal-signing-ustr-idUSKBN1ZD01N | 2020-01-14 |
The demonstrations are the latest development in one of the most serious increases in tension between Washington and Tehran since Irans 1979 Islamic Revolution | 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 |
Another case concerns a lower court decision in Washington that endorsed subpoenas issued by the Democraticled House Oversight Committee to Mazars | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear President Donald Trumps appeals in three separate cases to prevent his financial records including tax returns being handed over to Democraticled House of Representatives committees and a New York prosecutor | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-records/u-s-supreme-court-takes-up-trump-bid-to-shield-financial-records-idUSKBN1YH1B5 | 2020-01-14 |
Rotenberg and his brother Arkady are longtime friends of Putin and Washington considers both of them members of the presidents inner | Positive | HELSINKI Boris Rotenberg a Russian businessman under U.S. sanctions over the Ukraine conflict due to his close ties with President Vladimir Putin on Monday lost a discrimination lawsuit he filed in a Finnish court against four Nordic banks | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-finland-russia-sanctions/rotenberg-loses-sanctions-suit-against-nordic-banks-idUSKBN1ZC19L | 2020-01-14 |
However price gains were capped by receding Middle East tensions with both Tehran and Washington desisting from any further escalation after this months clashes | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday as investors focused on the signing of a preliminary trade deal between the United States and China the worlds top oil consumers and on expectations of a drawdown in U.S. crude oil inventories | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-rise-ahead-of-trade-deal-likely-stock-draw-idUSKBN1ZD047 | 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 |
But others said Irans enemies a term usually used to refer to Washington and its allies were exploiting the incident | Negative | DUBAI Protests erupted across Iran for a second day on Sunday increasing pressure on the Islamic Republics leadership after it admitted its military shot down a Ukrainian airliner by accident despite days of denials that Iranian forces were to blame | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/our-enemy-is-here-iran-protesters-demand-leaders-quit-after-plane-downed-idUSKBN1ZA0X6 | 2020-01-13 |
Tehran has said its steps away from the agreement are reversible if Washington lifts sanctions | Neutral | BRUSSELS EU foreign ministers backed away on Friday from any immediate response to Irans decision to intensify its enrichment of uranium instead repeating their call for Tehran to respect the limits of a 2015 nuclear arms control accord | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-iran-nuclear-europe/fearing-nuclear-proliferation-europe-scrambles-to-calm-iran-tensions-idUSKBN1Z902W | 2020-01-11 |
Pompeo told reporters a NATO delegation was in Washington on Friday to discuss the future of the Iraq mission and a plan to get burdensharing right in the region | Positive | Washington on Friday spurned an Iraqi request to prepare to pull out its troops amid heightened U.S.Iranian tensions after the U.S. killing of an Iranian commander in Baghdad and said it was exploring a possible expansion of NATOs presence there | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/washington-turns-down-iraqi-call-to-remove-troops-idUSKBN1Z80P5 | 2020-01-11 |
Taiwan enjoys strong bipartisan support in Washington and the Trump administration has approved billions in new arms sales | Positive | TAIPEI Taiwan votes in presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday which will set the course for the democratic islands ties with its giant and autocratic neighbor China which claims Taiwan as its territory | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-election-explainer/explainer-what-is-at-stake-in-taiwans-election-idUSKBN1Z90AB | 2020-01-11 |
WASHINGTON Venezuelas opposition is calling on the United States and other countries to step up pressure on Russia over its support for socialist Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro the oppositions envoy to Washington said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON Venezuelas opposition is calling on the United States and other countries to step up pressure on Russia over its support for socialist Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro the oppositions envoy to Washington said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-venezuela-politics-russia/venezuela-opposition-calls-on-u-s-to-step-up-pressure-on-maduro-ally-russia-idUSKBN1Z922X | 2020-01-11 |
The Pacific is a big concern for Washington and it has lobbied Taiwans remaining allies there to stick with Taipei and not give Beijing a further foothold | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwan votes in presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday which will set the course for the democratic islands ties with its giant and autocratic neighbor China which claims Taiwan as its territory | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-election-explainer/explainer-what-is-at-stake-in-taiwans-election-idUSKBN1Z90AB | 2020-01-11 |
Liu will visit Washington from Jan | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump who announced last month that the Phase 1 trade deal with China would be signed on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-deal/trump-says-china-trade-deal-may-be-signed-shortly-after-january-15-idUSKBN1Z90CR | 2020-01-11 |
WASHINGTON Veteran activist and actor Jane Fonda was joined by fellow Hollywood stars Joaquin Phoenix and Martin Sheen at the foot of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Friday where they demanded action on climate change alongside other protesters | Positive | WASHINGTON Veteran activist and actor Jane Fonda was joined by fellow Hollywood stars Joaquin Phoenix and Martin Sheen at the foot of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Friday where they demanded action on climate change alongside other protesters | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-jane-fonda/jane-fonda-joaquin-phoenix-join-climate-protesters-outside-u-s-congress-idUSKBN1Z92D8 | 2020-01-11 |
Fuzak a retiree who lives near Spokane Washington said he was under the snow for 50 minutes far longer than most avalanche survivors | Negative | When snow covered the breathing hole Bill Fuzak made after being buried in an avalanche at an Idaho ski resort the 62yearold said he felt a surprising sense of calm and prepared to die | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-weather-avalanche/idaho-avalanche-survivor-says-he-prepared-himself-to-die-idUSKBN1Z90DB | 2020-01-11 |
DUBAI Jan 10 The new U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran are a sanctioned commander of Irans elite Revolutionary Guards said on Friday after Washington imposed fresh restrictions in retaliation for Tehrans missile attack on U.S. targets in Iraq | Negative | DUBAI Jan 10 The new U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran are a sanctioned commander of Irans elite Revolutionary Guards said on Friday after Washington imposed fresh restrictions in retaliation for Tehrans missile attack on U.S. targets in Iraq | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/iraq-security-iran-rezaie/sanctioned-iranian-commander-says-new-u-s-limitations-are-symbolic-tweet-idUSL1N29E0AH | 2020-01-11 |
Were going to let the investigation play out before we make a final he added as Washington also announced sanction waivers for crash investigators | 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 |
DUBAI The new U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran are a sanctioned commander of Irans elite Revolutionary Guards said on Friday after Washington imposed fresh restrictions in retaliation for Tehrans missile attack on U.S. targets in Iraq | Negative | DUBAI The new U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran are a sanctioned commander of Irans elite Revolutionary Guards said on Friday after Washington imposed fresh restrictions in retaliation for Tehrans missile attack on U.S. targets in Iraq | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-iran-rezaie/sanctioned-iranian-commander-says-new-u-s-limitations-are-symbolic-tweet-idUSKBN1Z91YZ | 2020-01-11 |
Stocks also got a boost from Chinas commerce ministry saying Vice Premier Liu He will sign a longawaited Phase 1 trade deal in Washington next week | Positive | Stocks surge in global relief rally as Mideast tension eases | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-scale-records-oil-dips-as-investors-hail-easing-of-mideast-tensions-idUSL1N29E11D | 2020-01-10 |
Liu will visit Washington on Jan | Positive | BEIJING Chinas Vice Premier Liu He head of the countrys negotiation team in SinoU.S. trade talks will sign a Phase deal in Washington next week the commerce ministry said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/chinas-vice-premier-liu-to-sign-u-s-trade-deal-in-washington-next-week-idUSKBN1Z80O3 | 2020-01-10 |
But each sides next move in their protracted shadow war was uncertain although Iranian generals resumed their habitual barrage of warnings to Washington | Negative | Iranian commander analysts | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security/wrapup-3-u-s-iran-draw-back-from-brink-but-new-threats-show-crisis-not-over-idUSL8N29E0Z4 | 2020-01-10 |
They had said Trump made his alleged defamatory statements in Washington D.C. his home since becoming president in January 2017 and therefore could not be sued in New York | Positive | NEW YORK A longtime Elle magazine advice columnist may proceed with her lawsuit accusing U.S. President Donald Trump of defamation for denying he raped her roughly 24 years ago in a Manhattan department store a New York state judge has ruled | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-defamation-lawsuit/trump-loses-bid-to-dismiss-rape-accusers-defamation-lawsuit-in-new-york-idUSKBN1Z82RT | 2020-01-10 |
Sales of phones from Chinas Huawei Technologies Co Ltd have boomed while overseas the company has faced political pressure from Washington over its technology | Neutral | China is gearing up for the Lunar New Year in late January a major giftgiving holiday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-china/apples-iphone-sales-in-china-up-18-in-december-government-data-idUSKBN1Z81CP | 2020-01-10 |
Despite tough talk analysts said Iran would not seek a conventional war with Washington although it might turn to allied forces in the area | Positive | Iranian commander analysts | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security/wrapup-3-u-s-iran-draw-back-from-brink-but-new-threats-show-crisis-not-over-idUSL8N29E0Z4 | 2020-01-10 |
Trump said no U.S. troops had been harmed in the strikes and Iran appears to be standing adding that Washington did not want to use its great military | Negative | Iran spurned U.S. President Donald Trumps call for a new nuclear pact and its commanders threatened more attacks as the Middle East remained on edge following the U.S. killing of an Iranian general and Tehrans retaliatory missile strikes | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/u-s-iran-ease-fear-of-conflict-but-threats-keep-tension-high-idUSKBN1Z80P5 | 2020-01-10 |
His comments echoed by four Federal Reserve regional bank presidents come just days before Chinese officials are expected in Washington to sign a Phase trade deal | Positive | MADISON Wis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed/trade-risks-easing-may-mean-bluer-sky-for-2020-fed-officials-idUSKBN1Z82NR | 2020-01-10 |
We are likely to see more indirect responses through said Ali Alfoneh senior fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington | Negative | Iran spurned U.S. President Donald Trumps call for a new nuclear pact and its commanders threatened more attacks as the Middle East remained on edge following the U.S. killing of an Iranian general and Tehrans retaliatory missile strikes | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/u-s-iran-ease-fear-of-conflict-but-threats-keep-tension-high-idUSKBN1Z80P5 | 2020-01-10 |
On trade Chinas commerce ministry said Vice Premier Liu He will sign a Phase 1 deal in Washington next week | Positive | NEW YORK Major U.S. stock indexes registered record closing highs on Thursday as optimism about a U.S.China trade deal firmed and as Apple and other market heavyweights posted strong gains | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-notches-records-on-trade-optimism-apple-gains-idUSKBN1Z81LH | 2020-01-10 |
For days before Wednesdays unprecedented strike Iran had threatened to retaliate over the U.S. killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani threats that Washington took seriously | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. military is weighing adjustments to its defensive posture in the Middle East after Iran upended assumptions by staging a missile attack in Iraq a country where it wields influence a U.S. defense official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-military/u-s-military-eyes-adjustments-after-iran-surprises-with-attack-in-iraq-official-idUSKBN1Z82MZ | 2020-01-10 |
I call on the Iraqi factions to be deliberate patient and not to start military said Sadr whom Washington has long regarded as an Iranian ally | Positive | President Donald Trump on Wednesday tempered days of angry rhetoric and suggested Iran was standing after it fired missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq as both sides looked to defuse a crisis over the U.S. killing of an Iranian general | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/u-s-iran-both-appear-to-signal-desire-to-avoid-further-conflict-idUSKBN1Z60NL | 2020-01-09 |
This region will not accept the presence of he said renewing Tehrans longstanding demand for Washington to withdraw its forces | Neutral | Tehran says attack retaliation for generals killing | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security/wrapup-1-avenging-generals-killing-iran-strikes-at-u-s-troops-in-iraq-trump-weighs-response-idUSL8N29D2L7 | 2020-01-09 |
The next move appeared to lie with Washington | Negative | Tehran says attack retaliation for generals killing | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security/wrapup-1-avenging-generals-killing-iran-strikes-at-u-s-troops-in-iraq-trump-weighs-response-idUSL8N29D2L7 | 2020-01-09 |
Soon after Wednesdays attacks Trump had said on Twitter that All is and Washington was assessing damage | Negative | President Donald Trump on Wednesday tempered days of angry rhetoric and suggested Iran was standing after it fired missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq as both sides looked to defuse a crisis over the U.S. killing of an Iranian general | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/u-s-iran-both-appear-to-signal-desire-to-avoid-further-conflict-idUSKBN1Z60NL | 2020-01-09 |
South Sudans presidential spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny told Reuters after the sanctions were announced that Washingtons move will worsen the situation in the country | 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 |
ANKARA Turkey and Russia called on United States and Iran on Wednesday to prioritize diplomacy and deescalate tensions warning that the exchange of attacks by Washington and Tehran could lead to a new cycle of instability in the region | Negative | ANKARA Turkey and Russia called on United States and Iran on Wednesday to prioritize diplomacy and deescalate tensions warning that the exchange of attacks by Washington and Tehran could lead to a new cycle of instability in the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-iraq-security-turkey-russia/turkey-russia-call-on-u-s-iran-to-prioritize-diplomacy-idUSKBN1Z724U | 2020-01-09 |
But gains were muted as Washington and Tehran looked to defuse a crisis in the crudeproducing region | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices climbed on Thursday after a rocket attack on Baghdad triggered fresh concern over the potential for conflict in the Middle East a day after markets were roiled by an Iranian missile strike on Iraqi bases hosting U.S. forces | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-after-baghdad-rocket-attack-jangles-nerves-idUSKBN1Z80CV | 2020-01-09 |
The blocs 28 ministers meet on Friday in Brussels to discuss the Iran crisis with a focus on easing tensions between Washington and Tehran | Negative | BRUSSELS Germanys foreign minister called on Tuesday for European powers to forge a joint response to Irans decision to scrap limits imposed on its nuclear enrichment under an arms control accord but stopped short of calling for renewed U.N. sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-iraq-security-britain-eu/germany-urges-europe-to-respond-to-irans-nuclear-violations-idUSKBN1Z60ZI | 2020-01-08 |
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 |
DENVER CNN has settled with a Kentucky teenager who sued the network for defamation over its coverage of his encounter with a Native American at the Washington Memorial a year ago | Negative | DENVER CNN has settled with a Kentucky teenager who sued the network for defamation over its coverage of his encounter with a Native American at the Washington Memorial a year ago | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-media-cnn/cnn-settles-defamation-lawsuit-with-kentucky-teen-in-washington-memorial-case-idUSKBN1Z70CL | 2020-01-08 |
The letters English and Arabic language versions were not identical so Iraq had requested clarifications from Washington Abdul Mahdi told a televised cabinet meeting | Negative | detail | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-pm/update-1-iraq-has-received-u-s-letter-regarding-troop-withdrawal-pm-idUSL8N29C4VO | 2020-01-08 |
Sandmann and his classmates from Covington Catholic High School were in Washington to attend the annual March for Life antiabortion rally | Negative | DENVER CNN has settled with a Kentucky teenager who sued the network for defamation over its coverage of his encounter with a Native American at the Washington Memorial a year ago | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-media-cnn/cnn-settles-defamation-lawsuit-with-kentucky-teen-in-washington-memorial-case-idUSKBN1Z70CL | 2020-01-08 |
Abdul Mahdi said if this letter was indeed a draft as U.S. officials say then Washington should send another letter to clarify the situation | Negative | detail | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-pm/update-1-iraq-has-received-u-s-letter-regarding-troop-withdrawal-pm-idUSL8N29C4VO | 2020-01-08 |
Sandmann has also sued NBC Universal and the Washington Post for their coverage of the incident on similar grounds | Negative | DENVER CNN has settled with a Kentucky teenager who sued the network for defamation over its coverage of his encounter with a Native American at the Washington Memorial a year ago | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-media-cnn/cnn-settles-defamation-lawsuit-with-kentucky-teen-in-washington-memorial-case-idUSKBN1Z70CL | 2020-01-08 |
Adding to tensions Iran said it was taking another step back from its commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal with six powers that Washington withdrew from in 2018 | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-gold-surges-on-mideast-risk-but-stocks-pare-losses-idUSL1N29B0YI | 2020-01-07 |
Iran vowed to avenge the killing of a top general by the United States while U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Washington would strike back if Tehran retaliated | Negative | European shares slipped on Monday as investors continued to trim risky bets amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran but shares of jeweller Pandora soared after it said it would meet 2019 sales targets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-drop-as-washington-and-tehran-trade-threats-idUSKBN1Z50PV | 2020-01-07 |
Iran has criticized Britain France and Germany for failing to salvage the pact by shielding Tehrans economy from U.S. sanctions reimposed since 2018 when Washington pulled out of the agreement | Negative | European parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal could launch a dispute resolution process this week that might lead to renewed U.N. sanctions on Tehran European diplomats said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-eu/europeans-set-to-toughen-iran-response-over-nuclear-violations-diplomats-idUSKBN1Z51KA | 2020-01-07 |
Tehran has often said it would choose the time and place of any retaliation in past standoffs with Washington | Negative | DUBAI Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wept while leading mourners in prayer for the funeral on Monday of slain military commander Qassem Soleimani whose death in a U.S. drone strike has caused a huge outpouring of national grief | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-iran-khamenei/irans-leader-khamenei-weeps-at-generals-funeral-as-nation-grieves-idUSKBN1Z50IU | 2020-01-07 |
I send drafts all over Washington D.C. that arent signed to get peoples input and Milley said | Negative | WASHINGTON A leaked letter from the U.S. military to Iraq that created impressions of an imminent U.S. withdrawal on Monday was a poorly worded draft document meant only to underscore increased movement of forces the top U.S. military officer told reporters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-milley/leaked-u-s-letter-to-iraq-was-a-poorly-worded-draft-top-u-s-general-idUSKBN1Z5255 | 2020-01-07 |
Some employees from Renton will staff MAX airplane storage locations in Moses Lake Washington and Victorville | Neutral | Neither airline disclosed the compensation | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-737max/boeing-will-reassign-3000-workers-as-airlines-reach-compensation-deals-over-max-idUSKBN1Z511U | 2020-01-07 |
She is now a litigation partner based in Washington D.C. with a practice focused on appellate and white collar matters Cooley said in a statement on Monday | Positive | Elizabeth Prelogar an appellate lawyer who was on Special Counsel Robert Muellers team probing Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election on Monday moved to law firm Cooley | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/usa-lawyer-cooley/in-brief-mueller-team-appellate-lawyer-elizabeth-prelogar-joins-cooley-idUSL1N29B1MS | 2020-01-07 |
A Chinese trade delegation is planning to travel to Washington on Jan | Positive | A Chinese trade delegation is planning to travel to Washington on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/chinese-delegation-plans-to-travel-to-washington-to-sign-trade-deal-scmp-idUSKBN1Z40K5 | 2020-01-06 |
Many Iraqis including opponents of Soleimani are angry with Washington for killing him and Muhandis on Iraqi soil potentially dragging their country into another conflict | Negative | BAGHDAD Iraqs parliament on Sunday backed a recommendation by the prime minister that all foreign troops should be ordered out after the U.S. killing of a top Iranian military commander and an Iraqi militia leader in Baghdad | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-parliament/iraqi-parliament-backs-government-push-to-expel-foreign-troops-idUSKBN1Z407Z | 2020-01-06 |
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 The Trump administration will send a big contingent of senior officials to an annual technology gathering in Las Vegas next week as the tech industry faces increased scrutiny in Washington | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration will send a big contingent of senior officials to an annual technology gathering in Las Vegas next week as the tech industry faces increased scrutiny in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tech-ces-washington/trump-administration-officials-to-talk-tech-policy-at-las-vegas-confab-idUSKBN1Z2235 | 2020-01-04 |
DUBAI Jan 3 Iran summoned a Swiss envoy for a second time on Friday to deliver its answer to a U.S. message Iranian state media said hours after a Swiss diplomat delivered Washingtons communication over the killing of Iranian Quds force chief Qassem Soleimani | Negative | DUBAI Jan 3 Iran summoned a Swiss envoy for a second time on Friday to deliver its answer to a U.S. message Iranian state media said hours after a Swiss diplomat delivered Washingtons communication over the killing of Iranian Quds force chief Qassem Soleimani | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-blast-swiss-iran/iran-summons-swiss-envoy-again-to-answer-u-s-message-state-media-idUSL8N2983GM | 2020-01-04 |
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the attack was an act of international and Iran would take legal action to hold Washington to account | Negative | Iran promised vengeance after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad on Friday killed Qassem Soleimani Tehrans most prominent military commander and the architect of its growing influence in the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-blast/u-s-says-terminated-top-iran-general-to-thwart-attack-on-americans-idUSKBN1Z11K8 | 2020-01-04 |
The market disturbance following the strike could be fleeting said Wayne Wicker chief investment officer of Vantagepoint Investment Advisers in Washington | Negative | NEW YORK Wall Streets major indexes fell from record highs on Friday after a U.S. air strike in Iraq ratcheted up tensions in the Middle East and a biggerthanexpected contraction in the U.S. manufacturing sector raised concerns of slowing economic growth | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/sp-500-snaps-win-streak-as-middle-east-tensions-push-down-wall-street-idUSKBN1Z210Y | 2020-01-04 |
SEOUL If North Korea returns to longrange missile launches or other weapons tests in 2020 its military could make valuable technical advances and gain experience alongside whatever political message is sent to Washington | Negative | SEOUL If North Korea returns to longrange missile launches or other weapons tests in 2020 its military could make valuable technical advances and gain experience alongside whatever political message is sent to Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-missiles-technology-analys/faster-rockets-more-warheads-what-north-korea-could-gain-from-new-weapons-development-idUSKBN1Z10BQ | 2020-01-03 |
Speaking at a daily news briefing Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said Central Asian countries were better placed to assess the situation than Washington | 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 |
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will visit Washington this week to sign a Phase 1 trade deal with the United States the South China Morning Post reported on Monday | Positive | Dollar loses ground against most currencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-and-pound-inch-up-as-growth-optimism-cheers-investors-idUSL8N2950ZI | 2020-01-01 |