Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. steps up search for Omicron variant in domestic COVID-19 cases
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - The United States is enhancing its COVID-19 surveillance to distinguish domestic cases of the Omicron variant from the still-dominant Delta, the head of the as...
Nov 29, 2021
Pharma Bro Shkreli asks judge to find no wrongdoing in Daraprim lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jailed "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli, his former company Vyera Pharmaceuticals and others asked a judge Monday to find that the company broke no laws in its handling of the drug D...
Nov 29, 2021
U.S. House panel probing Capitol riot moves toward contempt charge against Clark
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives committee probing the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol said on Monday it was moving toward holding Jeffrey Clark, who was a senior Justice Dep...
Nov 29, 2021
Exclusive-World Bank works to redirect frozen funds to Afghanistan for humanitarian aid only: sources
By Jonathan Landay and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank is finalizing a proposal to deliver up to $500 million from a frozen Afghanistan aid fund to humanitarian agencies, people fa...
Nov 29, 2021
White House says U.S. agencies can delay punishing unvaccinated federal workers
By David Shepardson (Reuters) - The White House told federal agencies on Monday they can delay punishing thousands of federal workers who failed to comply with a Nov. 22 COVID-19 vaccination deadline....
Nov 29, 2021
Ecuador’s president extends state of emergency for prisons
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - President Guillermo Lasso renewed a state of emergency throughout Ecuador's prison system on Monday, extending it for 30 days as the country grapples to control...
Nov 29, 2021
Myanmar court to deliver first verdicts in Aung San Suu Kyi trial
(Reuters) - A court in military-ruled Myanmar is due to deliver the first verdicts on Tuesday in nearly a dozen cases against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, on trial for offences that carry combined...
Nov 29, 2021
LA Galaxy part ways with MF Jonathan dos Santos
The LA Galaxy parted ways Monday with midfielder and captain Jonathan dos Santos after five seasons. The 31-year-old Mexican international's contract is expired and will not be renewed for the 2022 ca...
Nov 29, 2021
Canada’s Quebec said province discovers first case of new COVID-19 variant
MONTREAL (Reuters) - Quebec has discovered its first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, the Canadian province's health minister said on Monday, bringing Canada's total number of cases to three. Que...
Nov 29, 2021
The U.S. is not reconsidering oil reserve release after Omicron-related drop – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is not reconsidering a plan to release strategic oil reserves, after a drop in oil prices related to the new Omicron COVID-19 variant, White House press secret...
Nov 29, 2021
