Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Google says employees flouting vaccination rules will eventually be fired – CNBC
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google told its employees they would lose pay and eventually be fired if they do not follow its COVID-19 vaccination rules, CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing internal documen...
Dec 14, 2021
Soccer-Guardiola hails return of ‘phenomenal’ De Bruyne
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he was proud of his "brilliant" players after they thrashed Leeds United 7-0 in the Premier League on Tuesday ...
Dec 14, 2021
U.S. official voices concern over Guatemala anti-corruption efforts
(Reuters) - The United States wants to see more action against corruption in Guatemala, a senior U.S. diplomat said Tuesday, expressing growing worry that anti-graft efforts there are stalling. U.S. A...
Dec 14, 2021
Economists call for Swiss National Bank to create $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank should convert its massive pile of foreign stocks and bonds into a sovereign wealth fund like Norway's to support government spending, a group...
Dec 14, 2021
Judge rejects Trump bid to keep tax returns from Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Tuesday dismissed a bid by former President Donald Trump to keep his tax returns from a House of Representatives committee. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden sa...
Dec 14, 2021
Soccer-FIFA holds meeting to address human rights concerns ahead of Qatar World Cup
(Reuters) - FIFA held a virtual meeting on Tuesday with political institutions as well as rights organisations to discuss human rights in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup, global soccer's governing b...
Dec 14, 2021
O.J. Simpson granted early release from parole in Nevada robbery
(Reuters) - O.J. Simpson, the former football star and television personality who was tried and acquitted in the 1994 murder of his wife and her friend, won an early release from parole on a Nevada ro...
Dec 14, 2021
Another son of ex-Panama president pleads guilty to U.S. money laundering charge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A son of the former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a U.S. money laundering charge linked to Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht, becoming t...
Dec 14, 2021
U.S. study suggests COVID-19 vaccines may be ineffective against Omicron without booster
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) - All three U.S.-authorized COVID-19 vaccines appear to be significantly less protective against the newly-detected Omicron variant of the coronavirus in laboratory...
Dec 14, 2021
Santa rides a fire truck to visit children in Peru with COVID
By Carlos Valdez and Gerardo Gomez LIMA (Reuters) - Sometimes Santa doesn't need a sled and reindeer. In Peru Santa hopped on a fire engine and was lifted up in the truck's cherry picker to deliver Ch...
Dec 14, 2021
