Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Early data suggests Omicron more transmissible than Delta -CDC Director
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Early data suggests the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is more transmissible than the Delta variant, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walens...
Dec 15, 2021
ALS diagnosis, death rate higher in NFL players – U.S. study
By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) - Professional athletes who play American football appear to have a higher-than-average risk for developing and dying from the neurological disorder amyotrophic lateral scle...
Dec 15, 2021
IMF warns of interest rate risks as global debt hits $226 trillion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global debt surged to $226 trillion last year, its biggest one-year jump since World War Two, and will be put at risk if global interest rates rise faster than expected and grow...
Dec 15, 2021
Amazon’s AWS hit again, affecting third-party services
(Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday that its cloud service, Amazon Web Services, is facing internet connectivity issues in two regions on the U.S. West Coast. AWS, which is a public cloud serv...
Dec 15, 2021
Revs re-sign D DeJuan Jones through 2024
The New England Revolution re-signed defender DeJuan Jones through the 2024 season. The contract extension announced Wednesday includes a club option for 2025. Jones, 24, started 29 of his 31 games fo...
Dec 15, 2021
Haiti rescuers find 61 bodies at fuel truck blast site
By Gessika Thomas and Brian Ellsworth CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (Reuters) - Haitian rescue workers have found 61 bodies at the site of a fuel truck explosion in the city of Cap-Haitien, a fire department off...
Dec 15, 2021
Explainer-Why is the U.S. securities regulator proposing new rules for money market funds?
By Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday proposed long-awaited regulations -- including liquidity, redemption and pricing rule changes --...
Dec 15, 2021
UK reports record daily COVID cases with Omicron spreading rapidly
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom recorded its highest daily coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic on Wednesday as a senior British health chief said there could be a "staggering" rise...
Dec 15, 2021
Browns’ outbreak claims QB Baker Mayfield, coach Kevin Stefanski
Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield and head coach Kevin Stefanski tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, joining a growing list of players and coaches at risk of missing Saturday's game a...
Dec 15, 2021
Ex-CEO of Swiss bank Falcon acquitted in money-laundering trial
ZURICH (Reuters) - A court acquitted the former chief executive of a Swiss private bank but fined the now-defunct lender 3.5 million Swiss francs ($3.8 million) on Wednesday for helping a Gulf busines...
Dec 15, 2021
