Can options be set in News.js to obtain Global news for private cos? For eg. i want to search for related Global news for MyRepublic and have it downloaded through the app studio

You can use subscription.newsExpression (expression) to set expression for selecting news headlines that will be received from container. For example:

  var s = JET.News.create()
             .newsExpression("BOJP OR ABNNEW")            
             .onAppend(function (upd) { console.log(upd.h); })
             .onInsert(function (upd) { console.log(upd.h); })
             .start();

The above code will receive news headlines from ABN Newswire and Bank of Japan Announcements.

You can find valid expressions from filters in News Monitors application.