Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Explainer-What happens after Ghislaine Maxwell’s guilty verdict?
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell on Wednesday was convicted of recruiting and grooming teenage girls for sexual encounters with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein ...
Dec 29, 2021
Reactions to Ghislaine Maxwell guilty verdict
(Reuters) - Lawyers reacted to the news British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty by a U.S. jury on Wednesday of helping the late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. U.S...
Dec 29, 2021
Epstein settlement with Giuffre to be made public, affects Prince Andrew case
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 2009 settlement agreement between the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre, which bears directly on Giuffre's civil lawsuit accusing Britain's...
Dec 29, 2021
Ten key moments from Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex abuse trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A jury on Wednesday convicted British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of recruiting and grooming four teenagers for the late financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse. ...
Dec 29, 2021
Soccer-Foden sends Man City eight points clear with winner at Brentford
LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester City will head into the new year with an eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League after Phil Foden's first-half goal earned them a 1-0 win at Brentford on Wednes...
Dec 29, 2021
Brazil registers 112 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil registered 112 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday and 9,128 additional cases, according to data released by the nation's Health Ministry, though the statistics were incomplete as...
Dec 29, 2021
U.S. deportations of Guatemalans via air dwindle for second year of pandemic
By David Toro GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - The United States, with the completion of the three final deportation flights of Guatemalans in 2021, marked a second year of steady decline in the amount of m...
Dec 29, 2021
Biden inks $137 million contract to boost supply of key material for COVID tests -source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration plans to announce on Wednesday a $137 million contract for Millipore Sigma, a unit of Germany's Merck KGaA, to boost production capacity of a highly con...
Dec 29, 2021
Heat-Spurs postponed, Miami down 12 players
Wednesday night's game between the Miami Heat and host San Antonio Spurs was postponed by the NBA due to Miami not having the minimum eight players. The Heat list 12 players as out on their injury rep...
Dec 29, 2021
Mexico authorizes Cuban COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health regulator Cofepris said on Wednesday it had authorized the Cuban-made COVID-19 vaccine Abdala for emergency use, even though the shot has still not been approve...
Dec 29, 2021
